88lx5oh Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 i had a set of steeda springs on my lx and loved them. didnt lowerto much either maybe 1.25 inches front and rear.. maybe a tad more.. ride was nice and handled great. might check those out to. id replace any rubber bushing you can while your there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpfiend Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 Get H&R race springs. They ride MUCH BETTER than the sport springs. Most people hate the sports and love the race springs. Rob, you aren't talking about the super sports compared to the race springs are you? I have been recommended the standard sports or race springs and DEFINITELY to stay away from the super sports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excell Posted April 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 I think I'm just going to go with the B's. I finally got to un-winterizing the car yesterday and while the B's aren't going to go as low as I really want, I don't want to introuduce a bunch of new problems or kill the ride. The goal here is to make the car MORE fun for me to drive, not less, and if it becomes a constant headache I won't want to drive it. Seeing if I can get a few good deals on used parts, if not, IPS will be taking care of my parts order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamZman Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 Chris, have you tried this yet? I'm doing front springs on my 91 GT and having a heck of a time with em.. I debated making a new topic but hope this will get a couple looks. I got the old springs out but cant get the new ones up in there.. I MAY be able to get it in if I dont use the polyurethane isolator on the bottom.. but I'm not real confident with that either. Is there a trick to this? I've tried using spring compressor from Auto Zone but the bolt is too long and gets in the way. Dont think it's possible I could get both sides either.. I dont know.. just very frustrated with this and hope someone has some magic tip that will save me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1647545494 Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 takes two guys to do the fronts just pry the control arm down all the way untill it stops then set the spring in and jack the lower control arm back up while the other person keeps the spring straight untill it seats.... hth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamZman Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 takes two guys to do the fronts just pry the control arm down all the way untill it stops then set the spring in and jack the lower control arm back up while the other person keeps the spring straight untill it seats.... hth Thanks again, Dave. I actually tried that w/out the isolator after I made that post and I almost had it. I was jacking it up and it still didnt want to seat just right and I was afraid it was gonna jump out and take my head off. I'll give it another try tomorrow though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1647545494 Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 I don't run the iso's in the front of my car it looks better that way, but it does affect ride quality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamZman Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 I don't run the iso's in the front of my car it looks better that way, but it does affect ride quality I dont think I could even get the springs in w/ the isolators. How much does it effect the ride? This thing road horrible before which is why I got into all this. Got new struts (old ones seemed shot) and Steeda springs (factory one was actually broke) so I was hoping it would ride quite a bit better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1647545494 Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 it just tightens the car up a lot I'm running eibach pros with potenza pole positions @ 40 psi you can really feel the road with a softer tire you'll probably be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamZman Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 I just wanted to say thanks again, Dave! I finally got it done yesterday. Sucker looks SLAMMED though w/out the isolators and w/ the Steeda springs. I really like the look though, and rides GREAT! I cant believe I waited so long to do the front suspension. It's like a different car now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dammit Charlie Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 I ran C-springs on my car last year, I also had a QA1 tubular K-member and it gave the car a killer stance. If you've done a set of springs before on a stang you can probably get them done in under an hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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