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Canadian ST,Apr 23 2008, 02:57 PM Wrote:Well like the title says im considering lowering my car but to be honest I don't know alot about the effects it will have on the car. First off its a daily driver (600km a week) So I don't want to be bounced all over the place. Ford racing has the dampers for the 08's and I heard Eibach is coming out with springs for the summer. What I want to do is get rid of the body roll, the car handles sharper in turn in and road feel is better but there is a ton more roll compared to my 07 ST.

If I could get some feedback on the pros and cons to lowering a car (Besides just looks). From what I've read its better to get dampers and spring that match each other. Also do I wait a couple of weeks to get an alignment after the install or get it done write away?

Thanks alot. :D
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I did the Eibach pro-kit on my '07 wagon, which is my daily driver, and frankly I like it better than stock. It is certainly comfortable enough but the response is much sharper, the control is better (even with stock dampers) and of course it looks better - especially with 17s.

I wouldn't hesitate to do it again ... my setup remained within normal range for alignment purposes at the front, and I used the alignment kit at the back, so tire wear has not been an issue. I now have about 25k and I think the stock dampers are near the end of their life (so that would be premature wear but also includes time on the track) but I found a set of ST dampers for the front in the U.S. (made in Spain) for $110 for the pair. The only thing I think I would do differently next time is change out the sway bars at the same time ... and more for the track than on the road.

I got my alignment at the same time as the installation for convenience sake and because my installer gave me a deal ... I haven't felt that it has since gone out of alignment - tracks perfectly even at speeds up to 190, which is the top speed for my car at Mosport.