Question about Springs

[EZ4U2ENVY]

First, my camber in the back was bad so i bought new springs to compensate for it- well when they were installed i took it for a ride and i thought with new springs the ride woould be more enjoyable- but it wasnt... is this normal or do springs need break in time. I guess i thought it should ride like new again with all new springs, struts, mounts- the whole nine yrds...

Second,
If my camber is off on my front wheels is it totally correctable by moving the strut or do i need springs also up there.

Are Gabriel struts as good as KYB's????

Why does my 91 SHO have terrible suspension with like the ride comfort. Is this normal maybe im used to my 94 with the soft suspension. All i know is everyone that rides with me says how harsh it is- its so annoyning i wish it was a comfort ride- any ideas guys

 

[twr]

More than likly your 91 is riding like new. The 94's came with smaller sway bars and softer springs.

 

[sdpatt]

The front camber and caster is adjustable within a small range if the tack welds are drilled out of the adjustment plates on the top of the strut towers. This is a normal step to allow alignment of the car after its initial setting at the factory. The camber of the rear sturts is not adjustable with the stock suspension components.

When I installed the Eibach springs and Tokico struts on my car, I was suprised at the initial harshness of the ride and wondered if I had gone too far. After a few thousand miles, the ride had mellowed a bit to the point that I wouldn't be willing to trade it for any loss of control.

I later replaced my struts under Tokico's warranty some 125,000 miles later and did not sense a change in the ride. That says that much of the harshness felt during the original strut/spring installation may have been due to the springs and that the Tokico struts hadn't lost a step in 125,000 miles. You may feel a softening of the ride over time as the springs cycle.

The suspension calibrations of the Gen I SHOs were firmer than those of the later year V6 SHOs. The decrease in the sway bar diameters as the years progressed is the most obvious, but I am not sure of any changes to the strut and spring rates. I do know that Ford changed the marketing of the SHO (yeah, what marketing!) from a "sports sedan" to an "executive express" as the years went by. The Gen III SHO was the ultimate step toward the latter and was eventually changed to the "lowest priced 32-valve V8 sedan." No more the "hot rod."

 

[projectSHO89]

Are Gabriel struts as good as KYB's????

I doubt that Gabriels are as good as anything.

My first SHO, a 94, drove like a sedan. My 89's suspension, will always be much, much firmer.

Steve

 

[ManySHOs]

In response to the orginal post, what exactly was worn out, what springs were replaced with what? Changing springs isn't going to help you if your struts are shot. Changing from OEM springs to Eibachs with OEM struts is going to yield a terrible ride. What did you do and what do you have on the car now?

Ian