Dspecs and sport springs installed!!

menace07 · April 11th, 2008, 03:57 AM

Some of you guys might remember that I got jerked around by my local shop that was supposed to install my dspecs, steeda sport springs, and panhard bar. Well, I took your advice and did it myself. Took about 4 hours to do front and rear...on jackstands. No major problems, except its I cant figure out how to use a torque wrench on the upper strut/shock mounts to torque it to proper lbs/ft, cause the shaft of the damper turns with it. Anyway, I did the best I could and got everything on. Took her for a quick drive on some twisties, and first impression is WoW! Ride is as good or better than stock, and car feels much more neutral in corners. Brake dive is also pretty much gone. I'll post picks as soon as this monsoon blows over. Thanks everyone for all of the advice, and write ups(emay to the rescue!).

mustang fanatic · April 11th, 2008, 04:57 AM

Im doing this same thing saturday!! Do you have any of the write ups you used?

LV51FER · April 11th, 2008, 05:33 AM

Have you dropped the car onto the wheels to torque the top nut. I don't recall having any problem with mine.

MaverickMLFD371 · April 11th, 2008, 07:49 AM

SWEET!!!!

I can't wait. my steeda sport springs and D specs are on their way from ordering them a few days ago, and hopefully have then installed by middle of next week!

great to hear!!

MaverickMLFD371 · April 11th, 2008, 09:25 AM

what settings are you dialed in at on the d-specs??

menace07 · April 11th, 2008, 02:10 PM

Originally Posted by mustang fanatic

Im doing this same thing saturday!! Do you have any of the write ups you used?

I'll try to send you the links emay sent me in a pm...

menace07 · April 11th, 2008, 02:12 PM

Originally Posted by MaverickMLFD371

what settings are you dialed in at on the d-specs??

I tried the combo a guy on another forum gave me...believe its 2 1/4 turns from full hard in the front and 2 1/2 turns from full hard in the rear. I'm gonna play with the adjustments a little, but it felt good

PiggySmallz · April 11th, 2008, 03:25 PM

Originally Posted by menace07

I tried the combo a guy on another forum gave me...believe its 2 1/4 turns from full hard in the front and 2 1/2 turns from full hard in the rear. I'm gonna play with the adjustments a little, but it felt good

I leave them slightly stiffer in the rear to try and leave some oversteer like we have from the factory. It's easier for an inexperienced driver to correct oversteer where the rear breaks loose. The dspec book says to leave them a half turn stiffer in the rear...now that I'm thinking about it. I might be backwards

I need to double check when I get home

menace07 · April 11th, 2008, 07:49 PM

+1...I might have said that backwards I think I did 2 1/2 front and 2 1/4 rear. Anybody with dspecs, what are your settings?

stanglifemike · April 11th, 2008, 08:54 PM

Sweet man, looking forward to some before/after pics!!

06VistaGT · April 11th, 2008, 09:20 PM

awesome, cool to hear that you did it on your own. I'm sure I'll eventually do the same mod.

April 11th, 2008, 03:57 AM	#1
menace07 Enthusiast 2007 Mustang GT 13.7 @ 105 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 818 iTrader: 0 reviews	Dspecs and sport springs installed!! Some of you guys might remember that I got jerked around by my local shop that was supposed to install my dspecs, steeda sport springs, and panhard bar. Well, I took your advice and did it myself. Took about 4 hours to do front and rear...on jackstands. No major problems, except its I cant figure out how to use a torque wrench on the upper strut/shock mounts to torque it to proper lbs/ft, cause the shaft of the damper turns with it. Anyway, I did the best I could and got everything on. Took her for a quick drive on some twisties, and first impression is WoW! Ride is as good or better than stock, and car feels much more neutral in corners. Brake dive is also pretty much gone. I'll post picks as soon as this monsoon blows over. Thanks everyone for all of the advice, and write ups(emay to the rescue!). __________________ black 07 GT, jlt2 cai, sct2 brenspeed 93 octane tune, UDP's, spydershaft, triax, magnaflow catted x, steeda axleback, bad ass steeda suspension Stealth GT Twin Turbo System On The Way!!!!!!! STEEDA SUSPENSION CREW FOUNDER

April 11th, 2008, 04:57 AM	#2
mustang fanatic Hardcore Enthusiast Dont Tread On Me Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Orange County,CA Posts: 2,142 iTrader: 0 reviews	Im doing this same thing saturday!! Do you have any of the write ups you used? __________________ 2007 Mustang GT - Pretty much stock. Pypes pypebomb a/b, Tri-ax shifter.

April 11th, 2008, 05:33 AM	#3
LV51FER Regular Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Wales, United Kingdom Posts: 201 iTrader: 0 reviews	Have you dropped the car onto the wheels to torque the top nut. I don't recall having any problem with mine. __________________ Past: 85 Vette; 87 & 98 Z28; 02 Z06. Present: Vortech HO Mustang GT

April 11th, 2008, 07:49 PM	#9
menace07 Enthusiast 2007 Mustang GT 13.7 @ 105 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 818 iTrader: 0 reviews	+1...I might have said that backwards I think I did 2 1/2 front and 2 1/4 rear. Anybody with dspecs, what are your settings? __________________ black 07 GT, jlt2 cai, sct2 brenspeed 93 octane tune, UDP's, spydershaft, triax, magnaflow catted x, steeda axleback, bad ass steeda suspension Stealth GT Twin Turbo System On The Way!!!!!!! STEEDA SUSPENSION CREW FOUNDER

April 11th, 2008, 08:54 PM	#10
stanglifemike IBEATU 06 GT, 98 GT, & 93 Notch Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Douglasville, GA Posts: 5,937 iTrader: 0 reviews	Sweet man, looking forward to some before/after pics!! __________________ 98 GT: some stuff 06 GT: more stuff 93 Notch: 4 cyl at birth, now 5.0 drivetrain and stock exterior and interior= True Sleeper Paxton/Vortech Crew Member #3 FRPP's #1 Dealer Injected Engineering BMR Suspension

April 11th, 2008, 07:49 AM	#4
MaverickMLFD371 Hardcore Enthusiast 2005 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,462 iTrader: 0 reviews	SWEET!!!! I can't wait. my steeda sport springs and D specs are on their way from ordering them a few days ago, and hopefully have then installed by middle of next week! great to hear!!

April 11th, 2008, 09:25 AM	#5
MaverickMLFD371 Hardcore Enthusiast 2005 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,462 iTrader: 0 reviews	what settings are you dialed in at on the d-specs??

April 11th, 2008, 09:20 PM	#11
06VistaGT Hardcore Enthusiast 2006 Mustang GT Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Fayetteville, NC Posts: 1,874 iTrader: 0 reviews	awesome, cool to hear that you did it on your own. I'm sure I'll eventually do the same mod. __________________ Dyno vid: http://youtu.be/TkxUrW-mpBw

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