Nice Pony

Been a long time coming but finally decided to upgrade my suspension so it is not only great at the track but can be adjusted for a smooth ride on the street. Been running Bilstein HD Struts & Shocks with Suspension Techniques Lowering/Sport Springs since 2006. They worked great at the track but were to stiff for the street especially on my new commute down a long bumpy stretch of I-5. They were beating me to death. Also they had a 1.5" drop in the front which is about .5" more than what I wanted and made my car drag in a lot of places where I drive unless being very careful. Not to mention the front tires looked out of place in the fender wells.

So just finished up installing a set of adjustable Tokico D-Spec Shocks & Struts along with a set of Vogtland GT500 953094 springs. When used on a GT or V6 these springs give a 1.2" drop in the rear and a .8" drop in the front for a level ride which is just a bit stiffer than the Vogtland springs designed specifically for a GT or V6. The ride is much better now and the front end is no longer to low. The tires look symmetrical in the fender wells now. I can crank the Tokico D-Specs down to be just as stiff as my Bilsteins were for track use.

My other suspension components consist of:
BMR K-Memeber
BMR A-Arms
BMR A-Arm Support Brace
J&M Rear Upper Control Arm with Poly-Ball Bushings
J&M Rear Street Aluminum Billet Lower Control Arms with Poly-Ball Bushings
Carriage House Engineering Anti-Squat Brackets
Ford Racing V6 Strut Tower Brace
Progress Technology Camber Adjusting Kit
Ford Mustang GT front and rear swaybars

Got some miles on the new setup today. Like it a lot! Knew I would because we installed the exact same parts on my sons GT a few years ago and I have always liked the way they ride and handle on his Mustang as compared to my old setup. The ride is not nearly as harsh with settings at 5 turns out going down bumpy I-5. It is still stiffer than stock at those settings but not by much. They can be set to 7.5 turns out for maximum soft but I think 5 turns out is a pretty good compromise at this point for daily driving. I will play with them some more. The extra 1/2" ground clearance in the front is also very welcome!

tigercrazy718

very unique set up. what made you go with the tockios over the konis?

Nice Pony

We had installed the same Tokicos and Vogtlands in my sons GT a few years ago and a really like the way they work in his car. I do a lot more daily driving than track time. If the opposite were true I would have gone with Konis.

tigercrazy718

ah gotcha that makes sense.

UPRSharad

Interesting concept using the GT500 springs as a sort of leveling spring setup. Very creative!

Nice Pony

Actually Vogtland 953084 which is the standard lowering kit for a S197 Mustang GT would probably be better for most V6s for leveling.

My V6 has a TR6060 transmission which weighs 135Lbs where the stock T5 only weighs 75Lbs so you may not get quite enough drop up front with the Vogtland 953094 GT500 springs in a stock V6. I lost some weight with the BMR K-Member but added some weight with the supercharger, intercooler strut tower brace and A-Arm brace. So I'm a littler heavier up front the an average V6.