How to: Installing Lowering Spring on your Ford Fusion.
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- Опубліковано 13 жов 2024
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Disclaimer: Attempt this install at your own risk.
In this video I cover how I installed a set off Steeda lowering springs on my 2nd gen fusion. There are a few other methods that can be used that would achieve the same result.
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Just installed some lowering springs today. Your video was a BIG help!
Glad I could help!
What a great video! Thank you for sharing this with the Fusion community!
Used this video to change my own springs super helpful and it’s all together now so it must’ve worked!!
Thanks for the video. Helped me to install my eibach's in a 2018. For the rear I was able to drop the subframe with the car on jack stands. Had to loosen all 4 and remove only one side at a time. The forward bolt partially blocked by the plastic I found you could put a socket on from the side then attach and extender from below to turn it with just a minimal of flex to the plastic. Then use a socket torx bit for the small bolts. If you don't have the torx socket it would probably be easier to take the plastic off. No need to remove it. Also the lower suspension arm has 2 bolts on the large arm (the one the spring sits in) and the third bolt on the small tubular arm that bolts in the middle can be left on and the spring will still come out.
Thanks for the info, There’s more then 1 way to do it and hopefully we can help more people out with this project
What tools do you need I have my lowering springs for my 2019 Ford Fusion but don’t know what tools I need to take out the springs can someone tell me the tools I need ?
This helped me so much!! thank you!!!
I gotta replace my whole fusion subframe this helped a lot thank you
Fantastic video. Shop by the house wants 1100 to do springs. Ford quoted me 1500 for a turbo swap on a 2.7l sport.
Thats insane ,do it yourself if you can
The cut in at 7:55 basically sums up my role in this lmao
Love this video i'm so wanting to lower my 2014 for fusion
Lowering a fusion. Absolute madman. Mine already feels way too low 😂. Some black wheels would look good on there with the black accents
That’s why I love the Steeda springs. They only lower it about an inch. For me that’s perfect, and I’ve been going back and forth between black or gunmetal wheels. I think both would look good.
Did my 2018 today! This video is awesome!
Glad I could help
Looks really good going to the same to my car same model and everything as yours! Keep more vids coming!
Thanks man, hopefully the video helps out!
Rapid Jay definitely will do I appreciate it
Excellent video!
I’m tryna install these coilovers. I got the subframe bolts out on the rear & I still can’t find enough clearance even when I push it down. What should I do ? You’ve been real helpful nobody else out here doing this maneee
I don’t have the car anymore so I can’t look. But look around there may be a hidden bolt or something hanging up somewhere that’s stopping you from pulling it down
just did mine.. fast and easy way to remove the front and rear springs.. esp. the front while still on the shock...4.5 inch angle grinder with cutting disk..it goes pop!! but the spring remains on the strut.. but with no pressure on it takes a min for each side..then remove the top mount... hey i was not going to reuse that spring anyway
Great video. Was a huge help with my 2014 fusion. One question though. Was one side lower than the other? For some reason my driver side is about 1/4” lower. Nothing crazy but still concerned.
There may be a slight difference until they settle. Just make sure you don't have any strange noises
Great tutorial! Only difference I had was the 2 torx bolts on the rear are 2 T50 and not T47 as you mentioned.
Thanks for the video bruh. Question what is your window tint level? Front to back? Thanks!!
35% all around
i can’t get the bolt out of the front struts i have tried and it won’t budge and come loose
Did you have any problems removing those 2 torx bits on the back of the car? Mine are stuck like nobody's business. Sitting with penetrating fluid on a now.
It came out pretty easy for me. Are you using hand tools or powered?
@@RvaJay I got it with hand tools.
Should also note that they are T50. Video stated T47.
I’ll be using this video as well! 😂
Glad I could help. More videos come by soon!
You should do an aftermarket grill 🤔
Thanks for showing this. If you see this comment, do you think there's a way to do the rears without dropping the subframe assembly?
From what I've seen you're gonna have to drop the subframe. It's really not hard, more of an annoyance especially if you're doing this on jackstands.
Can someone explain why removing the torx screws is necessary?
Very helpful!
You are really helpful 4real
Great video.. did it improve handling?
Yes, there was a noticeable improvement
How long did it take you to do the rears? And any recommendations when i do the rear? 😂, the fronts sucked after my impact died man.
Rears took about 45 minutes. I couldn’t imagine doing this with an impact lol
Thank you mate
How’s the car driving today? Did you replace any struts or shocks
I put 40-50k miles on it and it still rode as smooth as day 1
I can’t seem to get the rear sway bar endlink to come off, I’m using an 18mm wrench to hold the nut and impacting it counter clockwise but it doesn’t not come off.. need help asap
i work as a Classic Italian car tech... here a hint....... on all suspension and exhaust nuts and bolts.. use nickel anti seize.. it is high temp and wont wash off like the copper base anti seize
What trim fusion do you have? Steeda doesn't know if their springs will fit a 2016 SE with the 2.5L engine so I had to cancel my order...
I have a 2015 se. My kit said 1.6/2.0l kit on the box. I think they’re all the same
Engine shouldn't be a difference in suspension. If there were one, I would imagine it would be between FWD and AWD.
No difference man, i got H&R sport suspension springs and they are for a wide variety of cars. Including my 2.0 awd fusion. No issues, i doubt you’ll have anything too crazy
Trynna do this exactly to my fusion! But I bought 18” after market wheels, would they scrape? This looks really close and I know that the ones you have on are 17” cuz I had them
They should fit with no problem. I’ve heard anything up to a 20” will fit with these springs.
Ik im a year late but i just did mine with H&R sport springs which drop the car between .75” to 1.25” and i have the stock 18” rims for my titanium awd and its fine. The fusion comes with 19 stock for the sport trim , the base model/lower trims have 17’s. 20’s are the aftermarket ones but even that isnt too large of an issue. Anything bigger is a little wack tho
How much does it drop ?? I’m deciding between Steeda or eibach
It’s about an inch. Maybe a bit more, really modest but it looks goods and rides like stock.
@@RvaJay is it okay if i only change the low spring? do you suggest to change adjustable Stabilizer link altogether? thx
Isn't the bump stop supposed to be cut shorter too to keep it from bottoming out early?
Maybe on coilovers. These don’t lower the car enough to need to cut the bump-stop
Did you have to do an alignment afterwards??
Yes, there wasn't much visible negative camber though. You could probably get by without it for awhile.
Would it be easier to just use spring compressors to remove the rear springs? I'm going to be bagging my car soon so I'm just trying to find the easiest way to do it on a Jack
I tried that, I couldn’t compress the stock spring enough to remove it. Maybe if you loosen some of the sub frame bolts and compress the spring it’ll work? Might be worth a shot.
@@RvaJay alright cool, I'll give it a shot when I install my bags
i just took a 4,5 angle grinder with a cutting disk to them took a min or so,,
when you put the nut back on top of the front strut, what happened with the 6mm allen key part? all I could see was the actual nut get tightened
The pressure from the new spring pushing on the top hat/nut is enough to keep it in place while you tighten it. I used the Allen key in the first step because I compressed the spring.
I put my springs on they were vogtlands it made my camber look way negative now, hopefully alignment will not be needed
An alignment is definitely recommended. Especially if the negative camber is obvious. You’re going to wear down the inside of the tires quickly.
Please please please throw in on torque spec here and there. Good concept mechanically but to people who don't know could have a catastrophic failure due to loose bolts especially the subframe
Why did he lower the subframe? Can you not disconnect the lower control arm from the knuckle and pry the LCA down? 🤔
If I remember correctly, you have have to lower it because the springs sit in buckets, and you need the extra clearance to pull the stockers out. It’s also what steeds recommends
Yep. I found out that you can only pry down the LCA so much and then it hits the subframe. Lowering the subframe is a have to.
What about front strut replacement 2011 ford Taurus se
Do you need an alignment after doing springs?
It’s always recommended that you get an alignment when you lower a car, but there wasn’t any noticeable negative camber with these springs
how much what it cost to install a Ksport air tech basic front and rear end air suspension system on Ford Fusion 2014.
Honestly, I’ve never looked at how much install bags would be.
How long did installation take?
It took us around 5 hours, but we were figuring things out as we went ( and bs’ing) because the instructions aren’t great. If we had to do it again, probably take less than 2.5 maybe 3 hours
Probably add a wheel spaced to make the weeks align more with the body??🤷🏻♂️
A small spacer would definitely improve the look
How long did it take your springs to Settle?
Not long, maybe a couple of day. This was a pretty mild drop.
RvaJay gotcha, I got Godspeed springs which say front 1.1inch drop, and rear 1.0 so prob won’t notice much but the mechanic who did it say it’ll be lower then what it looks so we’ll see
On these cars, 1” is just enough to make a difference. I can say I’m happy how my car looks.
RvaJay definitely I like how it looks too definitely hope mine settle in like yours because I just did them yesterday so I’m assuming it takes some time to settle right?
@@Liltreydog96 A couple day to a week is all it should take to settle. It really depends on the springs.
How did the alignment come out?
The alignment came out good. Everything was back in spec.
How’s does it ride
You might have read that it rides like stock. I’d say they definitely do! No noticeable difference when going over bumps or rough roads.
@@RvaJay with stock shocks? Do you recommend getting new shocks or nah?
Wanna see how u installed the titanium diffusers
That video will be up soon!
How low did you put them?
I’m still in stock struts so nothing is adjustable. The springs lowered the car about 1.5 inches
Wwwwooow!
cual es el precio?
For?
The only cost was for the springs.
Idk you need to remove that many stuff for the rear..
You lost me at spraying the head of the spindle bolt. Which did nothing. This could have been way easier.
gorage lol
Man you look like cutty on the wire