Coilovers and C/C Plates....Anyone?????

Nicks5.0 · 03-22-2001, 03:15 AM

got my tubular front end, coilovers, and caster/camber plates installed tonight, and the directions that came with the plates said to eliminate the bumpstop. the car rides fine, getting it aligned in the morning, but my short test drive was really bumpy(and i normally dont give a rat's *** ). i was just wondering if anyone else has a similar setup and what kind of advice they could give me. id like to think everything is set up right(according to directions) but the ride is still incredibly bumpy. any help would be great, thanks,
--Nick

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1990lx coupe, balanced 302, gt40p heads, wolv 1087 cam, 1.7rr's, 65mm tb, 75mm maf, comp box on top of cobra lower, anderson ford pms, full exhaust, drag type susp. and tubular front end, 3.55's. traps 105mph before some mods, look for 110mph very soon

blue00gt · 03-22-2001, 12:36 PM

Did you upgrade your rear suspension also? For a while on my '00 I only had the front done (tubular k-member, control arms, 12" 300lb/in coilovers, etc.) and the ride was extremely bumpy. After I installed stiffer rear springs, the ride is much smoother.

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2000GT Atlantic Blue: Cobra R Wheels-17x9 255/40/17, 17x10.5 315/35/17, tubular K-member & control arms, Tokico 5-ways, coil overs, sway bars, strut/shock tower bars, 70mm FMS throttle body, Saleen nose.
79 Pace Car: Maximum Motorsports suspension - H&R Race springs, Bilsteins, rear control arms, chassis bracing, Draglites, 302 w/ Edelbrock Performer intake, cam and 600cfm carb, BBK equal-lengths & H-pipe, 2.5" Flowmaster 2chmbr exhaust, Al Driveshaft, 8.8 trak-loc, TCI C4 w/ 2000 stall, B&M

Nicks5.0 · 03-22-2001, 01:24 PM

ive got the moroso drag springs in back with a set of 50/50's. mine's set up for drag racing, so ive got the 125# springs in front(i think, i bought this kit a year ago and just now had the free time to put it on) with 90/10's. anyones got ideas? think it will smooth out after the alignment and some driving time?? hey blue, did you use bumpstops??? thanks again, nick

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blue00gt · 03-22-2001, 02:53 PM

By bumpy do you mean rough or bouncy? It shouldn't feel too rough with that soft of a spring for drag racing. If it's bouncy, then it's underdamped and you may want to get some adjustable front drag struts to fix this.

Nicks5.0 · 03-22-2001, 05:29 PM

yeah, i guess i could have clarified that. what i meant was that i can now feel EVERY little imperfection in the road. i dont really mind it that much, but i dont want to rip my new suspension up without bumpstops if they are supposed to be there, ya know??
thanks again, nick

03-22-2001, 03:15 AM	#1
Nicks5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Belleville Il, USA Posts: 234	Coilovers and C/C Plates....Anyone????? got my tubular front end, coilovers, and caster/camber plates installed tonight, and the directions that came with the plates said to eliminate the bumpstop. the car rides fine, getting it aligned in the morning, but my short test drive was really bumpy(and i normally dont give a rat's *** ). i was just wondering if anyone else has a similar setup and what kind of advice they could give me. id like to think everything is set up right(according to directions) but the ride is still incredibly bumpy. any help would be great, thanks, --Nick ------------------ 1990lx coupe, balanced 302, gt40p heads, wolv 1087 cam, 1.7rr's, 65mm tb, 75mm maf, comp box on top of cobra lower, anderson ford pms, full exhaust, drag type susp. and tubular front end, 3.55's. traps 105mph before some mods, look for 110mph very soon

03-22-2001, 12:36 PM	#2
blue00gt Mustang Addict Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: McKinney, TX Posts: 1,294	Did you upgrade your rear suspension also? For a while on my '00 I only had the front done (tubular k-member, control arms, 12" 300lb/in coilovers, etc.) and the ride was extremely bumpy. After I installed stiffer rear springs, the ride is much smoother. ------------------ 2000GT Atlantic Blue: Cobra R Wheels-17x9 255/40/17, 17x10.5 315/35/17, tubular K-member & control arms, Tokico 5-ways, coil overs, sway bars, strut/shock tower bars, 70mm FMS throttle body, Saleen nose. 79 Pace Car: Maximum Motorsports suspension - H&R Race springs, Bilsteins, rear control arms, chassis bracing, Draglites, 302 w/ Edelbrock Performer intake, cam and 600cfm carb, BBK equal-lengths & H-pipe, 2.5" Flowmaster 2chmbr exhaust, Al Driveshaft, 8.8 trak-loc, TCI C4 w/ 2000 stall, B&M

03-22-2001, 01:24 PM	#3
Nicks5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Belleville Il, USA Posts: 234	ive got the moroso drag springs in back with a set of 50/50's. mine's set up for drag racing, so ive got the 125# springs in front(i think, i bought this kit a year ago and just now had the free time to put it on) with 90/10's. anyones got ideas? think it will smooth out after the alignment and some driving time?? hey blue, did you use bumpstops??? thanks again, nick [This message has been edited by Nicks5.0 (edited 03-22-2001).]

03-22-2001, 02:53 PM	#4
blue00gt Mustang Addict Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: McKinney, TX Posts: 1,294	By bumpy do you mean rough or bouncy? It shouldn't feel too rough with that soft of a spring for drag racing. If it's bouncy, then it's underdamped and you may want to get some adjustable front drag struts to fix this.

03-22-2001, 05:29 PM	#5
Nicks5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Belleville Il, USA Posts: 234	yeah, i guess i could have clarified that. what i meant was that i can now feel EVERY little imperfection in the road. i dont really mind it that much, but i dont want to rip my new suspension up without bumpstops if they are supposed to be there, ya know?? thanks again, nick