IMHO - the bullit or mach 1 suspensions as upgrades over GT suspensions are just a cheap way of doing things
If all you care about is ride height then go ahead, but if you are actually interested in having a car that handles well I would highly recommend going with a better quality suspension kit (Steeda, MM, Kenne Brown, etc.)
Do you even know the the spring compressions of the bullitt kit?
600 front and 250 rear, which would be about equal to your steeda springs in rear and STIFFER in front. Yes, the Illumina or bilstein dampers are superior to that of the bullitt's tokico premiums which are set to firm, but for the money its by no means crappy stuff. I've put over 20k miles on the bullitt suspension kit along with griggs sfc's and recently added MM LCA's with aggressive driving and I have no problems with shocks being worn or squeaks in my suspension.. the quality is there. Down the road i'll be upgrading the dampers to bilstein, but for now it was well worth the 400 bucks.
My point was simply that it isn't a complete solution...you need more to work out the weaknesses in the stock 4-link set-up than just the couple pieces that come in this package.
I wasn't aware of the spring rates, but spring rates are such an incredibly small piece of the equation
If your goal is to do a low-budget build up and look cool, go for it...if you goal is to handle well, I wouldn't go this route
FYI--> I was a college student to until about a month ago and I did all of my cars (including two porsches completely rebuilt) on a working college student's budget, so I understand your constraints, but don't put yourself in a position where you spent your limited resources on something that you aren't happy with and end up replacing
Does the Bullitt suspension kit give you a decent launch. Because I was thinking about getting the Steeda Ultralite Sport Springs which are a little pricey than grab the 4-bolt caster chamber plates. Which all adds up around 500 dollars. Now if I go with just the Steeda sport springs than its around 400 dollars. Does anyone think the steeda sport springs and caster chamber plates are a better set-up. Or just get get the ford C-springs and a set of caster chamber plates. Any suggestions or is the Bullitt set-up the better route. This is for everyday light to light on the highway racing.
My point was simply that it isn't a complete solution...you need more to work out the weaknesses in the stock 4-link set-up than just the couple pieces that come in this package.
I wasn't aware of the spring rates, but spring rates are such an incredibly small piece of the equation
If your goal is to do a low-budget build up and look cool, go for it...if you goal is to handle well, I wouldn't go this route
FYI--> I was a college student to until about a month ago and I did all of my cars (including two porsches completely rebuilt) on a working college student's budget, so I understand your constraints, but don't put yourself in a position where you spent your limited resources on something that you aren't happy with and end up replacing
No spring/shock kit is a complete solution for our cars, so you are right to say the bullitt kit isn't enough, but it is a good start. I haven't felt like my stang has handled EXCEPTIONAL until I added MM LCA's on top of the bullitt kit and griggs subframes.. Finally it feels like "one piece" instead of a caterpillar going around the turns. I still want to add a griggs panhardbar and some FRPP uppers, then I might be done with suspension until my dampers wear out.
If you doubt the way the bullitt kit handles (coupled with my sfc's and lca's), i'd be happy to take you for a ride up hwy 84 and try to prove you wrong
bottom line, If you aren't up for lowering the car too much, the springs are up to par in rates, and the dampers are decent especially since they are specially valved for the springs. If you have more money and want to really build it up get the bilsteins.
Of course, the bullitt kit alone is far from fixing the handling problems that our cars have.
Congrats on finishing college i've got 2 more years left.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, so i'm just sharing my experiences.
Does the Bullitt suspension kit give you a decent launch. Because I was thinking about getting the Steeda Ultralite Sport Springs which are a little pricey than grab the 4-bolt caster chamber plates. Which all adds up around 500 dollars. Now if I go with just the Steeda sport springs than its around 400 dollars. Does anyone think the steeda sport springs and caster chamber plates are a better set-up. Or just get get the ford C-springs and a set of caster chamber plates. Any suggestions or is the Bullitt set-up the better route. This is for everyday light to light on the highway racing.
The stock rear suspension is better for launches. If you want to lower the front you can order the steeda ultralite front springs for about 110 bucks from steeda. It only lowers 1.25" so you don't need caster/camber plates.. so save the money.. your stock ones are sufficient for correct alignment. If you want the lowered look of the steeda's, you might as well just get their springs.. the rear compression is almost identical to the bullitt kit.. and just leave the stock shocks in rear if you want to be able to launch well.. cuz the stiffer you go the rear the more your tires will spin.
Hey thanks wms004 thats just what I needed to hear. I still want to have fun on the highway but to be realistic most of my races are light to light or on the 1/4 track. Not too much highway runs theres a lot of cops where I am at in St.Louis. I think I am just going to go with the springs, probably the ultra lites instead of the whole Bullitt suspension who knows.