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cloud9
Gary
LOL well she's halfway to Seattle with my son in his '12 Focus on a three day road trip. I'm guessing the Boss will feel like a Lincoln by the time she's done! ;D
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cloud9 said:I was surprised that I noticed virtually no increased NVH so far. I haven't driven it with windows up yet so I will try that today.
**edit - drove windows up and no radio (I never drive this way) on the way to the gym this morning. As expected, rear end whine and mild clunk (not clank) from the control arms is more noticeable. I have rod ends on all control arm connections with NO bushings. If you went with poly bushings you probably wouldn't notice any difference. It's still WAY quieter than my GT500 and far from annoying.....at least for me
Thanks. Performance on the track.BossJockey said:cloud9 said:I was surprised that I noticed virtually no increased NVH so far. I haven't driven it with windows up yet so I will try that today.
**edit - drove windows up and no radio (I never drive this way) on the way to the gym this morning. As expected, rear end whine and mild clunk (not clank) from the control arms is more noticeable. I have rod ends on all control arm connections with NO bushings. If you went with poly bushings you probably wouldn't notice any difference. It's still WAY quieter than my GT500 and far from annoying.....at least for me
Looks good Gary. What was your reason for not going with the poly bushings?
Thanks. You'll like the shifter. The more I use it the more I appreciate it. At first I didn't notice a big difference but maybe it just needed to break in because now I really do think it's smoother than my stock one.ORANGE CRUSH said:Looks good Gary thanks for the feed back and pics. I can't wait to get mine all bottoned up. Just ordered my MGW shifter Friday and now a month to wait.
Well I guess I am going to bite the bullet and go for it.Gary has convinced me!cloud9 said:I reached the tipping point last weekend at MPH. The brake dive and body roll on quick transitions was getting to me now that I'm harnessed into the race seat and not bracing myself before every turn. Moving closer to an "S". At some point I'll have to price window nets.
Boss 302S suspension parts list:
FRPP 302S Rear LCAs M-5649-S
FRPP Rear LCA relo brackets M-5650-A
FRPP Lowering Springs M-5300-P
FRPP Dampers M-18000-C
FRPP Adj panhard bar M-4264-A
FRPP Jounce Bumpers M-5570-A
FRPP Swaybars M-5490-A
Steeda Competition 3rd link 555-4106
Steeda Spherical Bearing 555-4104
The wife's not going to like riding in the Boss much anymore ;D
cloud9 said:Thanks. You'll like the shifter. The more I use it the more I appreciate it. At first I didn't notice a big difference but maybe it just needed to break in because now I really do think it's smoother than my stock one.ORANGE CRUSH said:Looks good Gary thanks for the feed back and pics. I can't wait to get mine all bottoned up. Just ordered my MGW shifter Friday and now a month to wait.
I posted this in another forum but I'll repost it here:
It's a beautiful 70 degree day and being Sunday, very light traffic. I had a chance to get out and really push the car trying my best to initiate the dreaded understeer. No matter how hard I pushed (keeping it on the road on street tires) it just rotated. If anything there is an occasional hint of oversteer which is easily managed with the throttle. I have the front bar on full soft and am one step softer on the rear dampers so there's plenty of room to dial it out if I wanted to. I'm really impressed with this kit and would recommend it for anyone interested in making their Boss a better handling street car. I can't comment on the track performance yet, but it's pretty obvious it's going to be a big improvement. Just eliminating the brake dive is worth it alone.
roketman said:Boy his he a bad influence!