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Hi everyone,
I need some help and advice about setting up my 2011 to handle better. My car is a 2011 brembo car and it is mainly used for spirited driving and some track days once a year or so. It is a street car used 95% of the time on the street.
My suspension consists of the following mods:
Ground control coilover kit (springs/shocks/struts/cc plates), lowered maybe a bit more than 1.5" on the front and 2" on the rear. spring rates are 380F/280R if i recall correctly.
Bmr supporting mods - Panhard bar, UCA, LCA, LCA BRACKETS all are poly bushings.
Whiteline sway bars - set up on the stiffest setting up front, and 2 out of 4 on the back.
19X10 Forgestar F14 +39 offset square wheels, with 285/35 pilot super sport on the back and 255/40 MT street comps on the front for the moment (I know this is not ideal but I could only afford to replace the rears for now).
Steeda bumpsteer kit - installed but not yet aligned.
My issue is, the car does not seem to handle better at all. The balance is off (fast understeer-oversteer transitions), the steering is lacking (it is lacking feel/feedback and is moving more liberally and less precise).
Also, the car suffered some major bumpsteer (which i think is getting better since i installed the bumpsteer kit but i have yet to professionally align it).
The car was ofcourse aligned after each change, and right now i have it set on -1.8 camber, stock caster and almost no toe. Everything is intalled just like the instructions indicated, but it seems that the whole geometry is way off and i that i have only made the car handle worse than stock. The only things that did improve are the zero wheel hop that i have since i lowered it and installed the uca, and that the car does feel stiffer and a lot bouncier, but not balanced.
I'm heading to the alignment shop this week and would like to know what is the recommended and simplest way to align the bumpsteer kit, what are the recommended toe/camber/caster settings for my use of the car and any other advice regarding height, sway bar adjustment etc that can help me to improve this frustrating situation.
Please note that I'm not from the U.S and I imported my mustang to where I live. This means there is virtually no knowledge or shops that deal with these cars where I live, so I base all of my work and modifications over the internet and personal experience.
I attached some photos of the car so you can see how it looks/sits. I would appreciate any advice that can help me set it up the right way. Thanks!
I need some help and advice about setting up my 2011 to handle better. My car is a 2011 brembo car and it is mainly used for spirited driving and some track days once a year or so. It is a street car used 95% of the time on the street.
My suspension consists of the following mods:
Ground control coilover kit (springs/shocks/struts/cc plates), lowered maybe a bit more than 1.5" on the front and 2" on the rear. spring rates are 380F/280R if i recall correctly.
Bmr supporting mods - Panhard bar, UCA, LCA, LCA BRACKETS all are poly bushings.
Whiteline sway bars - set up on the stiffest setting up front, and 2 out of 4 on the back.
19X10 Forgestar F14 +39 offset square wheels, with 285/35 pilot super sport on the back and 255/40 MT street comps on the front for the moment (I know this is not ideal but I could only afford to replace the rears for now).
Steeda bumpsteer kit - installed but not yet aligned.
My issue is, the car does not seem to handle better at all. The balance is off (fast understeer-oversteer transitions), the steering is lacking (it is lacking feel/feedback and is moving more liberally and less precise).
Also, the car suffered some major bumpsteer (which i think is getting better since i installed the bumpsteer kit but i have yet to professionally align it).
The car was ofcourse aligned after each change, and right now i have it set on -1.8 camber, stock caster and almost no toe. Everything is intalled just like the instructions indicated, but it seems that the whole geometry is way off and i that i have only made the car handle worse than stock. The only things that did improve are the zero wheel hop that i have since i lowered it and installed the uca, and that the car does feel stiffer and a lot bouncier, but not balanced.
I'm heading to the alignment shop this week and would like to know what is the recommended and simplest way to align the bumpsteer kit, what are the recommended toe/camber/caster settings for my use of the car and any other advice regarding height, sway bar adjustment etc that can help me to improve this frustrating situation.
Please note that I'm not from the U.S and I imported my mustang to where I live. This means there is virtually no knowledge or shops that deal with these cars where I live, so I base all of my work and modifications over the internet and personal experience.
I attached some photos of the car so you can see how it looks/sits. I would appreciate any advice that can help me set it up the right way. Thanks!