Hi!
I've bought a 2007 Mustang GT a month ago. It already came with some suspension upgrades: 1" Ford lowering springs with matching dampers, adj. panhard bar, BMR upper control arm.
In the last two weeks i visited two autocross events and it was surprisingly good. The car felt good, it was fun to drive and the times were quite fast, too.
There were just two problems:
1) The car had a tendency to understeer
2) I think it was too much for the 245-40-18 street tires
I`ve read, that the S197 will work very good with wide tires. In almost every class in germany slicks are allowed. So i was thinking to get some cheap used wheels (maybe the 9.5" from the GT500?) with some used slick tires to try it? Will i run into other problems such as oil pressure problems? Is the suspension too soft for those sticky tires?
Due to the understeering: Would a thicker rear sway bar work or should i buy some coilovers to get a real improvement? At first i wanted a ST XA suspension which i could get it cheap. But after the autocross sessions i thought, that the stock suspension is not that bad for the beginning.
What do you think about my plans?
Thank you very much!
Bye,
Daniel
I've bought a 2007 Mustang GT a month ago. It already came with some suspension upgrades: 1" Ford lowering springs with matching dampers, adj. panhard bar, BMR upper control arm.
In the last two weeks i visited two autocross events and it was surprisingly good. The car felt good, it was fun to drive and the times were quite fast, too.
There were just two problems:
1) The car had a tendency to understeer
2) I think it was too much for the 245-40-18 street tires
I`ve read, that the S197 will work very good with wide tires. In almost every class in germany slicks are allowed. So i was thinking to get some cheap used wheels (maybe the 9.5" from the GT500?) with some used slick tires to try it? Will i run into other problems such as oil pressure problems? Is the suspension too soft for those sticky tires?
Due to the understeering: Would a thicker rear sway bar work or should i buy some coilovers to get a real improvement? At first i wanted a ST XA suspension which i could get it cheap. But after the autocross sessions i thought, that the stock suspension is not that bad for the beginning.
What do you think about my plans?
Thank you very much!
Bye,
Daniel