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Old 03-01-2012, 08:43 PM   #9 (permalink)
redorchestra
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I know people tha hypermile with older vehicles don't hesitate to chop the springs on their cars to achieve higher fuel economy. I am thinking about doing it to the Focus. It's free, relatively easy, and could save us even more money. Plus, the Focus looks like a cat in heat with how high its rear is... Ha!

What do you guys think? This thing is already kind of choppy, but it could possibly do okay with a little lowering...
I drive a focus too, 2007 zx5, what do you have? I gained some fuel economy by changing my plugs for Autolite 104 copper plugs gapped to 0.055. i recently made an upper grille block from a piece of Orange coroplast cut to fit and held on with a piece of transparent adhesive shelf liner trimmed to only cover the Chrome. I ziptied a lower grill block on but it still needs some work.

I Am going to use an empty cut up two liter bottle to cover the fog lights and I am thinking of covering the rims with the same shelf liner to make smooth wheel covers. there are so many cheap almost free mods to try before resorting to chopping suspension.
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