mf150 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 (edited) Those of you who have lowered your 2010+ Fusion, I have some questions for you: 1) What springs did you go with? 2) Did you have to adjust Camber/Caster at all? 3) Are there any needed camber kits, or is there enough adjustment ability in the oem system? 4) Would you have done anything differently? Please post pics of your ride! Thanks all. Edited July 25, 2011 by mf150 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autoxr1 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Those of you who have lowered your 2010+ Fusion, I have some questions for you: 1) What springs did you go with? 2) Did you have to adjust Camber/Caster at all? 3) Are there any needed camber kits, or is there enough adjustment ability in the oem system? 4) Would you have done anything differently? Please post pics of your ride! Thanks all. I used the Ford Racing springs on my 2010 Fusion Sport. I did not try to reset caster/camber, but have put 18K on since the drop and the tires are wearing evenly. Would not have done anything differently. I love the look of the car with the drop. There are plenty of pics of lowered Fusions on the Forum and in the Photo Gallery. Here's mine: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13dreamz Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 I tried to order the Ford Racing Springs but they have been discontinued ... so I ordered Suspension Tech springs .. gives same drop for same price.. ill let u kno how they turn out once they are delivered and installed .... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2010Murder Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Hey autoxr1, Are you on fordfusionclub.com? car looks good. I love the blue and it looks beautiful in the snow!!! Haha what drop do you have? I'm looking into steeda, h&r, and tein. Steeda is made specifically for the fusion. Steeda and H&R have a awd versions. And tein has lower drops. Im not sure if I want to go lower than 1.5 cause the stock shock probably won't be able to handle it. I'd like to see and hear about the springs your going to have. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umm_me Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Hey autoxr1, Are you on fordfusionclub.com? car looks good. I love the blue and it looks beautiful in the snow!!! Haha what drop do you have? I'm looking into steeda, h&r, and tein. Steeda is made specifically for the fusion. Steeda and H&R have a awd versions. And tein has lower drops. Im not sure if I want to go lower than 1.5 cause the stock shock probably won't be able to handle it. I'd like to see and hear about the springs your going to have. Just becareful Murder... as far as I remember Steeda and H&R were the only two options for lowering springs in 10 and 11s with AWD. Steeda made theirs for the AWD and it works on both. H&R makes a FWD and AWD version. Everyone else, as far as I can tell, makes theres for FWD and it wont fit your AWD. Cant say Im 100% sure at the moment, but sure enough Id bet money on it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2010Murder Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Just becareful Murder... as far as I remember Steeda and H&R were the only two options for lowering springs in 10 and 11s with AWD. Steeda made theirs for the AWD and it works on both. H&R makes a FWD and AWD version. Everyone else, as far as I can tell, makes theres for FWD and it wont fit your AWD. Cant say Im 100% sure at the moment, but sure enough Id bet money on it. you could be right. but ive seen teins on AWD's (mainly S-techs). im being told to go 2 inches but to me thats a bit much. ive seen steeda's and they lower pretty damn good (and not expensive)! i havent heard or seen anyone with H&R. well maybe one but im not sure. if i go any lower than 1.5 then ill need to buy shocks right? im also on Fordfusionclub.com and theres a thread that this dude made that basically tells you everything you need to know. heres the link. i was reading it and it gave some good listings to whats out there. since me being somewhat of a newbie when it comes to lowering. http://www.fordfusionclub.com/index.php?topic=186688.0 but im tired of my car having more of a 4x4 stance than an F150. LOL so soon i will be lowering it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umm_me Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 (edited) If you've seen them on AWDs then you are probably right, just musta been something Ive not gotten the chance to see yet. I picked up some H&R springs for mine, they look great in the box LOL Need to borrow a driveway/garage to get them in, my condo doesnt allow repairs in the driveway...boooo And yes im on that forum too... that thread was a big help Edited August 4, 2011 by umm_me 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2010Murder Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 If you've seen them on AWDs then you are probably right, just musta been something Ive not gotten the chance to see yet. I picked up some H&R springs for mine, they look great in the box LOL Need to borrow a driveway/garage to get them in, my condo doesnt allow repairs in the driveway...boooo And yes im on that forum too... that thread was a big help i posted a thread on there about a week ago "lowering info" and the ace guy sent me a link to that thread. it was definately a big help lots of good info. lol i bet they do! what color are they? and let me know how they are. im curious to know. whats your ID on FFC? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umm_me Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 i posted a thread on there about a week ago "lowering info" and the ace guy sent me a link to that thread. it was definately a big help lots of good info. lol i bet they do! what color are they? and let me know how they are. im curious to know. whats your ID on FFC? I have the same name over there, Im over there a little more, mostly check this forum out once every other day or so. The springs are black. Your fusion is looking pretty mean 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2010Murder Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I have the same name over there, Im over there a little more, mostly check this forum out once every other day or so. The springs are black. Your fusion is looking pretty mean ya i get over there more often. theres a lot more going on over there. and thank you now all it needs is lowering. then it will be even better. lol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_9658 Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 (edited) I don't have the AWD but I did go with the steeda springs. I found that the back dropped about 2 inches and the front didn't drop much at all. So what I did was notch out the top of the wishbone that bolts on to the shock by about half an inch. This dropped the front down enough to match the back end and now I really like the way it looks. If you find your front is a bit high and wan to notch it like i did, just remember that if you take half an inch off the wishbone, your ride drops 1 inch. I measured under the car and the lowest point is 4 inches. The wheels I have are the Enkei RPF1 with 225/45/17 tires which are one series lower than stock. Edited August 18, 2011 by _9658 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_9658 Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 I found a picture I took from before I notched out the wishbone. You can see it sits about an inch too high in the front. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13dreamz Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 That looks good man I just lowered my 2010 a week ago with SpringTech springs and mine also lowered the rear about 2 inches and the front about an inch . So I am gonna notch my wishbone as well ... could u give more info on how u did this because I do it myself and I don't want to mess anything up.... thanks man 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_9658 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 That looks good man I just lowered my 2010 a week ago with SpringTech springs and mine also lowered the rear about 2 inches and the front about an inch . So I am gonna notch my wishbone as well ... could u give more info on how u did this because I do it myself and I don't want to mess anything up.... thanks man If you look at the image I uploaded, you will see the parts to cut out. Also, the shock has a indent for where the bolt goes across it. Since the shock now sits lower, your bolt will hit the shock so what I did was grind off the threads of the middle of the bolt and put a bit of grease on it so it would slide over the shock easier. If you want to get an idea of how much the bolt cuts in, put the bolt into the wishbone with out the shock in it and look inside. The other thing you might be able to do is put another dent in the shock but I don't know what is on the inside so you might ruin something. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_9658 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 (edited) If you look at the image I uploaded, you will see the parts to cut out. Also, the shock has a indent for where the bolt goes across it. Since the shock now sits lower, your bolt will hit the shock so what I did was grind off the threads of the middle of the bolt and put a bit of grease on it so it would slide over the shock easier. If you want to get an idea of how much the bolt cuts in, put the bolt into the wishbone with out the shock in it and look inside. The other thing you might be able to do is put another dent in the shock but I don't know what is on the inside so you might ruin something. I forgot to mention that taking 0.5" off the top of the wishbone lowers the car by 1.0" so maybe start by taking 0.25" off and see how it looks. Edited August 17, 2011 by _9658 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13dreamz Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Awesome thanks man ... me and my buddy The Mad Scientist is gonna see wat we can do .... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13dreamz Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 I forgot to mention that taking 0.5" off the top of the wishbone lowers the car by 1.0" so maybe start by taking 0.25" off and see how it looks. I bet u don't have a pic of urs already notched out do ya ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_9658 Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 I bet u don't have a pic of urs already notched out do ya ? I really didn't want to pull the wheel off again so I turned it and took a shot with my blackberry. I hope it is good enough. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13dreamz Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Awesome man I did mine today and didn't go down that far I went even with the bolt housing so all I got was about a quarter of an inch drop so imma go on down a lil more with it and see how it goes... how long u been driving it that way ? Thanks for all ur help man I attached a picture of how much I notched it out ... no where near yours LOL. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13dreamz Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 (edited) I'm going to notch a lil more off tomar ... ill let ya kno how it goes Edited August 19, 2011 by 13dreamz 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13dreamz Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 (edited) See I didn't cut as much as u Edited August 19, 2011 by 13dreamz 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_9658 Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Awesome man I did mine today and didn't go down that far I went even with the bolt housing so all I got was about a quarter of an inch drop so imma go on down a lil more with it and see how it goes... how long u been driving it that way ? Thanks for all ur help man I attached a picture of how much I notched it out ... no where near yours LOL. I've been driving it like this for about half a year. No issues. The only unrelated front suspension issue I have had was that the nut on top of the strut wiggled loose and made a heck of a noise when everything rattled around. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13dreamz Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Cool thanks man I appreciate all ur help .... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13dreamz Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 (edited) If this double posts I'm sorry ...I'm using my cell phone and it is a headache ... .... Edited August 19, 2011 by 13dreamz 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13dreamz Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 (edited) I guess first thing tomorrow ill cut some more out . Edited August 19, 2011 by 13dreamz 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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