Project Super Beater Profile - S197 Mustangs

[blacksheep-1]

I love that MM uses nice hardware, including hardened washers.

Where did you put that thing? -3.5?

I don't want to say because if someone else tries it and it doesn't work, I'm gonna take the heat.
I'm sort of a low buck version of Sal Molinare @Fabman when it comes to experimenting.

 

[Grim]

What length/rate/diameter springs did you go with? I need to pickup some new suspension for mine, and I'm trying to see if I have anything in boxes that will work.

 

[blacksheep-1]

What length/rate/diameter springs did you go with? I need to pickup some new suspension for mine, and I'm trying to see if I have anything in boxes that will work.

Let me try and get you a part number, if I were you, I would just buy the Ford Performance kit, I pieced mine out because I already had some of the parts...

 

[Grim]

Let me try and get you a part number, if I were you, I would just buy the Ford Performance kit, I pieced mine out because I already had some of the parts...

I appreciate it. I have a bunch of springs sitting around. Currently on FEAL Coilovers, but after having multiple failures, and a lack of track time lately...I can't see it being worth proper suspension at this point in time.

 

[blacksheep-1]

Ok, should be these springs, Ford used to sell the complete kits, springs, shocks, bars and links for about $1200, I was trying to find that kit but I'm not sure they are still making them. If you can't get the Ford kits, I would try rickey at cortex for one of his kits. He moonlights in IMSA on one of the gt4 cars.

 

[blacksheep-1]

@Grim FWIW I'm not a fan of coilovers unless you are a very hard core racer. The good ones are north of $5K, the actual race Penskes are over $10K. and if you run them on the street they need rebuilding at least every 20K miles. That's a lot of driving schools, or other mods.

 

[Grim]

Ok, should be these springs, Ford used to sell the complete kits, springs, shocks, bars and links for about $1200, I was trying to find that kit but I'm not sure they are still making them. If you can't get the Ford kits, I would try rickey at cortex for one of his kits. He moonlights in IMSA on one of the gt4 cars.

@Grim FWIW I'm not a fan of coilovers unless you are a very hard core racer. The good ones are north of $5K, the actual race Penskes are over $10K. and if you run them on the street they need rebuilding at least every 20K miles. That's a lot of driving schools, or other mods.

I haven't been impressed by them either, they are coming off I found the entire Ford kit. However, I already have whiteline parts on the car, and don't want to replace them at this time.

Any chance you can give me a ride height measurement - Center of wheel to fender?

 

[blacksheep-1]

Giv

I haven't been impressed by them either, they are coming off I found the entire Ford kit. However, I already have whiteline parts on the car, and don't want to replace them at this time.

Any chance you can give me a ride height measurement - Center of wheel to fender?

Give me a bit, at doc office

 

[blacksheep-1]

Ok, so here we go
Tires on both cars are
255x45x18 front
285x40x18 rear
There are center caps so I can't really get to the spindles to check the half height. Also the same springs on both cars.

 

[blacksheep-1]

Also...
I assume the discrepancy is due to new vs 6 year old springs

 

[racer47]

Also...
I assume the discrepancy is due to new vs 6 year old springs

The weight of the supercharger, intercooler and heat exhanger may account for most of that 1/2"

 

[Grim]

Ok, so here we go
Tires on both cars are
255x45x18 front
255x40x18 rear
There are center caps so I can't really get to the spindles to check the half height. Also the same springs on both cars.

You run a taller tire in the front? I assume the measurement was floor to fender lip? Thanks for the assist!

Jealous of the GT500, that's the color I want to get one in.

 

[KazarS197]

What length/rate/diameter springs did you go with? I need to pickup some new suspension for mine, and I'm trying to see if I have anything in boxes that will work.

Here's a listing close to me. Maybe you could get these cheaper and shipped.

BMR/ Ford Performance Suspension Mustang - auto parts - by owner -...

Selling Ford Peformance shock and struts with BMR SP083 springs. Used 4k miles. Comes with camber bolts. Asking $675 obo

pittsburgh.craigslist.org

 

[blacksheep-1]

The weight of the supercharger, intercooler and heat exhanger may account for most of that 1/2"

Yeah, but it's front and rear that is shorter, the blower and all of its crap only accounts for about 5% max.. which is significant because it's over the nose, but I don't think that's the reason in this. case

 

[racer47]

Yeah, but it's front and rear that is shorter, the blower and all of its crap only accounts for about 5% max.. which is significant because it's over the nose, but I don't think that's the reason in this. case

sorry, I saw the pics of the front of the car and the fender measurements and the height difference and just thought that you were doing the front. But looking closer, I now see its the rear fenders.

 

[blacksheep-1]

sorry, I saw the pics of the front of the car and the fender measurements and the height difference and just thought that you were doing the front. But looking closer, I now see its the rear fenders.

No worries

 

[blacksheep-1]

You run a taller tire in the front? I assume the measurement was floor to fender lip? Thanks for the assist!

Jealous of the GT500, that's the color I want to get one in.

Those are stock gt500 tire sizes

 

[Mad Hatter]

You got me stressed out with those tire sizes. I think you ment 285/40-18 for the rears???

 

[blacksheep-1]

You run a taller tire in the front? I assume the measurement was floor to fender lip? Thanks for the assist!

Jealous of the GT500, that's the color I want to get one in.

Sorry brain fart, here's the size tires

Standard tire size:

255/45 ZR 18 (F); 285/45 ZR 18

 

[blacksheep-1]

You got me stressed out with those tire sizes. I think you ment 285/40-18 for the rears???

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Yep, fixed it, thanks