Lowering Springs

sonicblue · October 11th, 2006, 04:54 PM

i was thinking of getting some lowering springs for my car.prolly the eibach pro kit. i was all sold on the idea till a buddy of mine told me i would lose traction off the line if i lowered it. he said i would have to relocate the control arms in the rear to offset the lower ride height???is any of this true?i love the lowered look of stangs but not if i am gonna hve to do a bunch of other work to get my traction back. also the eibach pro kit lowers it about 1.5" right? thanks.

GTSilver · October 11th, 2006, 05:08 PM

i think the prokit is 1.5 and the sportline is 2.0...yea u'll lose a bit of traction but notta whole lot i dont think...besides if you get aftermarket controll arms that should take care of the problem...the real issue is the fact that it will be a bitch to align...you'll have to get caster camber plates and those i think can get pricey...when i lifted my truck i also had to get the plates. i wanna put the prokit on mine but i think the steeda springs by eibach are only like 159...thats a bad ass price as opposed to the prokit wich is 249.

sonicblue · October 11th, 2006, 05:21 PM

yea i already got some after market control arms. i thought you only need cc plates if you dropped it 2" or more?? thanks for the info. what are some other good springs out there?

DCstangGT · October 11th, 2006, 08:52 PM

i got the h&r sport springs put on my car yesterday and i dont notice a big loss of traction, its deffinately worth the looks, i was getting sick of my car and now that its lowered im very happy and cant stop looking at it, over all i payed 250 for the springs 190 for the mm caster/camber plates and 275 for the front install and i did the back myself. well worth the money and im very happy with the outcome. i dont have pix on here yet but they should be up soon.

sonicblue · October 11th, 2006, 09:13 PM

yea i agree its worth the little loss of traction. im gonna do the work myself so i will probably order the springs this weekend.just not sure if i actually need the cc plates with that little of a drop.anyone know for sure if you need em?

DCstangGT · October 12th, 2006, 01:41 AM

ive been told that you can get by with out them unless you go lower than 1.5 but it is always recommended nomatter how much you lower it.

October 11th, 2006, 04:54 PM	#1
sonicblue Hardcore Enthusiast 1990 GT Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: dalzell, south carolina Posts: 1,436	Lowering Springs i was thinking of getting some lowering springs for my car.prolly the eibach pro kit. i was all sold on the idea till a buddy of mine told me i would lose traction off the line if i lowered it. he said i would have to relocate the control arms in the rear to offset the lower ride height???is any of this true?i love the lowered look of stangs but not if i am gonna hve to do a bunch of other work to get my traction back. also the eibach pro kit lowers it about 1.5" right? thanks. __________________ 1990 5.0 getting all fixed up for next season 2004 mustang gt 520rwhp, 491 trq sold

October 11th, 2006, 05:08 PM	#2
GTSilver Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 699	i think the prokit is 1.5 and the sportline is 2.0...yea u'll lose a bit of traction but notta whole lot i dont think...besides if you get aftermarket controll arms that should take care of the problem...the real issue is the fact that it will be a bitch to align...you'll have to get caster camber plates and those i think can get pricey...when i lifted my truck i also had to get the plates. i wanna put the prokit on mine but i think the steeda springs by eibach are only like 159...thats a bad ass price as opposed to the prokit wich is 249. __________________ 2002 GT K&N CAI O/R X-Pipe Race Bullit Mufflers SCT Xcal2 w/Custom Tune By RWTD 4.10 Rear Nitto D/R's FR500 Rims 17x9 17x10.5 http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...ver/cpsing.jpg

October 11th, 2006, 05:21 PM	#3
sonicblue Hardcore Enthusiast 1990 GT Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: dalzell, south carolina Posts: 1,436	yea i already got some after market control arms. i thought you only need cc plates if you dropped it 2" or more?? thanks for the info. what are some other good springs out there? __________________ 1990 5.0 getting all fixed up for next season 2004 mustang gt 520rwhp, 491 trq sold

October 11th, 2006, 09:13 PM	#5
sonicblue Hardcore Enthusiast 1990 GT Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: dalzell, south carolina Posts: 1,436	yea i agree its worth the little loss of traction. im gonna do the work myself so i will probably order the springs this weekend.just not sure if i actually need the cc plates with that little of a drop.anyone know for sure if you need em? __________________ 1990 5.0 getting all fixed up for next season 2004 mustang gt 520rwhp, 491 trq sold

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October 11th, 2006, 08:52 PM	#4
DCstangGT Regular 1999 Mustang GT 13.21@104.5 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Washington Posts: 239	i got the h&r sport springs put on my car yesterday and i dont notice a big loss of traction, its deffinately worth the looks, i was getting sick of my car and now that its lowered im very happy and cant stop looking at it, over all i payed 250 for the springs 190 for the mm caster/camber plates and 275 for the front install and i did the back myself. well worth the money and im very happy with the outcome. i dont have pix on here yet but they should be up soon.

October 12th, 2006, 01:41 AM	#6
DCstangGT Regular 1999 Mustang GT 13.21@104.5 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Washington Posts: 239	ive been told that you can get by with out them unless you go lower than 1.5 but it is always recommended nomatter how much you lower it.

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