Suspension

Arsenal741 · Fri Dec 30, 2005 8:46 pm

Is it worth going to an SVT suspension upgrade from a base zx3 one... since we all gotta drive in snow here in minnesota would i see a noticable difference in daily driving?? Comment!

Fri Dec 30, 2005 9:56 pm

Yes. The SVT susp. is a awesome upgrade.

mars · Fri Dec 30, 2005 11:46 pm

go for it, i'm lovin my suspension.... sorry to rub it in... LOL

umdivx · Sat Dec 31, 2005 3:10 am

I did the Ford Racing springs on my old sedan focus and loved it, ride was great, hoever i was still using the stock shocks/struts, and didnt get the toe/camber fixed, I had a slight toe on the rear wheels, but other than that it was a great ride about a 1.6" drop looked tight as hell too.

- Josh

sc0tty8 · Sat Dec 31, 2005 12:05 pm

there is another kit avail thru steve if you want more drop, comes with springs/dampers and gives a 1.5" drop, I do not recall the name.

Arsenal741 · Mon Jan 02, 2006 8:46 pm

well i just happend upon some good news i picked up a free set of coils from RM i met those guys out at sema... they give me a 1.75" drop.. are these gonna work with factory struts and shocks??

umdivx · Mon Jan 02, 2006 9:00 pm

Arsenal741 wrote: well i just happend upon some good news i picked up a free set of coils from RM i met those guys out at sema... they give me a 1.75" drop.. are these gonna work with factory struts and shocks??

Nope. Coil overs use a totaly different set of springs then normal shocks and struts. unless by coils you mean springs, and not coil overs, if so then yes they would, but the stock shocks and struts wont last long.

- Josh

Arsenal741 · Mon Jan 02, 2006 9:41 pm

yeah my bad i mean springs... why wouldnt my stock struts last long??

umdivx · Mon Jan 02, 2006 9:51 pm

Arsenal741 wrote: yeah my bad i mean springs... why wouldnt my stock struts last long??

Their not made for the rougher treatment you get from shorter springs. after market dampers (aka shocks and struts) are usually shorter to accomidate the shorter springs.

- Josh

sc0tty8 · Tue Jan 03, 2006 6:54 am

Geez, people here are so close to me...arsenal in st cloud, iminhell in darwin...no one from hutch or willmar though eh? Maybe someone ought to get a mnfocus window banner made up...

Arsenal741 · Wed Jan 04, 2006 2:14 pm

well if i ride on my stock struts and shocks will i be able to do that for a while??? anythoughts

Wed Jan 04, 2006 4:47 pm

A few months maybe, at least till they blow. They will eventually blow though, then we can watch you bounce down the road. It's better just to save the money and do a spring/strut combo at once, trust me you wont want to have to pull your suspension apart after 3 months.
Nils

focinite · Thu Jan 05, 2006 11:22 pm

well the black ,road devil is sitting on drop zone coiles and stock struts for some time now, and trust me they get worked, but you should be fine for a while .. ask steve about the kyb's

sc0tty8 · Thu Jan 05, 2006 11:28 pm

Arsenal741 wrote: well if i ride on my stock struts and shocks will i be able to do that for a while??? anythoughts

If you ride on the stock shocks/struts, you will remind me of the low rider i seen in st cloud once, that thing was bouncing like a bouncy ball

Arsenal741 · Fri Jan 06, 2006 2:36 pm

would a new set of svt shocks struts make any difference???