Doctor Fishtail
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Seriously looking at the Ground Control setup but would like to hear from members about coil over setup that they are happy with?
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We are all here by the phones. We would love to talk. Please call our office 812-482-2932 and ask for Josh, he is our Mustang guy.Great thread and thank you to the OP for bringing this up.
I too am on a search for coilovers. I don't have issues with shocks and springs but I do prefer the ability to change ride height and rebound on coilovers as needed. I was looking at Roush and KW till I came across a thread here about RideTechs.
I did email RideTech 2 days ago and have yet to get a response. I guess they take awhile? Just wanted their opinion on a setup for me.
I know this can all be relative/subjective, but I'm looking for something much better than stock (I have PP and it's not great IMO, sloppy in the corners, during rebound the rear lifts a lot)
I don't launch/drag but I do drive in the mountains a lot and have done numerous track days in the past and I'm looking for a setup that is not too firm but inspires confidence in the corners.
I have ordered the BMR Cradle Bushing lockout kit, LCA Bearing upgrade and Ford Perf. Toe-knuckle Bearings. I'm hoping these with coilovers will make the car handle much better.
So for those running variant 2 / Level2 of the Ridetech how is the performance with base 300 front 400 rear. Happy in the corners? Stable? etc.
One other question for those with coilovers, are you running camber plates? It seems with a one inch or so drop one is within tolerance limits of the factory alignment. Beyond that it becomes harder to adjust close to OEM. I was thinking if I'm swapping to coilovers then might as well add camber plates.
In for a penny in for a pound :doh:
What spring rates have you guys used for a good balance of street/drag performance. I have a 2015 mustang with the level 2 HQ coilovers with the 300 front and 400 rear springs (8" long). wanting more ride height since i'm maxed out and having some rub and cant get to 0 camber. I don't do road courses just want it to handle decent on the street and launch nicely in the 1/4 mile. I ordered a 10" 250 lb spring for the rear and got the 2.7" eyelet and the clamp tool. Now from my research it appears the 250 lb in the back is way too light? Any input @jayman33 ?We are all here by the phones. We would love to talk. Please call our office 812-482-2932 and ask for Josh, he is our Mustang guy.
don't change spring rate (unless it's wrong to begin with), get a machine shop to make you a spring spacer of about 1.5" thick. It'll nestle into the spring hole and slide over the adjuster's lip.wanting more ride height since i'm maxed out
indeed. but the vendor short-changed him on front preload adjustment range where despite cranking it up all the way (out of thread) he can't get the car back to the desired ride height which I assume is close(r) to stock. Finding a 9 or 10" spring may be difficult (though it seems he lucked into some by accident) so the only remaining recourse is to put in a spacer and back the adjuster back down the shock body and give him another (spacer length worth) to play with for preload. I really don't get why these coil over companies think it's ok to design a product that can't get back to stock.Neither of those will change the height if he's using all the travel.
Thanks for the responses guys...i have the 10" 250 springs en route n will not put those in the back..will hold on n maybe when I lighten the front will try those...sticking with the 8" 300 pounders. I placed an order for 10" 400 pounders for the back and as mentioned before got the 2.7" eyelet and ridetech's clamp tool.Having had them, you can easily get there with the standard 8" springs.