Coilovers or springs
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05-21-2006 | 08:05 AM
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Coilovers or springs
Just Like the title says guys i am doing suspension and want to know should i go coilovrs or stick to the traditional setup. I want number one handeling bottom line, two lower the car, three semi non harsh ride but that is not so important as the first two. I have the money to do with so that is not an issue........opinions and supporting statements please.
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05-21-2006 | 10:07 AM
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From: Magrathea/California
Simple.. for you coil-over is the only way to go. You want performance handling first and there's no setup you can use with conventional springs that will even come close. If you try, you'll have to run a 850# front spring which will feel like someone welded your butt to the road. Major bouncy bouncy harsh ride.
Coil over allows you to drop the spring rates by more than half and still have an extremely high wheel rate. You don't get the harsh ride out of it and you have a better handling car in general. This means that you have a firm but not-harsh ride, incredible handling over stock type and reduced weight. The kits cost about what springs do but you need to buy CC plates as well so it bumps the cost a couple hundred.
You can ask most of the people on here and they'll tell you I know my way around coil over conversions. Trust me that you've never even contemplated the performance potential of a well put together system. If you spend the money on a good system you'll have the best performance. No cheapie GMS kits! Spend good money on good parts. You said yourself you have the money to do it, so keep on that track.
I recommend the Maximum Motorsports Maximum Grip box. WOW, is it killer. I have it. No mustang in the world on stock type springs can even come close to keeping up with me on the twisties. It's just got too much grip. Even when it gets loose it's still predictable and totally controllable. You can choose any subset of the max grip box but I recommend at least getting the F&R coil over kits, and front A-arms (offset if you don't get the k-member, standard if you do get it) and RLCA's and PHB. With those things you'll be really really surprised. The torque arm will require you to get a much stiffer sway bar but it makes a world of difference in rear grip.
Another plus... if I want to change my ride height... I can do it bare handed in 5 minutes.
Coil over allows you to drop the spring rates by more than half and still have an extremely high wheel rate. You don't get the harsh ride out of it and you have a better handling car in general. This means that you have a firm but not-harsh ride, incredible handling over stock type and reduced weight. The kits cost about what springs do but you need to buy CC plates as well so it bumps the cost a couple hundred.
You can ask most of the people on here and they'll tell you I know my way around coil over conversions. Trust me that you've never even contemplated the performance potential of a well put together system. If you spend the money on a good system you'll have the best performance. No cheapie GMS kits! Spend good money on good parts. You said yourself you have the money to do it, so keep on that track.
I recommend the Maximum Motorsports Maximum Grip box. WOW, is it killer. I have it. No mustang in the world on stock type springs can even come close to keeping up with me on the twisties. It's just got too much grip. Even when it gets loose it's still predictable and totally controllable. You can choose any subset of the max grip box but I recommend at least getting the F&R coil over kits, and front A-arms (offset if you don't get the k-member, standard if you do get it) and RLCA's and PHB. With those things you'll be really really surprised. The torque arm will require you to get a much stiffer sway bar but it makes a world of difference in rear grip.
Another plus... if I want to change my ride height... I can do it bare handed in 5 minutes.
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