Suspension complete!
Posted in The 'Stang on 04/06/2009 11:20 pm by SteveBy Steve
Before I begin I’d like to thank my buddy Cody for inviting me to his place and showing me the ropes on performing this kind of suspension overhaul. I learned a ton, and feel that if I had to get in there to change something I could do it myself. This was the first time I collaborated with another mustang enthusiast and it was really awesome seeing Cody’s sn95 GT in pieces in his garage. He’s in the middle of doing a PI head swap from a 99-04 and installing a bullit intake to top it off. Very impressive!
Thanks Cody! I hope we can find the time to cruise sometime. I’ll definitely be giving you a call soon when more parts start coming in.
I didn’t take pictures of the process of removing the previous parts unfortunately, but I’m sure there are plenty of those on the web and even worse all I got was a before shot of the car and no after picture! That will come soon enough.
Replacing the shocks, struts, springs, and caster camber plates made an incredible difference. On the ride home I was smiling ear to ear. The cobra felt like it was on rails and the ride was very smooth and enjoyable. Even now I can’t wait to get behind the wheel again.
Before I went over to Cody’s I had a few hours to mess around with those LEDs I bought. I took the gauge cluster out and cleaned and polished the lens with that Meguiars gunk I picked up last week. It cleaned up the lens very nicely, though a lot of the scratches are still there, but a lot less noticeable. Here is a before and after of the gauges with the stock halogens, and the new LEDS.
I didn’t get to take out the HVAC controls to replace those. I did replace the license plate bulbs. One of the halogens was burned out and it just looked too pathetic to take a before shot.

I don't know why you'd want to make the license plate more readable on a cobra. I'll probably regret this.
Well that just about wraps it up. For my next mods I think I’ll install some HIDs in the headlights and fog lights and probably pick up a SLP Loudmouth Exhaust so the neighbors know I’m home.
I’ll be dropping off the car tomorrow at a local shop to get the front end aligned. Pictures of the slammed stance to follow. Thanks for dropping by!