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  • Gunslinger55
    Gunslinger55 reacted to Junkyard Dog's post in the thread Strut Tower Hole with Like Like.
    Did you ever cut the hole?I was waiting to see whether you ever answered the question of what was the maximum negative camber you could get out of the stock Ford camber plate, and I had not yet seen that answer (no pressure, but if you figured...
  • Gunslinger55
    Gunslinger55 reacted to Ewheels's post in the thread Suspension soft? with Like Like.
    If you wanted to add stiffness for the track while maintaining street manners, I think your best option would be AJ's kit at 400 lbs. The factory magneride shocks work quite well for a dual-duty car. Additionally, I hear great things about DSC...
  • Gunslinger55
    Gunslinger55 reacted to bnight's post in the thread Suspension soft? with Like Like.
    Mostly was because I had my suspension setup really soft and the car was just so soft taking tons of time to settle in corners. When I stiffen it the car started responding quicker:This is the original setup: Build List: Steeda Oil Separator FP...
  • Gunslinger55
    Gunslinger55 reacted to bnight's post in the thread Suspension soft? with Like Like.
    All the Springs packages on the market that are just springs are sadly too soft on the front. But the go to at least for the S550 was the BMR SP083, because the rates were very close to the GT350R rates and from the factory the GT350R for me is...
  • Ewheels
    Ewheels replied to the thread Strut Tower Hole.
    Not to derail this thread but.....keep going to the track. Everyone is always so friendly and inviting; you never know who you'll bump into. I was at a track day a few years back and Ben Sloss (google him....) brought out his Ford GT MK2 and was... (see full post)
  • Ewheels
    Ewheels replied to the thread Suspension soft?.
    If you wanted to add stiffness for the track while maintaining street manners, I think your best option would be AJ's kit at 400 lbs. The factory magneride shocks work quite well for a dual-duty car. Additionally, I hear great things about DSC... (see full post)
  • Ewheels
    Ewheels reacted to bnight's post in the thread Suspension soft? with Like Like.
    All the Springs packages on the market that are just springs are sadly too soft on the front. But the go to at least for the S550 was the BMR SP083, because the rates were very close to the GT350R rates and from the factory the GT350R for me is...
  • 67GTA
    Happy Birthday @DaveW ! (see full post)
  • Bill Pemberton
    Bill Pemberton reacted to Dave_W's post in the thread Bob's Ton of Posts! with Like Like.
    Also Yogi - "I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous."
  • Bill Pemberton
    Bill Pemberton reacted to 302BOB's post in the thread Bob's Ton of Posts! with Like Like.
    Yogi sure had a way of saying things...........another good one..........."Half the lies they say about me aren't true" and " Baseball is 90% mental and the other half is physical"............
  • bnight
    bnight replied to the thread Suspension soft?.
    Mostly was because I had my suspension setup really soft and the car was just so soft taking tons of time to settle in corners. When I stiffen it the car started responding quicker:This is the original setup: Build List: Steeda Oil Separator FP... (see full post)
  • 302BOB
    302BOB replied to the thread Bob's Ton of Posts!.
    Yogi sure had a way of saying things...........another good one..........."Half the lies they say about me aren't true" and " Baseball is 90% mental and the other half is physical"............ (see full post)
  • 302BOB
    302BOB reacted to Dave_W's post in the thread Bob's Ton of Posts! with Like Like.
    Also Yogi - "I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous."
  • bnight
    bnight reacted to Junkyard Dog's post in the thread Suspension soft? with Like Like.
    Ok, so one vote for 450 minimum (a minimum 213% increase in spring over my stock Dark Horse handling package springs and 50 lbs stiffer than the options AJ Hartman offers on his web site - although we can call him to get stiffer ones). 500 was...
  • Junkyard Dog
    Junkyard Dog reacted to bnight's post in the thread Suspension soft? with Like Like.
    All the Springs packages on the market that are just springs are sadly too soft on the front. But the go to at least for the S550 was the BMR SP083, because the rates were very close to the GT350R rates and from the factory the GT350R for me is...
  • Junkyard Dog
    Junkyard Dog replied to the thread Strut Tower Hole.
    Did you ever cut the hole?I was waiting to see whether you ever answered the question of what was the maximum negative camber you could get out of the stock Ford camber plate, and I had not yet seen that answer (no pressure, but if you figured... (see full post)
  • Junkyard Dog
    Junkyard Dog replied to the thread Suspension soft?.
    Ok, so one vote for 450 minimum (a minimum 213% increase in spring over my stock Dark Horse handling package springs and 50 lbs stiffer than the options AJ Hartman offers on his web site - although we can call him to get stiffer ones). 500 was... (see full post)
  • Bill Pemberton
    .........and we all know he can't drive 55, but if he is it is likely through a cornucopia of cones often through gates only 10 ft wide. Have a great Birthday my friend and a big thanks for all the new decals I got from your company , Solo...
  • bnight
    bnight replied to the thread Suspension soft?.
    All the Springs packages on the market that are just springs are sadly too soft on the front. But the go to at least for the S550 was the BMR SP083, because the rates were very close to the GT350R rates and from the factory the GT350R for me is... (see full post)
  • bnight
    bnight reacted to TeeLew's post in the thread Advice on setup for street and track! with Like Like.
    Distilled water and either Redline Water Wetter or the VP additive. That's as good as you're going to get for heat rejection. The additive reduces surface tension for cooling and has a lubricant for the water pump.
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