bird
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Suspension Woes
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bird said:
theres a two fingerwidth gap between the wheels and the fender in the front
and a little more in the back
Id say it dropped a good 1.75 in. in the front like advertised and 1.5 or so in the back. I was pleased with it. ill def post pics sorry i forgot.
bird
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1fast03pony said:
Did you install a Ford Aluminium Drive shaft? Also do you know the spring rates of the springs you bought?
Rob
TheRedBlur
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does it happen when you are stopping? and then happens again when you start going from a dead stop?
TheRedBlur said:
no it just happens when hitting bumps
also the spring rates are 700-760 lb./in. in the front, approx 300 lb./in. in the back.
edit: no i didnt install the aluminum driveshaft... yet.
bird
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1fast03pony said:
Just for kicks. If you can or the next time you are under the car. Look to see if your drive shaft has any groves. Sometimes when you lower the car along with soft springs in the rear the drive shaft can rub up against the parking brake cable guides.
I also have a guy I use on Long Island the specializes in mustang suspension and he solved some major issues (wired noises and Rubbing) I was having with mine. If you want his # please let me know. It would not suprize me if he would solve your problems
Rob
bird said:
Rob if you could PM me with his number that would be great. thanks, ill check the driveshaft today.
-Jon
bird
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01LaserRedCobra said:
Im making an appointment to have a suspension expert check the car out saturday. Ill let you know what happens. if you find something def. let me know.
Well last night I jacked up the car again... and made sure everything was torqued down to specs in the front end.. Kmember, control arms, sway bar link/bracket, strut bolts to spindle. I also took the time to thouroughly search around the front end to see if there has been contact anywhere, but nothing. I still get the freaking noise from the front.... I really wish I could figure this one out??? Please help if anyone else has any ideas. It seems other people have this exact same issue?
Thanks,
Thanks,
Can't you put the car on stands, allow the front wheels to hang in the air, kick the wheels and replicate the noise?
I had a clunk in the front like that once. It turned out that I didn't tighten the caliper mounting bolts tight enough and the caliper was rattling around a little, on bump. The 15mm bolts. It took me weeks to find that.
I had a clunk in the front like that once. It turned out that I didn't tighten the caliper mounting bolts tight enough and the caliper was rattling around a little, on bump. The 15mm bolts. It took me weeks to find that.
1fastpony and others try to tighten down your transmission cross member. Another person said that it helps. I tightened my down tonight and tested it a little. It seems to help a little, but going over things like train tracks you definately still hear it.
You may want to torque down the bolts a bit more than what is recomended... (see attatched .doc)
You may want to torque down the bolts a bit more than what is recomended... (see attatched .doc)
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