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Hi Steve. Coming to Cecil?

Allen, what struts you using wif them H&R's? Only H&R kit I saw dropped the car 2.25"! That was on www.shox.com so that was what I was going with. The Eibachs supposedly is only 1.25". That's not so shabby.

Hey Steve - I don't know any auto alignment shops down your way , but I had mine done at a place called C&J's Tire, right here in West Lawn (610.670.5922) . I've used them before & haven't had any drama so far . They were pretty good about putting it on the rack . According to the wife , they stacked wood in front of the rack to ensure no scraping of the front valance . I can't speak for their 2 other locations , but this one is OK . They have a location closer to you along 422 West near Birdsboro (610.582.4266) . Their other location is in Leesport , which is a million miles from you . My friend just got his Nissan SE-R (with ground Controls) aligned at a local place called Bear Alignment (610.777.4041) along Lancaster Avenue in Shillington (south of Reading) , and he's happy . Another place I can recommend is Hartman Driveshaft & Axle (610.929.9946) . He's on George street in Reading . Jerry's a good guy , straight-shooter & a performance Ford nut . He makes custom driveshafts , rears & stuff like that . He'd treat you right . If C&J's wasn't only about 5 blocks or so from home , I'd go to Hartman's place . Get him talking about his hillclimb Mustang & you're in like Flynn . Those are the only places I can think of off-hand .

John - I'm running Mondeo ST200 struts with my H&R's . It seems to ride fine with them . I was a bit skeptical before I did it , but it's fine . The optimal thing to do would be to go with adjustable struts , like Koni's , Spax , or KYB's or something like that because you can "tune" them to your driving style . I don't have the wampum right now , so these will be fine 'till I do . I can't believe that 2.25 inch drop from H&R's , that seems a bit much . Also , the make/style of strut you use shouldn't affect the drop height at all , the springs do all that . Jessman's car looks great with the BAT kit (you'll see) , not much of a drop , but very nice . The H&R's seem to be doing the trick for me . It's not so low that I scrape on speed bumps , although I do take it really slow now (just in case) . My driveway is close though . I'll take some pics vey soon & post 'em for ya .

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Allen

Guys,

I've heard good things about the Ground Control coilover kit. That's probably what I'm going to go with when the time comes. SP Motorsports carries them, and they are often in the group buy section for a good deal. I'd recommend running the Koni's with the GC kit for the most flexible ride options. The GC is a nice easy adjustable coilover kit too, just jack up the wheel and twist to lower/raise the car. Check them out at SP Motorsports . Anyone with the GC kit care to post their experience??

At the highest setting, the car sits at almost stock stance and will drop as much as four inches with the GC kit, your choice, which is kinda nice. I've seen group buys on the GC kit as low at 350 for all four wheels, plus the cost of the struts...

There have been many CEGers who have had failed upper strut bearings with Ground Controls . Keep that in mind when thinking about GC's . I do believe that someone has done research to replace the upper bearings with something better .

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Allen