2020 GT500 Handling Package

[Dunk812]

I agree, I will install them and they will stay on for the life of the car, they look so nice!

That’s my plan too

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[ChuckXX]

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Why would I not want to use the front wicker splitters and gurney flap when I'm just running down the road????? They word it to sound like its dangerous to run them on the typical street????????

 

[ChuckXX]

Like all things, but I want it...… Want the handling package for two main reasons. I will track the car occasionally, but the main one is how much meaner I think it looks with the splitters and Gurney lip.

Same goes for me. I spent the $1,500 and I plan on having my dealer install the gurney flap and the front wicker splitters. Probably won't put on the struts.

 

[Jmeo]

Same goes for me. I spent the $1,500 and I plan on having my dealer install the gurney flap and the front wicker splitters. Probably won't put on the struts.

Same here, no need for the adjustable hats for me because I will not track the car.

 

[ChuckXX]

Same here, no need for the adjustable hats for me because I will not track the car.

In the reading material that Snoopy provided it appears that they gurney flap and splitter wickers are "dealer installed" but the struts obviously come installed from the factory. So am I to assume they will set them for "street use" at the factory???? I have learned in life to never assume anything.

 

[Jmeo]

In the reading material that Snoopy provided it appears that they gurney flap and splitter wickers are "dealer installed" but the struts obviously come installed from the factory. So am I to assume they will set them for "street use" at the factory???? I have learned in life to never assume anything.

I try not to as well, however I thought the wickers & gurney flap came uninstalled, in the trunk. We need some people to get their cars to clarify some of this stuff.

 

[Epiphany]

Wickers, Flap, and adjustable strut top mounts DO NOT come installed on either the Handling Package or CFTP cars.

Crystal clear.

 

[kilobravo]

E: You beat me by six minutes!

Jaime: Mine won't see a track either but I may look into the strut mounts to shoot for an improved stance without wearing out the damn tires quicker than they will if I do nothing. :-) Of course, I know zero about offsets, etc. but someone on the Web sure does. <grinning>

 

[Epiphany]

If you don't track you'll get the best tire wear with your camber set within factory spec.

 

[Jmeo]

If you don't track you'll get the best tire wear with your camber set within factory spec.

This Kent, you will want to leave the factory hats installed for non track driving.

 

[kilobravo]

Roger that, Jaime..thanks.

 

[Snoopy49]

There seems to be quite a variance in camber from the factory, so the adjustable strut mounts would give you the ability dial in the camber for the best results.

There is still the question about the air/oil separator being part of the package. It looks like this parts existence will have to wait for the first arrival of a base cars with the handling package.

A bright side to all of this is the dealer is getting paid by Ford to install all these parts so you don't have to pay anything.

 

[Jmeo]

There seems to be quite a variance in caster from the factory, so the adjustable strut mounts would give you the ability dial in the caster for the best results.

There is still the question about the air/oil separator being part of the package. It looks like this parts existence will have to wait for the first arrival of a base cars with the handling package.

A bright side to all of this is the dealer is getting paid by Ford to install all these parts so you don't have to pay anymore.

This is good information, and perhaps it's better to have the adjustable hats installed and set within factory specs, as to be sure they alignment is perfect. Also, they would be in place just incase you find yourself making a surprised visit to a track event

 

[Epiphany]

Stock front camber settings are easily achievable. For the Base (as per the GT500 Supplement) it's -.92° street and -2.0° for the track. For CFTP cars it's -1.06° street and -2.25° for the track. You really don't need to deviate from the street numbers if you don't track and the street numbers are possible to achieve without a plate. In addition, the factory typically allows up to .75° variation from spec. Not saying that's good but rather what Ford says. Two plus degrees of negative camber will absolutely wear your tires quickly on the street vs the track where additional camber can be utilized. That said, if a car is supplied with plates I'd personally put them on so you're good to go should a track opportunity arise.

 

[kilobravo]

E: Happen to have a link to a diagram of the entire strut to show what the adjustable top mounts accomplish? I can't find much on the Web.

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