doing springs next

[svobud]

Was that with the factory Konis Bud?

yes, factory Koni shocks/struts on both cars pictured..

[Raven855]

I have the H&R's on the 86 driver. Not too rough, nice lowered stance and handles better. They were alittle stiffer than the b's and I'm glad I got them.

[BrianO]

unlike most of you mine isn't on the track so this is mainly for every day driving and comfort on my end. The B springs should give me a bit more handling and should ride ok as well, but I'll find out. Since I drive mine every day I notice every single thing.. haha

[svobud]

I havent been on a track in years .. but it doesnt keep me from driving like I'm on one.

[BrianO]

well, got the B springs installed today.. the fronts were a complete pain. I had to call a buddy to help be get the springs in and out. the rear is just like any fox body adn went quick.

before I started I measured all 4 corners
RF-26"
LF-25.5"
RR-27"
LR-27"

After in the install I measured again..
RF-24.75"
LF-24.75"
RR-27"
LR-27"

for some reason the front was lopsided I guess, but now it's even. The rears beign progressive and me having an empty tank..I'm hoping it will drop some with a full tank of gas and level off.

the noises I had in the front are gone all of a sudden and I notice I need new ball joint boots.

I hope it handles good. Been outside all day doing this..cold cold..can't feel my toes! haha

[cmozez]

Do you have any before and after pics?

[BrianO]

I will tomorrow when it's light again.. ;-)

I'm wondering if my shocks are too tight in the rear, may have to play with that and see if it will go down more. I hate to spend this kind of money and the rear never goes down.. lol

[SVOeric]

the rear will drop more in about a month....

http://www.svoca.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12110&highlight=springs

and my rear has dropped more since that pic.

[BrianO]

^^ where the hek was that thread? lol...I read a ton of them and never saw that one, cool, thanks.

[SVOeric]

Product review section

[BrianO]

cool, how do you like the handling of the B's? I notice quite a bit of difference in the front, but not sure about the back yet. it feels a bit more stable and I can feel the road a bit more, but I'll adjust the shocks to compensate since I had them tighter with the oem springs.

[SVOeric]

I still really like them... They do handle better than stockers, and when I decide to drive my SVO to work, the 63 miles each way don't make my kidneys hurt.

[BrianO]

cool thanks Eric!

Do you have any before and after pics?

As for pictures I have a before and after with the car parked in the same spot for comparison.. the left one is after. you can see the gap in the before picture on the front wheels, but the rear still looks high. It did go down of course with a full tank of gas, hopefully it will settle more.

[BrianO]

Since during this spring install I found my dust boots shot....anyone know the part number for the dust boots for the ball joint? I've searched on here until my eyes are watering and the only links I found are old.. one says $5 for a pair and the other site says $15 for a pair, but neither have a part number or actual brand name.. prothane? energy suspension? MM? what are they? One thread askes specifically for the part number and none of the replies have it..

help

thanks..

[svobud]

One thread askes specifically for the part number and none of the replies have it..

help

thanks..

So you asked the question here? How bout you go back to the THAT thread and bump it ... or contact a club sponsoring vendor and ask them for the part. I'm sure one of the would have access to it ...