Mustang Club of Maryland

Last of the parts just came in. List follows

Steeda Ultra-light springs
http://www.americanmuscle.com/steeda-20 ... rings.html

Tokico D-Spec struts and struts
http://www.americanmuscle.com/tokico-ds ... -0509.html

Ford Racing GT500 Style Strut Mount Upgrade
http://www.americanmuscle.com/frpp-gt50 ... -0512.html

Camber plates
http://www.stangnet.com/2007/05/12/s197 ... e-install/

Ford Racing Front Lower Control Arms
http://www.americanmuscle.com/ford-fron ... 511gt.html

The only question I have is should I bother with the caster/camber plates since I have the GT500 mounts? or should I use half of the GT500 and the camber plates?

Now the trick is do I have the tools to do all this? Going to try and do it on Sunday.

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'07 Torch Red Convertible GT

'06 Torch Red Convertible V6(traded in)
1979 Indy Pace car I4T(retired to pasture in OK)

Put the rear shocks and springs in today. Had a bit of a panic attack when I put it back on the ground and the left side was sticking out about an inch and didn't look lowered at all. The right side was lowered and tucked in a bit. I'm like "damn, should have bought an adjustable panhard bar".

Well I went for a drive and when I got home both sides were down and the wheels were back centered. Guess the panhard bar did it's job after I drove it around a bit.

I did figure out I need bump stops for the rear axle. The one on the drivers side is about to fall out. Those should be easy to add later.

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'07 Torch Red Convertible GT

'06 Torch Red Convertible V6(traded in)
1979 Indy Pace car I4T(retired to pasture in OK)

Grab some pictures of the installation...

I'd like to see it come together.

I'd use the CC plates and return the GT500 mounts. But I am not bothered by a harsher ride.

Aren't the stock mounts going to be shot? I can't imagine after 112k miles they are anything but. If I use the caster mounts I still have to have a top mount. I'm wondering if the mounts can be taken apart and use the base of the GT500 ones.

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'07 Torch Red Convertible GT

'06 Torch Red Convertible V6(traded in)
1979 Indy Pace car I4T(retired to pasture in OK)

My SN-95 does not use a top mount with CC plates. My Tokico Blues go directly into the CC Plate bushing. But I have never worked on a new style Mustang. Even with the strut mounted spring, I think the CC Plates come with the top rubber isolator that mounts to the CC plate.