John577's GT - The Oxford White Dream

MakStang · Jun 26, 2017

John577 said:
New mod done today, Eibach black 25mm spacers
But now the car needs to be lowered to have a perfect look

Great mods overall John! :headbang:

About the spacers, did you have any problems after installing them? I mean regarding the drivability of the car, the way it handles. Did you have to re-align/re-balance the wheels? I was also interested in installing 25mm spacers, but I have read somewhere that they may cause issues to the stability of the car, especially if their size is more than 20mm. Any advice, comments on that?

John577 · Jun 26, 2017

Ericc B said:
About bloody time! (The springs I mean not the badges ;))

I drove around 1000 km over the weekend for my holidays and it's not as bad as I thought. It's definitely harder now but I don't care about that :headbonk:

John577 · Jun 26, 2017

LarsenGrind said:
Looks soo good.
Do You have any links for these things?
And is there a short writeup og this mod somewhere or is this learning by doing?

You can ask [MENTION=21881]MustangMustHaves[/MENTION] here on the forum, he has a few in stock. Sadly I have no write up for that...

John577 · Jun 26, 2017

MakStang said:
Great mods overall John!

About the spacers, did you have any problems after installing them? I mean regarding the drivability of the car, the way it handles. Did you have to re-align/re-balance the wheels? I was also interested in installing 25mm spacers, but I have read somewhere that they may cause issues to the stability of the car, especially if their size is more than 20mm. Any advice, comments on that?

No problems so far with them. The feeling of the steering wheel is now harder as before I think.
No re-balance for the spacers but they did this during the springs installation.

Ericc B · Jun 29, 2017

John577 said:
I drove around 1000 km over the weekend for my holidays and it's not as bad as I thought. It's definitely harder now but I don't care about that :headbonk:

Personally I think it's okay for daily driving and 2-3 hour trips but it makes your car useless for long holiday trips. I'd be completely wasted after 1000 km in my car.

But the thing is that the standard EU suspension is already way too hard. All EU cars get the Performance Pack setup and Ford totally fcuked that up. It barely adds any stability over the stock US setup while making the ride much harsher. I drove US stock in a rental convertible for 1800 miles last year and loved it. But since our cars over here only come with the crappy PP anyway you might as well lower it and make it at least look good.

NewMustangDE · Jun 30, 2017

Ericc B said:
Personally I think it's okay for daily driving and 2-3 hour trips but it makes your car useless for long holiday trips. I'd be completely wasted after 1000 km in my car.

But the thing is that the standard EU suspension is already way too hard. All EU cars get the Performance Pack setup and Ford totally fcuked that up. It barely adds any stability over the stock US setup while making the ride much harsher. I drove US stock in a rental convertible for 1800 miles last year and loved it. But since our cars over here only come with the crappy PP anyway you might as well lower it and make it at least look good.

Agree! Its very very hard, bumby and uncomfortable over a longer distance. Since I changed mine to Eibach, its a little better bit still way to hard. No way I'll be using the Mustang for more than 2-3 hours at the time.

MustangMustHaves · Jun 30, 2017

That's the good thing with the Pedders I think. Breaks your neck still when you hit a pothole, but otherwise I feel like the Pedders are way more comfortable than the OEM PP springs we get in Europe.
[MENTION=23991]LarsenGrind[/MENTION], am I biased or are they more comfortable

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John577's GT - The Oxford White Dream

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