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Originally Posted by 320touring
New springs= £80
New Shocks another £80 for fronts only.
New cheap coilovers £155 (front and rear)
Duly noted- this being the week before payday, I'm in no position to pay for the bits to alter anything!
interesting re the probe- maybe a front only drop would have similar outcomes?
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Too bad for us that Ford never published a drag breakdown of the Probe as it transitioned from 'urban' to 'highway' configuration.
Dropping only the nose would,in essence,effectively raise the boot,taking some bite out of the rear contour.
I suspect that it would lower the drag.I just don't know how to predict a numerical value for it.
If you had access to a closed course,along with instant mpg readout capability,you could substitute rigid links where the shocks go,fixing the ride height at your new target,then drive it only as long as it took to get your new mpg reading.If you liked the number,then it might justify a proper modification.
If the numbers didn't pan out,you'd be out very little time and money.