I have been slowly bringing the life back to my oll GTS mustang. Its 90% there. One of the biggest things I had to attack was the suspension. Having owned several Corvettes and even a Honda S2000, my expectations of a well balanced car are pretty high. Having been an avid autocrosser, I love taking a car through the twisties. That being said, I wanted to make my Mustang handle better. I started looking at our options, and decided KYB had the answer. Their KYB AGX adjustable struts are exactly what the doctor ordered. They are extremely adjustable so when I want to take a trip and have a compliant ride, I put them on the lowest setting and it rides like a Lincoln. Well not quite but you get the idea. When the wannabe racer in me comes out, a quick adjustment turns my mustang into an all out corner carver. I was absolutely shocked at how well these shocks perform. This was by far the best modification I have ever done to a mustang. The part number for the kit is  KYB-734014B-K . If you have been on the fence about what to go with, you will not be disappointed with these shocks. To adjust them takes only a minute and you dont have to remove any parts to do so, just pop the hood. Its that simple. Heres how the install went.

I decided to tackle the front first. I started by loosening the lug nuts while the car is still on the ground. One turn per nut is plenty. Once both front wheels lug nuts were loose, I jacked the front of the car up and secured it with some jack stands. 

Next, you must secure a jack under the control arm to take and hold the springs tension for when you remove the strut.

Once the jack is secure, next loosen the strut mount nut above. Leave the nut loose, but dont remove just yet.

My camera somehow didnt save the next photo, but you will need to loosen the 2 large nut/bolts that hold the strut to the spindle. A piece of wire comes in handy here so you can tie the caliper up and keep it from hanging on the brake line. Once the 2 nut/bolts are loosened, come back uptop and remove the strut mount nut, followed by any spacers or shims. Now you can remove the 2 large nut/bolts holding the strut to the spindle and carefully remove it. The installation of the new KYB's is the reverse of the removal. Repeat the same process on the passenger side.

Moving to the rear, after loosening the lug nuts just like we did up front, jack the car up via the differential. Make sure you get the jack positioned so its not hurting the diff. cover. Once the car is pretty high in the air, place 2 jack stands under the jacking points located just behind the doors. Once these are in place, carefully lower the rear end down a bit but dont allow the rear end to hang there, leave the jack under it. You will then need to loosen the single shock bolt as pictured below. 

Dont remove this just yet, leave it loose. You now need to open the trunk and get ready to access the top shock nuts. Start by removing the push pins that hold the plastic bezel around the trunk striker and remove the bezel.

Next, there are 2 phillips head plastic retainers that hold the fuzzy trunk trim to the rear of the trunk. Remove these and then you can remove your backside trunk liner.

Now that that piece is out of the way, next you need to find your net hook that also serves as a screw on retainer for your side panel inside the trunk. This just unscrews.

 Once that is removed, you can now gently pull the liner away to access the top of the shock. Here you can see what needs to be removed. Completely take this nut and washer off that are on the top of the shock.

Now move back below and take that nut/bolt you loosened a while ago off and the shock should now fall right out into your hand. Next, we need to prepare the new KYB for installation.

The shocks come with the bushings necessary to install them. Here you see the before shot of the shock, followed by the lower rubber bushing. I applied some grease to this one to help it slide into the body of the car.

Now with the supplied lower bushing,

Now you are ready to install your new KYB's. Here is a quick tip. For the rears, face the adjustment knob towards the differential. This will make it possible for you to adjust the rear shocks without having to remove the wheels.

 Once all is tightened back down, you are ready to put the trunk back together and slap the wheels back on. Yes, its that simple. With my crude hand tools, I was able to complete this task in about an hour. Now here comes the fun part, adjusting your new toys! The rear shocks are simple. Just put the knob on the number you want to select. I started on setting 4. The fronts are easy as well. KYB provides a small screw driver that is super easy to put in the glove box or console. When you are ready to adjust them, stick the screw driver in the slot as pictured below, and point the white dot on the numbered setting you want to try. I set the fronts on mine at 2 initially. 

Now hop in the car and go have some fun! You will have trouble wiping the smile off of your face!