Koni yellows pair best with...

[csamsh]

A spherical UCA can really transform the way the car reacts to power, at the cost of some noise. Necessary? No. Obvious big change in handling? Yes.

 

[Mark Aubele]

A spherical UCA can really transform the way the car reacts to power, at the cost of some noise. Necessary? No. Obvious big change in handling? Yes.

What specific improvement did you notice? Probably my next modification. Still have all stock arms in rear (have rod ended panhard).

 

[csamsh]

What specific improvement did you notice? Probably my next modification. Still have all stock arms in rear (have rod ended panhard).

Biggest improvements- rear end behavior under power-oversteer and lift off oversteer is much more consistent and predictable. Also, far less hysteresis through the drivetrain when shifting and launching.

I had a spherical in the differential as well. I imagine the improvement is less pronounced with anything but a spherical there.

 

[cm581978]

Now do the Yellow only have adjustablilty with rebound? I have the P springs and a year latter, still cannot find a comfy ride.

 

[Norm Peterson]

Koni yellows are nominally rebound-adjustable only. But there may be a little crosstalk between rebound adjustments and bump damping down at very low piston speeds, say under 1 in/sec. Full soft to only a little off soft is probably the range you want to work in for minimizing crosstalk effects.


Norm

 

[kona302]

Whose thread was it in for the spherical in the differential ? I'm wondering if it can be a DIY or what tools I would need.

 

[Kobie]

DIY with the proper tools and a lot of swearing!

 

[csamsh]

Whose thread was it in for the spherical in the differential ? I'm wondering if it can be a DIY or what tools I would need.

Me. Well I was one anyway. Job is a PITA. I didn't want to mess with it on jackstands so I paid a pro to do it.

Need a 58mm socket to tighten it if you use the Steeda one.

Here's the part I used

http://www.steeda.com/steeda-mustang-spherical-bearing-555-4104/

Created a tool to remove stock bushing

Turned the 58mm socket down a lathe so it would fit. I really don't know how you'd get it tight otherwise...loctite and pray maybe?

New and old

Installed

 

[Tri-bar]

I just pulled the bearing out of my S197's rear housing and installed this:http://www.steeda.com/steeda-upper-control-arm-bushing-kit-555-4436/

The reason, I reinstalled my Kenny Brown U-link upper control arm module and didn't want all the noise I had be for with using both. So Poly at the housing and a bearing at the body, It had no extra noise, sounds about the same.

 

[13726548]

Are relo brackets a necessity after lowering even if there is no wheel hop? I noticed my LCAs are no longer parallel after lowering the car 2.2" in the rear.

 

[Norm Peterson]

If you're getting good enough launch grip (not too much wheelspin for the way you drive), you don't have an acceleration problem that relos can solve.

If you like driving the corners hard enough, you might want to install the brackets if the tail gets too loose too easily should you have to suddenly lift off the throttle in a corner. If this is the case, only a mild setting (top relo holes) should be enough of a tweak in most street-driving cases.


Norm

 

[Vorshlag-Fair]

Koni yellows pair best with...

Looks like red wines, mostly?

 

[csamsh]

Koni yellows pair best with...

Looks like red wines, mostly?

sea bass?

 

[claudermilk]

I was going to say BS, but looked more closely at the chart. Yep Konis shown as not pairing well with Big Red. All is good.

 

[El_Tortuga]

Are relo brackets a necessity after lowering even if there is no wheel hop? I noticed my LCAs are no longer parallel after lowering the car 2.2" in the rear.

Only if you like accelerating.

 

[Sky Render]

LOL