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HOW-TO: Lowering springs install - 8/29/2006 9:03:08 PM  1 votes
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the rear springs can take easily 20 min.. you dont even need to get under your car

-jack your car up with stands under the rocker panels (there are 2 notchs cut where the stands go, one on each side)

-bring jack to your rear diff, jack up diff from center to load it up, make sure your center of the diff, not on the edge by the cover

- unbolt your wheels

-unbolt the bottom bolt to your shocks

-lower your jack

- grab spring and wiggle loose, and replace with aftermarket

-reverse steps




now the front, took me 1h 45min , (including time to go buy a mcpherson strut compressor)

- jack up front of car and place on jack stands (notches on rocker in the front also)

-unbolt wheels

- unbolt SLA (A-arm) to sway bar link (the upper bolt is the easier one)

-unbolt the 2 lower strut bolts

-unbolt abs line from its hanger on strut (10mil)

- unbolt the 4 small upper strust bolts

-remover mcpherson strut

-bolt on compressor to spring

-compress it

- remove top nut

- decompress spring (carefully!!!!! cant stress it enough)

- remove and replace with aftermarket

-make sure spring sits where its suppost to

- (follow paper instructions included, to re and re your dust boot)

-place top on make it sit where its suppost to and the arrow point in the direction of your lower strut bolt bracket

-compress spring

-tighten (NEW!!!!) top nut

-decompress spring

- and reverse steps to install mcpherson strut :D


make sure your spring sit right.. like the spring fits in its groove, both the front and back springs

< Message edited by blackfoot -- 8/29/2006 10:03:00 PM >


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RE: HOW-TO: Lowering springs - 8/29/2006 9:06:10 PM   
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Good post. I think this should be a sticky so people can see what is involved in doing this type of installation.

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RE: HOW-TO: Lowering springs - 8/29/2006 11:01:16 PM   
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Thanks for the great write-up!

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RE: HOW-TO: Lowering springs - 8/31/2006 2:53:23 PM   
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no prob.. its for the next do-it yourselfers.. people keep asking the same questions.. they belong here

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RE: HOW-TO: Lowering springs - 9/16/2006 1:14:10 PM   
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Is there anywhere we can get pics that show it step by step like the mustangworld instructions?

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RE: HOW-TO: Lowering springs - 9/16/2006 4:03:47 PM   
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I'm going to get the Eibach Pro-System (part # 35100.780). Copied from the product page:
Pro-System; Lowering Kit; Incl. Pro-Kit High Performance Coil Springs/Pro-Dampers Performance Shocks; Front w/1.3 in. Drop; Rear w/1.4 in. Drop; Features:

Excellent Performance: Low Look Superior Cornering.
Surprisingly Smooth Ride Quality.
Precision Engineered Suspension System - balanced combination of dampers, Pro-Kit springs and bump-stops (secondary springs).
No Guesswork: Install, Set the Alignment and Drive.

Now...my question: How do you align it? Does it come with what I need or do I need to buy something seperate? I found this:
Eibach Springs Alignment Kit
Ford Mustang Alignment Kit
Part#:5.81260K
Fits: 2006 to 2006 Ford Mustang
Brand: Eibach Springs
Notes: Pro-Alignment Camber Kit; Front +/-1.5

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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RE: HOW-TO: Lowering springs - 9/16/2006 5:48:50 PM   
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to align you car , lol you must go to a garage with an alignment machine but to do anything your going to have to order eibachs camber kit for the 05 -06 mustang.. because essentially when you lower the car your front tires lean inwards giving you negative camber.. which will eat your tires.. the positive side to negative camber is that your car will handle even better than if you put the camber kit on... but handling improvement over stock is huge anyways

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RE: HOW-TO: Lowering springs - 9/16/2006 5:49:20 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Rnstanger

Is there anywhere we can get pics that show it step by step like the mustangworld instructions?

i dont have access to a digital sorry

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RE: HOW-TO: Lowering springs - 9/16/2006 5:51:16 PM   
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with the prosystem.. basically you wont have to disassemble your stock struts.. the aftermarket shocks should come with its own hardware.. so pretty much put it together and install on your car..

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RE: HOW-TO: Lowering springs - 9/16/2006 10:04:40 PM   
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quote:

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to align you car , lol you must go to a garage with an alignment machine but to do anything your going to have to order eibachs camber kit for the 05 -06 mustang.. because essentially when you lower the car your front tires lean inwards giving you negative camber.. which will eat your tires.. the positive side to negative camber is that your car will handle even better than if you put the camber kit on... but handling improvement over stock is huge anyways


Oh ok so I can install the Pro-System myself then go to a shop and have my car aligned using the camber kit? Or is the camber kit an extra thing that I have to do?

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RE: HOW-TO: Lowering springs - 9/16/2006 10:41:23 PM   
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yeah you can install the system yourself.. via my instructions.. but on the plus side... your going to be able to install your springs without the spring compressor because after you set the top plate on the spring. your body weight pushing down on it to install the top nut is more then enough with the aftermarket spring


note* dont try and remove the stock system with out a compressor.. the spring is very long when unloaded you will break soemthing lol ( i mean a bone or a few teeth lol)

for the camber kit, its just a bolt with a lobe on it. of the 2 lower strut bolts you replace the upper of the 2 with the camber bolt... (it will take a few minutes to figure out which way is better to install it.... like towards the front or the other way and how to adjust)

what you could do if you dont want to get an alignment done.. would be to do it yourself haha basically after you all set and done. lower your car roll it back 5 feet, and then roll it forward back to it previous positions, and take a small handlevel and put it against the rim.. try and get it as verticle as possible, but keep in mind.. little negative camber is a good thing.. not enough to eat tires but enough that you cant see it by eye, but you can see it on the level... it will keep your car straight on the highway...

but i really recomend an alignment, its only 60$ lol (around here anyways)


OHH AND I REALLY RECOMEND DRIVING YOUR CAR AROUND A WEEK BEFORE GETTING THE ALIGNMENT DONE, IT ALLOWS YOUR SPRINGS TO SET

lol

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RE: HOW-TO: Lowering springs - 9/17/2006 12:53:30 AM   
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Ok gotcha, thanks!


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RE: HOW-TO: Lowering springs - 9/30/2006 7:08:07 PM   
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Does anyone know the torque specs for the big nut ontop of the struts?

I took the stock springs out without using a compressor, but if you've never done something like this then i wouldn't recommend it. I also had two people which helped a lot!



There is not grove for the rear springs, not on the top or the bottom mount. I even took the top cushion out and it's completely flat.


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RE: HOW-TO: Lowering springs - 10/1/2006 2:30:58 PM   
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there should be one for the bottom.. lol mine had it:P

and for hte top nut, im not sure.. i just made sure it bottomed out and was really tight.. i did not use an impact on it either to put it together..

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