Performance Pack ride quality?

[StangBANG]

Does any one think the pp on the gt will be too stiff or uncomfortable for a daily driver? Stiffer springs, kbrace and tower brace might make around town bumps seem like sink holes I would think?..can anyone with knowledge of what these attributes to the suspension may do for ride quality? Any info much appreciated

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[Chameleon]

I don't think so. The IRS will eat much of that up.

 

[StangBANG]

Hmm good point.. thank u

 

[DHG1078]

It won't be as soft as a non-PP, but it won't be too harsh either. The IRS will help out a lot. No one can really be sure how nice of a ride it will be until it's on the lots though.

 

[buRNout]

It certainly can't help. I had an 2008 gt premium that rode like crap, then a 2010 Camaro SS, with IRS, and it was almost as bad and I don't want to risk it is one being the same way. Sometimes I spend 16 hours a day, in and out of my car doing short 30 mile trips. No PP for me. The way I see it is this. I do 60-75 thousand miles a year, none of which is on a track. I need the most comfort, with comfort being relative haha.

 

[Colleton]

It'll be firmer than the stock suspension, but it won't be punishing. In my experience, you'll quickly get used to it and will miss it when you drive other cars.

I drive my Performance Pack equipped '14 GT500 to work several times a week and don't have a problem with it. I've taken it for 200 - 300 mile cruises as well with no probs. Admittedly, it's a different package then the '15 EB/GT PP, but it's probably a bit stiffer than what you'll see on the '15.

 

[sublime5oh]

I DD my 2013 PP V6 and don't have any complaints so I don't think you would have a problem with the 2015. Mine rides like a dream.

 

[scottpe]

I don't think it's safe to draw conclusions about the ride characteristics of the 2015 with PP based on any previous models.

Safest thing to do is obviously to wait until you can drive one. Even getting opinions from people that have driven it would be of limited value since ride quality can be a very subjective thing.

 

[S550Boss]

Wit the IRS, it will be a great ride and also far more competent. It won't have the hop-skip-jump that the current car has over any pavement irregularities.

 

[apexclipper]

Does any one think the pp on the gt will be too stiff or uncomfortable for a daily driver? Stiffer springs, kbrace and tower brace might make around town bumps seem like sink holes I would think?..can anyone with knowledge of what these attributes to the suspension may do for ride quality? Any info much appreciated

Ride quality is subjective, and the only way for you to know is to drive one.

Neither the K-brace nor the tower brace will have any quantifiable impact on ride quality.

Stiffer springs, bushings, and/or higher damping rates will.

 

[Trackaholic]

One of the first ride impression articles mentioned that the PP is going to use metal ball joints instead of rubber bushings in certain places. I suspect the those will make the ride more harsh and noisy, even if it isn't much more stiff. I personally don't mind a stiff ride as long as it is well damped, so I will be going for the PP. I think if you ate concerned enough to ask about the stiffness you might want to test drive or get the non-PP.

-T

 

[NDSP]

Ford has a tendency to be too soft even on performance packages. Hell I daily drive 50+ miles a day with stiff springs, firm shocks, and full stiff sways in racing seats and it feels fine to me.

 

[tbonez3858]

I highly doubt it's going to be WRX sti stiff so it should be do-able.

 

[apexclipper]

One of the first ride impression articles mentioned that the PP is going to use metal ball joints instead of rubber bushings in certain places. I suspect the those will make the ride more harsh and noisy, even if it isn't much more stiff. I personally don't mind a stiff ride as long as it is well damped, so I will be going for the PP. I think if you ate concerned enough to ask about the stiffness you might want to test drive or get the non-PP.

-T

The only way for someone to make the determination is for them to drive the car on the roads in their area.

I drove a 1LE Z28 through pot-hole filled roads during 6 winters here in the Northeast. I was okay with that, though the factory Koni sports got pretty stiff below 30 degrees F.

Most others would have found the ride objectionable.

I really don't see Ford offering a filling-rattling suspension in a widely available option group on a road car.

Various magazines have already driven a prototype Ecoboost performance package car (which also includes the ball joints you've referred to). None of them made any mention of an objectionably hard ride.

 

[Grimace427]

Ford has a tendency to be too soft even on performance packages. Hell I daily drive 50+ miles a day with stiff springs, firm shocks, and full stiff sways in racing seats and it feels fine to me.

This is very true. Even after driving my mildly modified 2011 GT, jumping in a stock '13-14 track pack GT feels like a Cadillac.

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