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Old Jan 10, 2013 | 07:58 PM
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Well, 340.00 of the 800 is gone on the Metco LCA's and Steeda black billet antenna.
Have not decided on UCA yet since I have not been able to test the car handling much, I think I will put about 500 miles on the Lca's then decide the next step.
Thanks for the input and I will report back.
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Old Jan 10, 2013 | 08:33 PM
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Buy Steeda parts at a discount!

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Old Jan 14, 2013 | 02:14 PM
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next step, FAys2 Watts link or Koni Yellows?
I have looked at options and think these two choices are really going to help, I will do both but which one first?
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Old Jan 14, 2013 | 03:06 PM
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Old Jan 14, 2013 | 03:09 PM
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No way man, this is extra cash just for mods, gotta get ready for summer!
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Old Jan 14, 2013 | 04:29 PM
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save your money back up and get the drive shaft. reducing rotating mass makes everything better. it will shift somther, put more power down, and it take abuse much better than the stock 2 peice. light weight drive shafts and short throw shifter are usually my first mods to all the mustangs i have had. and my next purchase will deffinaty be Aluminum drive shaft for this car.
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Old Jan 14, 2013 | 04:46 PM
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Buy a gun.
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Old Jan 14, 2013 | 05:00 PM
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Hit the strip clubs and blow it on cheap floosey trailer park hot woman. Ba ha ha ha.
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Old Jan 14, 2013 | 08:43 PM
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Koni Yellows by far will outweight a driveshaft or a watts link. Honestly, if you don't plan to track your car at all, a watts link is a little much. The Koni's are going to transform your car, for the better.
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Old Jan 14, 2013 | 08:50 PM
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I myself, new shocks & struts, & have my trunk shaved
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Old Jan 14, 2013 | 09:24 PM
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Koni Yellows by far will outweight a driveshaft or a watts link. Honestly, if you don't plan to track your car at all, a watts link is a little much. The Koni's are going to transform your car, for the better.
Jay knows!
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Old Jan 15, 2013 | 06:26 AM
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Koni's may be the ticket, I am not too far away from having the funds to get them, but then I will have to address the OE strut mounts, which will be another 300 or so to do them right.
The Fays2 watts link would just be 700 plus labor.
I have no idea what a Shaved Trunk is, could someone please enlighten me?
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Old Jan 15, 2013 | 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Mustang259
Koni's may be the ticket, I am not too far away from having the funds to get them, but then I will have to address the OE strut mounts, which will be another 300 or so to do them right.
The Fays2 watts link would just be 700 plus labor.
I have no idea what a Shaved Trunk is, could someone please enlighten me?
I think silver had his third brake light removed and the spoiler holes filled and his faux gas cap removed. So just smooth all over
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Old Jan 15, 2013 | 11:34 AM
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Thanks, now I know what a shaved trunk is, but I like my spoiler and GT emblem, etc., besides I am a lot more interested in handling/performance than cosmetics.
Thanks for the info.
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Old Jan 15, 2013 | 01:11 PM
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Don't think the watts link would have any real benefit on a stock car. You can use the GT500 Strut mount and it's a little over $100.
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Old Jan 15, 2013 | 07:13 PM
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From what I remember you dont plane on lowering your car therefore you wouldn't have to worry about the extra spring rate killing your stock strut mounts.
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Old Jan 15, 2013 | 07:22 PM
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Jason
You are correct I probably will not lower the front, but I have been told that if I can adjust camber, hence the camber plates, it will also improve handling. So if I am going to adjust camber, it looks like I would need camber plates and then just do the shocks,plates and new alignment all the same time.
Any flaws in that plan?
I am always open for help,
Oh yea, the reason I can't use the gt500 mounts is I would then have to use 2010 version struts, Koni now has 13 version struts and they will not work with gt500 mounts.
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Old Jan 15, 2013 | 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Mustang259
Jason
You are correct I probably will not lower the front, but I have been told that if I can adjust camber, hence the camber plates, it will also improve handling. So if I am going to adjust camber, it looks like I would need camber plates and then just do the shocks,plates and new alignment all the same time.
Any flaws in that plan?
I am always open for help,
Oh yea, the reason I can't use the gt500 mounts is I would then have to use 2010 version struts, Koni now has 13 version struts and they will not work with gt500 mounts.
Good to know...did not know they had the new struts out. Good to know. Wonder if the 2013 Shelby has different strut mounts
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