For aftermarket there is also the magneride handling pack from Ford Performance (https://www.levittownfordparts.com/sku/m-9602-m.html, message Mr. Benny here for a free shipping coupon), which would retain electronic adjustability. I have those parts in my garage and I'm (kind of) locking forward to installing them.
OT however .................... "Thinking by politicians is the root cause of all evil !"
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I am on rt211 about 15 minutes west of Warrenton. About 40 minutes from Manassas.a bit too 'firm'. But my coffee comes in 24oz and has a straw so probably not the same level of test.
With good and proper suspension the road disappears under you because the compression stroke is supple and the rebound lets the energy out quickly but not so fast that it overcorrects. Small impacts and rolling undulations should have little chassis effects. Larger impacts should feel like a muffled thump and it's ok to feel it in one's bum but it shouldn't cause the hood to jerk upward or the rear to undulate in sympathy. You also don't want to feel the wheels skipping/stuttering over bumps and imperfections.
Come on up to NoVA (Springfield, Manassas) and try the car for yourself. Or if you're north of US33 I can come to you. If you're north of I-64 you'll have to beg a little harder.
The Magneride is better than mine on sharp-edged impacts and also more compliant on undulations. I want to test it on some local G-outs and my little test loop, but need to bribe @NoVaGT for more seat time. Maybe I'll just "borrow" his car while he's not looking. But where it doesn't do as well is controlling chassis on recovery.
I drove the MR car back to back with mine down a series of 2-lane I'm familiar with and the difference was apparent. If my benchmark was a bog-standard GT, I'd probably be singing MR's praises like a choir boy. I had a choice to buy MR and declined (after several back to back drives of otherwise identical cars - yes, 2 identical N4G EB PP1 at the same dealership) because I wasn't apprised (at the time) of the DSC controller, and the difference just wasn't good enough. But an extra $1600 for DSC and unfinished maps is a very tall order. I also test drove a GT350 several times and could compare it back to back with a SS/1LE and the superiority of the Camaro's MR tuning was painfully obvious.
The 'DSC' aftermarket controller is very similar for each, but the stock controllers might be significantly different. I don't know who produces the Ford controller. I assumed the controller was produced by BWI/Magneride as well as the dampers, but it doesn't surprise me that Bosch produces a controller as well. I imagine that would be the at the top levels in terms of function, complexity & price. Having said this, I suspect the tuning is at least as big of a variable as the hardware being tuned.
There's a reason CA roads have braille lane dividers
I really can't answer that question with any confidence. There are just too many variables and I've only been able to evaluate what I have done to my own car. Here are some thoughts in no particular order:
...and that's giving them too much credit.There's a reason CA roads have braille lane dividers
Or just drop the MR all together by a set of Coilovers put 650/1200 (stock rear location) springs and call it a day for track car ?
Even out of state sadly. what is up with the left hand lane riding ? Worse, they are driving slower than the posted limit.
Ya, if you look back at either this or one of the other Magneride threads, I mentioned exactly this. I've been a fan of Ohlins dampers for a _long_ time. The kit costs about $3500 USD. For a track only car, you get a pretty nice piece of kit. The car does lose some of its street manners, but it's a great option.
There's nothing CA drivers love better than driving 4-wide door handle-to-door handle down the freeway while going 3 mph below the speed limit.Even out of state sadly. what is up with the left hand lane riding ? Worse, they are driving slower than the posted limit.
