Steeda vs Bilstien vs Ford Performance Track Shocks and Struts

[Edgemere]

Greetings,

I own a 2022 Mustang GT Premium, non PP1. I have purchased all my suspension parts over Black Friday for a Spring install. BMR Sways & End Links, BMR Differential Lockout Bushing Kit, BMR Cradle Bushing Lockout Kit II, and Steeda Minimum Drop Linear 200lb Front-800lb Rear Springs.

The last thing I need are Shocks and Struts. What kit is the best and why? Steeda Pro Action non adjust, Bilstien B6 or Ford Performance Track. Please advise.

Thanks.........

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[KingKona]

Get the Steeda Pro Action adjustables. The little extra $$ is worth it to have the adjustability.

 

[gameovergt]

I have Steeda non adjustable & they work great.

 

[Edgemere]

KingKona,
How do the Steeda Non Adjust dampers work? On one of my Mustang I had adjustable that were done in the trunk and on top of the struts. Are these like those?

 

[Bluemustang]

Ford Track or Bilstein FTW. Both are on about equal footing. Bilstein probably have a slight edge. But, whichever one you can get a better deal on.

 

[Bluemustang]

Congratulations on taking the plunge. You won't regret it. The only thing I might skip are the diff bushing lockouts. I have them but... if I had to go back I'd skip them. And don't forget, a good alignment setting will make a big difference and most importantly, tires.

 

[S14Wolf]

My best guess is that steeda's shocks are just revalved koni's painted blue. Nothing wrong with them. I use them and they work well.

 

[Hack]

I have no idea which are the best choice, but what I do know is that shocks and springs need to match. So my best advice is to talk to experts at each company, tell them what you have and see what they recommend and why. I think they should be asking you about the weight of your wheel and tire combo and spring rates in order to figure out what will work. If the company has only a single shock available - I can't imagine how that would be any good. That specific shock probably won't match up favorably with your suspension parts.

If they don't have good reasoning for why to buy a particular shock, then I would say don't go with that company.

 

[Edgemere]

Congratulations on taking the plunge. You won't regret it. The only thing I might skip are the diff bushing lockouts. I have them but... if I had to go back I'd skip them. And don't forget, a good alignment setting will make a big difference and most importantly, tires.

 

[Edgemere]

Bluemustang

Just wondering why you would skip the Differential Bushing Lockouts?

 

[MAGS1]

Ford Track or Bilstein FTW. Both are on about equal footing. Bilstein probably have a slight edge. But, whichever one you can get a better deal on.

Not to hijack OP’s thread, but thoughts on the FP track shocks/struts & bump stops with the stock (non-PP) springs? I’m not against lowering but I do like the stock ride height. FP does say the dampers were made to use with their track springs which lower the car about 1”

 

[NightmareMoon]

Not to hijack OP’s thread, but thoughts on the FP track shocks/struts & bump stops with the stock (non-PP) springs? I’m not against lowering but I do like the stock ride height. FP does say the dampers were made to use with their track springs which lower the car about 1”

They'd be just fine and a small improvement over stock (possibly a big improvement if your stock shocks have a lot of miles). The advert about coupling with the track springs is just to lure the people in who are getting tracks springs because most people will do both mods at the same time.

However if you've got base car, consider upgrading to the GT350 base* or PP1 springs which should also be stock height, but have a bit more rate than the very soft base springs.

(* GT350 springs can be used, but you have to buy two of one of the rear sides because the magnaride cars springs are wound the other direction on one rear side vs a non magnaride car).

 

[NightmareMoon]

KingKona,
How do the Steeda Non Adjust dampers work? On one of my Mustang I had adjustable that were done in the trunk and on top of the struts. Are these like those?

How do the non-adjustables steeda dampers they work? Well they don't adjust, so no knobs.

Bilstein and Ford Performance are a different design than the Steeda non-adjustables, and the FP/Bilsteins should mute the small road noise better for a more plush ride over normal roads. For performance driving, they're probably all similar.

The steeda adjustable shocks adjust at the tops, so at the strut towers in the engine bay and above the rear tire in the wheel well (not the trunk). You probably need to jack up the rear tire slightly to access the rear shock tops, but the fronts can be adjusted in a couple seconds w/o a jack. The adjustables will still have the flaw with small road noise versus the non-adjustable bilsteins/FP shocks, but they're a much better choice if you want to dial the shocks in your garage and then go bomb some back roads or hit an autocross. I also like to turn up the front shocks a bit for high speed highway driving (more stable for high speed lane changes). Non-adjustable shocks have to be a compromise for all driving conditions, including low speed pot holes on the way to the strip mall.

I'd definitely get the Bilsteins or FP track shocks as opposed to the steeda non-adjustables which just seem to be just a marginal upgrade (if it was my car). That said, I do prefer adjustable shocks.

 

[Zrussian13]

I like my bilsteins with pp1 springs. But I wanted to keep the ride quality as close to stock as possible. I drive a lot of miles weekly and the bilsteins definitely help me put the power down better and still feel great cruising and over bumps. I looked into steeda but when I reached out their suggestion was to do like 3k in suspension mods when I had made it clear I was happy with the stock ride quality so I just went with the bilsteins.

 

[MAGS1]

They'd be just fine and a small improvement over stock (possibly a big improvement if your stock shocks have a lot of miles). The advert about coupling with the track springs is just to lure the people in who are getting tracks springs because most people will do both mods at the same time.

However if you've got base car, consider upgrading to the GT350 base* or PP1 springs which should also be stock height, but have a bit more rate than the very soft base springs.

(* GT350 springs can be used, but you have to buy two of one of the rear sides because the magnaride cars springs are wound the other direction on one rear side vs a non magnaride car).

Thanks. I do have a base car so I’ll take a look at the 350 or PP1 springs. I’ve seen a few threads about using the 350 springs with part numbers etc.

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