suspension

[35thstang99]

what kind of springs, struts and shocks should i get for setting up my stang for drifting..can anyone help me out

 

[jrc_03_gt]

what kind of springs, struts and shocks should i get for setting up my stang for drifting..can anyone help me out

WTF ??????


drifting a mustang....

 

[wms004]

what kind of springs, struts and shocks should i get for setting up my stang for drifting..can anyone help me out

I have a "mustang Enthusiast" magazine from feb. 05, and the cover story is building a drifting machine out of a 99+ GT.

They used
1. 725 front springs, 200-300 progressive rears (H&R race springs will give you similar rates), but they used all "Progress Suspension" parts
2. front/ rear swaybars (35mm/29)
3. rear control arms with poly bushings on both ends (Max Motorsports has better ones)

Even after that they didn't get "terrific" drifting results from the car. If I were you, I'd do autox-ing instead. Its one of the funnest things i've done.

Wade

 

[Torinalth]

you need to really flatten the stance of the GT. HR race springs, mm panhard bar, full langth subframes, evo trilink or mm torque arm, bilsteins, and some good tires and you will be in the right ball pallpark. there is a lot ot drifting, and more so then suspension. this is at least a stable platform to start on.

Torinalth

 

[crazynorwegian]

what kind of springs, struts and shocks should i get for setting up my stang for drifting..can anyone help me out

yeah your probably going to get flamed for mentioning drifting. I'm not saying a mustang cant drift, in fact american cars seem to be taking over the drifting scene. Its just that many people see drifting as a dangerous and pointless way to kill your car/yourself. If you really want to drift I would recommend first getting a cage put in your car, then worry about the suspension. your going to have to really stiffen up your chassis, then your probably going to want to go with coilovers, upper and lower control arms, and an adjust able rear sway bar, so you can tune the car to oversteer. your also probably going to want to enroll yourself in a high performance driving/racing school, so you can learn the dynamics of how a car handles. drifting is a very expensive hobby, and I would also recommend starting out doing something like auto-x, just to get some experience with your car. its a lot cheaper, safer and your actually going for time rather then style points

 

[tomustang]

Drifting?

Go get some crappy sumitomos and weld bars in where all the shocks/struts are.

That'll make you drift.

 

[Torinalth]

awe, be nice tom. every sport started out as something very base, its possible drifting will evolve into something more. after all its still new.

good luck with the drift build.

Torinalth