I love the Fox Mustang as much as anyone, but the suspension design leaves a lot to be desired. The aftermarket has done a great job improving on it, and with 3-5K you can get a pretty good handler. At that point the biggest problem is simply weight distribution, which is hard to fix with the engine ahead of the front tires.
You don't need to make a ton of changes to make one 50/50.... We were around 51/49 when we ran big batteries and bars. We are about 57/43 now with a single small battery and no wheelie bars. The motors only set back about an inch and lowered a bit
Truth. If it doesn't have IRS, or isn't built solely for the purpose of going around corners, it's not worthy of the notation"performance vehicle"Of course, the car snobs of Jalopnik and the like don't recognize drag racing as noteworthy.
Im not talking about running Nubrgring but a lowered fox with good shocks subframes, uppers & lowers and a couple other suspension mods and they feel great out on our roads even with some xtra hp pushing it! I love em!
How much different is the suspention setup on the 99-04 then on the 87-93's. I know that there are some parts that interchange but some are different.
I gotta say, my old vert with lca's, subframes steeda sport springs, cc plates, Kyb shocks and struts, bump steer kit and a decent alignment held the curves better than I needed it to. I would call this a bolt on suspention, other that the subframes, and anyone with a set of wrenches and a couple of specialty tools can do this in their garage or driveway in a weekend.
Word. Usually all it takes is some nicer rear control arms and some fresh shocks and struts to make a Fox a little more cooperative. The ass-end slop is really the worst part about these cars, especially with 2o-something year old bushings. I'm not overly convinced that lowering these cars does much more tan make it look cool, but maybe it does have some effect on handling. CC plates are necessary when lowering, and definitely helpful if you want to run outside of factory alignment specs.
Brake upgrades are also necessary on a Fox, because its braking performance (or lack thereof) in stock form is probably the most terrifying part of the car. Why did Ford think it was OK to put grandma-car brakes on a vehicle capable of almost 150 mph? I'm with the camp that 5-lug swaps with SN-95 discs all around are a minimum requirement for a modded Fox.
Better add the first gen Taurus SHO's to that list. A friend of my dads bought one of the first ones in '89 when they hit the streets and let me take if for a ride. It would nearly rip the steering wheel out of your hand when you dropped the clutch hard.I will nominate the Tempo and any boosted Probe. Both Tempos that I drove had torque steer bad enough to send you right into a ditch and a Probe can be wicked when the turbo kicks in.
I gotta say, my old vert with lca's, subframes steeda sport springs, cc plates, Kyb shocks and struts, bump steer kit and a decent alignment held the curves better than I needed it to. I would call this a bolt on suspention, other that the subframes, and anyone with a set of wrenches and a couple of specialty tools can do this in their garage or driveway in a weekend.
I'm disappointed that they didn't mention that what makes the fox dangerous, is also what makes it so much fun.
There is a reason people here land up coming back to foxes. Modern sports cars, while safer, better handling (out of the box) and ride better, just aren't as much fun. I've had the privilege of driving many cars, and i just can't come up with one that is as much fun to drive. Modern electronics that can't be deactivated completely and the fact that manual trans is becoming obsolete really ruin the experience of newer sports cars for me.
I'm disappointed that they didn't mention that what makes the fox dangerous, is also what makes it so much fun.
There is a reason people here land up coming back to foxes. Modern sports cars, while safer, better handling (out of the box) and ride better, just aren't as much fun. I've had the privilege of driving many cars, and i just can't come up with one that is as much fun to drive. Modern electronics that can't be deactivated completely and the fact that manual trans is becoming obsolete really ruin the experience of newer sports cars for me.
I'm disappointed that they didn't mention that what makes the fox dangerous, is also what makes it so much fun.
There is a reason people here land up coming back to foxes. Modern sports cars, while safer, better handling (out of the box) and ride better, just aren't as much fun. I've had the privilege of driving many cars, and i just can't come up with one that is as much fun to drive. Modern electronics that can't be deactivated completely and the fact that manual trans is becoming obsolete really ruin the experience of newer sports cars for me.
By the time I got my SHO, they had fixed most of that and the bad shifter. I hated to sell it, but I needed a truck more than a back seat and a leather interior. I should have got a trailer hitch for it and a 5 by 8 trailer.Better add the first gen Taurus SHO's to that list. A friend of my dads bought one of the first ones in '89 when they hit the streets and let me take if for a ride. It would nearly rip the steering wheel out of your hand when you dropped the clutch hard.
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