http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7911379510&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT Anyone use these Spring Tech springs?? If so, are they any good???

are these any good ?

are these any good ?
I guess you'll let us know soon.

says private label which usually means those springs are probably made by a well know company and repackaged under an "off brand" name. So guessing at the proposed drop, my guess would be intrax or b&g springs. Still a damn good price at $75.

well, i bid on them at the minimum.. $50 + 25 shipping and I won the auction..

I just paid $75 for everything...


Now We will see how these springs feel vs the stock (modified) springs. ! :)

Let us know how it turns out.

I'm looking for some springs myself. Was thinking about eibach but i just wanna keep my options open esp. if i can get quality springs for 75 bucks. keep us updated. thx man.

I dunno the rear springs on that set look like they may be a bit soft...my Apex have a lot more coils on the bottom...but looks can be deceiving.

--NY

More ebay springs for those interested:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7911904874&category=33582&sspagename=WDVW

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7912267989&category=33586&sspagename=WDVW

When do you think you will install them Ford? If they turn out good it looks like there are other people that will want to buy some of these.

I guess i'll find out when I get them ....

I just bought them today... they have not even shipped out yet ! LOL


I'll keep everyone posted.

Nobody ever answered the original question.....ANyone have them, or are they anygood??

I guess is ok to assume that noone has them on, or at leasst won't admit to it.

I watched them on ebay almost all day yesterday, and I was gonna get them, but I never heard of them, and didn't remember seeing on here or the GT site that anyone had them, so I was hesitant to spend the money for them and have them turn out to be POS's. I guess Ford ended up with them.

yes, i ordered them.... now we just have to wait and see how it turns out. :)

They should look OK I mean For what I paid for my arospeed ones they should be similar If it is an Even Drop it will look droopy on the rear Like This
http://www.nitrousworld.com/pictures/holydrop2.JPG
But lift it 1/2 inch and you get this

http://www.nitrousworld.com/pictures/perfect2.jpg
Whith your wheels Ford It would look awesome

when i get my springs i want a nice even drop but i dont want the springs tocost an arm and a leg to get :(

how did u lift ur rear?

I used clamps
http://www.nitrousworld.com/pictures/clamps.jpg

Or you can get the Tiburon Struts for a 3/8" raise

I got my springs... looky !

I also ordered a set of obx camber adjustment bolts... for all 4 wheels...


http://www.nitrousworld.com/pictures/P1010241-springs.JPG

well before when they where on ebay awile back i called the company and the said they had not made them yet but maybe now they did cant wait to see if i should of waited and got those springs instead

I installed the front springs yesterday... car is lower than before ... also much tighter ..

as i pulled into work this morning.. i turnd the wheel all the way to the right.. " claaaack! " ... nasty sound.. i checked it out, looks like it was just settling in or something...

everything is in place so far...

unfortunately i have school tonight so i'll have to wait until thursday afternoon to install the rear springs...

wish me luck ! :)

here are some pics from this morning...

http://www.nitrousworld.com/pictures/P1010242-front-only.JPG

http://www.nitrousworld.com/pictures/P1010243-front-only.JPG

Still anxiously awaiting to see the rear drop.

Me tooo!....What size rims do you have ford?

how about a close up ford

Me tooo!....What size rims do you have ford?

I have 15 inch Rota Slipstream wheels. They are the 6.5 inch wide models in bronze.... and the tires are 205/55 yokohama aes 100's.

In the back I have the gt v6 sway bar :)


I am in the process of getting the 2004 sonata rotors (11 inches) and the gt v6 tiburon caliper upgrade... :)

I CANT WAIT FOR THAT ! :)

FordFasteR so far looks good being that you are in florida a Tint job would make it look great with those wheels

DId you replace your struts as well? Just wondering cus I want to lower my car sometime in the near future and I am wondering about ride quality.

The drop looks great on that car :)

after driving around town and on the highway a few times today.. i have noticed that there is much clacking when going over bumps and such...

I dont like it at all... whats strange is that it clacks from the back and the front.. but i havent even messed with the rear springs yet ! LOL

Glad I didn't buy them :eek2:

Glad I didn't buy them :eek2:

I dont think the sound is coming from the springs.

springs dont make noise unless you installed them improperly... i've installed dozens of lowering spring kits on all kinds of cars...

they are installed properly...


I think there might be an issue with the struts maybe... but i dont know for sure..

for example... when going straight on the road or highway... the alignment is fine and the feel is smooth and tight... on truns its even tighter and smoother than stock with minimal sway.. and i still have the stock springs on the back..

now, say i go over a bump on the road or a small pot-hole... the sound that the suspension makes is noticably louder than stock...


thats all i have to complain about.

Even with stock springs and shocks I hear a 'clunk' over pot holes and such. I just assumed it was a Hyundai thing. :(

Even with stock springs and shocks I hear a 'clunk' over pot holes and such. I just assumed it was a Hyundai thing. :(


maybe so, but the clunk is more noticable now than ever before...

and yes, it makes the same clunk sound in the back as in the front and the back still has the stock springs !

I'm willing to guess this is the same problem Carbonman had when he first installed his B&Gs. It was a Strut bearing or something like that. Could be the same thing with you ford, since the strut will be going through a larger range of it's motion due to the car being lower. That's my guess.

It could be an issue with the suspension being off because the rear is so much higher than the front.

--NY

It could be an issue with the suspension being off because the rear is so much higher than the front.

--NY


this does sound more reasonable...

i guess we will all find out once i install the rear springs this afternoon ( weather permitting).

let us know how it goes after the install

yes and post more pics :)

http://www.nitrousworld.com/pictures/close-up-front-lowered-only.jpg

I have that black 3m strip over the wheel wells so it makes it looks like there is a bigger gap...

but you can still see that its lower in front than in back.

OK, I installed the rear springs this afternoon..

everthing went nice and smooth..

there is one problem with the springs... they will not sit inside of the lower spring perch like the stock springs...

here is a shot: (sorry about the blurryness, f_cking fogged up camera due to the crappy weather down here.. )

http://www.nitrousworld.com/pictures/P1010246_crap.JPG


luckily, if you position it properly.. ie.. insert the end of each coil into the groove on the lower perch, it will sit firmly and you should be fine after that... :)

i'll take some pics of it in the daytime tomorrow and hopefully you all will like the ride height improvement...

also, these springs appear to keep the back end up enough that i will not have to install any spring spacers to make the back even with the front...


!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Kinda looks like you have them upside down...do you have the wider part in the lower mount and the narrow part at the top? You prolly do but I figured I would ask.

--NY

Kinda looks like you have them upside down...do you have the wider part in the lower mount and the narrow part at the top? You prolly do but I figured I would ask.

--NY


good theory.. BUT NO.

what you see in the picture IS THE WIDER part of the spring... the top section is almost 1 1/2 inches narrower than what is pictured (lower section).. and i installed them in the same fasion as the stockers... wide section on bottom, narrow section on top.. also, the top spring perch is really narrow, you would never be able to seat the wrong end upside down because the top perch is just much much smaller than the bottom perch...

either way, they ride and handle great vs stock springs...


and now... onto the pictures:

http://www.nitrousworld.com/pictures/P1010249-lowered.JPG

and one more:

http://www.nitrousworld.com/pictures/P1010253-lowered.JPG

Now i REALLY cant wait to get the tiburon brake kit... i feel like the stock brakes suck so bad......


This mornin i went to work and took the same route, a 2 lane wide.. full 1/8th mile u-turn off-ramp.. before installing the springs, i could do about 55 mph on it and thats it... anything more and i could feel the tires slipping and the sway was just unreal...

today i hit that turn going 60 mph and felt little or no sway and the tires still felt like they were holding... AND THE ROAD WAS WET ! :)

i cant wait to try it out on a dry day ! :)


hahahaha sweet. :bowdown: <<<< These springs ROCK.

Yeah i figured you had em right but I figured I would mention it.

Car looks good m8...now go find some twisty roads and have some fun.

--NY

Feel like coming to the Philly area and installing mine?

I'll give ya ten dallas in cold hard cash!

Feel like coming to the Philly area and installing mine?

I'll give ya ten dallas in cold hard cash!

I'll do it for some beer :D

--NY

I dont know if i should bother but the car feels like its alignment is perfect.

most likely, i'll be wasting my time and money to have an alignment done...

what do you all think ?


I also dont feel very comfortable with those obx camber adjustment bolts... I might just swap the stock bolts back in to be on the safer side...


I would also like to point out that the camber of the rear wheels remained basically un-changed after installing the springs...

I might as well swap the stock bolts back onto the front knuckles to see if there is any big difference and just stick with it like that :)

:cool:

very nice drop Looks awesome

love the drop, loooks great ford.

One question, How is the ride quality?

love the drop, loooks great ford.

One question, How is the ride quality?


it rides like a dream..

but if i go over any kind of jagged bumps on the road, there are some loud clacking sounds that come from both the front and rear suspension...

i mentioned this earlier on this thread, but the rear sounds were present even before installing the rear springs...

also, after installing the springs, i double checked all of the sway bar mounts and re-tightened them just in case... sure enough, thats not the problem, it still makes the same sounds front and back...

now, over smooth roads and on the highway, its like a dream come true !


:abovelol:

How about bounce?

How about bounce?


there is no bounce... luckily my struts are still in working condition and the springs have enough "squish" in them that it doesnt bounce. :) :bowdown:

Northern...how much beer?

There clanking??...What do you expect for the price you paid?

mine dont clank and I paid the same

FIXED ! - CLACKING IS GONE !!!




There clanking??...What do you expect for the price you paid?


ok, took the wheels off again this afternoon..

i discovered the source of the claking...

apparently i disregarded the notch in the washer that goes between the upper strut mount and the upper spring perch... it has a notch in it that lets the upper part of the strut shaft slide into it 1/2 an inch or so...

so what i did was to put a 2nd jack under the control arm and compress the entire strut assembly upward as much as possible, then i went at the strut bolt with my impact wrench... finally got the bolt all the way down by force :)

stupid washers and stupid notches...

all fixed now. :)





as for where the noise from the back comes from.... there is no washer on the back but there is a notch, there is no way to install the rear spring perch backwards because it is integrated to the strut mount and therefore you cant slide the strut shaft into the perch without first aligning the shaft...

the front strut on the other hand allows for you to install it improperly if you overlook the washer...


so... on to the road test...

it is apparent that the spring itself cant make any sounds or noises such as the clacking that i heard, but an improper installation can definately make it clack considering that i had about 1/4 inch of slack on the strut shaft and every time i hit a bump it will move and slam the shaft onto the top of the strut mount ! LOL



:D i guess we all learn from our mistakes, lucky for me, i didnt break anything. !!


I also removed the camber adjustment kit and re-installed the stock strut bolts.

from what i can tell there is really no noticable difference in the camber setting... perhaps after the test drive i can give more accurate results as to how it rides and to find out if the noise is finally gone.


:) wish me luck ! :abovelol:

well i guess we got some alternative for spring now, damn i knew i used of waited could of saved me 70 bucks on the intrax that i got.

what was the drop on these? 1.75 I think??

yes, 1.75 all around and no sagging in the rear end ! :)

Glad you got the front clunk fixed, hope you find the back one!!

Glad you got the front clunk fixed, hope you find the back one!!


well, i drove around all morning, now that i dont hear the front clack anymore, i could isolate the rear sound...

the rear sound is more of a thud, and it sounds the same as the stock sound used to ..

so i guess its normal...


like i said before, the back is installed perfectly with no issues whatsoever...

it just makes the original thud that it always did... even before installing the srpings...

>>>> UPDATE:

I think i'll be getting an alignment today.. I know the car feels like its going perfectly straight, but I dont want to risk wearing out my tires because of excessive toe-in...

:)

more updates >>> .


I had the alignment done during lunch... the mechanic said that the toe-in was waaaay off in the back... he set all 4 corners back to stock toe-in settings..

:) happy me !

Yes, the front camber bolts will make it way toe in. The rears should be fine at 1/16 toe in. the fronts should be factory spec'd to 0 toe. I put the same obx camber bolts in and had the alignment. The rear was perfect but the fronts were WAY off. I had them set to factory 0 toe and adjust them to slight toe out for autocross and them set them back to 0 after the race. I have -2 camber in front and -1 in rear.

If after your alignment you didn't need them for proper camber setting, and you don't autocross then somebody here could probably use them.

Question:

Will a 1.7" drop require an aftermarket kit to adjust the camber back to factory settings?

Question:

Will a 1.7" drop require an aftermarket kit to adjust the camber back to factory settings?





NO.


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I appreciate the clear answer!

anytime sucka ! :)