Suspension Kits

[Yeah Nah]

Can anyone provide the following measurements on the GT 5.0 fastback?

I need the distance from the centre of the front & rear of the wheel to the top edge of the guard.

Ensure your vehicle is on even ground. This would be greatly appreciated.

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[Yeah Nah]

Answered my question in the above post now that mine has been delivered.

Been researching my options for my suspension set up. I am continually changing my mind. I guess at this point I am figuring another several thousand dollars investment on the Mustang will make this vehicle feel like a true sports car. I think Ford have half arsed the suspension and could have really nailed this vehicle.

Anyways, I think just replacing springs is just a band aid solution. Having my Mustang for less than a week I have noticed that nose raise & dive is severe when booting it through the gears. IMO who knows nothing about suspension I think the integrity of the front and rear dampers are compromised and their capacity are reduced with less compression if only springs are replaced. That is why I am now in the situation of what dampers do I compliment springs with, or which coilover kit do I select. So many brands, so many discussions on this forum is making my head spin.

One thing for sure if I went for the spring/damper combination a linear spring will be my preferred option as the progressive will not significantly reduce nose raise/dive and the arse end will still feel like a boat although the the centre of gravity may make it feel much better there will still be room for improvement.

I am looking at drop the front between 3.5-4.0cm and the rear up to 2.5cm. Other issues I will need to consider is camber adjustments - the rear only has a maximum of 1.5 degrees and dropping it will need up to 2.5 degrees. So to achieve this stance that is why my brain is telling me spend up on the coilovers because you only live once.

FWIW the suspension on the front of the S550 resembles a GM setup similar to the commodore, and the rear resembles a 370Z, not that it really means anything.

 

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Looking forward to seeing the direction in which you go [MENTION=16058]Yeah Nah[/MENTION]. If you didn't go coilovers, people seem to be having good results with the konis and eibach combo. Sportlines give a good stance, although I'm not sure it'll lower it quite as far as you're wanting

 

[Yeah Nah]

Yeah it's tough and I'm looking forward to establish which road to take. The preferred height specs are a guide for myself and will be there abouts to achieve a level stance with no rake.

I have done my calculations,using the sportlines and will over achieve the drop. In actual fact it will drop it by 5cm (nearly two inches). The issue with ES's with stock dampers is the area for compression is significantly reduced and can cause bottoming out. The stock damper is being robbed by 2 inches.

Since December 2015 I have seen quite a few Mustangs and when I compare their wheel gap to mine for some reason mine looks just that little bit lower. That is why I refrained from ordering any suspension components until I had the car.

I would love to read other opinions.

 

[Burkey]

It seems that the Eibach Pro Street Coilovers are available now.
I haven't yet seen Aussie pricing but I did see them advertised for $1200 USD somewhere on the internetz..
They are a monotube design, non-adjustable for either rebound or compression, height only.
I'm gonna say that they're probably going to do the job for the vast majority of street application.

Link to monotube vs. twin tube (your PP has twin in the front, mono in the rear) -


And a link to an S550 suspension walk around -
http://www.edmunds.com/ford/mustang...15-ford-mustang-gt-suspension-walkaround.html

Cheers

 

[Yeah Nah]

Nice work on the research behind the overall suspension & the structure of the shockers Burkey.

 

[Burkey]

Nice work on the research behind the overall suspension & the structure of the shockers Burkey.

I had a little help from some mates. :cheers:

 

[Burkey]

Spoke to John at Eibach Oz today. Reckons the Eibach Coilovers will be under $2000 and in stock in the next few weeks. Seems that yet another box will be arriving at my place shortly then....

 

[Melbnut]

Spoke to John at Eibach Oz today. Reckons the Eibach Coilovers will be under $2000 and in stock in the next few weeks. Seems that yet another box will be arriving at my place shortly then....

Will they discount for a few sets?

 

[Burkey]

Will they discount for a few sets?

Dunno, didn't even think to ask in my excitement!! Lol
It's a very good question though.
Originally I was strongly considering the Vogtlands but twin tube at a similar price point doesn't interest me much. That and the Vogtlands won't go as low, suggesting the dampers would be nearer the end of their stroke, all else being equal.

 

[Yeah Nah]

These eibach prostreet coilovers are cheap at $2K but have limitations compared to the dearer stuff.

All depends what you want to spend but the height adjustment on these compresses the springs therefore stiffens the ride further whereas a higher end product does not compress the spring when lowering and only adjusts the damper only. I hope that makes sense.

 

[dave-]

For people wanting to do coilovers I'd be waiting to see how MCA go, they had a car in their workshop a while ago getting measured up.

 

[Burkey]

These eibach prostreet coilovers are cheap at $2K but have limitations compared to the dearer stuff.

All depends what you want to spend but the height adjustment on these compresses the springs therefore stiffens the ride further whereas a higher end product does not compress the spring when lowering and only adjusts the damper only. I hope that makes sense.

Um, not sure where you're going with that one.
Lowering the car will have no effect on spring length. However, it might be possible to compress them a little if you raise the car to max height. Maybe.
Loosen collar, lower car. Tighten collar to raise.
You could definitely get better stuff without spending HEAPS more money, but for me, there's gotta be a limit somewhere.

 

[David@Steeda]

Stay tuned for an update very shortly on our Steeda S550 shocks/struts!

 

[Yeah Nah]

Um, not sure where you're going with that one.
Lowering the car will have no effect on spring length. However, it might be possible to compress them a little if you raise the car to max height. Maybe.
Loosen collar, lower car. Tighten collar to raise.
You could definitely get better stuff without spending HEAPS more money, but for me, there's gotta be a limit somewhere.

Still learning about all this stuff but from what I have been told from KW, H&R, Eibach, & Shockworks, all coil overs do not work the same way when you adjust the height. Some models of coil overs adjusts the damper only without any compression on the spring, whereas the Eiback Prostreet applies compression on the spring and further firms the ride.

I know JS about coil overs and I'm in the process of learning the pro & cons of the different model of brands and why they differ in price.

This is good video to explain what I'm referring to, explaining the difference between a slip fit coil over and a full bodied coil over:
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Bilstein will be releasing their coil over in September/October this year. The PSS10 would be a great kit.

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