My pass side strut (roush) broke clean in half... aprx 2" down from the Steeda HD strut mount. All I did was gently back it out of the driveway, and heard this gawd awful racket. I needed the car back on the road asap, as I'm looking after a sick friend....so had oem front struts installed.
Roush lowering springs used, 1" on the front...and 1.25" on the rears. 30% stiffer than oem.
Sure is a lot smoother now on some of our shitty roads around town with oem struts installed. The Roush struts were rock hard from day 1..installed Aug 2011. I couldn't get 1 mm of deflection, sitting above the wheel well ! Now I can push down on the top of the wheel well, with both hands..and bounce it a little. Still have roush rear shocks + springs, but the rear is not bad over minor bumps. ( the front was horrid over anything minor, miniscule, had to avoid man hole covers, etc. Speed bumps had to be taken at 0 mph. And don't even think about crossing a train track at any speed.
Roush used re-branded XXX for struts + shocks I believe...and I'm sure they are OEM length..which seems nuts, since then you just lost 1" of travel on the front..and 1.25" on the rear.
I saw Vorshlags .... 'Bilstein street pro' struts and shocks. I think these may well be the ticket..as they are shorter than OEM....and will /should work with any brand of lowering spring. Site sez on a 05-10 car ( mine is a 10) that GT-500 strut mounts ( or vorshlag caster /camber mount) must be used..since GT strut mount is not strong enough. Can my Steeda HD strut mount be used ? I don't see why not.
Ok, I know the Bilstein street pro struts + rear shocks are not adjustable, and I'm fine with that. What I don't want is a repeat of the Roush struts.... IE: rock hard for my taste. The roush setup was fine on the HWY..and local good roads. But a lot of local roads appear to have deteriorated in a lot of places.
Bone stock, the car would nose dive on braking...and front end lift /rear squat when you hit the gas..and also leaned on the corners. So the roush suspension package solved all of that...except the ride on anything less than perfect roads is not pleasant.
Also installed is Roush front + rear sway bar, whiteline watts link, some bracing here and there..and camber set to -1.5 deg. 275 front / 285 rears...all on 10" rims. Plus BMR adj UCA and BMR lca's...and BMR lca relocate brackets, middle holes used.
I'm tempted to use Koni yellows / D-specs, since they can be tweaked, but I fear they may be 1 step forward....and several back. A lot of folks using yellows /d-specs seem to leave em on.. 'full soft' for around town DD use..then tweak em for autocross, hwy etc.
I asked around town, but no one is using Bilstein Street pro struts and shocks. Too bad, I'd love to test em out. I dabble with autocross 1-2 times a year, if that. Zero road courses. Anybody here used the Bilsteins, with typ lowering springs... on less than stellar roads ??
Roush lowering springs used, 1" on the front...and 1.25" on the rears. 30% stiffer than oem.
Sure is a lot smoother now on some of our shitty roads around town with oem struts installed. The Roush struts were rock hard from day 1..installed Aug 2011. I couldn't get 1 mm of deflection, sitting above the wheel well ! Now I can push down on the top of the wheel well, with both hands..and bounce it a little. Still have roush rear shocks + springs, but the rear is not bad over minor bumps. ( the front was horrid over anything minor, miniscule, had to avoid man hole covers, etc. Speed bumps had to be taken at 0 mph. And don't even think about crossing a train track at any speed.
Roush used re-branded XXX for struts + shocks I believe...and I'm sure they are OEM length..which seems nuts, since then you just lost 1" of travel on the front..and 1.25" on the rear.
I saw Vorshlags .... 'Bilstein street pro' struts and shocks. I think these may well be the ticket..as they are shorter than OEM....and will /should work with any brand of lowering spring. Site sez on a 05-10 car ( mine is a 10) that GT-500 strut mounts ( or vorshlag caster /camber mount) must be used..since GT strut mount is not strong enough. Can my Steeda HD strut mount be used ? I don't see why not.
Ok, I know the Bilstein street pro struts + rear shocks are not adjustable, and I'm fine with that. What I don't want is a repeat of the Roush struts.... IE: rock hard for my taste. The roush setup was fine on the HWY..and local good roads. But a lot of local roads appear to have deteriorated in a lot of places.
Bone stock, the car would nose dive on braking...and front end lift /rear squat when you hit the gas..and also leaned on the corners. So the roush suspension package solved all of that...except the ride on anything less than perfect roads is not pleasant.
Also installed is Roush front + rear sway bar, whiteline watts link, some bracing here and there..and camber set to -1.5 deg. 275 front / 285 rears...all on 10" rims. Plus BMR adj UCA and BMR lca's...and BMR lca relocate brackets, middle holes used.
I'm tempted to use Koni yellows / D-specs, since they can be tweaked, but I fear they may be 1 step forward....and several back. A lot of folks using yellows /d-specs seem to leave em on.. 'full soft' for around town DD use..then tweak em for autocross, hwy etc.
I asked around town, but no one is using Bilstein Street pro struts and shocks. Too bad, I'd love to test em out. I dabble with autocross 1-2 times a year, if that. Zero road courses. Anybody here used the Bilsteins, with typ lowering springs... on less than stellar roads ??
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