At 150 bucks the SR Performance Lowering Springs are gonna be your most affordable way to lower
your '79 to 2004 GT Mach 1 and solid rear axle Cobra when compared to some of your other
spring options that you'll find in the category.
Now in addition to being the most budget-friendly set of springs, they are also gonna lower
your car a total of 1 1/2 inches all around, eliminating that wheel gap and making for
a nice even ride height for your SN95 or New Edge.
Now the install is gonna be pretty straightforward, but because of the age of these cars any amount
of work that you will encounter, we're gonna mark this one up to a strong two out of three
wrenches on the difficulty meter with a little more detail to come later on the video.
But let's talk a little bit more about the details of these SR Performance Springs.
Now, first and foremost, the drop.
One and a half inches on all four corners.
Which if you've been shopping around for springs for your Fox body or SN '95, you'll probably
notice this is a drop a lot of manufacturers tend to go with and there's a big reason for
that.
It's low enough to make a pretty dramatic impact in your styling, it's gonna eliminate
that wheel gap as we've already talked about, but at the same time, the car isn't going
to be crazy low, or slammed and scraping on every speed bump, or steep driveway in town.
So we know that this drop will obviously help improve your car's appearance, but lowering
springs will also help improve some different areas of your Mustang's performance.
Such as reducing body roll when you're really cornering hard, brake dive when you're standing
on those brakes, and finally excessive squatting when you're leaving the line hard.
Now part of this can be attributed to this slightly firmer spring rate when compared
to the factory stuff you're replacing.
Now specifically with the SR Performance Springs, you are gonna be looking at a 525-pound front
spring, and a 250-pound rear spring respectively, but with a slightly softer initial spring
rate.
And with that said, this is a good time to mention that the SR Performance Springs here
are a progressive rate spring, meaning the spring is progressively gonna firm up the
harder they are compressed.
Now, this is a pretty common feature that you're gonna find on a lot of the springs
in the aftermarket, with the exception of a few of those hard-core performance springs.
Because with a Progressive Spring you're getting the best of both worlds.
You're getting that slightly softer initial spring rate just to make things a little more
comfortable while on the road for all the daily drivers out there.
But when the car gets pushed a little bit harder, some of the performance or handling
benefit of that firmer spring rate tend to kick in.
But if I can make one suggestion here, is that you do factor in a new set of spring
isolators when making a switch to an after-market spring for both the front and rear, especially
if they've never been replaced.
That's because the factory isolators on the Fox bodies or SN95 tend to dry rot and disintegrate
over time giving you that metal on metal contact.
It's squeaky, it's noisy, it's really not all that pleasant.
So the after-market spring isolators that we do have on the site they are made out of
durable polyurethane.
It will cost you around 50 bucks for both the front and rear together, which in my opinion
is money well spent especially on those older cars.
Another area to consider is your factory shocks, now I know this is certainly gonna add to
the final price.
But if you're still on your factory dampers upgrading to a new set will really complement
the springs providing you with a much better ride quality, but also improved handling as
well.
Now that's because your 20 to 30 plus year old factory stuff is no doubt pretty beat
by now unless you just keep your car in the garage and never drive it.
But again this is totally up to you and your budget to decide just how deep you wanna go
with upgrading your suspension.
Let's quickly switch gears and graze over some of the installation, and if you've done
springs before on your Fox body or SN95 then you know what you're getting yourself into.
If not, well, then keep in mind this will be again a strong two out of three wrenches
on the difficulty meter and a few hours to half a day in the garage or shop just to get
everything knocked down.
Now it's not exactly brain surgery here again, but there are quite a few steps to get everything
in place.
Now you will need a pretty solid set of tools to tackle this job, guys.
But mainly a combination of sockets and wrenches, in addition to your lift Jack and Jack stands
will suffice as well to help you tackle this particular job.
You also have to keep in mind here these cars, and more specifically the bolts on these cars,
are more than likely a little bit rusty over the years.
So definitely not a bad idea to have some spray lube in addition to a torch just to
help you unfreeze any stubborn suspension bolts.
After you remove the wheels and get the car in the air, you can start with the installation.
Now the rears will involve supporting the lower control arm and removing the sway bar
bolts in addition to the lower control arm bolts as well, which will allow you to sag
that lower control arm removing and swapping the springs.
The fronts, on the other hand, will be pretty similar and will involve supporting lower
control arm and removing the brake caliper to gain access to the sway bar nut in the
tie rod bolt.
Remove the strut assembly bolts in the engine bay and at this point you can slowly lower
that control arm down allowing you to swap springs.
Now guys anytime you tweak your suspension this much, I'm always gonna tell you to take
your car to the shop, get your alignment checked out, and corrected.
That way you're not blowing through tires any faster than you need to be, and the alignment
will be in check providing you with the best handling and driving experience.
So if you're looking for a simple and a relatively inexpensive way to lower your Fox body or
SN95 ESR Performance options will be your most popular currently on the site, and you
can grab your set right here on americamuscle.com.