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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Technical Discussion - Performance / Modify => Topic started by: philz02 on April 20, 2011, 10:35:12 AM
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I will be ordering Jeffs kit Friday You dont see many lifted trackers in ont. where I live Think I might start something lol. I want to order the mutang shocks so they are here when the kit arrives any input would be appreciated on shocke V6 V8 car etc. I think Im supposed to use 1995 justalso wondering will it soften the ride I kind of like the stiffer suspension as I tend to carry some wieght around Thanks Awsome site here.
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i have an '89 kick. i used mustang shocks w/jeff's pucks for a couple of seasons.
they worked well, but i didn't lower the bump stops- i ended up blowing them. probably because they became the bump stops.......
i have since changed things and am using ford f150 shocks now.
i got my shocks by spec. from the monroe(i'm cheap) catalog for comp./exten. lengths and mount type.
sorry i don't remember the mustang shock number.
modify your bump stops!
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Jeff's kit comes with a full listing of shocks by make and model numbers as I remember. I believe the most popular choices are Mustang and Cavaliar and 1 other that I can't recall. Modifing the bump stops is a must unless you like changing struts.
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Ok quick additional question here. If you run OME springs and shocks/struts do you also have to adjust the bump stops or is there enough travel for them to work correctly as is?
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where abouts in ontario are you? i have jeffs kit as well and am about to put it on 1 of my 2 kicks...Im in the GTA but often travel to london as well...
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Jeff's kit comes with a full listing of shocks by make and model numbers as I remember. I believe the most popular choices are Mustang and Cavaliar and 1 other that I can't recall. Modifing the bump stops is a must unless you like changing struts.
I believe its Crown Vic shocks also. When I did mine I used Cavalier shocks, they are a little longer than the Crown Vic's.
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I think i used the crown vic shocks also. I havnt had any problems with it, a little stiff on the street but nice off road.
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what model cavalier for the shocks?
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I used the standard kyb GR2 1995 mustang rear shocks. You dont have to modify the bottom like you do with the crown vic shocks. The only thing I had to do was trim the rubber part that is at the top of the shock as it seems the Mustand has a bigger hole for it to go through.
btw, I just finished doing a write up on installing Jeff's kit in the "Build Diaries, How-To, DIY" section that might be of help in getting ready.
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I went this route (although they are softer shocks where you probably want slightly stiffer).
Rear:
Stock coil springs
1.5" spring spacers (From JEFF1997, matches favorably with the XL-7 front coils)
Monroe-Matic Plus #32316 Shocks (from Canadian market 1st gen Track-Kick: Asuna Sunrunner. Weirdly, Monroe lists #37070 US, not #32316. ??)
* Cheap! $20 apiece from Amazon ([url]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000CON75E[/url] ([url]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000CON75E[/url]))
* Light-load, not heavy-duty, so maybe only good for SWB
* Same 18.25" extended length as stock replacement (#37070)
* 5/8" shorter at compression than stock replacement (#37070)
2" shock stud extensions ($5 [url]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000CCFFL0[/url] ([url]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000CCFFL0[/url]))
2.5" coil spring insert bump-stops (pricey! $30 [url]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00387A7AK[/url] ([url]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00387A7AK[/url]))
* 2.5" uncompressed, supposedly compress by 30%, so about 1.75" bump extension at compression