[05GTSILVER]

I Was Wondering Bc It Seems Like Everyone Is Using The Eibach Kit. I Heard The Eibach Kit Lowers It Too Much Throwing Off Your Center Of Gravity. I Would Figure Steeda Would Be Better Than Eibach Bc Of Their Connection With The Mustang. Do The Steeda Springs Not Lower The Car Thet Much For You Guys? Why Isnt Anyone Choosing Steeda Springs?

If Anyone Did, Do You Have Any Pics Or Opinions.

Please Help Me I Want To Order Some Springs Soon.

[fin1]

I have the Steeda springs.

Btw... Why Do You Capitalize The First Letter Of Each Word? It Makes It Annoying To Read.

[05GTSILVER]

AT WORK EVERYHTING IS ALL CAPS, SO I TYPE IN ALL CAPS AND THATS HOW THIS THING EDITS MY TYPING. is this better.


how do you like the springs

[Over's GT]

I just saw a new Saleen at a dealership and the car looked to be about an inch higher then my eibach pro-kit lowered GT coupe, not personly familer w/ the steeda coils but I know they are not as low as the pro-kit at least in back

I am keeping my stock rims and tires, at least for a couple years, and it looks perfect with the pro-kit, i would not want it even 3/4" higher as far as looks go, but

IMHO it is a little to low (rear) for high g force turns on regular irregular/bumpy roads or for very bumpy every day driving roads, the reason I say this is I have a pretty good seat of the pant meter and before the springs, around fast sweeping turns that had typicle bumps/cracks the rear end would keep its track better before going into oversteer (on a race track, the surface is mostly smooth and this would not be as much an issue) although fast smooth curvy roads that have abrupt elevation changes will also bottom the rear end causing instint oversteer

I will look into shorter Saleen bump stops or cutting a pair of new ford bump stops or better rear shocks (I have about a half inch between rear axle bump stop and frame, remember the factory stops are long and are ment to be part of the total suspension travel)

overall this is only an issue for a small % of my drive time and I can live with the small compromises for a much better look

If you plan on having anyone in the backseats or alot of weight in the trunk on a regular basis I would avoid the pro-kit or lowering springs alltogether

BTW my father has a '06 vert GT on order, he wants it lowered like mine, but I have told him we will likley go with (higher) Steeda or H&R springs since its his daily driver racking up alot of miles on allsorts of roads

[Over's GT]

Originally Posted by 05GTSILVER

I Heard The Eibach Kit Lowers It Too Much Throwing Off Your Center Of Gravity.

this should not be true of any lowered car as long as it is engeneered correctly

lower CG is always better for handling

[05GTSILVER]

if i were to just use springs to lower the car, will the axle shift left or right bc of the pan head bar. do i need an adjustable one. or will just springs be ok.

[Over's GT]

Originally Posted by 05GTSILVER

if i were to just use springs to lower the car, will the axle shift left or right bc of the pan head bar. do i need an adjustable one. or will just springs be ok.

not sure bout the Steeda, Saleen or H&R but with the pro-kit the axle shifted, I had a nice alluminum adjustable one ready when I did the coils and I started out adjusting the new bar the same length as the stock bar, then once on the car and springs settled I had to adjust new bar at least a 1/4" shorter to center rear end

you want to have front allignment after any springs, you may need some type of front camber adjusters depending on car and height

the bar is avail on ebay for around $100 with race type rod ends that have Right and Left threads to adjust on car, this is one of the best bars I've seen for any price.

[Wade95]

I have the Steeda springs and am quite happy w/them. I chose not to run any spring isolators in the front and on the rear all i used was the isolator at the top of the rear springs.Still need to do an alignment tho.