Hope everyone is having an over the top Monday.
I have been talking about an Oxford white Performance Pack Level 2 to my wife since they came out and low and behold my wife surprised me with one last week. Only option was the active exhaust besides the PPL2 and required 301A package. I have already ordered some ZL1Addons rockguards, Steeda jacking rails, and did a light ceramic tint on the windows.
First off sorry for some of the newbie questions. I have done many searches but some of the answers I have found were a little hazy. I have not owned any Mustang since my Foxbody cars so this all very new to me. Everything I have owned has been between 65 and 93 Mustang wise.
So I have a huge list of stuff I would like to do to the new car. Most items will be suspension and safety wise to make the car a little more track/aggressive street worthy. Including but not limited to rear end cooler, Watson Cage and 5 points, possibly some seats, camber plates, maybe some springs, bushings and related chassis items that help positively locate the rear end. Maybe a few engine blocks here and there if I don't like the typewriter tick all these cars seem to be coming with
The car will maybe see 2500 miles a year. And with any luck one to three track days a year as well. I am in no hurry to get everything done at once and just want to make sure I put the best parts on for my money.
I am going to order some camber plates this week with a few other items. I have done numerous searches on what people like and it sounds like MM or Vorshlag is the way to go but I would love to hear any other ideas out there and why (Steeda, J&M, etc).
* The Vorshlag units look really nice, but what do they really offer over the MM set up or others out there? They are double the price but are they twice as good? I like high quality goods and if they really offer more I am willing to spend the money. I have had three full MM Foxbodies I built and they were great but I'm always open to new stuff.
*I am considering doing some springs, but it sits so low already I'm not sure I want to do it or not. However, if I am doing plates I might as well knock out the springs too. Ride quality is NOT a concern for me as the car is just a weekender and should see very few if any longer trips. If I do move forward with springs, what is the best track/aggressive street oriented Magneride spring out there? I keep seeing the BMR mentioned as it is a linear spring and very popular. I am not considering springs to be slammed or for looks as I just want the best handling spring whatever that may be for the PPL2. I am definitely a form follows function guy and if it doesn't help the car function better, I am not really interested. I was between the Steeda Ultimate handling Mag spring, Ford Perfromance and the BMR. The BMR being the only linear spring. All three seem to lower the car about .75 of an inch which would be good since this car is so low already.
*What would be the best camber settings for a car that sees street and a little track use? Is changing the settings fairly easy on this car without upsetting anything else? Are plates these days low tolerance enough that I can just have two settings and go back and forth without having an alignment done each time? Again, the car will not see very many miles a year and will be on the factory 305 Sport Cup 2s even for the street. However, I also don't want to blow through those expensive tires in 1500 miles running a more radical camber setup if I don't need to. Can I get away with 2 to 3 degrees on a car that will be mostly on street without excessive tire wear?
*Will I need some sort of camber kit for the rear if lowered or not lowered?
Thanks again for all the help and input.
I have been talking about an Oxford white Performance Pack Level 2 to my wife since they came out and low and behold my wife surprised me with one last week. Only option was the active exhaust besides the PPL2 and required 301A package. I have already ordered some ZL1Addons rockguards, Steeda jacking rails, and did a light ceramic tint on the windows.
First off sorry for some of the newbie questions. I have done many searches but some of the answers I have found were a little hazy. I have not owned any Mustang since my Foxbody cars so this all very new to me. Everything I have owned has been between 65 and 93 Mustang wise.
So I have a huge list of stuff I would like to do to the new car. Most items will be suspension and safety wise to make the car a little more track/aggressive street worthy. Including but not limited to rear end cooler, Watson Cage and 5 points, possibly some seats, camber plates, maybe some springs, bushings and related chassis items that help positively locate the rear end. Maybe a few engine blocks here and there if I don't like the typewriter tick all these cars seem to be coming with
The car will maybe see 2500 miles a year. And with any luck one to three track days a year as well. I am in no hurry to get everything done at once and just want to make sure I put the best parts on for my money.
I am going to order some camber plates this week with a few other items. I have done numerous searches on what people like and it sounds like MM or Vorshlag is the way to go but I would love to hear any other ideas out there and why (Steeda, J&M, etc).
* The Vorshlag units look really nice, but what do they really offer over the MM set up or others out there? They are double the price but are they twice as good? I like high quality goods and if they really offer more I am willing to spend the money. I have had three full MM Foxbodies I built and they were great but I'm always open to new stuff.
*I am considering doing some springs, but it sits so low already I'm not sure I want to do it or not. However, if I am doing plates I might as well knock out the springs too. Ride quality is NOT a concern for me as the car is just a weekender and should see very few if any longer trips. If I do move forward with springs, what is the best track/aggressive street oriented Magneride spring out there? I keep seeing the BMR mentioned as it is a linear spring and very popular. I am not considering springs to be slammed or for looks as I just want the best handling spring whatever that may be for the PPL2. I am definitely a form follows function guy and if it doesn't help the car function better, I am not really interested. I was between the Steeda Ultimate handling Mag spring, Ford Perfromance and the BMR. The BMR being the only linear spring. All three seem to lower the car about .75 of an inch which would be good since this car is so low already.
*What would be the best camber settings for a car that sees street and a little track use? Is changing the settings fairly easy on this car without upsetting anything else? Are plates these days low tolerance enough that I can just have two settings and go back and forth without having an alignment done each time? Again, the car will not see very many miles a year and will be on the factory 305 Sport Cup 2s even for the street. However, I also don't want to blow through those expensive tires in 1500 miles running a more radical camber setup if I don't need to. Can I get away with 2 to 3 degrees on a car that will be mostly on street without excessive tire wear?
*Will I need some sort of camber kit for the rear if lowered or not lowered?
Thanks again for all the help and input.
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