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- stevbd replied to the thread S197 Boss Lite - 2011 Mustang GT.I was annoyed with the stock slip n slide leather seats. So I bought a used set of 2012 Boss seats from a member here. Awesome. Not a true race seat but huge improvement and perfect for this in between-er type of car that I wanted to keep very... (see full post)
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- stevbd replied to the thread S197 Boss Lite - 2011 Mustang GT.Along the way I got greedy with really sticky 305’s on track so eventually I picked up another set of LMR SVE wheels and built a little trailer to haul them along behind the car.I like that 305’s stack up as high as our S197s lol. Compared... (see full post)
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- stevbd replied to the thread S197 Boss Lite - 2011 Mustang GT.The rear axle gradually got upgraded as things wore out. I was burning through axle seals so I installed the GT500 caliper brackets and rotors. Replaced the LCAs with maximum Motorsport parts, and eventually wound up removing the entire axle and... (see full post)
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- stevbd replied to the thread S197 Boss Lite - 2011 Mustang GT.I did a few events with just the new wheels and tires. I tried some good track pads on the stock GT brakes but that wasn’t nearly good enough. And the suspension was soooo soft. So I swapped in the usual Boss brembo setup together with what... (see full post)
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- stevbd replied to the thread S197 Boss Lite - 2011 Mustang GT.I went to my first track day, a Track Night event at Palmer in MA, with the car totally stock and it was frankly kind of terrifying. It didn’t help that crazy tstorms were rolling through. Car was swimming around both literally and figuratively... (see full post)
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- stevbd replied to the thread S197 Boss Lite - 2011 Mustang GT.I was just starting to get interested in track driving but the Mustang was always going to be a daily too and it got used as such. So any track mods had to be street friendly. (see full post)
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- stevbd replied to the thread S197 Boss Lite - 2011 Mustang GT.it was my first Mustang and my first rwd car with a stick and real power. It replaced my old Saab Viggen, which I also loved. So the Mustang was a big change for me, very different type of car obviously. (see full post)
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- stevbd replied to the thread S197 Boss Lite - 2011 Mustang GT.So after years and years of hanging out here and learning a ton, I’m finally doing a profile and build thread. Calling my car a “build” is a little optimistic, as I haven’t really done very much. And I don’t tend to take many pictures. But I’ll... (see full post)
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- Paul McWhiskey replied to the thread Suspension Banging.No, the coils are binding on both sides. (see full post)
GAR944 replied to the thread Suspension Banging.In the interest of not jumping to any conclusions, does this only occur on one side? If so, is that shock absorber functioning properly? Any spring can reach coil bind with enough force. This being a stock style variable diameter and relatively... (see full post)- Paul McWhiskey replied to the thread Suspension Banging.Sent along some coil binding pics to BMR this morning. See attached.So far no communication from them.Would appreciate any and all comments or observations here. (see full post)
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mpgainer posted a reply to the lap time of 1:29.210 by JQuintana on track configuration Thunderbolt at track New Jersey Motorsports Park.That’s quite an impressive time. Our cars aren’t all that different. I have very similar suspension mods. Sadly I purchased the automatic. It gets hot and sloppy.
Sahlt posted a reply to the lap time of 1:18.944 by Sahlt on track configuration Full Course at track Waterford Hills.2026 lap- TeeLew replied to the thread Minimum Tire to Strut Clearance.Really, it's any McPherson strut car. It's the nature of the beast. It's also tire dependent, but you basically go more negative until you start to degrade braking. That can be -4.5* or higher on some cars. (see full post)
Rodpwnz replied to the thread Minimum Tire to Strut Clearance.Working on getting the strut cutting tool as we speak - hopefully will be able to cut them out next week and get another alignment. Aiming for -3.2 degrees negative front camber. (see full post)
302BOB replied to the thread Bob's Ton of Posts!.Now You're Talkin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!................I'm due..................... (see full post)-
302BOB replied to the thread Bob's Ton of Posts!.The old "bait and switch" for what you really want never works....... (see full post)
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Bill Pemberton replied to the thread Bob's Ton of Posts!.302Bob's Cryptoquote.............................."Life is either a great pizza or nothing at all!" (see full post)-
302BOB replied to the thread Bob's Ton of Posts!.Today's Cryptoquote...................." Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all."______________Helen Keller (see full post)
- TeeLew replied to the thread S197 pushing badly.Good thing to cover here. Dave is running well over what I recommend for a front spring. He's got more engine weight than most, so that's part of it, but his nose-weight isn't crazy, since he has also done things like the tubular front subframe... (see full post)
