BMR SUSPENSION'S S550 Lowering Springs: STANCE PICS!

[v8hgt]

Question for BMR.
I am fitting my 089 springs shortly and I read that you cut down the bump stops by the same amount as you do on the lower performance springs. Is cutting them down strictly required on the min drop springs or would I be best buying some of the Ford performance bump stops M-5570-B ?

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[BmacIL]

Question for BMR.
I am fitting my 089 springs shortly and I read that you cut down the bump stops by the same amount as you do on the lower performance springs. Is cutting them down strictly required on the min drop springs or would I be best buying some of the Ford performance bump stops M-5570-B ?

Cut 3/8" off the smaller side

 

[v8hgt]

I put my BMR 089B front springs on today. Some tips for anyone changing their own front springs.

1. Undo the bolts at the bottom on the strut both sides first just to make sure you can get them out. no point doing one and not the other.
Use a copper mallet to bash them out. the splines are tough. Tip here. heat round the bolts with a blowtorch. Hit the bolts both ways. not just out, but back as well to break the spline binding. If you have underseal round them, remove this first with a knife. Keep hitting them, they will go eventually. I was hitting one for 30 mins at least before it moved.
2. buy 3 spring compressors and make sure they are short ones. The threaded bolts foul on the shocks if they are long. Three makes it more even.
3. buy a ratchet gun for it. its a horrible job with a spanner.
4. make sure u charge the gun up before hand and then again 1/2 way through.
5.leave 5-6 hrs to do the fronts

 

[BmacIL]

I put my BMR 089B front springs on today. Some tips for anyone changing their own front springs.

1. Undo the bolts at the bottom on the strut both sides first just to make sure you can get them out. no point doing one and not the other.
Use a copper mallet to bash them out. the splines are tough. Tip here. heat round the bolts with a blowtorch. Hit the bolts both ways. not out out, but back as well to break the spline binding. If you have underseal round them, remove this first with a knife. Keep hitting them, they will go eventually. I was hitting one for 30 mins at least before it moved.
2. buy 3 spring compressors and make sure they are short ones. The threaded bolts foul on the shocks if they are long. Three makes it more even.
3. but a ratchet gun for it. its a horrible job with a spanner.
4. make sure u charge the gun up before hand and then again 1/2 way through.
5.leave 5-6 hrs to do the fronts

Each car is different, but two folks can do front and rear in 4 hrs without rushing (just did one two weeks ago on a two year old car), and that includes some time for creative problem solving with certain fasteners/issues.

Agreed 100% to check to make sure you can get the strut to knuckle bolts out first before doing anything else.

 

[2016s550gt]

81/88. just need some BMR caster camber plates now

 

[v8hgt]

089 fronts and PP rears

 

[2morrow]

Since Photobucket $hit the bed this awesome thread got screwed. Heres some recent pix of my ride on performance springs.

 

[KKenny]

Finally got all of my BMR goodies installed! Luvin' it!

 

[AmericanLegend]

Finally got all of my BMR goodies installed! Luvin' it!

Good looking car!

 

[BMR Tech 2]

Since Photobucket $hit the bed this awesome thread got screwed. Heres some recent pix of my ride on performance springs.

Love the wheel color, Actually never been a huge fan of Guard Green, but this works.

 

[Labradog]

Actually never been a huge fan of Guard Green

WHAT

 

[2morrow]

Love the wheel color, Actually never been a huge fan of Guard Green, but this works.

Thanks man, the BMR springs really help the look/feel. I recommend them all the time.

WHAT

Lol!

Funny thing is that whenever I'm rollin' people stop me ALL THE TIME to either talk to me about it, compliment the color or give me a thumbs up if I am moving. Just yesterday a dude in a ford chased me down in the parking lot to talk to me about it.

Its not for everyone and thats cool too.

Personally I cant do yellow:shrug:

 

[BMR Tech]

That's Parker.

Guard is my favorite color hands down - the original order I made in May 2014 was for a guard color GT and I regret jumping on the first S550 to cross the Florida border, which was DIB. :(

Looks GREAT!

 

[2morrow]

That's Parker.

Guard is my favorite color hands down - the original order I made in May 2014 was for a guard color GT and I regret jumping on the first S550 to cross the Florida border, which was DIB. :(

Looks GREAT!

Thanks!

 

[bobbyh]

Does anyone know if the SP089/SP082 combo on a base GT will be able to get by without C/C plates or camber adjusters while I'm on the stock struts?

I'm just looking to get it to normal street driving specs. as I probably won't toss new struts on until I can get some PP take-offs in the future.

The Steeda IRS braces are currently the only suspension mod that the previous owner put on.

Thanks

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