Street Setup

[Jonyxz]

After studying all the recommendations on this forum and getting feedback from many of you I finally pulled the trigger on my street setup.
Car is only used for spirited driving on streets. Base 2019 suspension.

-Bilstein B6 dampers and M3 bumpstops
-Steeda min drop 200/800
-Maximum Motorsport Camber plates
-BMR CB005
-Steeda allignment kit for CB005

-Strut tower brace+cowl+extension+lower brace

-Brembo PP brakes

-frpp pp2 replica wheels 9.5/10 with 275/35 and 285/35

Any additional suspension part you guys recommend besides these for the intended use?

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[bnightstar]

-FRPP track dampers
-Steeda min drop 200/800
Any additional suspension part you guys recommend besides these for the intended use?

I think the min drop will work with the normal dumpers as well so you can save some money there. I guess.

 

[Bluemustang]

Other than tires? Maybe a front sway bar that's about it. That's a good plan I wouldn't change much.

 

[Jonyxz]

I think the min drop will work with the normal dumpers as well so you can save some money there. I guess.

I feel the oem dampers are lacking control so I guess it would only feel worse with stiffer springs. Min drop are 20% higher rating

 

[Jonyxz]

Other than tires? Maybe a front sway bar that's about it. That's a good plan I wouldn't change much.

Thanks, cant wait to install it and review it

 

[Ewheels]

For a street car, the phrase "Big Bar, Soft Spring" comes to mind. So the car is comfortable over bumps but doesn't have crazy body roll when you want to hit some canyons.

 

[Jonyxz]

Forgot to mention that I also got the Steeda alignment kit for cb005

 

[moffetts]

Depending on what you mean by "spirited driving" you may benefit from toe and/or RLCA bearings. Other than that, that's a great setup.

 

[AlbertD]

That setup looks great, I wouldn't change a thing aside from maybe some camber plates if you want to have the ability to adjust front camber.

I'm presuming you are planning on getting an alignment afterwards? if so, what settings are you going with? That will play a big role in how the car feels/handles on the street.

 

[Bluemustang]

For a street car, the phrase "Big Bar, Soft Spring" comes to mind. So the car is comfortable over bumps but doesn't have crazy body roll when you want to hit some canyons.

Mostly I'd agree. This is a very common approach. I actually like the big spring, soft bar with street handling better and I'll explain why. In essence bars are a compromise because although they reduce body roll, they reduce wheel independence by linking both sides of the suspension together essentially. What I've found in trying to corner hard sometimes and encountered bumps midcorner, running stiff bars can be a detriment. It can make the car twitchy and can give you a false sense of confidence. And even with stiffer springs, if you have good dampers that can keep the tires planted it ends up working out better. So you don't need to run as much bar because you've got most of the roll control covered by the stiff springs and dampers. Also, with softer bars you get less jacking effect from one wheel bumps, so you don't have the body move side to side suddenly. These cars can tolerate some more spring and can ride quite well with good dampers to match.

 

[Jonyxz]

I'm presuming you are planning on getting an alignment afterwards? if so, what settings are you going with? That will play a big role in how the car feels/handles on the street.

I will for sure but havent thought of any specifically. Any suggestion?

 

[AlbertD]

spirited daily...
(given that you have camber plates for front, otherwise you will be stuck with whatever you get from the drop)

Front
-2.0 camber
.02 toe in per side

Rear
-1.5 camber
.12 toe in per side

 

[Jonyxz]

Well everything arrived except dampers. They're on backorder but should ship at the end of this week.
Dealing with Summit Racing has been very good till now and offered excelent shipping rates to Puerto Rico.

 

[Jonyxz]

Ford track dampers are still on backorder.

Considering there's currently no ETA I'm thinking of canceling the order and get the Bilsteins instead.

Bilstein dont come in as kit like the m-18000-f so besides the shocks and struts do you recommend changing any hardware in a 4k miles car?

 

[moffetts]

I recommend getting camber plates.

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