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Old Mar 14, 2014 | 10:11 AM
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Hey guys, gonna be ordering some lowering springs but thought I'd ask who has the best price? I found them for $296 shipped from THMotorsports.com. Best I could find.....
Let me know if anyone has seen them somewhere else cheaper!
 
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Old Mar 14, 2014 | 10:25 AM
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IF you are installing them yourself.....get me a wright up plz or some pointers.....can this be done on the garage floor with a jack and stands? thx
 
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Old Mar 14, 2014 | 10:47 AM
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That's how I installed them. You will need a spring compressor and various torx head bits. Also be careful not to stretch the brake lines (might be easier to undo the caliper bolts and hang the caliper with a bungee cord or something). I installed mine a couple years ago so I'm not recalling everything 100%, but I don't remember anything too tricky or special.
 
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Old Mar 14, 2014 | 11:15 AM
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One of the easiest spring swaps you'll ever do, and I've done quite a few.
 
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Old Mar 14, 2014 | 12:25 PM
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great,, thx for the input....
 
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Old Mar 14, 2014 | 11:09 PM
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One of the easiest spring swaps you'll ever do, and I've done quite a few.
Are you nuts? Coil over springs are not easy at all. A stand alone spring is 1000000x easier. Worked on many mustangs?
 
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Old Mar 15, 2014 | 10:23 AM
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Are you nuts? Coil over springs are not easy at all. A stand alone spring is 1000000x easier. Worked on many mustangs?
You remove the coilover assembly and swap out your components. It takes a little more time than stand alone coil setups but there's nothing hard about it. The s-type makes it even easier than normal as all the joints in the front are all slip fit.
 

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Old Mar 15, 2014 | 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by just rob
You remove the coilover assembly and swap out your components. It takes a little more time than stand alone coil setups but there's nothing hard about it. The s-type makes it even easier than normal as all the joints in the front are all slip fit.
You said the easiest you'll ever do and I greatly beg to differ thats why I questioned your experience.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2014 | 05:22 AM
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You said the easiest you'll ever do and I greatly beg to differ thats why I questioned your experience.
Read it again, I said "one of the easiest" and it is.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2014 | 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Digital
Are you nuts? Coil over springs are not easy at all. A stand alone spring is 1000000x easier. Worked on many mustangs?
Actually I have. The coil spring was a PITA to get out of a GT without taking off the LCA. I ended up having a friend with a pry bar push down on the LCA to take the spring out. Putting them back in was simple as you didn't have to compress the spring. With the Jag, sure it might take a bit longer when you have to use the coil spring compressor, but I would say it was easier (and less dangerous). Cars with macpherson struts the only difference was when you use a spring compressor really.
 
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