New SN95 forum for track-focused Mustang owners

[Ludachris]

This is obviously a new sub-forum. We could use some help identifying and moving threads here from other places in our forum. If you come across any threads that are geared towards SN95 Mustangs, please click the Report link in the first post of the thread and let us know that it should be moved here to keep all those discussions grouped together.

Thanks!

 

[Ludachris]

Oh, and don't forget to invite all your SN95 Mustang track friends in here to help us populate this forum!

 

[Bill Pemberton]

This is great as there are plenty of fast SN95s still running road courses and autocross courses all over this Country. Plenty of them show up running in American Sedan or American Iron!

 

[BadBoss]

So my track build seems to sit a little high in the rear with MM high rate springs with 350# front coil overs. MM says lower rate would be to soft.
What concerns me is the top six coils are fully compressed at rest. Angle seems odd too. MM says remove pads. I’m wondering if I can cut a coil off with a cold cut?

 

[RinerAuto]

I used to run the same rear springs. The rear sitting high is why I changed to rear coilovers. Another option is the adjustable lower control arms.

The torque arm springs are progressive rate. I don't think it's recommended to cut progressive rate springs. Plus the bottom coil has a smaller diameter to fit the lower control arm and the top coil has a flat coil against the body.

 

[Grant 302]

I’m wondering if I can cut a coil off with a cold cut?

Cut from the top/soft side of the spring. Flatten/grind the end or find or make a tapered helicoil seat in rubber or nylon.
Just be aware that the drop will be more than the coil width due to the motion ratio.

Do not cut the small bottom coil!

I wouldn’t remove the isolator.

 

[Torch]

New to Forum. I have a 2002 edge That im building for AX and track days. Need in some input on the roll cage. I am building it to AI specs. You are saying it is too high but MM makes some adjustable lower control arms to adjust the height.

 

[blacksheep-1]

The junkyard dog build
Also contains..
Poor man's 3 link
8.8 build
T45 build
HO 302 build
piston/rod installation and jig
carb build
broken stud removal
HEI install

Thread 'Junkyard Dog Build' https://trackmustangsonline.com/threads/junkyard-dog-build.13356/

 

[Torch]

Blacksheep-1 had a pic of the lower control arms on his car.

 

[Torch]

BadBoss , hows it going with the springs.

 

[Frank.JD.Perez]

Going, apparently

 

[Torch]

Hey Frank.JD.Perez​

What size is you shock tower X brace tube size. Nice roll bar set up.

 

[Joe_Conehead]

I wouldn’t remove the isolator.

Having driven a 95R on the street, I can honestly say it doesn't seem to make much of a difference. If taking out the isolator dropped the rear to OP's liking, then the mod was free. If cutting a coil with the isolator isn't enough, and pulling the isolator with a cut coil gets it done, then he's golden. The 95R didn't have isolators on the rear coils, and the only time I hear ANY rear spring noise is when things are really twisted up...such as walking it across a 3" curb to get the car into the backyard for whatever reason. With that exhaust (and primary use case) I doubt he'd notice at all...