Koni Orange vs Yellow
That was an excellent reply. Every informative!
I wiĺl leave sway bars alone.
I have bought the street boss springs and they will be here next week. If the springs and the orange give me what I want, then great! If not, then I go to yellows.
I wiĺl leave sway bars alone.
I have bought the street boss springs and they will be here next week. If the springs and the orange give me what I want, then great! If not, then I go to yellows.
Konis are on order and i have the boss springs already (cheap).
I also wanted to take care of a groaning / creaking sound that I figure are the bushings, but ford says the bushings are not serviceable except for the sway bars.
now I don't know exactly where the groaning is coming from, but my service department has a set of rear Shelby control arms for $100 that are take offs.
this a way to go for me?
I also wanted to take care of a groaning / creaking sound that I figure are the bushings, but ford says the bushings are not serviceable except for the sway bars.
now I don't know exactly where the groaning is coming from, but my service department has a set of rear Shelby control arms for $100 that are take offs.
this a way to go for me?
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If your looking for non grease lca's.. You might be interested in these..
https://www.cheperformance.com/pages...l-arm-bushings
https://www.americanmuscle.com/white...-lca-0514.html
https://www.cheperformance.com/pages...l-arm-bushings
https://www.americanmuscle.com/white...-lca-0514.html
My brembo car had the same lca's as the Shelby. They are supposed to use a higher durometer rubber in the bushings than the stock GT units, but are heavy and not nearly as stiff as poly. I ended up replacing mine with a billet aluminum set from Steeda to reduce wheel hop. I greased them with Mobil 1 synthetic grease when I put them in nearly 2 years ago and haven't touched them since and don't notice any squeaking yet.
Did the OP ever report on his new setup?
The Boss springs are only about 25 lbs/in stiffer than OE GT (123 vs. 148 in front), so they're probably a good match for the STR.T/Orange Koni. In fact, the increase/drop on those springs is so mild that any difference he feels is likely to be mostly from the new struts, rather than the spring.
The Boss springs are only about 25 lbs/in stiffer than OE GT (123 vs. 148 in front), so they're probably a good match for the STR.T/Orange Koni. In fact, the increase/drop on those springs is so mild that any difference he feels is likely to be mostly from the new struts, rather than the spring.
It certainly feels stiffer, which is what I wanted. The front is turned to 3/4 stiff while the back is 1/4 stiff. I discovered that the back too stiff makes it bounce.
and yes, I want stiffer roll bars to reduce roll
and yes, I want stiffer roll bars to reduce roll


