Suspension help.......

For an economical improvement, go with some FMS or Eibach springs and bilstein shock/struts. I would definately spend some good money on your shock/strut setup. Also, you will likely want to change out the spring isolators and sway bar bushings and endlinks for stuff from energy suspension. If you have the money, get some weight jacker rear control arms. That will allow you better grip of the line and adjustment in the rear height. Don't forget about camber caster plates too .....

tunedin302 said:

For an economical improvement, go with some FMS or Eibach springs and bilstein shock/struts. I would definately spend some good money on your shock/strut setup. Also, you will likely want to change out the spring isolators and sway bar bushings and endlinks for stuff from energy suspension. If you have the money, get some weight jacker rear control arms. That will allow you better grip of the line and adjustment in the rear height. Don't forget about camber caster plates too .....

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energy suspen. bushings suck, ive seen stock bushings last longer than them


Rynb15 - Your guess is right, the dampers are old and need a replacement, although all the suspension componets have their share of wear in them, for the budjet minded, KYB has good replacment 'cheap' shocks/struts that'll give a slight more stiffer feel from stock new, start there

tomustang said:

energy suspen. bushings suck, ive seen stock bushings last longer than them

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On the swaybar? Were they greased? never had a problem with any I've installed at the swaybar points.

Get some Ford C springs, KYB or Tokico shocks, rear lower control arms, and weld in some subframe connectors. Your car will be awesome. Fun to drive on the twisties and not too harsh for daily driving.

tomustang said:

Rynb15 - Your guess is right, the dampers are old and need a replacement, although all the suspension componets have their share of wear in them, for the budjet minded, KYB has good replacment 'cheap' shocks/struts that'll give a slight more stiffer feel from stock new, start there

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I've had KYB shocks on all my 5.0's, and I just finished putting a set in my current car today. I have always been happy with their performance, and they are pretty cheap. Some people say they suck, but I think they are a good budget choice.

Jeff

i would rather be beaten with a kyb shock or strut then put them on any of my cars, they barley pass as a stock replacement. The first problem with fox suspension is the car itself, it is limp like a dick at a retierment home, subframe connectors are a must, also k-member braces are good, and a strut tower brace. The key to good handling is the right parts i would call maximum Motorsports, and then listen to what they say and then send them all the money you can find, they are the best. I have thier sfc and coil over kit with the bilstien shocks, so the ride height is adjustable so you can set the stance to your prefecance, and the car handles perfect, i have yet to find the limits of it and i drove race cars for the last 11 years!!!!!. i spent 1800 bucks, on the coil overs and sfc and a little more on a few odds and ends but it is worth it, trust me. They will also tell you that thier panhard bar kit for the rear makes a huge differenace, and i hope to find out soon, but get the coils now, and the other stuff later, pm if you have any other questions

bryce93lx said:

They will also tell you that thier panhard bar kit for the rear makes a huge differenace,

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I can vouch for that. The PHB is incredible!

i have a pretty basic set of tools and i got it done, the only thing is i may have used some of my dads stuff just to make it go faster, the max motorsports instructions are very good, let us know hen you get that thing carvin corners