dropped my car today finally

96dkgreengt · Sep 26, 2010

thanks got5.0, twista and djk83

bullitt- i never touched mustang suspension before this so i was going by the write up that am.com has for putting on springs, and it says remove rear sway bar and drop lca and springs comes out and pop the new one in and jack it back up..and i didnt think of changing the lca's since i didnt know til today what i had to get into to change the springs

Bullitt5339 · Sep 26, 2010

You can replace them easily without touching the lower control arms. Jack the rear end up, one side at a time, take the lower shock bolt out and the swaybar out. Then lower the rear end down, and it'll droop plenty far enough to get the spring out and slide the new ones in. Takes about 20 minutes.

If you have a helper, you can do both sides at once, and don't even have to remove the swaybar.

OnyxCobra · Sep 26, 2010

yeah honestly the rear springs are easier if you don't unbolt the control arms. here's all you gotta do:

place jack up under the pumpkin just enough to remove the pressure from the rear shocks. Remove the lower bolt from each shock and slowly let the rear axle down. From there you can slightly jack up one side to release the spring from the opposite side, remove and install the new spring and then reverse it for the other side. Then just jack the axle back up into place and rebolt the rear shocks. cake compared to the front. :thumbsup:

you can do it like Bullitt said too, i just didn't take the time to read his post before typing mine.

Chances50 · Sep 27, 2010

thats Joe Dirt style man. JK lowering springs IMO are one of the Best mods you can do to a mustang.

STR33TR · Sep 27, 2010

As has been said, you don't have to release the LCAs to change springs. In fact you're safer if you don't!
When the time comes that you do change LCAs though it looks like you have siezed LCA bolts. These are pretty common. I've fought with those a few times and have used a cutting wheel (4.5" disc works best -thank the Lord for Harbor Freight!) to cut the bolts out. DO NOT buy replacement bolts from Ford stealership, THEY WILL RAPE YOU. Like $40 for their LCA bolt kit. I bought 2 zinc coated bolts (should help to keep me from having siezed up bolts again in future) grade8 -same as factory- bolts from my local hardware store w/ locking nuts and washers for $8. FU Ford dealership!

Bullitt5339 · Sep 27, 2010

I've seen people with a lot of problems with the lower control arm bolts. Thank god my car came from Florida to North Carolina and has never seen anything that resembles winter weather, and they were a piece of cake on my car.

96dkgreengt · Sep 27, 2010

^^^^ thanks everyone.. like i said im a newb at changing stang suspension and didnt know any other way was possible, now that you guys mention another way ill definatly do it that way then, seems 100x easier.. now i just have to find the time to actually get it done..

Bullitt5339 · Sep 27, 2010

Honestly, rear springs take about 30 minutes. It's super easy.

GTwannaB · Sep 28, 2010

How are the rear springs coming along?

96dkgreengt · Sep 28, 2010

rear springs still arn't on.. its been raining here for the past 2 days and my garage gets rained in also(burned apartments ontop of my garage which make it leak) so its a lose lose situation on the installation at the moment lol.. ill update with pics when i get them done..