2020 GT500 Handling Package

[RapidResponder]

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

Exactly!!! Mine will be dealer installed, set to factory camber settings and immediately available for track setting adjustment. Ultimately, this will give your car more flexibility and value as opposed to uninstalled factory adjustable hats.

Also, I was concerned regarding front splitter/wicker clearance in my urban environment. I went for a drive with the GSM in a 2019 GT350R and conducted a clearance test of all hill bases, speed humps and driveways applicable to my home. Confirmed - NO PROBLEM!!!

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[Jmeo]

Exactly!!! Mine will be dealer installed, set to factory camber settings and immediately available for track setting adjustment. Ultimately, this will give your car more flexibility and value as opposed to uninstalled factory adjustable hats.

Also, I was concerned regarding front splitter/wicker clearance in my urban environment. I went for a drive with the GSM in a 2019 GT350R and conducted a clearance test of all hill bases, speed humps and driveways applicable to my home. Confirmed - NO PROBLEM!!!

Good news Ron! New England roads leave a lot to be desired and I feel your pain. I installed an AirLift 3H on my last car which gave me the best of both worlds. When I approached a questionable entry/exit I aired up real quick, then back to set height all while driving. I'm gonna miss that flexibility.

 

[Epiphany]

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.

These adjustable strut top mounts are similar to aftermarket units but are only single adjustable. Caster is more or less fixed. So what you have is a pair of plates that index up from under the strut tower (through non slotted holes) that are then fastened to the tower. These allow moving the top of the strut in towards the engine (increasing negative camber) or outward (decreasing negative camber). Note the slots in the plates...

 

[kilobravo]

Thanks, E. that explains it perfectly.

 

[Tomster]

Have they re-engineered the camber plates to be an "on the fly" adjustment? With most aftermarket plates, a change in camber also affects tow settings. Essentially, a change in camber would require a whole new front end alignment because it would alter your tow setting.

My guess is not.

 

[The Chairman]

Have they re-engineered the camber plates to be an "on the fly" adjustment? With most aftermarket plates, a change in camber also affects tow settings. Essentially, a change in camber would require a whole new front end alignment because it would alter your tow setting.

My guess is not.

Would have to reengineer the knuckle to relocate the steering geometry. Not sure that can be done on a Mustang....

 

[Tomster]

Would have to reengineer the knuckle to relocate the steering geometry. Not sure that can be done on a Mustang....

Exactly.

 

[stanglife]

I cant tell you how many times I've heard people tell me that they have their camber marked and switch from track to street for track days....I then ask them about toe and they're like ?>??

 

[The Chairman]

I cant tell you how many times I've heard people tell me that they have their camber marked and switch from track to street for track days....I then ask them about toe and they're like ?>??

Guess it depends how off their toe was to begin with?
Increasing camber will cause the toe to move out on a Mustang. So the car will tend to be “darty” with a steering input. Maybe they feel this and think it’s a good thing caused by the camber...

 

[Tomster]

Unless you are running a very high negative camber, I would just leave the track alignment.... especially if it was the factory recommended numbers. I don't chew up my tires on the street, but my alignment is close to the factory because it works very well on the track I frequent.

 

[Epiphany]

For a car used more on the street then the track, and to use the specs for the Base/-2.0* or CFTP/-2.25*, you are definitely gonna see the inside of your tires get wiped out before the outside. I've done alignments on Fox chassis, S197, and S550 cars and seen the same thing every time. Once you approach -2* you are unnecessarily giving up tire life on the street. Just for a visual, here's a Fox era chassis that I recently did an alignment on. This is only -1.125* of negative camber...

If I were seriously tracking a 2020 GT500 I wouldn't be screwing around with the factory camber only plates. The slickest setup I've seen to date is what Multimatic makes for the GT4 cars (which FR copied for the FP350S). All you have to do is to move shims from one to the other to make camber changes and they are entirely consistent. You'd still be stringing your car for toe at the track but if you know what you're doing it is easy as pie.

The pictured version isn't for mag dampers but I'm sure they can whip up any request - they aren't cheap though.

 

[Snoopy49]

The pictured version isn't for mag dampers but I'm sure they can whip up any request - they aren't cheap though.

That's a strange way to safety wire the mount. There are a lot better ways of doing it.

 

[Snoopy49]

I just got off the phone with a dealer in VA that had just received a GT500 and they confirmed that the car had the splitter wickers, gurney flap and oil/air separator in the trunk, I talked to their parts guy and he said that he had not seen the adj strut mounts, so that is still an unknown.

 

[ChuckXX]

I just got off the phone with a dealer in VA that had just received a GT500 and they confirmed that the car had the splitter wickers, gurney flap and oil/air separator in the trunk, I talked to their parts guy and he said that he had not seen the adj strut mounts, so that is still an unknown.

Earl; Can you expl

I just got off the phone with a dealer in VA that had just received a GT500 and they confirmed that the car had the splitter wickers, gurney flap and oil/air separator in the trunk, I talked to their parts guy and he said that he had not seen the adj strut mounts, so that is still an unknown.

Earl; Can you explain to a layman like me if the "factory" will set the struts for "street use" as I have the handling package on order but Iam not going to race the car. Also how would you explain the function of the oil/separator???? I have no clue what that even is.

 

[ChuckXX]

I just got off the phone with a dealer in VA that had just received a GT500 and they confirmed that the car had the splitter wickers, gurney flap and oil/air separator in the trunk, I talked to their parts guy and he said that he had not seen the adj strut mounts, so that is still an unknown.

Earl; Can you expl

I just got off the phone with a dealer in VA that had just received a GT500 and they confirmed that the car had the splitter wickers, gurney flap and oil/air separator in the trunk, I talked to their parts guy and he said that he had not seen the adj strut mounts, so that is still an unknown.

Earl; Can you explain to a layman like me if the "factory" will set the struts for "street use" as I have the handling package on order but Iam not going to race the car. Also how would you explain the function of the oil/separator???? I have no clue what that even is.

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