Yea I think I'm going to go back to stock springs and cut them. Your car sits perfect. How much did you cut again?
Thinking about installing the stock coil springs back in.
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Wow, didn't follow my own damn thread and now look at lol. Seriously 1/2 a coil looks good if not 1/4 for me do to the l/t's. 03cobra#694, you still of for lending a hand?
OP - do a half a coil and see how you like it
Having been the advocate for cut springs for years and now running aftermarket springs for over a year, I dont see why I would ever go back to cut springs. Maybe If I only wanted to drop the car 3/4" and not have anything else change. I just found myself wanting a lower stance but not having the car dip so much. The stock springs are so soft.
I never liked the feel of stiffer springs but it appears I just never found the right combo. I am now running Steeda Sport springs with Koni SA struts up front and Kenny Brown Cobra springs with Bilstein B8 shocks in the back. I now have very little body roll and the car turns on a dime. Our roads are awful here but I can get around no problem. I do have to find a way around massive speed bumps but those are becoming rare. I need to bring the right rear up a tad as it rubs the 335s when I have a passenger. Luckily all that involves is rotating the spring a bit
Having been the advocate for cut springs for years and now running aftermarket springs for over a year, I dont see why I would ever go back to cut springs. Maybe If I only wanted to drop the car 3/4" and not have anything else change. I just found myself wanting a lower stance but not having the car dip so much. The stock springs are so soft.
I never liked the feel of stiffer springs but it appears I just never found the right combo. I am now running Steeda Sport springs with Koni SA struts up front and Kenny Brown Cobra springs with Bilstein B8 shocks in the back. I now have very little body roll and the car turns on a dime. Our roads are awful here but I can get around no problem. I do have to find a way around massive speed bumps but those are becoming rare. I need to bring the right rear up a tad as it rubs the 335s when I have a passenger. Luckily all that involves is rotating the spring a bit
Very carefully, I pick what driveways and routes before I even get there haha. I usually back into spots or stay back from parking blocks. Chin spoiler is thrashed but Ive never hit the bumper on anything.
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Shurur, I was just about to say that. You beat me to it. Since swapping the Sports for Race, my car sits about the same as the 00 Cobra R.
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I believe 1/2, start there as the others have said and adjust as you see necessary.
Nice!
I never could figure out why morons have to bounce their car off the parking block and/or not stop when they hear the audible smashing of the undercarriage.
I'm down for when ever, gonna go stock with 1/4" cut or purchase after market springs as long as they sit pretty high. Looks like Steeda are highly suggested.
Pic measurements
Lower then i thought it was in the front, thinking another 1" to match the rear. Looks like Steeda's are out of questions since they seem to low in the front. Looks like cutting stocker are going to be my best bet.
Looks like its off a little on each side with in a 3/8" tolerance between front left to front right and same with the rear. Tires all at 33 psi.
Edit... no idea why svtperformance imagines do not like iphone photos and turns them sideways.
Here is the front left (25 3/4)
Front Right (25 7/8)
Rear Left (26 1/2)
Rear Right (26 7/16)
Lower then i thought it was in the front, thinking another 1" to match the rear. Looks like Steeda's are out of questions since they seem to low in the front. Looks like cutting stocker are going to be my best bet.
Looks like its off a little on each side with in a 3/8" tolerance between front left to front right and same with the rear. Tires all at 33 psi.
Edit... no idea why svtperformance imagines do not like iphone photos and turns them sideways.
Here is the front left (25 3/4)
Front Right (25 7/8)
Rear Left (26 1/2)
Rear Right (26 7/16)
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ford designed it so that you don't have to worry about that crap!
its not practical for a daily driver. (trailer/show car queens maybe, but not a true dd)
Decided to ask MM for some help in what they suggest is the "ideal" ride height for our 03/04 cobra's with street driving in mind. Will post back what they say on the subject. I guess I could care less if its not slammed when i'm behind the wheel, when i was younger I was more worried about how it looks then how it drives. I really want the geometry to be correct, not sure if some of you have ever looked under the car at the angles of the control arms when they are slammed. Its just not right unless other work is done I believe. IMO you lose over all ride quality when they are lowered to much.
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Brad, you need to take a ride over and look at mine one day to see how it looks to you.
Bro you change your avatar more then anybody i know ;-)
Sure just let me know the day I'm there!
Oh by the way figure out my driveability issue, it was the front 02's she drives much better now ready to play
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Awesome, and hahahaha. Any weekday after 5 except Tues and Fri works for me.
Its official after confirming with Maximum MotorSports i'm going back to the stock springs. These guys are straight shooters very honest, its nice to talk with people that would rather explain things they know instead of just sell you stuff you don't need or would want. In brief I learned a few things and I'm glad i called them. Hopefully when time allows we'll jack her back up son and i'll post pics of the ride height (still might cut a 1/4") hopefully it doesn't look to bad like 4x4 lol.
Nice to hear stuff like that.
I full coil, might be to much for you.
I full coil, might be to much for you.
Nice to hear stuff like that.
I full coil, might be to much for you.
If yours are 1/2 coil then it looks pretty damn close to mine by eye with out measuring. Amazing it lowers it that much.
Have you seen 1/4 coil drop?
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