Lost agility after fitting Whipple & trackpack suspension

[Stangfan333]

Hi members,can you please suggest any solution to regaining the sharp turn in & agility I had before fitting whipple & Ford trackpack suspension to my PP1 2022 mustang Gt?I can really feel the extra weight & loss of agility at the front end.Love the extra performance but not the loss of sharp handling.Thank you for any advice.

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[NightmareMoon]

What’s your alignment at? Too much front toe in and not enough front camber really hurt the front end reaponse.

You may elect to switch to stiffer front swaybar and/or stiffer handling oriented springs to magage the increased front and top-heavy weight.

Its hard to make a pig fly, but if you’re determined enough you can at least get it airborn.

 

[Dana Pants]

11 inch wide front wheels with -4 camber will help when paired with steamroller tires.

 

[WildHorse]

wide sticky boot up front. track pack suspension IMO isn't that good.

 

[GrabberBargeCaptain]

How much does the Whipple weigh? I can't imagine it making a big difference. I'm suspecting an alignment change.. maybe post your alignment specs.

 

[Stangfan333]

Thank you for your assistance

 

[Jaymar]

Its hard to make a pig fly, but if you’re determined enough you can at least get it airborn.

Anything can fly if you just give it enough thrust!

 

[HKusp]

Anything can fly if you just give it enough thrust!

So ugly it's pretty. My dad used to work on the J model.

 

[HKusp]

How much does the Whipple weigh? I can't imagine it making a big difference. I'm suspecting an alignment change.. maybe post your alignment specs.

It's pretty significant. If he has a stage II heat exchanger he's looking at about 150lbs on the nose of the car.

 

[2morrow]

Love me some phantom.

To OP’s question, I would go to a reputable alignment shop and tweak front end. A better set of tires would help too.

What type and size are you running OP?

 

[Coosawjack]

Anything can fly if you just give it enough thrust!

A good friend of mine was a "RIO" in one of those LOUD BASTARDS..........he later went on to be Base Commander of MCAS BEAUFORT, SC and said he NEVER wanted to be a pilot of one since the BACK SEAT was SCARY enough for him!!

 

[Waycool]

More aggressive alignment. Subtract the weight you added lighter hood, light weight k member. You won't balance it back to stock but close.

 

[Noleftist]

When I read about swapping out the hood and the engine compartment brace they are gonna make only a few pounds wider weight difference. Not anywhere close to 150 pounds. I think the hood only makes 7 pounds lighter than OEM and I can’t imagine changing out the brace is gonna be more than a couple pounds, so total 10 pounds versus 150 pounds.

Plus the cost of changing out the hood for a carbon fiber one in my opinion is extreme compared to what you get in return!
i’m not sure what the cost is of switching to a lighter brace. But I am guessing that it’s value may be low also.

I am open to facts and wisdom that are different than my reading and opinions.

 

[RiotfunK]

Why not put a stiffer spring out front to help with the extra weight. They also make a strut brace/k brace that will work with the whipple. Either way you added weight to the front of the car and up high so it’s gonna change things

 

[2morrow]

The biggest gains for the front end can be found with a K member and battery.

If you go with battery I would recommend an Antigravity ATX-20 HD. It’ll drop considerable weight. I dropped 20 lbs but over heard some got up to 30.

I make a 3D Printed Carbon Fiber Infused Battery Tray for the ATX-20 HD. I got 1 left.



DM me with any questions.

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