Lowering the Ecoboost in the Netherlands

[Dennis_]

I was wondering where I could buy and / or install a loweringkit for my Ecoboost Mustang.

The Eibach Pro kit is available over here.
2 versions.

1. For the GT
2. For the convertible (it says so on the websites...)

Both are called the Eibach pro kit.

Wich should I buy?
Next I need it installed ofcourse. Is this possible at 'any' carshop / garage?

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[Ericc B]

Hi Dennis,

If you lower the car I would advise to spend a little more and get a coilover set. This is a combination of both springs and specifically tuned new shock absorbers. A coilover set also alows for height adjustment, whereas with lowering springs you are stuck with the ride height chosen by the manufacturer.

A good place to buy this stuff is: https://www.stroevemotorsport.nl/ They are dealer of KW Suspensions and usually offer sharp prices. KW already has developed a high quality coilover system for our cars. The partnumer is 10230065, regular price should be around 1299. The also do installation for a fair price (around 250-300).

Alternatively you can visit Lek Import Cars, a Dutch Mustang suspension specialist. There's a lof of info on their site: http://www.lekimportcars.nl/

Hennie Lek is very knowledgeable and does excellent work, but his rates are not the cheapest. He does regularly import all kinds of components from the US so he can basically set you up with any brand you want.

Also informative is this page about different brands of regular lowering springs:

https://lmr.com/products/2015-Mustang-Lowering-Spring-Guide

Myself I'm still up in the air about lowering my car. It doesn't need it at all as far as driving dynamics are concerned. I would like to improve on stance though, as I feel the front should be be a bit lower than stock. When I lower it I'm definately going for a KW coilover kit.

 

[Glenn G]

Swapping the springs on this car is dead easy, took me about 3 hours by myself on a lift at a rented workshop. I am in IT though I enjoy doing alot of my own work, A competent professional mechanic should do it in half the time.

 

[Lsstefan]

You should buy the springs for the ecoboost. The GT don't fit apparently. Prokit lowers balanced and Sportlines lower aggresively.
As Eric said, the best are coils, though more expensive.
I recommend BC coils. They are 1000 € and I believe they are in the NL also.

 

[Dennis_]

I've asked my dealer if there is a possibility if they install the coil-overs.
KW is good, BC is good too.

On December 1st I will go to Zaandam to get my car.
They wil try for me to get the coil-overs installed by then.

If not...They will tell me next week so I can look further myself.

 

[Glenn G]

You should buy the springs for the ecoboost. The GT don't fit apparently. Prokit lowers balanced and Sportlines lower aggresively.
As Eric said, the best are coils, though more expensive.
I recommend BC coils. They are 1000 € and I believe they are in the NL also.

Partially true. For example the CJPP springs are for all models. The only issue is ride heights. Gt springs will ride higher on an eco because the nose is over 100 kilos lighter. Depending on the spring a Set for a GT will ride 10-15mm higher in the front on an eco and 2-3mm in the back.

 

[YLA G]

The eibach (from germany btw) exists for the ecoboost as wel. I don't know why it's not on the official site. But on the US site you can find them.

 

[YLA G]

Google this: #35147.140 Eibach springs or on the official site:

http://eibach.com/m-america/en/eibach-news/ford-mustang-ecoboost-v6-pro-kit

 

[Dennis_]

Ok... but what to do?

My Stang is going to be my daily driver. We go shopping with it, we go to family, events, my customervisits (very curious for their reactions btw) and no... never on a track.
I just want the car to get some lower, get a nice stance.

But it has to be usable for daily drives. Not too stiff (I have a MR2 Turbo in track setup if I want a realy stiff ride )

I know coil-overs are very good, set the ride hight and so on.
But they are about 5x more expensive ofcourse.

For my situation... is it that much better?

 

[CertoDimi]

Daily driver for me as well (50k km/year) and I'm just putting spacers and not lowering.
It's hard enough and imho you only lose comfort.

 

[Ericc B]

Ok... but what to do?

For my situation... is it that much better?

I would stay with the stock suspension for now and decide on lowering later.

 

[Lord Thunder]

I would stay with the stock suspension for now and decide on lowering later.

^This. It's my daily driver as well. I like the way how it glides over the speed bumps. Not sure if it will stay that way if you lower it. And another thing is, that even with the stock set-up some bits of highway can be quite a busy ride. (It's like driving on a ribbed surface on some stretches ... bad roads I guess.)

 

[Dennis_]

Good points...

Taken and I will wait... for now ....:-)

 

[Mike Delo]

I was considering a lowering + spacers, there's no doubt that with this setup, as seen on many galleries the car looks killer!
BUT, just like you, I'm not so convinced on the ride quality and issues.
Everywhere is said that with prokit and 1" spacers you have more stability, sporty driving qualities etc but I always wonder why the stock setup is not enough...
I mean, if you look stock PP 'stangs but the GT350 also all those cars have a not so low setup, the wheels are inside the body and this is a setup for many sporty cars like jaguars, bmw, camaros etc...
So, my doubt is; ok, the springs + spacers look is great but, is it truly useful? does it improve the driving quality for real?
I understand the stock setup is something in the middle, ok for daily driving but sporty enough...but you can see these kind of not so extreme stock setups also in many really sport cars as the GT350! and this is a track ready car!!
Who knows??

 

[Lsstefan]

Unless you get extreme suspension like you said, the quality shouldn't degrade that much. Have a friend with some good coils on the car and very modified suspension. The roads are pretty bumpy, but I don't get annoyed. Honestly we took a bump once at a pretty high speed and he "took off", came back on the road and we just remained there, not bounce no nothing.
But with the stang I "took off" from a bridge and when we hit the ground the car went bonanza, I hit my head on the window and almost lost control. I want coils when I'll get money. Prolly getting springs first and coils after I tune the car more.

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