Suspension Upgrade

[Canadian Crimson]

SO getting ready to do a lowering and upgrade on my '18 Vert.
Steeda progressive sport lowering spring, bushing alignment kit , cradle lockout, and camber plates.

Anything else I really need? It's a convertible so cant do braces.

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[Dave2013M3]

Struts and shocks, unless you do just the minimum drop. Even then the stock OEM struts and shocks to include the PP ones are weak. At a minimum go with the Ford Performance Track shocks.

 

[Canadian Crimson]

Struts and shocks, unless you do just the minimum drop. Even then the stock OEM struts and shocks to include the PP ones are weak. At a minimum go with the Ford Performance Track shocks.

She only has 10k on her so kinda hard to justify struts and shocks lol. She is a PP1 . I was thinking more hard parts to swap out before she gets a new alignment.

 

[Dave2013M3]

She only has 10k on her so kinda hard to justify struts and shocks lol. She is a PP1 . I was thinking more hard parts to swap out before she gets a new alignment.

As an owner of a PP1 car, the shocks and struts are a joke on the PP1 cars. I am talking from experience. Also, the time to change the struts/shocks is when you do the springs as there is a lot of repetitive labor. Just trying to help out. I switched out my PP1 gear at 2k miles with the Ford Performance Track kit. Best mod I did...

Also, the Steeda Progressive springs lower the car just more than an inch and increase spring rate on an already weak strut/shocks. You will be lowering the car beyond the valving of the OEM equipment and you won't like the ride. If you are going to lower it with the OEM struts/shocks I would do the minimum drop springs as they are designed to work with the OEM struts. Also you are doing this on the heavier Vert. One other thing Struts/shocks I wouldn't consider those hard parts. The spring is on the strut, it has to be removed anyway with the spring. Now is the time to change it.

Once again just trying to help out.

 

[Canadian Crimson]

As an owner of a PP1 car, the shocks and struts are a joke on the PP1 cars. I am talking from experience. Also, the time to change the struts/shocks is when you do the springs as there is a lot of repetitive labor. Just trying to help out. I switched out my PP1 gear at 2k miles with the Ford Performance Track kit. Best mod I did...

Also, the Steeda Progressive springs lower the car just more than an inch and increase spring rate on an already weak strut/shocks. You will be lowering the car beyond the valving of the OEM equipment and you won't like the ride. If you are going to lower it with the OEM struts/shocks I would do the minimum drop springs as they are designed to work with the OEM struts. Also you are doing this on the heavier Vert. One other thing Struts/shocks I wouldn't consider those hard parts. The spring is on the strut, it has to be removed anyway with the spring. Now is the time to change it.

Once again just trying to help out.

True enough and a very valid point. I only bought the car in Sept, laid it up in Oct. Only thing I really noticed driving it , is the fact that it loves to follow rain grooves and cracks lol.

 

[Dave2013M3]

True enough and a very valid point. I only bought the car in Sept, laid it up in Oct. Only thing I really noticed driving it , is the fact that it loves to follow rain grooves and cracks lol.

I was going to do the Steeda minimum drop springs, realized I would end up taking it apart again when I want to do the struts/shocks. If you do decide to do the strut/shocks you can't go wrong with the Ford Performance Track strut/shocks. A lot of people like them better than the Steeda units. Although I am all for staying with one manufacturer as I believe they would probably be designed together.

One other thing make sure you get the bumpstops or you will be bottoming out.

Bumpstops

 

[PC_GUARD]

I did steeda linear rate and ford track dampers. Locked down the rear and it drives like an amg. Firmer but not harsh. Genuinely like a m or amg.

 

[shogun32]

True enough and a very valid point. I only bought the car in Sept, laid it up in Oct. Only thing I really noticed driving it , is the fact that it loves to follow rain grooves and cracks lol.

then do everything but the springs. If you do springs, do dampers, and if you lower it over an inch, the roll-center-correcting links and bump-steer kit come along for the ride.

 

[shogun32]

One other thing make sure you get the bumpstops or you will be bottoming out.
Bumpstops

dear god, NOT those bumpstops. Eibach. every time. You still need to trim them based on how much you dropped the car.
front: BS770044
rear: BS770060

 

[Canadian Crimson]

I did steeda linear rate and ford track dampers. Locked down the rear and it drives like an amg. Firmer but not harsh. Genuinely like a m or amg.

Linear rate, are those the minimum drop ones?

 

[Dave2013M3]

dear god, NOT those bumpstops. Eibach. every time. You still need to trim them based on how much you dropped the car.
front: BS770044
rear: BS770060

Well he was already going with Steeda...I have the ones that came with the Ford Performance kit.

 

[PC_GUARD]

Linear rate, are those the minimum drop ones?

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