[Fast98stang]

what springs should i get. but in the futcher i would like to get 18 by 10 in the back and 18 by 7 or 8 in the front i don't want the tires to rub when i hit a bump.

[ModMustang97GT]

DO you want handling or Drag? Do you want cheap or expensive? Do you want new struts and shocks or not? Tell me these and I will tell you your spring. Or you can go to Stangsuspension.com. they have a great chart with the spring rates of our stock springs and just about every other spring out there, and wheather or not you will need new shock or struts.

[Ryan Paymaster]

While we're talking about it, I have a 1996 Cobra with new lower / upper control arms, and Steeda Drag Springs. Setting the car up for all out drag eventually.

Should I be looking at replacing my shocks and struts also? I'm obviously going for drag, but would also sort of not like to pay the price of an adjustable strut.

[Fast98stang]

i want handling

[MustangMatt96GT]

Just an Eibach Pro line kit.

[nes]

or h&r ss...

[Fast98stang]

is it true that the eibach's sag after 30 or 40 thousand miles

[Fast98stang]

how about TEIN

[Fast98stang]

do you have the HaRs how much do they drop the caR?

[ModMustang97GT]

I have H&R Race springs. They drop the car between 1.5 to 2 inches in the front and 0 in the back due to Sag in the old springs . But it would be rougly 1.5" below stock. The H&R SS springs are very similar, but a little softer, bigger drop tho. Your looking at a 2 to 2.5" drop in the front and a 2" in the back. That is a very large drop. Your looking at a near no gap at all with 18''s and a very small one with 17" wheels.

For the Drag guy, its not going to make a HUGE change to change your shocks, although with any spring change, its a good idea to match your springs to your struts\shocks. You can get a good set of 5 way adjustable tokico illumina struts\shocks that will do Amazingly.

For the handling guy. Its up to you what you really want. I personally went the upper end route for springs and shocks, but not quite all out since I did not get Coil Overs. Coil overs are the cream of the crop, but since I alread had aftermarket sway bars (coil overs handle best with stock ones) and it was going to cost $500 more all together. I may convert down the road, but that is because I'm a nazi about body roll. I have H&R Race springs with Bilstein HD struts\shocks and Eibach Sway bars.

For companies on all of these things, there are a few things to remember. Eibach, Tokico, and Bilstein are all great companies. H&R is my personal favorite, but the Pro-line kit is good to. I have heard some questions about the quality on them, but alot of people swear by it, so I won't say its crap.

[ModMustang97GT]

If you have any more questions, feel free to ask, I have researched suspension endlessly. So I have a decent knowledge base. I can tell you where I learned it all if you like.

Maximum Motorsports web site and e-mails with their techs

StangSuspension.com their articles and their forums

Griggs Racing.com (cool video of a 97 cobra that owns ferrari's)

And other assorted articles I have found.

[Fast98stang]

ok thanks

[ModMustang97GT]

I forgot about Koni Yellow Shocks\Struts. These are pretty much the best Shocks you can get aside from the Valve adjusted Bilsteins from Maximum Motorsports. And those ones are necessary for a non Coil-Over car. They would be however, slightly overkill for anything less than a set of H&R race or possibly SS springs. You want to make sure your springs match the damper on the shocks.