Will these work?

[03Black2v]

Had a buddy with a built and supercharged 97 Cobra text me and asked if I wanted Eibach springs and Tokico shocks in the rear, and H&R sports and Tokico struts for the front.

Will they fit on my GT? I don't really know, I googled and didn't find anything. If they have IRS, which I think they do, I don't think it'll work.

Edit: He just said it's a solid axle, so they should be fine in my car, right?

 

[rz5.0]

Yes they will work.. Unless he swap a irs.. Cobras came stock with sra ex03/04

 

[Magic]

Cobras came stock with sra ex03/04

and 99-01 Cobra were IRS.

 

[03Black2v]

Yeah, looks like I am gonna pick them up then.

There isn't really a problem with running miss matched springs either right? He said it's Eibach Pro kit in the rear and red H&R's for the front, which I believe are the race springs.

 

[rz5.0]

Man i always forget about the 99-01 cobras.. Its like they are non existent.. In my head..

 

[03Black2v]

Going to pick the parts up in a few weeks, hopefully I can find a good write up since this will be my first time ever dealing with suspension mods!

 

[justinschmidt1]

Man i always forget about the 99-01 cobras.. Its like they are non existent.. In my head..

That's probably because they are junk lol

 

[Ferocious]

Make sure to leave the isolators out in the front if you wanna have a badass stance.

 

[DeepList]

Man i always forget about the 99-01 cobras.. Its like they are non existent.. In my head..

That's probably because they are junk lol

:nono:

 

[rz5.0]

Ha it happens!!!
Dislike button would been useful huh!!!!

 

[DeepList]

Ha it happens!!!
Dislike button would been useful huh!!!!

Indeed so... :angry7:

 

[03Black2v]

Make sure to leave the isolators out in the front if you wanna have a badass stance.

I already know those are staying out haha

 

[justinschmidt1]

:nono:

Sorry but they were a disappointment...pretty much no performance gain from the 96-98 to 99-01.

Didnt they even recall the 99 or 01s because they werent making the claimed hp? Ford ended up doing a few things to add some power I thought?

03/04 they did it right and actually improved the ****ing car lol

 

[DeepList]

Sorry but they were a disappointment...pretty much no performance gain from the 96-98 to 99-01.

In stock form... yeah, I agree they were pretty disappointing. That doesn't mean you can't do shit to them so they're no longer a piece of garbage. However, even in stock form, I still wouldn't consider them to be "junk" as you put it.

Didnt they even recall the 99 or 01s because they werent making the claimed hp? Ford ended up doing a few things to add some power I thought?

The recall was on the 99 which included a new intake manifold, cat back, belt tensioner, and a PCM reflash.

 

[1997GT4.6]

The springs will swap right in.

OP use the spring install instruction on American Muscles page. That's what I used my first time and have done it countless times.

99/01s are awesome! They were not junk in stock form at all, they just got undermined bc they didn't have a blower.

 

[Nightmare]

You can make a rather Bad ass NA setup with a 99-01 cobra, and they handle just as well as the 03/04s.....

I would love to see pics of the springs installed....something tells me that the rear end will sit higher than the front.

 

[justinschmidt1]

In stock form... yeah, I agree they were pretty disappointing. That doesn't mean you can't do shit to them so they're no longer a piece of garbage. However, even in stock form, I still wouldn't consider them to be "junk" as you put it.



The recall was on the 99 which included a new intake manifold, cat back, belt tensioner, and a PCM reflash.

OK maybe I was a bit harsh with the junk comment...just feel like it was not improved enough from 96-98

 

[03Black2v]

You can make a rather Bad ass NA setup with a 99-01 cobra, and they handle just as well as the 03/04s.....

I would love to see pics of the springs installed....something tells me that the rear end will sit higher than the front.

Well, it probably will. Little bit of rake is a good thing. I'll post pictures ASAP when I put them on. It'll be a few weeks though, I'll be on vacation for a week.

 

[OnyxCobra]

do you know what eibachs the rear springs are?

 

[03Black2v]

OK maybe I was a bit harsh with the junk comment...just feel like it was not improved enough from 96-98

Clear out your inbox lol.