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bird

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1fast03pony said:
i apologize.. im at school, the pics are on my home pc. completely forgot. ill post them when i get home for sure. you have my word
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How low of a Drop did you do?

Rob
 

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bird said:
How low of a Drop did you do?

Rob
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theres a two fingerwidth gap between the wheels and the fender in the front
and a little more in the back

Id say it dropped a good 1.75 in. in the front like advertised and 1.5 or so in the back. I was pleased with it. ill def post pics sorry i forgot.
 

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1fast03pony said:
theres a two fingerwidth gap between the wheels and the fender in the front
and a little more in the back

Id say it dropped a good 1.75 in. in the front like advertised and 1.5 or so in the back. I was pleased with it. ill def post pics sorry i forgot.
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Did you install a Ford Aluminium Drive shaft? Also do you know the spring rates of the springs you bought?

Rob
 

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does it happen when you are stopping? and then happens again when you start going from a dead stop?
 

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TheRedBlur said:
does it happen when you are stopping? and then happens again when you start going from a dead stop?
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no it just happens when hitting bumps



also the spring rates are 700-760 lb./in. in the front, approx 300 lb./in. in the back.

edit: no i didnt install the aluminum driveshaft... yet.
 

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1fast03pony said:
no it just happens when hitting bumps



also the spring rates are 700-760 lb./in. in the front, approx 300 lb./in. in the back.

edit: no i didnt install the aluminum driveshaft... yet.
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Just for kicks. If you can or the next time you are under the car. Look to see if your drive shaft has any groves. Sometimes when you lower the car along with soft springs in the rear the drive shaft can rub up against the parking brake cable guides.

I also have a guy I use on Long Island the specializes in mustang suspension and he solved some major issues (wired noises and Rubbing) I was having with mine. If you want his # please let me know. It would not suprize me if he would solve your problems

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Just for kicks. If you can or the next time you are under the car. Look to see if your drive shaft has any groves. Sometimes when you lower the car along with soft springs in the rear the drive shaft can rub up against the parking brake cable guides.

I also have a guy I use on Long Island the specializes in mustang suspension and he solved some major issues (wired noises and Rubbing) I was having with mine. If you want his # please let me know. It would not suprize me if he would solve your problems

Rob
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Rob if you could PM me with his number that would be great. thanks, ill check the driveshaft today.

-Jon
 

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Rob if you could PM me with his number that would be great. thanks, ill check the driveshaft today.

-Jon
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PM sent
 
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1fastpony

I was just curious if you happened to find out what that noise is we both have? I have been in Vegas and just got back? If you found out anything new let me know? I was going to do some work tomorrow on the car to see if I can find the problem.

Thanks
 

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1fastpony

I was just curious if you happened to find out what that noise is we both have? I have been in Vegas and just got back? If you found out anything new let me know? I was going to do some work tomorrow on the car to see if I can find the problem.

Thanks
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Im making an appointment to have a suspension expert check the car out saturday. Ill let you know what happens. if you find something def. let me know.
 
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Well last night I jacked up the car again... and made sure everything was torqued down to specs in the front end.. Kmember, control arms, sway bar link/bracket, strut bolts to spindle. I also took the time to thouroughly search around the front end to see if there has been contact anywhere, but nothing. I still get the freaking noise from the front.... I really wish I could figure this one out??? Please help if anyone else has any ideas. It seems other people have this exact same issue?

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Can't you put the car on stands, allow the front wheels to hang in the air, kick the wheels and replicate the noise?

I had a clunk in the front like that once. It turned out that I didn't tighten the caliper mounting bolts tight enough and the caliper was rattling around a little, on bump. The 15mm bolts. It took me weeks to find that.
 
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01LaserRedCobra

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Ya I checked that they are torqued to 100ft. lbs
 
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1fastpony and others try to tighten down your transmission cross member. Another person said that it helps. I tightened my down tonight and tested it a little. It seems to help a little, but going over things like train tracks you definately still hear it.

You may want to torque down the bolts a bit more than what is recomended... (see attatched .doc)
 
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