TMC rear lowering kit

[19simmons65]

I just installed the TMC rear lowering kit and this thing is awesome. My rear end was sitting a little higher than my front and it was bothering the h&ll out of me. This kit dropped the rear about an inch and now the car sits totally level.

I was actually going to install the 5 leaf mid eye...saved myself a ton of money.

 

[302 coupe]

What does the 'kit' consist of? Lowering blocks, shackles?

 

[ForceFed70]

What does the 'kit' consist of? Lowering blocks, shackles?

Gotta be lowering blocks with new ubolts. The factory shackles are just too short to be shortened further.

 

[12sec67]

i looked it up... its the block kit

link:http://store.cal-mustang.com/cm_able/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Product_ID=6385&CATID=19&CM_SA=0

 

[302 coupe]

just wondering...I've never heard of 'awesome' lowering blocks.

 

[Grant65]

Out of curiosity, is there a reason NOT to use lowering blocks?

 

[302 coupe]

So long as you keep them to around an inch or less, I can't see any problems. If one were to get carried away and use a 3" block, there could be some issues.....

 

[ForceFed70]

Out of curiosity, is there a reason NOT to use lowering blocks?

Biggest reason is that lowering blocks increase wheel hop problems. They also tend to be prone to cracking/failure, but I think that's because of crappy design/materials more than anything.

 

[19simmons65]

I've seen a lot of posts where guys have said they're going to replace their perfectly good leaf springs with 5 leaf mid eye's in an effort to stiffen the ride and lower the car and inch. I guess to make the car sit more level. I was just wondering why more people didn't just use the lower blocks.

And yes, I'm using the new longer uBolts.

 

[12sec67]

i shattered my cast aluminum lowering blocks 3 times

the last time i blew the rear end with them... i learned my lesson with the cast aluminum!

i found cast steel ones!

 

[ForceFed70]

i shattered my cast aluminum lowering blocks 3 times

the last time i blew the rear end with them... i learned my lesson with the cast aluminum!

i found cast steel ones!

Machined aluminum would work also.