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- 2019 GT PP1 A10 Outrageous Orange HPDE mods
What do you mean by this? --> "They are really only noticed when pulling over the driveway curb at an angle, etc." Did they creak or bind or make noise?
No, I was referring to stiffness only and not NVH issues.
My car is a little of everything: daily, track, vacay, luxury, etc. Therefore I don't ever want to lower it. Nor do I want to make it stiffer sprung than PP1 Magneride. Been there, done that, hated my car, and wife refused to ride in it.
The nice thing about stiffer swaybars on a stock suspension is you get the enjoyable ride of stock spring stiffness, but with stiffening during harder cornering. Basically, the stiffer sway bar "leverages" the spring rate of the inside wheel spring to limit body roll and maintain suspension geometry.
So when you are driving on straight roads around town, you don't notice any increased ride stiffness. But when you enter your driveway with a mild curb at the street, now your car is simulating a side load at very load speed. That is when you notice the stiffness of the bars. Get it?
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And replace the front with a ford performance GT350R non adjustable bar w rubber bushings or the M-5490-G ford performance front bar. Which front should i go with, knowing that my rear is BMR 25mm and poly bushings?
I can't advise you on this, especially with all your other mods. However if you remain on stock springs for the enjoyable ride quality, then stiffer bars are a good way to go. I'd say you'd want to keep the front/rear bar stiffness fairly well matched. You would have to compare the stiffness of the rear BMR bar to the Ford 350R bar. If comparable, then get the 350 front bar. If it is much stiffer then you may still want an aftermarket stiff front bar.
How [much] NVH w the GT350R bars? I have the BMR bars w poly bushings and the racket is outta control. I think I made a mistake choosing BMR and polys... the adjustable bars are too much to figure out. I wanna slap the bars on and be done.
I haven't read the entire thread to see what specifically is your NVH issue. You can expect a little more noise when crossing the seams in the road with any stiffer bar. But clunking, creaking, etc. during slow speed is a problem to be troubleshot and solved. There are other threads with problems such as end links not tight enough, or links or bar ends hitting other parts, strut top nut not tight enough, etc. So you may be able to save your front BMR with a little more research on the forums.
No, I was referring to stiffness only and not NVH issues.
My car is a little of everything: daily, track, vacay, luxury, etc. Therefore I don't ever want to lower it. Nor do I want to make it stiffer sprung than PP1 Magneride. Been there, done that, hated my car, and wife refused to ride in it.
The nice thing about stiffer swaybars on a stock suspension is you get the enjoyable ride of stock spring stiffness, but with stiffening during harder cornering. Basically, the stiffer sway bar "leverages" the spring rate of the inside wheel spring to limit body roll and maintain suspension geometry.
So when you are driving on straight roads around town, you don't notice any increased ride stiffness. But when you enter your driveway with a mild curb at the street, now your car is simulating a side load at very load speed. That is when you notice the stiffness of the bars. Get it?
...
And replace the front with a ford performance GT350R non adjustable bar w rubber bushings or the M-5490-G ford performance front bar. Which front should i go with, knowing that my rear is BMR 25mm and poly bushings?
I can't advise you on this, especially with all your other mods. However if you remain on stock springs for the enjoyable ride quality, then stiffer bars are a good way to go. I'd say you'd want to keep the front/rear bar stiffness fairly well matched. You would have to compare the stiffness of the rear BMR bar to the Ford 350R bar. If comparable, then get the 350 front bar. If it is much stiffer then you may still want an aftermarket stiff front bar.
How [much] NVH w the GT350R bars? I have the BMR bars w poly bushings and the racket is outta control. I think I made a mistake choosing BMR and polys... the adjustable bars are too much to figure out. I wanna slap the bars on and be done.
I haven't read the entire thread to see what specifically is your NVH issue. You can expect a little more noise when crossing the seams in the road with any stiffer bar. But clunking, creaking, etc. during slow speed is a problem to be troubleshot and solved. There are other threads with problems such as end links not tight enough, or links or bar ends hitting other parts, strut top nut not tight enough, etc. So you may be able to save your front BMR with a little more research on the forums.
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