Need advice on my suspension

[krishelnino]

Still awaiting an alignment but the BMR SP083 springs feel good so far. My biggest concern was regarding the ride quality but I'm surprised by how comfortable it is. It feels almost the same and slightly better/worse than the FP springs depending on the surface. The car feels firm and tight but not harsh. I can feel the road surface more and there's this feeling like glued to the road on rails. I'm also happy with how the car sits not much of a difference compared to before. I haven't pushed it hard but boy the car does come alive at higher speeds.

I wasn't impressed with the MGW X-Spec shifter on day 1. It felt too stiff and took significant effort to engage each gear. Then ext day i swapped to a flat stick handle with the gripper ball. Now after few days it's buttery smooth shifts. I just love how it feels, no more slop like the OEM shifter, i should've done it way sooner.

The downside is vibrations from the shiftknob at certain rpms and can also notice in Neutral when car is idling. I felt it a lot on the first day with the MGW classic ball. However after i changed to a gripper ball it's much less noticeable

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[TheMegalodon]

Looks awesome man. Read the thread and glad the updates have been positive.

Love the little aero bits around the car. Which splash guards are those and have they helped?

 

[krishelnino]

Looks awesome man. Read the thread and glad the updates have been positive.

Love the little aero bits around the car. Which splash guards are those and have they helped?

Thanks man, appreciate it ! The splash guards are from Rokblokz, they do prevent a lot of dirt from being kicked up onto the rocker panels and rear bumper. However a lot of junk gets trapped in between the splash guards and the fenders, so have to remove and clean them periodically.

 

[TheMegalodon]

Thanks man, appreciate it ! The splash guards are from Rokblokz, they do prevent a lot of dirt from being kicked up onto the rocker panels and rear bumper. However a lot of junk gets trapped in between the splash guards and the fenders, so have to remove and clean them periodically.

Thanks for letting me know. I’ve considered getting some because I winter drive the car and some rock have peppered my rear haunches behind the door. I had RokBlokz on my Focus ST and they were great but also had stray rocks build up.

 

[krishelnino]

Got the alignment done today. I have to thank @Bluemustang @Brian@BMVK and multiple others for recommending this combo and helping all along. The car handles amazing and i think it's only going to get better once i do the RLCA bearings, shock mounts and Torsen differential later this year.

They couldn't get the left rear camber spot on but other than that it's perfect. They couldn't also clock the bushings so have to get them done.

 

[krishelnino]

Looks excellent! You'll love the changes you're planning too. It drives so well as a complete system.

can't wait to take this thing to the track ! on the negative side, i've been chasing a vibration issue that i can feel on the floorwell if I go beyond 80 mph and it gets worse as I get closer to 100. I haven't tried going beyond 110 but can feel it around those speeds. I don't feel anything through the steering wheel. I got the wheels balanced 3 times so far, twice regular balance and just got a Hunter road force balance at Ford dealership yesterday. I hoped the alignment today would fix it but no luck. I'm running out of ideas so any input would be appreciated !

 

[krishelnino]

That sounds like driveline imbalance.

Damn, going through some of the threads it seems like a pita to get it fixed through the dealership.

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