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Topic: new lowering springs & cobra brakes on my fox
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venomous99
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i finally got the motivation to finish up a couple things on my fox. added cobra front brakes and swapped out my h&r super sport springs for stang suspension springs, which are made by h&r but drop lower than the super sport.
here are the before with the h&r super sports as the car sat 1 year ago. i believe my car sat higher than your typical fox with the same springs due to the stiffer urethane isolators.
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venomous99
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here are the after pics taken today. sorry for the crappy pics as the daly city fog was in full force today. i still need to find a set of bullit caps to replace the cheesy cobra knock-off caps.
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looks nice a friend of mine has the same car but his bullits are black deep dish, nice looking car. ![[patriot]](graemlins/patriot.gif)
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925GT50
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Very clean car, i like the stance on it. Im trying to give mine a similiar effect.
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Luke87GT
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That's a beautiful car and the stance is much better!
I am very surprised with your ride height with the SS springs. Every SS equipped Mustang I have seen was LOW.
Poly isolators will raise you, but not that much
Look at Gus's black vert... Its slammed with H&R SS's that I recommended him.
My car is still an inch lower that your current stance, lol.
Only thing I would change now is the cheesy snake centercaps.
[ July 07, 2007, 07:53 PM: Message edited by: Luke87GT ]
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venomous99
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thanks
yeah i have seen others with the same springs with a nice slammed stance and i just couldnt figure out why mine sat so much higher.
im a lot happier with the stance now.
im removing 18x10.5 saleens(28mm offset) w/ 295 kdw tires off my 94 cobra and may mount the wheels on the 92 just for kicks to see how much clearance ill have with a wider tire. ill probably have some major clearance issues inside with the saleens. im also tempted to try out my new ssr gt3 18x10.5(22mm) offset but unfortunately the 315 tires are way too wide for a fox
with the 275 michelin pilot on the 18x10 bullit, i still have plenty of clearance on the outside.
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yeah i know you're always a fan of that killer in the weeds look. to go any lower, id have to go with a similar coil over setup as yours but for now this will have to do.
yes death to cobra replica center caps. looks like the bullit center caps are around $70 on ebay. freakin more expensive than saleen caps.
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Luke87GT
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I would keep the Bullitts. I think they fit that car quite well...
Took my coupe out for the first tim ein 6 months... What a ride the Griggs hardware allows for... wow
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Stangless
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venomous99
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yeah i read your thread on the corral. mustve been a blast to finally take that ride out to test out the new suspension after sitting for all that time. now take some darn pics of the car already.
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Luke87GT
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pics will be taken as soon as I find a white 91-93 driver side fender extension along with a good washing...
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Stangless
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Luke87GT
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by the way, that thing looks like it really means business... what is under the hood?
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Stangless
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Looks really good bro . i'm glad those worked out for you.
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venomous99
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luke, its a ricer stang. all looks but no go. aside from just bolt-ons its stock. just like with all our projects this one is also a work in progress. eventually when the funds permit, ill go with some hci combo, probably afr165s.
chris, yeah im pretty happy with how they turned out.
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venomous99
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quote:
Originally posted by Luke87GT:
pics will be taken as soon as I find a white 91-93 driver side fender extension along with a good washing...
i think the whole corral wheel forum audience is waiting for those pics. hurry up man and get a pair from the junk yard.
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Luke87GT
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ya, I hear you...
the biggest thing holding me back is smog.
I have been ready to start the swap a few times now... and just delayed it because I am dreading the smog issue...
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Stangless
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venomous99
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quote:
Originally posted by Luke87GT:
ya, I hear you...
the biggest thing holding me back is smog.
I have been ready to start the swap a few times now... and just delayed it because I am dreading the smog issue...
yeah, u just gotta find a nice smog friendly shop. there is a 76 station down the street from me. all they do is the sniffer with no visual at all. speaking of smog, i just got dmv reg notification in the mail and guess what? smog is due. im worried my bassani cats are near the end.
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Luke87GT
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quote:
Originally posted by venomous99:
quote:
Originally posted by Luke87GT:
ya, I hear you...
the biggest thing holding me back is smog.
I have been ready to start the swap a few times now... and just delayed it because I am dreading the smog issue...
yeah, u just gotta find a nice smog friendly shop. there is a 76 station down the street from me. all they do is the sniffer with no visual at all. speaking of smog, i just got dmv reg notification in the mail and guess what? smog is due. im worried my bassani cats are near the end.
I have been sent to test only the past 3 smog checks. I think its safe to assume I am going to test only from here on in... Not sure why...
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Stangless
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Luke87GT
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quote:
Originally posted by venomous99:
quote:
Originally posted by Luke87GT:
pics will be taken as soon as I find a white 91-93 driver side fender extension along with a good washing...
i think the whole corral wheel forum audience is waiting for those pics. hurry up man and get a pair from the junk yard.
lol, ya I am getting a lot of requests.
I think Pic n Pull is 50% off this weekend so I might run to the Coliseum Pic N Pull tomorrow morning (maybe Fairfield on second thought... wonder which one has more foxes)
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maeco
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Originally posted by venomous99:
here are the after pics taken today. sorry for the crappy pics as the daly city fog was in full force today. i still need to find a set of bullit caps to replace the cheesy cobra knock-off caps.
man you allready know how I feel about your car.now with this stance,whew.
only if 93 cobras came in whitr I would be at the bodyshop righnow.
nice bro,verry nice.
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venomous99
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haha maeco. those pics were for u to hopefully motivate u to get a white stang to match your white fleet.
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STREETFIGHTER50
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lookin really nice alex! very nice stance. i would keep the bullitts. anthracite goes really well with the white.
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BlackNGold
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Very nice....One of the best looking Fox's on here!....
I personally think the LX lights look perfect, but did you ever think about the 93 Cobra rear lights?....The wheels look great and especially the front brakes....
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CLEEN 50
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quote:
Originally posted by Luke87GT:
That's a beautiful car and the stance is much better!
I am very surprised with your ride height with the SS springs. Every SS equipped Mustang I have seen was LOW.
Poly isolators will raise you, but not that much
Look at Gus's black vert... Its slammed with H&R SS's that I recommended him.
My car is still an inch lower that your current stance, lol.
Only thing I would change now is the cheesy snake centercaps.
I agree with luke. Much much better. It looks great. Remember I got dibs if u ever sell it ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
I was thinking and maybe mine sat lower on the SS springs due to the convertible weighing more than a HB, maybe? ![[Confused]](confused.gif) I too have the same urethane isolators. Whatever works for the stance u want, I say Looks great.
have u converted the interior to black yet?
take care
[ July 08, 2007, 01:16 PM: Message edited by: CLEEN 50 ]
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looks good with the extra drop and the real brakes ![[worship]](graemlins/worship.gif)
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