SR Lowereing Springs & J&M Panhard Bar for 2011+ GT's

[Oxford14Stang]

Looks great, I was just wondering about the same pan hard bar. Weather to use steel or the aluminum or to even use J&M at all. Still no complaints? How often do you take it to the track? Or put a toll on the suspension?

[DarkHorse1350]

Originally Posted by Oxford14Stang Looks great, I was just wondering about the same pan hard bar. Weather to use steel or the aluminum or to even use J&M at all. Still no complaints? How often do you take it to the track? Or put a toll on the suspension?

Haven't been to the track yet with the new setup, but I plan to soon.

Would I use this bar again? Yes and no, yes because it is a VERY well built piece...once you set it up correctly of course. No, because if you are looking to have easy adjustments I would recommend BMR or Stallion with the mid bar adjusters. I feel that the solid bar is a sturdier piece so I can live with the adjusters on the ends.

I have had to take this bar off 3 different times to readjust but none were the bars fault, just me being a noob when it comes to adjustable suspension parts. I finally decided to use lock-tite on the lock nuts and have not had any rattles since and the body over axle alignment has not moved. I will be adding a 90* zirks fitting to the drivers side bushing housing to make for easier greasing when the time comes but that is no big deal.

Short answer is yes, I am still happy and would do it all over again.

[DirtyD]

Originally Posted by DarkHorse1350 Haven't been to the track yet with the new setup, but I plan to soon. Would I use this bar again? Yes and no, yes because it is a VERY well built piece...once you set it up correctly of course. No, because if you are looking to have easy adjustments I would recommend BMR or Stallion with the mid bar adjusters. I feel that the solid bar is a sturdier piece so I can live with the adjusters on the ends. I have had to take this bar off 3 different times to readjust but none were the bars fault, just me being a noob when it comes to adjustable suspension parts. I finally decided to use lock-tite on the lock nuts and have not had any rattles since and the body over axle alignment has not moved. I will be adding a 90* zirks fitting to the drivers side bushing housing to make for easier greasing when the time comes but that is no big deal. Short answer is yes, I am still happy and would do it all over again.

I need to do the locktite on the nuts of my Freedom Racing bar. It's moved on me 3 times now, and I have to adjust it again...PITA....

[DarkHorse1350]

Originally Posted by DirtyD I need to do the locktite on the nuts of my Freedom Racing bar. It's moved on me 3 times now, and I have to adjust it again...PITA....

I used the red "heavy duty" version but I am sure any of them will work.

[maxpayne]

Reviving this thread.

OP - how are the SR Springs holding up?

Does anyone have an opinion on these springs? The drop is 1.5" front and back. They retail for $179.99. Here is the link.http://www.americanmuscle.com/sr-springs-0513gt.html

They seem like a good balance between cost and looks. I know the performance is definitely not the best; but, I have the opportunity to buy a brand new set that has never been used for super, super cheap (like $50). Also, my 5.0 is just a DD, and I don't require extreme performance at this juncture.

Thoughts?

[DarkHorse1350]

Originally Posted by maxpayne Reviving this thread. OP - how are the SR Springs holding up? Does anyone have an opinion on these springs? The drop is 1.5" front and back. They retail for $179.99. Here is the link.http://www.americanmuscle.com/sr-springs-0513gt.html They seem like a good balance between cost and looks. I know the performance is definitely not the best; but, I have the opportunity to buy a brand new set that has never been used for super, super cheap (like $50). Also, my 5.0 is just a DD, and I don't require extreme performance at this juncture. Thoughts?

For a good DD car I don't think it gets much better than these spring. I will say that they will probably benefit greatly from a good set of shocks as the stockers are working harder than they should and will be replaced much sooner than if you were still rolling the factory springs.

[NAVAG]

Originally Posted by maxpayne Reviving this thread. OP - how are the SR Springs holding up? Does anyone have an opinion on these springs? The drop is 1.5" front and back. They retail for $179.99. Here is the link.http://www.americanmuscle.com/sr-springs-0513gt.html They seem like a good balance between cost and looks. I know the performance is definitely not the best; but, I have the opportunity to buy a brand new set that has never been used for super, super cheap (like $50). Also, my 5.0 is just a DD, and I don't require extreme performance at this juncture. Thoughts?

I saw them on American Muscle a couple of months ago for $79 and couldn't pass them up. Ride quality is much improved. No roll. No squat. Makes the car look like is should instead of a 4X4 truck. Installed new Continental Extreme DW's and the car looks and feels 100% better.

My advice is to go ahead and use the money saved on this set and get a good panhard bar that has only one adjustment point. The cheap ones are a pain to adjust on the passenger side.

[DarkHorse1350]

Originally Posted by NAVAG I saw them on American Muscle a couple of months ago for $79 and couldn't pass them up. Ride quality is much improved. No roll. No squat. Makes the car look like is should instead of a 4X4 truck. Installed new Continental Extreme DW's and the car looks and feels 100% better. My advice is to go ahead and use the money saved on this set and get a good panhard bar that has only one adjustment point. The cheap ones are a pain to adjust on the passenger side.

Agreed, the BMR bar is one that is super easy to dial in and adjust if needed. I have not heard anything bad about this bar either and I would go that route if I had to do it again.