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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Mustang / April 2005i need help with lowering springs
i have lowering springs for my 97 GT. that lower it about two inches. Is there anything else i have to change to keep the wheel sitting right up and down? or anything will happen after lowering? If the car can be put back into alignment then that's one issue out of the way. If you can't get it back to spec you'll either have to hog out the c/c plate bolt holes in the strut tower to allow the stock plate some freedom or you'll need aftermarket c/c plates. The other issue will be bump steer. Lowering that much increases the relative difference in angle between the tie rods and the a-arms. This tends to magnify bump steer. One solution is to use an offset steering rack bushing which helps get the steering rod somewhat parallel to the a-arm, which decreases bump steer a little. Another solution is a bump steer kit that allows the tie rod end to be adjusted. Some folks don't bother and live with the bump steer. It's not that big an issue if you don't push the car hard regularly. Dan 2003 Cobra convertible With some stuff and thiings Thankx for the help. joe > If the car can be put back into alignment then that's one issue out of > the way. If you can't get it back to spec you'll either have to hog out [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > 2003 Cobra convertible > With some stuff and thiings Ford used to offer an 'improved' (and expensive) tie rod end that significantly helped bumbsteer problems. I read about it in a book called 'mustang performance 2' available at Amazon. I placed a set of these tie rod ends on my 86 LX, which is lowered about 1.5-2" in the front and it seemed to make a good deal of difference. It might have been the placebo effect, so I can't be sure. I think Western Motorsports had a blurb on their website on why not to use offset rack bushings. In my opinion, 2" may seem cool, but the loss of driveability I encountered was not worth it. I went back to a .5-.75 lower all around. Bling is on its way out anyways... :) > If the car can be put back into alignment then that's one issue out of > the way. If you can't get it back to spec you'll either have to hog out [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > 2003 Cobra convertible > With some stuff and thiings > Ford used to offer an 'improved' (and expensive) tie rod end that >significantly helped bumbsteer problems. I read about it in a book [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > In my opinion, 2" may seem cool, but the loss of driveability I >encountered was not worth it. I went back to a .5-.75 lower all around. ...And don't forget every little bump your car will bottom-out on. Better avoid speed bumps ! I had to be careful with the 1.25 inch drop on my 95. Can' even imagine a 2 inch drop >Bling is on its way out anyways... :) > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >> 2003 Cobra convertible >> With some stuff and thiings >i have lowering springs for my 97 GT. that lower it about two inches. Is >there anything else i have to change to keep the wheel sitting right up and >down? or anything will happen after lowering? are u retarded?? hurc ast > >i have lowering springs for my 97 GT. that lower it about two inches. Is > >there anything else i have to change to keep the wheel sitting right up and [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > hurc ast Hey Asst Soap Tech, You seem to know a lot about being retarded... is that why you cant get out of the wash bay ? >> >i have lowering springs for my 97 GT. that lower it about two inches. Is >> >there anything else i have to change to keep the wheel sitting right up [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > You seem to know a lot about being retarded... >is that why you cant get out of the wash bay ? lmfao why would yo hack handling of a good car lmfao u go girl hurc ast I really hate defending this moron, but he has a point. I see too may 'bling' cars in my neighbourhood that are pure hack jobs. If you are autocrossing or drag racing, sure, but for a street car, why f.ck with it too much. ON THE OTHER HAND, the one thing I do not like about my 97 cobra is how high it sits. Having been through the lowering craze once, I've decided to not screw with it and leave it bone stock. Of course, thats why the 86 LX coupe is being done up as a pure autocrosser and not a street driver (if I can ever find the $$$'s to move the project forward). >>>>i have lowering springs for my 97 GT. that lower it about two inches. Is >>>>there anything else i have to change to keep the wheel sitting right up [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > hurc ast |
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