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2013-14 Shelby GT500
Looking to lower the Shelby
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<blockquote data-quote="biminiLX" data-source="post: 16283850" data-attributes="member: 7795"><p>Welcome. I would suggest sticking to ‘13-14 guys who have lowered with the 2-mode Bilsteins.</p><p>On the springs, for a street car, 3 best options:</p><p>1) Ford Racing ‘L’ springs. These are designed specifically for the SVTPP Bilsteins and match the stock rates. The rear lowers the car very nicely about 1” and looks great BUT the front barely lowers 3/8” and you’ll probably wonder if it lowered it at all. For that reason I’d go with the others as it takes away the good rake and makes even or opposite rake.</p><p>2) Eibach Pro-kit. Rate is progressive and should ride nicer and only firm up while driving aggressively. It’s a more aggressive lowering but in my opinion looks the best. Do you have the lower ‘13-14 specific secondary front spoiler. If you’re already scraping this might be tough.</p><p>3) BMR GT500 specific. These are the only springs other than the ‘L’ springs designed for the heavier front GT500s. I run their Drag fronts with Revan Racing ‘dead hooker’ rears and they ride and look great, just a touch of lowering like the ‘L’ but I can’t comment on the rears. BMR has great info and support and I think it’s drag, street and handling options.</p><p>Other than the springs you’ll need:</p><p>1) Most definitely go with an adjustable panhard rod. It will allow the shop to very easily center the rear in the car. These cars usually come with one side wheel sticking out a slight bit more and this can be amplified with the lowering. It’s a cheap upgrade I’d consider mandatory.</p><p>2) You probably will NOT need caster camber plates. If you like the option to set better specs and don’t mind the cost, get them. Otherwise it’s likely it’ll align in spec, and if not, it’ll be close for the shop to use camber bolts to correct. Mine didn’t need anything with either L or BMR drag springs.</p><p>These cars look MUCH better with a small drop, so it’s worth it and won’t be a headache or shouldn’t be. You just might want a new front splitter to keep handy before they go out of stock from Ford.</p><p>Good luck.</p><p>-J</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="biminiLX, post: 16283850, member: 7795"] Welcome. I would suggest sticking to ‘13-14 guys who have lowered with the 2-mode Bilsteins. On the springs, for a street car, 3 best options: 1) Ford Racing ‘L’ springs. These are designed specifically for the SVTPP Bilsteins and match the stock rates. The rear lowers the car very nicely about 1” and looks great BUT the front barely lowers 3/8” and you’ll probably wonder if it lowered it at all. For that reason I’d go with the others as it takes away the good rake and makes even or opposite rake. 2) Eibach Pro-kit. Rate is progressive and should ride nicer and only firm up while driving aggressively. It’s a more aggressive lowering but in my opinion looks the best. Do you have the lower ‘13-14 specific secondary front spoiler. If you’re already scraping this might be tough. 3) BMR GT500 specific. These are the only springs other than the ‘L’ springs designed for the heavier front GT500s. I run their Drag fronts with Revan Racing ‘dead hooker’ rears and they ride and look great, just a touch of lowering like the ‘L’ but I can’t comment on the rears. BMR has great info and support and I think it’s drag, street and handling options. Other than the springs you’ll need: 1) Most definitely go with an adjustable panhard rod. It will allow the shop to very easily center the rear in the car. These cars usually come with one side wheel sticking out a slight bit more and this can be amplified with the lowering. It’s a cheap upgrade I’d consider mandatory. 2) You probably will NOT need caster camber plates. If you like the option to set better specs and don’t mind the cost, get them. Otherwise it’s likely it’ll align in spec, and if not, it’ll be close for the shop to use camber bolts to correct. Mine didn’t need anything with either L or BMR drag springs. These cars look MUCH better with a small drop, so it’s worth it and won’t be a headache or shouldn’t be. You just might want a new front splitter to keep handy before they go out of stock from Ford. Good luck. -J [/QUOTE]
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