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Posted by street_illegal_stang (Member # 1554) on :
 
right.
i just got finished with lowering the front end with ford motorsport racing spings on my 89 fox gt :)with the help using fordmuscle.com
glad thats over...looks real good.
but now i got the rears to contend with.
if you people could give me instuctions on what to do and not do i would have a great finishing product. any tips or advice would help also [Wink]
thanks
-Street-
 
Posted by street_illegal_stang (Member # 1554) on :
 
p.s
oh yeah! it handles great i just took a corner going 50mph at a 20mph .no over steer [worship]
no tires cherping at all .Clean turning!hell yes [dance]
 
Posted by 93PONY (Member # 60) on :
 
It's easy.

Put the car up on jackstands. On the frame, not the rear.
Remove the rear swaybar.
Put a jack under one control arm were it attaches to the rear end. Un-bolt the control arm from the rear end. Remove the bolt & slowly lower the jack. This will free the spring. Remove the spring & install new one with 'pig tail' in the rear facing the side of the car....pay attention to how the old spring sits & you'll understand. Jack up the control arm & bolt it up.
 
Posted by street_illegal_stang (Member # 1554) on :
 
thanks buddy,i'll let you know how it works out .
[Smile]
 
Posted by street_illegal_stang (Member # 1554) on :
 
yeah, it looks alright...maybe i should have gone with the sportlines eibach. [Roll Eyes]
also i thought it'll be easy to pull the stock springs but found my self opening a can of warms.
when i pulled the bolts out for the lower contol arms and for some reason the axle was pulling back making me strip the bolt and confused on what to do to get the control arm aligned with the axle well after 45min of hell i pulled out my trusty old spare tire scissor jack,
placed it in the fender well and directed it to the axle pushing it to the control arm and manage to bolt it back...shit i was kinda scared thinking i might have bent my uppers or somthing..
well any way i like to thank you for your help
-93pony- if i'm ever up there i'll by you a beer
or six pack [Big Grin]
thanks
since i had my car jacked up i had the chance tochange my fuel filter and put my flowbasterds back on [Smile] .sweet.
Thanks
-Street-
 
Posted by BATTMAN (Member # 2063) on :
 
Did you change the shocks too?
 
Posted by 93PONY (Member # 60) on :
 
Just glad I could help.
 




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