Suspension mods that look OEM as much as possible and help with tire wear for track driving.

[Walt]

When I had my GTI, I just made sure I got tuv related parts. Does Belgium not have something similar?

Know that if you have an accident it's very possible non homogolized mods will be discover in which case best case it zero insurance coverage and worst case with injury or death you'll see prison for a long time, after blowing EUR100K+ on lawyers.

There's a reason the aftermarket don't homogolized their "upgrades" and it because they can't afford it and keep a reasonable price for low volume, or they would not pass.

That's why Brabus is so expensive along with the rest of Euro market players.

Ask Steeda whet they have homogolized for Germany or EU and use that, or get a dedicated track car or just pay for the tires using cheapest ones you can find.

Coilovers are fine but camber plates, sway bars, and alignments are illegal??? What kind of dictatorship are they running over there?!
How does a sway bar hurt anything???

The government here doesn't like tuned cars. You can install cosmetic mods but almost all performance mods are banned.

Coilovers/dampers/springs are about the only suspension mods allowed, with a max lowering of 5 inches from the ground. Anything else like camber plates or sway bars, bushings, .. anything that would make the car stiffer is not allowed.

You are not allowed to alter the brake system in any way, except for rotors and pads. No steel braided hoses or better calipers. Chipping or anything else that would increase performance (even a stupid air intake) is not allowed.

Wider wheels or even slightly different size tires like a 255/35 instead of a 255/40 are not allowed.

Exhaust systems cannot be louder than the stock system.

Funny thing is dumb cosmetic things like lambo door kits ARE allowed.

Neighboring countries are much less strict, when we go to a tuning meeting here either the cars are registered abroad, less than 4 years old (no inspection needed) or people bring it back to stock every year.

I'm actually all for a system like TÜV, parts have to come with a certification so people don't install dangerous Chinese parts that won't pass. I think it's also a good idea that each car has to be checked to make sure the parts were correctly installed. If I could just buy and install all my mods with a valid certification, then have certified mechanics check over the car and pay extra insurance for the added power, extra taxes for the added emissions I see absolutely no problem regarding safety.

The system we have is more in place for the general public that doesn't care about performance mods, but more the folk that would install cheaper crap parts or drive around on bald expired tires. It does help to get some shitboxes of the street that are otherwise ready to rearend you. Just very unfortunate for people that do want to mod their car in a safe way. A quality big brake kit that was designed for that car and is properly installed will only make a car safer than it already was.

/end of my rant

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[S550HPP]

It's EU standardization, except some Central and Eastern countries, for safety.

Most of the modded cars running around over here are a total joke they bounce all over on normal bumps and fly off the road on dips, or bottom out and lose control, or have long braking distances because tires are off the road from stiff suspension bobble.... the auto recyclers are packed full of front end damaged and side swiped and rolled Mustangs. Nearly all have aftermarket non homogolized parts on them.

I see it daily even on idiots in their $400K super cars bouncing around like a $5K kit car on their lowered cars it's comical.

TUV is all about safe configurations and was around long before the CN started producing anything besides bicycles

A majority of the "upgrades" are just that and illegal in USA for road going cars the only difference to EU is no one checks tires, wheels, suspension and other stability impacting mods....mainly because speed limits are low and consequences of crashed and law suits are horrific.

Most of the mod parts you buy even from reputable names are made in CN and at best painted and assembled in USA other wise they would cost 4X more.

Better to register your car in the back water like PL, UA, RO and mod it to heck.

 

[S550HPP]

Good find - priceless!!

 

[Nightmonkey]

...but it is unfortunately not approved for weather here in central Europe regarding corrosion protection...

 

[gone_n_60]

IF...you can get Steeda parts to work, I saved a lot of rubber adding Steeda Self leveling Springs. Way less body roll. I did add the Steeda adjustable sway bar too. I already had the GT PP1 but the Steeda suspension upgrade really cured the body roll in the turns that was eating the sidewalls. Best of luck fellow track rat.

 

[Walt]

Unfortunately I don't think this will work in Belgium, as changing the swaybars or installing camberplates are just completely banned by law, no matter the certification. Even if they would come from Ford or a higher end model like the GT350, you are not allowed to replace the stock OEM ones that the car came with.

What Steeda did is release a Mustang under their own brand, called the "Steeda Mustang" instead of Ford Mustang. This is a new car and all the parts that come on it are considered "OEM".

 

[WildHorse]

Unfortunately I don't think this will work in Belgium, as changing the swaybars or installing camberplates are just completely banned by law, no matter the certification. Even if they would come from Ford or a higher end model like the GT350, you are not allowed to replace the stock OEM ones that the car came with.

Buy whatever you want and paint it factory colours, or if there's multi colours available, get black ... hell, even printout the QR codes / tags / nomenclature and slap them on. replace the factory rubber bushing with black poly bushings. install it yerself at home to avoid snitches, done.

 

[Bluemustang]

Buy whatever you want and paint it factory colours, or if there's multi colours available, get black ... hell, even printout the QR codes / tags / nomenclature and slap them on. replace the factory rubber bushing with black poly bushings. install it yerself at home to avoid snitches, done.

Lol exactly. They're not gonna know.

 

[Mustangcol]

I would just put GT350 springs and sway bars. Ford FR3 track handling package and paint them black. Remove stickers on GT350 springs and sway bars. They wouldn't know. I just put GT350 front springs on my GT with PP rear springs and the difference in ride height is very difficult to see. Very slight difference front to rear. Actually looking to put GT350 rear springs too

 

[Dennis Tierney]

https://www.steeda.com/pedders-ped-458016-16mm-camber-bolt

I just installed Ford Performance track package and used these to adjust camber to factory specs
if you can use the track package the handling is much improved
I also put Ford performance strut brace

 

[gone_n_60]

All I can add is be thankful you're not in California, where you can get ticketed for loud exhaust even if it is Ford Stock OEM and can't drive your car until you go to court!

 

[Nobuemon]

All I can add is be thankful you're not in California, where you can get ticketed for loud exhaust even if it is Ford Stock OEM and can't drive your car until you go to court!

I can borderline drop my car to the ground and not get a ticket here in California.
Same with tires/wheels/sway bars/10mm

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