PICS, CONFIGURATION AND FEEDBACK THREAD FOR YOUR MAGIC 2010 GT STANCE!

Over the years I have owned a FD3, MKV GTi, and now my S197. I have always found forum users to be a great source for information about experiences and advice. The people on the rotary forums are a unique bunch. The amount of mental energy they pour into their cars is unrivaled, very technical bunch they are. I couldnt have survived without them. Although the FD3 is one of the most engaging, raw and exclusive cars I have ever owned...they require ALOT of attention. I actually sold the car to rx7 world, an fd specialty shop after a corner seal disapeared. I beleive no engine is as tunable as a boosted wankel, finicky, but if you get it right...its breathes fire! literally it does. And if one ever pulls up next to you at a stoplight with a smooth idle...please consider yourself warned.


Very few manufacturers get stance right, I guess they are too concerned of the perception of the typical homoglobulated car buyer. As with most anybody reading this, they leave something to be desired. Some of you have brought these desires to reality and some well...desire. I am dedicating this thread to 2010 GT's because they are different from both the 2009 & 2011 variations and I also happen to own one. I am pretty happy with the balance of the motor and chassis right out of the box so any modifications I make I hope to enhance what is already a good thing. As I will be using my own research, what you wonderful people decide to share with me and the consults from my local tuner, I hope to create a wonderful machine.

Bound by common interests I consider all my fellow MS users to be friends.

I am experiencing some wheel hop, and in the corners a little bit of chassis give and body roll. I wont be making this a dedicated drag star or auto crosser. I understand springs are one thing but control arms, panhards, struts, mounts, dropping more than 1" and camber plates play a huge role in behavior of the mustang. I consider sam strano, whom i greatly respect, to be an expert in mustang behavior. As he is a function over form type, I hope to blend a little of form and funtion. But most importantly STANCE!

Based on your modifications to suspension geometry, were you able to eliminate some of the immediate issues to handling and drivetrain dynamics? Please elaborate as to what suspension parts are installed and their affect.


THANK YOU!!!

As my car is stock here are some pics to which I draw my inspiration. see next post

 

18" SVE wheels with eibach prokit (LOVE IT!!)


TSW nurb's steeda sports, koni yellows


vossen wheels, i think






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my car

 

I purposefully left out the importance of offsets, believe me I dont want offset drama in this thread tends to lead to off topic bloobs. it is such a touchy subject to alot of posters lol
I have taken offsets into consideration

and prolly will not go with RTR's

 

quoting strano
"I'm always on these forums and shocks/struts are the first thing I recommend doing to make a car drive better, because they give you confidence and stability, and when they adjustable allow you to tune how the car reacts and rides to what you want, not what some engineer wanted."

 

this car is pretty hot right now
june MOTL winning car
Digital_synapse's

 

popular & Useful suspension thread

https://themustangsource.com/f800/wh...matter-486829/

 

FRPP "P" on D Spec's

 

Steeda Sport Springs / Steeda HD Strut Mounts / Koni Yellows

 

Where did u get that front grill?

 

strano spring and shock kit part # HP1S197
1 car set of Koni STR.T dampers (2 struts, 2 shocks) + 1 car set of Steeda Sport springs. very sweet!

 

here is his link, I cant answer that. I bete LMR would have it

http://mustangforums.com/forum/membe...l_synapse.html

 

Lol where exactly am I suppose to look

 

I believe that's the Saleen grille.

2010+ S281 Front Grille

 

FRPP FR500C lower control arms
FRPP 1" drop springs or Steeda Ultra Lite springs
Shocks/struts of your choice

That should eliminate the wheel hop and give you a pretty solid overall ride.

 

The pic doesn't haven't saleen on the car

 

dmhines has it on his 2010 without the Saleen emblem but it is the Saleen grille.



Couple of Mods to my 2010 GT

 

Mayb the Saleen sighn is removable?

 

I could be wrong but i think it's like the SCT stick on that you get with the tuner