Lowering the car but…

[SSG 5.0]

I have 20x10 all around with 285 front and 305 rear. What springs do you all recommend for my setup? It seems the rear of my car cannot be lowered too much imo. Thanks.

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[Velocityblue5oh]

I have Eibach's Pro Kit which is just about a 1" drop. Running 275/35/20 fronts and 305/30/20 rears. With LTH. No rubs, scrapes at full turn or over bumps. Front wheels are 20x9.5 and 20x11 rears. Their sportline is a harsher drop. But I think my fitment is perfect.

 

[SSG 5.0]

I have Eibach's Pro Kit which is just about a 1" drop. Running 275/35/20 fronts and 305/30/20 rears. With LTH. No rubs, scrapes at full turn or over bumps. Front wheels are 20x9.5 and 20x11 rears. Their sportline is a harsher drop. But I think my fitment is perfect.

I think that dropped will do it for me. I’ll ask a speed shop and see how much for the install. I’m trying to keep the car from going sideways from a hard acceleration.

 

[Velocityblue5oh]

I think that dropped will do it for me. I’ll ask a speed shop and see how much for the install. I’m trying to keep the car from going sideways from a hard acceleration.

Sounds Good! Reason I went with this drop was it's realtively conservative. The sportlines (eibachs more aggressive kit) drops the car about 1.5-1.8" I believe. At that point you need some supporting mods like camber plates to assist in Alighnment. I also have aftermarket long tubes which stick out at the bottom. Didn't want them to scrape on bumps. But to answer your question, yes. The lowering of the car makes a HUGE difference in handling. With a relatively conservative drop I get minimal body roll. If you're talking about the car loosing traction on a turn on hard acceleration,"fish tail" that comes down to tire compound and running grippy tires. At the end of the day it is a RWD car though. That's part of the fun with these.

 

[SSG 5.0]

Sounds Good! Reason I went with this drop was it's realtively conservative. The sportlines (eibachs more aggressive kit) drops the car about 1.5-1.8" I believe. At that point you need some supporting mods like camber plates to assist in Alighnment. I also have aftermarket long tubes which stick out at the bottom. Didn't want them to scrape on bumps. But to answer your question, yes. The lowering of the car makes a HUGE difference in handling. With a relatively conservative drop I get minimal body roll. If you're talking about the car loosing traction on a turn on hard acceleration,"fish tail" that comes down to tire compound and running grippy tires. At the end of the day it is a RWD car though. That's part of the fun with these.

That summarizes what I’m looking for actually. I don’t think I’ll ever buy different tires besides DR’s because I have a sc. The last time I bought my dr’s was almost 3 years ago. I hardly drive the car and I just use it for fun every time I take it out for a spin. I’m also thinking vertical links or another suspension part.

 

[Cobra Jet]

I have Eibach's Pro Kit which is just about a 1" drop. Running 275/35/20 fronts and 305/30/20 rears. With LTH. No rubs, scrapes at full turn or over bumps. Front wheels are 20x9.5 and 20x11 rears. Their sportline is a harsher drop. But I think my fitment is perfect.

Nice looking rims! Haven't seen those around.

 

[SSG 5.0]

I like the car color as well. I wish that color was available when I was looking for a stang before

 

[Velocityblue5oh]

Nice looking rims! Haven't seen those around.

Thanks Guys! Rims are Velgen Forged SL7’s! They do a lot of mustangs! Scott and his staff really know their stuff and fitment

 

[Orange5Fitty]

I have Steeda Extreme Low.

 

[SSG 5.0]

I have Steeda Extreme Low.

What chin spoiler is that? Also what size are your rims and tires? That car looks pretty sick too

 

[Orange5Fitty]

What chin spoiler is that? Also what size are your rims and tires? That car looks pretty sick too

Stock PP1 front wheels with 25mm spacer, 17x9.5 Race Star rear with 305 MT Street R. Splitter is from ZL1 Concepts with GT500 Winglets modified to work with it.

 

[SSG 5.0]

Got a quote to lower the car for $200-$250. Sound about right?

 

[SSG 5.0]

I am going Eibach Pro Kit and I can pick it up from LMR Mustang. Only about 45 mins drive from my location.

 

[SSG 5.0]

Getting quotes ranging $750-$1,000 just for lowering springs. I found a $350 lowering springs install but it’s 2 1/2 hrs drive

 

[coz0502]

Getting quotes ranging $750-$1,000 just for lowering springs. I found a $350 lowering springs install but it’s 2 1/2 hrs drive

$350 seems reasonable, $750 to &1,000 seems extremely high. Does that include a alignment along with the spring install?

How mechanically inclined are you? I did mine in my garage. It's not too difficult to do and you can more than likely borrow a spring compressor from O'Reily, Advanced Auto, NAPA, etc. Everything else requires only basic tools most would have in their tool box.

One piece of advice, I dropped mine 1in and was told that wouldn't require camber/caster plates or bolts. That was untrue and I ruined the insides of my 2 front tires and pulled the strut assembly out a 2nd time to add plates and bolts in the rear. Good luck whatever you decide.

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