Ridetech's newest coilover candidate is an animal!

[RidetechJosh]

A customer just brought in his PP GT for us to install our Level 2 coilover package. This particular car has been to Brenspeed for the Roush Phase 2 supercharger package, full ARH exhaust system, McLeod's RST twin disc clutch, cradle lockouts, Ford Racing half shafts, and much more. The car is lowered with springs and handles decent but rides pretty.... well, bad. We're going to improve it in both of these areas! I'll keep this thread updated with pictures/information!





The sound is amazing...

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[plc268]

Damn that car sounds good.

 

[Clink]

Hopefully that was the owner driving like that

 

[RidetechJosh]

Damn that car sounds good.

It does! It's got a great tone.

Hopefully that was the owner driving like that

The owner lives next door! He brought it over to play last night

 

[Hogie]

Do me a favor and go kick Morgan!

 

[RidetechJosh]

I can definitely do that! Next time he walks by I'll catch him off guard!

 

[Guard5.0]

Damn that car sounds good.

ARH!

 

[apex15stangPP]

NICE!!!

 

[Guard5.0]

Hopefully that was the owner driving like that

It's mine. I expect them to "test" a little. Got to know where you start to get an appreciation for where you're going. Plus, that only sounded like half throttle or so, it truly wails at WOT. That and I don't get too many opportunities to hear it since I'm always in it. Really looking forward to the change and doing some fine tuning as it should really help the cars balance.

 

[RidetechJosh]

It's mine. I expect them to "test" a little. Got to know where you start to get an appreciation for where you're going. Plus, that only sounded like half throttle or so, it truly wails at WOT. That and I don't get too many opportunities to hear it since I'm always in it. Really looking forward to the change and doing some fine tuning as it should really help the cars balance.

Haha, I can't wait to see your face when you drive it in the next couple of days!

 

[RidetechJosh]

Pictures to come!! Steve came and picked up the car, I can't wait for him to post up his review.

 

[apex15stangPP]

It's an amazing kit!! Changes the car, I drove a 350 GT the other day and the first thing I noticed how much better my car felt and handled!

 

[Guard5.0]

Early observations. Only had time for a very short drive before the rain started. This is with rebound set about 6 clicks from full firm. Car definitely feels better planted. Nose dive under braking is greatly reduced. I accelerated out of one corner which was all I needed to tell me that the piggish wallowing from before is absent. I've added some BMR stuff recently which is also undoubtedly a factor but at last the car can be aimed under corner acceleration with confidence. I also had time to drive it down my favorite uneven concrete street. The last time I was on it my wife was in the car and told me to go a different way going home because in her words "that hurts my teeth." There was still some suspension chatter but it was easy to feel how much quicker each corner was at replanting the tire. So after a few minutes I can say it's a world of improvement. Can't speak to turn in yet because if I didn't have to brake hard the car turned in okay before then felt unstable off the corner. It was too wet to be diving in hard on my short drive. Kudos to Ridetech for doing some extra stuff while they had the car. I now know how big of a tire it will take and that on their meter on a dry day it pulls 1.06G's. They also fixed a developing squeak and re-engineered a couple of pieces to tighten things up. I'll report more later when I can do some adjusting and give it a proper flogging but for now thanks to Josh, Will, and Tom for a job well done.

 

[RidetechJosh]

Early observations. Only had time for a very short drive before the rain started. This is with rebound set about 6 clicks from full firm. Car definitely feels better planted. Nose dive under braking is greatly reduced. I accelerated out of one corner which was all I needed to tell me that the piggish wallowing from before is absent. I've added some BMR stuff recently which is also undoubtedly a factor but at last the car can be aimed under corner acceleration with confidence. I also had time to drive it down my favorite uneven concrete street. The last time I was on it my wife was in the car and told me to go a different way going home because in her words "that hurts my teeth." There was still some suspension chatter but it was easy to feel how much quicker each corner was at replanting the tire. So after a few minutes I can say it's a world of improvement. Can't speak to turn in yet because if I didn't have to brake hard the car turned in okay before then felt unstable off the corner. It was too wet to be diving in hard on my short drive. Kudos to Ridetech for doing some extra stuff while they had the car. I now know how big of a tire it will take and that on their meter on a dry day it pulls 1.06G's. They also fixed a developing squeak and re-engineered a couple of pieces to tighten things up. I'll report more later when I can do some adjusting and give it a proper flogging but for now thanks to Josh, Will, and Tom for a job well done.

Thanks Steve! I can't wait to see more of the car and hear more reviews once the weather dries up.

 

[5.0 Probie]

Wow does that car sound good! I would be shot by multiple neighbors if I had it, but man am I glad I heard yours!

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