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As requested - finally got a chance to give her a bath and get a couple pictures. The Foose edition was supposed to have an Eibach 2/4 kit like the prototype but Ford dropped it from the production trucks. This is the Saleen S331 suspension with Ground Force shackles on my '08 Foose Edition. The Saleen 23s seem to fill the wheel well gaps slightly better than the Foose 22s but I'm happy with the drop.
There are a lot of drop kits on the market but most are manufactured purely for aesthetics. Saleen and Roush do extensive tuning and handling performance was a major factor in my decision. Last year they were blowing out the S331 parts on eBay and I scored the front struts, springs, leafs and rear shocks for $460 shipped and then added the GF shackes to level it out. The handling performance is impressive for a truck this heavy and I've very happy with it.
I'll be adding a Roush front sway bar this week, they sent me the wrong supplemental end links but they're in the mail. I have the Hellwig rear bar but I need to have an exhaust shop modify the driver's side tailpipe to clear it. not sure when I'll get around to that.
There are a lot of drop kits on the market but most are manufactured purely for aesthetics. Saleen and Roush do extensive tuning and handling performance was a major factor in my decision. Last year they were blowing out the S331 parts on eBay and I scored the front struts, springs, leafs and rear shocks for $460 shipped and then added the GF shackes to level it out. The handling performance is impressive for a truck this heavy and I've very happy with it.
I'll be adding a Roush front sway bar this week, they sent me the wrong supplemental end links but they're in the mail. I have the Hellwig rear bar but I need to have an exhaust shop modify the driver's side tailpipe to clear it. not sure when I'll get around to that.
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From: edmonton alberta canada
heres mine guys, this is #360 
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, since these were taken ive taken off the previous owners chrome door handles,fuel filler and window vents. i bought it last august 2010 and it had 10900 kms on it. now has 25000 , before the end of the year i think im gonna do snow's alcohol injection kit !
, , , since these were taken ive taken off the previous owners chrome door handles,fuel filler and window vents. i bought it last august 2010 and it had 10900 kms on it. now has 25000 , before the end of the year i think im gonna do snow's alcohol injection kit !
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Anybody have the stats regarding how many were produced and how many of each color? I read somewhere that Ford originally planned on making 1200 but after the economy started tanking demand dropped so the final output was either 500 or just under like 48x something. I also heard that close to half of them went to Canada.
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Anybody have the stats regarding how many were produced and how many of each color? I read somewhere that Ford originally planned on making 1200 but after the economy started tanking demand dropped so the final output was either 500 or just under like 48x something. I also heard that close to half of them went to Canada.
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they only made 500 !? i heard there was 1500 total ? not sure how many are up here in canada, though ive seen about 3-4 different ones in my city lol ! 3 black ones and 1 other grey for sure
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Mine is the only I've seen in person, but a few online. All should post thier numbers as I've never seen a number over 500. I've got #0064.
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I got the Roush stabilizer bar installed earlier this week - highly recommended upgrade. The factory bar is huge so I was a bit skeptical if there would be much of an improvement but the difference is quite noticeable. The endlink design is more like the '04 with a 90-degree upper. You can also get a good look at the Saleen S331 struts and springs.
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I got the Roush stabilizer bar installed earlier this week - highly recommended upgrade. The factory bar is huge so I was a bit skeptical if there would be much of an improvement but the difference is quite noticeable. The endlink design is more like the '04 with a 90-degree upper. You can also get a good look at the Saleen S331 struts and springs.
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thats very believable since joe cooper ford keeps a variety of special edition fords of every kind. we bought our 2005 roush stage 2 mustang from them. its like going to a candy store when you pull in there. lol
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I got the Roush stabilizer bar installed earlier this week - highly recommended upgrade. The factory bar is huge so I was a bit skeptical if there would be much of an improvement but the difference is quite noticeable. The endlink design is more like the '04 with a 90-degree upper. You can also get a good look at the Saleen S331 struts and springs.
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Yes, the endlinks, poly D-bushings, and lube is included. I only had to reuse the big D-bushing brackets and the nut for the bottom of the endlink where it goes into the A-arm. Roush accidentally shipped me the wrong endlinks but got the correct ones out to me ASAP and even sent a return label for the incorrect ones. The kit is 33% off at RoushPerformance right now.