1996 mustang shocks?

tjhotop12 · November 15th, 2009, 09:25 PM

i have a 1996 mustang gt and im looking to lower it and i went to look at the springs today and my car doesn't have springs? i talked to a couple people and they said i was crazy and i kno that i don't see springs. does anyone know why there isn't springs??

JC316 · November 15th, 2009, 09:43 PM

Originally Posted by tjhotop12

i have a 1996 mustang gt and im looking to lower it and i went to look at the springs today and my car doesn't have springs? i talked to a couple people and they said i was crazy and i kno that i don't see springs. does anyone know why there isn't springs??

That is impossible. Without springs, your car would be sitting on the ground. They aren't attached to the strut, they sit on the lower control arm.

tjhotop12 · November 15th, 2009, 09:59 PM

ok i see it now lol wow im dumb. my last car had them around the struts

JC316 · November 15th, 2009, 10:11 PM

Originally Posted by tjhotop12

ok i see it now lol wow im dumb. my last car had them around the struts

Nah, they are tough to see and if all you had in the past were ones that were attached, I can understand it. The majority of cars that have struts, the spring is attached to it, but the mustang doesnt.

KB281JD · November 15th, 2009, 10:13 PM

aka coilovers!

Thumbie · November 15th, 2009, 10:44 PM

yeah...modified mcpherson struts are weird. putting the coil over the shock/strut is better and recommended. btw if you want a little lower and want to keep stock shocks i would recomend eibach pro-kit. sportlines are even lower but new shocks recomended

November 15th, 2009, 09:25 PM	#1
tjhotop12 Newbie 1996 Mustang GT Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Herculaneum,MO Posts: 8 iTrader: 0 reviews	1996 mustang shocks? i have a 1996 mustang gt and im looking to lower it and i went to look at the springs today and my car doesn't have springs? i talked to a couple people and they said i was crazy and i kno that i don't see springs. does anyone know why there isn't springs??

November 15th, 2009, 10:13 PM	#5
KB281JD Regular 02 Mustang GT Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 180 iTrader: 0 reviews	aka coilovers! __________________

November 15th, 2009, 10:44 PM	#6
Thumbie Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 Cobra 14.2@102 (I suck) Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Posts: 1,621 iTrader: 0 reviews	yeah...modified mcpherson struts are weird. putting the coil over the shock/strut is better and recommended. btw if you want a little lower and want to keep stock shocks i would recomend eibach pro-kit. sportlines are even lower but new shocks recomended __________________ 2001 Cobra with SRA swap, modded for twisties MM Cobra Club Member #76

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November 15th, 2009, 09:59 PM	#3
tjhotop12 Newbie 1996 Mustang GT Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Herculaneum,MO Posts: 8 iTrader: 0 reviews	ok i see it now lol wow im dumb. my last car had them around the struts

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