Enzo
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Happy New Year Everyone!
I wanted to do a review on the Steeda Pro Action shocks I just got installed.
First off let's start by reviewing the stock setup. As many of you already know, the pp1 mustang gt has a very bouncy ride and fun body roll lol. My biggest gripe with the stock suspension was the bounce especially when going at high speeds. You also would feel the front and back body roll when braking or accelerating hard, this was another issue I had with the factory setup. Other then that it wasn't too bad.
Now I don't know if any of you guys remember but I used to have a 2016 Mustang GT PP1 with the full Steeda package as well. So the comparison is interesting because the characteristics are slightly different from the two.
After installing the parts, it was such a night and day difference! First off, no more bounce! The car felt so much more stable especially when going over bumpy roads. It didn't bounce all over the place anymore!
Secondly which is my favorite is that when taking off in 1st gear you don't feel the front of the car lift up, which for me was a bit uncomfortable especially in stop and go traffic. No more brake dive either! If you brake the car hard, it's no longer a hard dive and then big lift as soon as you let go of the brakes. The front stays very in control when braking hard, which for me was a big confidence boost in quick braking or emergency braking.
Launching the car, the car grips much better, stays straight and the launches feel even faster! The wheels don't break loose so easily anymore, and it feels like you are using the tires to their full engineered potential, instead of hopping around and sliding with stock setup.
Handling! Here is the fun part! This thing stays planted!!! if you guys like carving those turns as much as you do a turkey, man o man! It feels so much more predictable! There isn't that sway from side to side, or when changing lanes quickly that bounce you get that pushes you from side to side. Only bad thing is..... that speed limit feels a little slower now.. lol. Because the car feels so much more stable, it feels like you're going slower.
When lowering the car, it's always good to go with a bump steer kit since the suspension geometry changes. I actually went ahead and installed the bump steer kit and lower control arms as well from Steeda. These definitely make the steering feel heavier, but it feels under more control at high speeds or when turning on bumpy roads. You don't feel that pull to left and right when going over bumpy roads, even if you take your hands off. I highly recommend these when lowering the car!
The comparison from the 16 to the 18 with the same setup is interesting because the 18 feels more planted, and I think thats due to the chassis stiffening they did for the 18+ models. I drive my friend's 16 GT that has same setup but the linear springs instead, and you feel the body flex more on a 15 than you do on a 18.
All in all, I am extremely happy again!!! I love the setup, and if your thinking of doing this.... Just stop thinking and do it already!
Big thank you to Mike and Matt for the help in picking the parts again. Keep up the great work Steeda!!!
Also heres a short video I made on everything getting installed. Haven't gotten to the shifter and driveshaft yet.
I wanted to do a review on the Steeda Pro Action shocks I just got installed.
First off let's start by reviewing the stock setup. As many of you already know, the pp1 mustang gt has a very bouncy ride and fun body roll lol. My biggest gripe with the stock suspension was the bounce especially when going at high speeds. You also would feel the front and back body roll when braking or accelerating hard, this was another issue I had with the factory setup. Other then that it wasn't too bad.
Now I don't know if any of you guys remember but I used to have a 2016 Mustang GT PP1 with the full Steeda package as well. So the comparison is interesting because the characteristics are slightly different from the two.
After installing the parts, it was such a night and day difference! First off, no more bounce! The car felt so much more stable especially when going over bumpy roads. It didn't bounce all over the place anymore!
Secondly which is my favorite is that when taking off in 1st gear you don't feel the front of the car lift up, which for me was a bit uncomfortable especially in stop and go traffic. No more brake dive either! If you brake the car hard, it's no longer a hard dive and then big lift as soon as you let go of the brakes. The front stays very in control when braking hard, which for me was a big confidence boost in quick braking or emergency braking.
Launching the car, the car grips much better, stays straight and the launches feel even faster! The wheels don't break loose so easily anymore, and it feels like you are using the tires to their full engineered potential, instead of hopping around and sliding with stock setup.
Handling! Here is the fun part! This thing stays planted!!! if you guys like carving those turns as much as you do a turkey, man o man! It feels so much more predictable! There isn't that sway from side to side, or when changing lanes quickly that bounce you get that pushes you from side to side. Only bad thing is..... that speed limit feels a little slower now.. lol. Because the car feels so much more stable, it feels like you're going slower.
When lowering the car, it's always good to go with a bump steer kit since the suspension geometry changes. I actually went ahead and installed the bump steer kit and lower control arms as well from Steeda. These definitely make the steering feel heavier, but it feels under more control at high speeds or when turning on bumpy roads. You don't feel that pull to left and right when going over bumpy roads, even if you take your hands off. I highly recommend these when lowering the car!
The comparison from the 16 to the 18 with the same setup is interesting because the 18 feels more planted, and I think thats due to the chassis stiffening they did for the 18+ models. I drive my friend's 16 GT that has same setup but the linear springs instead, and you feel the body flex more on a 15 than you do on a 18.
All in all, I am extremely happy again!!! I love the setup, and if your thinking of doing this.... Just stop thinking and do it already!
Big thank you to Mike and Matt for the help in picking the parts again. Keep up the great work Steeda!!!
Also heres a short video I made on everything getting installed. Haven't gotten to the shifter and driveshaft yet.
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