Upgrading your 2005-2009 Mustang's suspension is a great way to improve handling and get more zest out of your driving experience. Muscle cars are meant for aggressive driving, and 2005-2009 Mustang suspension handling kits help you enjoy that fierce pastime with stronger cornering capabilities, and crisper turn-in that makes your Pony respond actively to the motions of your steering wheel.
You have plenty of choices when it comes to kits for the opening years of the classic 'Stang's 5th generation. For all its powerful styling and engine power, the 5th gen's stock live rear axle deals a serious blow to handling, even if it saves cost and weight. Kits from Eibach, SR Performance, Hotchkis, Ford Racing, and others let you correct for that and win back the potent handling action and sporty responsiveness you expect from America's most muscular car, using precision manufactured kits with tough modern materials.
Strut tower brace and lowering spring kits drop both front and rear by around 1.5 inches while offering a rugged, chrome-finished strut tower brace that keeps your 'Stang's body from flexing when you're working your steel stallion hard on the road or track. Assembled handling packs offer struts, braces, sway bars, shocks, and often an adjustable rear Panhard bar to give your 2005-2009 Mustang the powerful cornering and turn-in you demand.
Should You Buy a Suspension Kit or Separate Parts?
A suspension handling kit includes a lot of different components for your suspension system. You can buy all these parts separately if you prefer, but we always recommend buying a suspension kit. With a kit, you can be guaranteed that all of the parts are compatible, and you can be sure that you have everything you need to make this suspension upgrade. It’s also often cheaper to buy a suspension kit than to buy all of the pieces individually, and it’s a smart idea to replace all of the parts in the suspension at once, instead of piece by piece.
Benefits of a 2005-2009 Mustang GT Suspension Kit
The main benefit of a Mustang suspension kit is very simple: it can dramatically improve handling. With an upgraded suspension, your Mustang will be better equipped to handle all the turns in the road, and also all the bumps and dips as well. You’ll find your Mustang feels more like it’s attached to the road when you’re driving it, which increases performance, increases fun, and makes it easier for you to show off the power hidden underneath the hood. Muscle cars aren’t all about accelerating and braking: handling matters, too!
Can You Install a 2005-2009 Mustang Suspension Kit at Home?
The answer to this question really just depends on your comfort level working on cars, as well as the tools that you have in your garage. Suspension handling kits are made for you to do the installation on your own, but they do require a bit of experience. If you’re comfortable doing repairs and modifications on cars, then you’ll probably love installing a suspension kit. But if you’re unsure or at all uncomfortable, then play it safe and let a mechanic install the kit for you. It’s always better to be safe than to be sorry. We have a lot of different 2005-2009 Mustang suspension kits available, and sales techs standing by to help you find the suspension upgrade that’s best for you and your car. If you’re reading to improve the handling, we’d love to help.
