Suspension Help! - Spring Choice

[LCPLPunk]

Hey all,

So I need some suspension help. I have a few questions:

1. I have a 2005 GT, can I put springs from a 2011 on? I looked at the spring rates and it looks like the front is less on the 11's than on my car, so I wouldn't want to do that. However the rear is about 14 lbs more (156). Since my car is almost 10 years old I would love to get newer springs and if I could slightly increase the spring rate that would be cool too. I know with the GT500 springs the car is raised, but those springs are also 166 lbs.

I have Koni STR.T shocks installed on the rear, and the same for struts ready to go on the front, however I'd love to build the spring/strut setup ahead of time so I don't have to swap the stock stuff. I hate doing that crap. If I have to, I guess I could just get another set of stock springs to swap on there.

 

[JesseW.]

go ahead and buy my eibach prokit springs when you get the strut mounts.... $125 is damn cheap for a set of springs. they are also the same springs that came on the 07-09 Shelby gt's

 

[LCPLPunk]

Well, I don't want to have to buy the panhard bar, camber bolts, etc.

 

[HitandRunDriver]

If you lower you will want a panhard to bring the rear axle back in line with the chassis. It will move when you put springs on.

 

[1andonlywhitie]

I'm a big Eibach fan. Ran the Pro Kit on my '08 Bullitt and loved it, would recommend!

 

[AlbertD]

Well I have some GT500 springs wasting space in my garage. If you want them to "test" out a new setup you can have them. Just cover shipping.

Sounds like the GT500 springs would fit what you are wanting to do. Stock height/higher spring rate.

 

[LCPLPunk]

I've seen in alot of places the GT500 springs will raise the vehicle though...

 

[AlbertD]

I've seen in alot of places the GT500 springs will raise the vehicle though...

I had some on my GT and it raised the front a bit. Maybe .25"-.5". Rode and handled great though.

 

[LCPLPunk]

What about the rear?

 

[AlbertD]

I didn't notice a change in height.