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Yeah, the suspension really transforms the way the car drives. In a stock Mustang, there is a lot of play in the steering wheel and they understeer. They're obviously set up more for drag racing and to keep Ford from being sued by inexperienced drivers. The Griggs setup makes the steering response immediate and gets rid of a lot of the understeer. I feel like it currently handles better than my stock C5 Z06 I had for a few years, though after riding in my friend's C5Z at Road Atlanta a couple of weeks ago, I know my Mustang is not on that level yet.Welcome! I AutoX and HPDE my 1995 Mustang. Nowhere near the suspension setup you have, though I am hoping to go the full Maximum Motorsports route eventually.
I creeped on your profile a little and saw your favorite track is Cresson (on my list of planned tracks to hit next year!). Leads me to assume you're in the Texas area. Have you ever made it to the Mid-America Ford and Shelby Meet in Tulsa, OK? I'm in Arkansas, so it's about the closest good event to me.
Mustang Roundup is on my radar for October, if I can get my coolant temp issue solved.You guys are closer than you thought, as his zip code is a small town South of Wichita , so Hallett is relatively close to both of you. Now the Shelby Event is a bucket list for many Midwesterners , but now you both need to hit another ------- get signed up for the Ford and Mustang Roundup in Hastings , Ne. this coming October.
Yeah, the suspension really transforms the way the car drives. In a stock Mustang, there is a lot of play in the steering wheel and they understeer. They're obviously set up more for drag racing and to keep Ford from being sued by inexperienced drivers. The Griggs setup makes the steering response immediate and gets rid of a lot of the understeer. I feel like it currently handles better than my stock C5 Z06 I had for a few years, though after riding in my friend's C5Z at Road Atlanta a couple of weeks ago, I know my Mustang is not on that level yet.
I've actually never done an all-Mustang event. If I can get a coolant temp issue sorted out in the next month or so, I may try to make it Hastings in October. New Mishimoto radiator, Mishimoto fan and shroud assembly, straight distilled water + Water Wetter and it still gets to 250 degree coolant temps within 1.5 laps at 90 degrees ambient. Very frustrating when you've spent $500 for a track weekend at Road Atlanta and traveled 1,000 miles, one-way. I'm going to replace the water pump next, along with the On 3 coolant bypass delete. The water pump is original with 108K on it. We'll see what that does.
MSR Cresson is my favorite track locally, especially when they run the 3.1 setup that combines both tracks together. It's my cheapest option for a track day since I used to work there part time when I lived in Texas a few years ago.