He's giving away the farm!!!!
Did you get the all the suspension bushings clocked prior to alignment? This is crucial ensuring a good ride.After much deliberation I decided to go with the Steeda Pro-Active along with progressive springs on my 2015 LE 50 year Mustang GT. First, I got a great price on the combo from jigar and 2nd my equipment was on my doorstep in two days after ordering. Here are my impressions good and bad after three days of mixed driving over smooth, rough, asphalt and concrete roads.
The good......I like the look of the lower stance much more than I anticipated I would. It handles great, and I was not terribly disappointed in the way it handled with the stock set-up, but it is much flatter in the corners now......much closer to the way the German cars I have owned (BMW Audi) handle IMO.
The indifferent.......Does it ride better....yes....is it still a bit too harsh, yes IMO. Here is where it is definitely better. On roads that have been patched, have small dips and cracks in them, it is much more compliant. You still feel them, but they are much less bone rattling now. On the sections of concrete roadway that have seams in them, you don't feel the seams nearly as bad, but it still bounces way too much on the uneven concrete sections that aren't smooth. In fact I can't tell a lot of difference in that aspect from stock to the Steeda set-up.
The bad.......it's a pretty good chunk of change to spend between the cost of the product and the cost of the install if you aren't able to do it yourself.
In the end I am very pleased with it and would do it again. If you are like me and plan on keeping your ride for a good many years I highly recommend it as it is a much more pleasing place to be over the long haul. And BTW a shout-out to Lethal Performance in Jefferson City Tennessee for the install. They went the extra mile and stayed after hours to make sure it was spot on and had zero squeaks or rattles.
No, I am not familiar with the steps you are referring to, so if Lethal Performance did not do that during the install it was not done. The car handles very good. I went on a 20 mile drive this morning on a curvy two lane Tennessee back road, and it is spot on handling wise. It is still a more stiff ride than a 3 series BMW but the handling part is very similar. Overall I am very pleased. I still have to take it back and have it aligned.....but the installer suggested that I drive it a little to let it settle before doing the alignment.
Most definitely have the alignment shop do this before aligning the car.
Oh I see what that is now, and I think that they did that. After they test drove my car they brought it back in and drove it up on the alignment rack. They then loosened and re tightened several bolts all around. he said it was making a bit of noise over bumps before they did that. It doesn't make any noise over bumps now at all. I will make sure they have done that when I take it back for the alignment. Thanks for the heads up!
The factory rear strut mounts don’t need to be drilled out. I was surprised when I installed my Koni Actives over the weekend. They fit without modification.
