I had some issues with my GT after having Pedders coilovers fitted by a local mechanic. There was a cluncking noise in the front of the car. It drove me insane, to the point I would not drive the car.
I toke the car to a local suspension specialist who did an "inspection" and told me the coilovers were crap and the upper control arm and castor bushes were shot (they showed me this on there shaker). They recomended new bushes and TEIN coilovers (at great expense by the way) as they were the local TEIN dealer. I thanked them for thier time and was on my way, still with a noisy car driving me nuts!
It broke my heart to see the GT sit in the driveway collecting dust, but driving it made me crazy. CLUNK......CLUNK......CLUNK!
I was about to put the factory springs and shocks in the car and admit defeat ( my wife thought I was crazy adding suspension to a new car). A conversation with Simon at NIZPRO put me onto SHOCKWORKS coilovers. Simon highly recommended them. It was worth a shot I had come this far and wanted to prove the wife wrong!
I ordered the coilovers and fitted them myself with some over the phone tech support from Brett ( tech support from the CEO how good is that!). During istallation I found the front left upper ball joint bolt loose. So much for the pedders install and suspension check! Dropped the car off the hoist and holly cr&p it was AWSOME and QUIET. I was over the moon.
BUT then............the CLUNK came back. I was devastated. I called Chris at SHOCKWORKS and organised for an inspection. They were very accomidating and wanted to get to the bottom of this CLUNK.
Brett and Chris with my GT on the hoist today. Brett checking the rear while Chris works at the front.
Brett installing the coilover for the fourth or fifth time!
Brett and Chris smilling after eliminating that dreaded CLUNK.
The SHOCKWORKS coilovers were PERFECT. That didnt stop Brett and Chris stipping them down to double check. The CLUNK was from a loose swaybar link no doubt from the previous pedders install. The guys reset my ride heights (355mm hub to gaurd) and removed the front spring preload.
My GT now wears these stickers with PRIDE
The drive back to the LaTrobe Valley from Monbulk was nothing short of AMAZING. A car this size should not handle this good, its crazy, and OEM QUEIT. The removal of that preload ( which I probably added with my own hamfisted instalation) has changed the car for the better. These coilovers are nothing short of AMAZING and to think I have them on full soft, I still have so much more to play with!
I,ll be at the All Ford show in Geelong on the 17th in my Shockworks T shirt ( thanks Brett) if you see me say G'day and ask about the coilovers, happy to recomend them and the great guys behind them.