Shock&Struts, thats the question

Skankin · 04-10-2001, 10:28 AM

He he he... actually, my father's the mechanic, I'm just passionate about my car ;-)

I remember seeing a post that said the KYB's medium setting was the same as the KYB non-adjust (not sure how reliable the source was)... so that gives you some idea. You can get all 4 Tokico premium non-adjust for $275, so I wouldn't pay much more than that for the KYB adjustables (although it would be nice to tune for comfort).

I don't know the eibach spring rates, but people seem to be happy with them. The FMS5300C springs are similar, and a little cheaper.

When you're in a turn, weight gets transfered to the outside, and the sidewall of the tire flexes... and as you roll onto the side of the tire, your contact patch decreases (and you loose grip).

Camber is simply putting the tire at an angle so that the contact patch becomes flat when the sidewall flexes. Short-long arm/double wishbone suspensions angle the tire MORE as they are compressed (which is what you want). These cars typically run with slightly +ve camber (top leaning out), and they go -ve as they are compressed (so it's relatively flat with brake dive).

The modified strut setup actually looses camber (light weight, cheap production, bad for handling). I believe the stock mustang looses more than 1 deg per inch of compression. This is why the autocrossers use -2 to -3 degrees and very high spring rates. The high spring rate also keeps the inside front tire down (since the body roll & roll bar try to pull it up).

I was running -1.2 deg camber, mostly highway, and saw a little inside tire wear... I think about -1 deg is good for street use.

Caster: I'm not sure why Ford didn't give them a more appropriate amount... probably the crappy power assist steering & ps pump. Generally, you wanna try and get as much as you can with on the mustang.

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04-10-2001, 10:28 AM	#18
Skankin Registered Member Join Date: Dec 1998 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,349	He he he... actually, my father's the mechanic, I'm just passionate about my car ;-) I remember seeing a post that said the KYB's medium setting was the same as the KYB non-adjust (not sure how reliable the source was)... so that gives you some idea. You can get all 4 Tokico premium non-adjust for $275, so I wouldn't pay much more than that for the KYB adjustables (although it would be nice to tune for comfort). I don't know the eibach spring rates, but people seem to be happy with them. The FMS5300C springs are similar, and a little cheaper. When you're in a turn, weight gets transfered to the outside, and the sidewall of the tire flexes... and as you roll onto the side of the tire, your contact patch decreases (and you loose grip). Camber is simply putting the tire at an angle so that the contact patch becomes flat when the sidewall flexes. Short-long arm/double wishbone suspensions angle the tire MORE as they are compressed (which is what you want). These cars typically run with slightly +ve camber (top leaning out), and they go -ve as they are compressed (so it's relatively flat with brake dive). The modified strut setup actually looses camber (light weight, cheap production, bad for handling). I believe the stock mustang looses more than 1 deg per inch of compression. This is why the autocrossers use -2 to -3 degrees and very high spring rates. The high spring rate also keeps the inside front tire down (since the body roll & roll bar try to pull it up). I was running -1.2 deg camber, mostly highway, and saw a little inside tire wear... I think about -1 deg is good for street use. Caster: I'm not sure why Ford didn't give them a more appropriate amount... probably the crappy power assist steering & ps pump. Generally, you wanna try and get as much as you can with on the mustang.