RocketcarX
95% of my weight is fuel
Nobody is gonna mention tire pressure, huh?
What sway bar are you guys running with it?
Not to get too far off topic but I just put the GT handling springs on with Bilsteins and after 500 miles, I'm looking at about 3/4" up front and 1 1/4" drop in the rear. I got them in spite of the 1.5" drop not because of it. I couldn't be happier with a much higher, linear rate spring that looks better too.
Which Bilsteins do you have, the Vorshlag version....or the Bilstein HD version ? How does your setup handle on the street...esp on crappy roads.
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Perfect. They are at the "dude, fucking get 'em" level. I do have very good roads though. But there is 0 compromised for me. The only trade off I've found is an increase in what feels like porposing at 30-40MPH. However I attribute that to the springs and flat ride tuning. The usual proposing at 65-80 is gone.
This question I can handle . . . the correct sub forum is this one right here, "Corner Carving Racing Tech Discussion". Just start a new thread."street manners" caught my eye, slight thread drift but I'll be quick.
My car has been a drag racer since 2006, and I've been acquiring parts to get it back to "street trim". In corners it understeers like shit. Goal now is street/corner carver: I've always wanted to do HPDE on open track at Summit Raceway in West Virginia (I'm in central MD).
So, the questions:
1. . . . Which sub forum is appropriate?
P/N 35-128717
Perfect. They are at the "dude, fucking get 'em" level. I do have very good roads though. But there is 0 compromised for me. The only trade off I've found is an increase in what feels like porposing at 30-40MPH. However I attribute that to the springs and flat ride tuning. The usual porposing at 65-80 is gone.
"street manners" caught my eye, slight thread drift but I'll be quick.
My car has been a drag racer since 2006, and I've been acquiring parts to get it back to "street trim". In corners it understeers like shit. Goal now is street/corner carver: I've always wanted to do HPDE on open track at Summit Raceway in West Virginia (I'm in central MD).
So, the questions:
1. I'd like to post up my suspension current spec, and gets some guidance on how to set up the car with the Frankenstein mishmash of parts I used on it (drag only parts removed now) to perform nicely on the street, and slowly work my way to a proper setup that will give me years of joy once I retire this December and spend countless hours in the garage, the street and tracks. Which sub forum is appropriate?
2. I'm in central MD. What performance shops in the state or adjoining REALLY know their shit regarding handling setups? I know you have to pay to play, but want real working advice. Seems uncommon around here compared to drag racing shops.
I'll continue to read as much as I can in the corner carving section. It's been a fascinating read so far and I am pumped to get out this spring and push the car in corners with more intent...
Thanks, as always...
2. I'm in central MD. What performance shops in the state or adjoining REALLY know their shit regarding handling setups? I know you have to pay to play, but want real working advice. Seems uncommon around here compared to drag racing shops.
Vapour, when it comes to getting decent roll stiffness in a daily driver without excessive impact harshness, I'm a big believer in the Bilstein monotube dampers with their digressive valving. Yeah, you have to wade through a lot of marketing hype but I think that tech advantage is real. I've used Koni yellows myself for years (not on my Mustang) and the adjustablility is kind of cool. But the problem IMO is that once you get the Konis stiff enough to control roll and dive, the ride over sharp bumps, potholes, etc. goes totally to hell. No personal experience with Tokicos but maybe a similar problem? Bilsteins are much better on this point.
I'm waiting on Vorshlag's "street pro" setup (FRPP P springs and bilsteins) and will report back on how much it reduces the skittishness compared to stock on a 2011 non-Brembo suspension, if at all. I live outside Boston and drive on horribly bumpy narrow two lane roads where my stock suspension feels like it's going to skid into the weeds. So I know of what you speak. On the track is not the problem.
I should've added, I think the key to this improvement is the way improved shocks - which I think Sky Render said in one sentence way back in the second post, lol.
Nope. There's nothing preventing only one side of the axle moving up and down.