Looking to make the jump to CAM-C next year with my S197 V6 performance pack car next year and have been back and forth over the parts I’d like to use to modify the rear suspension. After autocrossing the car for a year, I’ve learned that even with decent shocks (Koni yellows), shorter Ford racing bump stops, a smaller 22mm rear sway, stock springs, and factory gt500 lower control arms there is a lot of room for improvement to be had in the rear end of the car. The car has atrocious wheel hop with sticky tires, feels skittish at times, and doesn’t put down power well on corner exit.
My goal is to put together a very simple suspension autocross setup that still provides decent street manners as I daily the car year round in NYC. I’m specifically looking to upgrade the panhard bar, rear lower control arms, and possibly add relocation brackets (not sure if they are needed at stock-ish ride height). The car will more than likely be getting coilovers with a rear spring rate somewhere between 175-200lb to be semi-competitive, but will be as close to stock ride height as possible to keep the factory geometry as well as ground clearance (she see snow duty). At this point I’m leaning towards ground control sleeves/camber plates on my existing Koni Sports but that’s a discussion for another thread lol.
After searching here on TMO there seems a consensus that rod-end control arms are superior for racing applications but have NVH/wear issues when exposed to the elements. Urethane bushings seem to offer have binding issues/squeak/require greasing. Brand preference seems to vary extensively as well.
Specifically I’m looking for some input/experiences with Whitelines products for the rear end of s197 as the max-c style bushing seems to over a nice compromise for a street car that will see extensive autocross work. I’ve run whiteline products on past projects (Subarus) but nothing with the Max-C bushings, so any input would be greatly appreciated
Thanks in advance,
J
BTW Whiteline is running a 25% off Black Friday sale as we speak
My goal is to put together a very simple suspension autocross setup that still provides decent street manners as I daily the car year round in NYC. I’m specifically looking to upgrade the panhard bar, rear lower control arms, and possibly add relocation brackets (not sure if they are needed at stock-ish ride height). The car will more than likely be getting coilovers with a rear spring rate somewhere between 175-200lb to be semi-competitive, but will be as close to stock ride height as possible to keep the factory geometry as well as ground clearance (she see snow duty). At this point I’m leaning towards ground control sleeves/camber plates on my existing Koni Sports but that’s a discussion for another thread lol.
After searching here on TMO there seems a consensus that rod-end control arms are superior for racing applications but have NVH/wear issues when exposed to the elements. Urethane bushings seem to offer have binding issues/squeak/require greasing. Brand preference seems to vary extensively as well.
Specifically I’m looking for some input/experiences with Whitelines products for the rear end of s197 as the max-c style bushing seems to over a nice compromise for a street car that will see extensive autocross work. I’ve run whiteline products on past projects (Subarus) but nothing with the Max-C bushings, so any input would be greatly appreciated
Thanks in advance,
J
BTW Whiteline is running a 25% off Black Friday sale as we speak