Dr_Gonzo

Has anyone taken this setup to the race track ie: track day, HPDE, auto-x? I am curious how it will hold up. Ideally I want the Koni 'Yellow' struts with the Steeda Sport springs but the price difference is just far too great for my current budget so, I was thinking of starting with this set-up and upgrading the struts later.

Thoughts?

2005Redfire6

The power of the mind, just like how people think a TB spacer gives them power .

SaddleUp

Guess what Fed-Ex is bringing on Monday........

Rubrignitz

So are you planning to get up close and personal with the S197 suspension or take it somewhere? It's a fairly simple setup. Now If I could just setup alignment plates in my garage I could stop spending hundreds on alignments!

SaddleUp

Oh I'm going to get right up in the nest of it all, lol.

I bought a brand new jack I've been waiting to use. Never been out of the box yet.

I am going to have contacts on standby.......I think..... lol.

Rubrignitz

You're going to want to have a breaker bar on hand for those lower strut to spindle bolts the first time removal. They're pretty damn tight from the factory. Everything else comes apart pretty easily. Compressing the spring is a PITA as well.

Also a short bungie in about 6-12'' length is handy to support the spindle when it's apart.

Oh yeah another tip is to loosen the upper strut mount nut (just break it loose, don't remove until the spring is compressed!) while the thing is ON THE CAR. It's a pita to get off once the strut is out.

SaddleUp

Omg.......

This is going to be so hard!!! (what have I done?)

Rubrignitz

A nice long breaker bar and it comes apart like butta' ;-).

Sleeper_08

Have you read Taco Bill's write ups;

http://forums.themustangsource.com/f...9/#post5035435

http://forums.themustangsource.com/f...9/#post5035418

SaddleUp

I knew TacoBill had great writeups, but I never really paid attention before because I didn't really have a need. Now I do, and thank you for providing these links. They will super come in handy next weekend.