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Old 10-30-2006, 11:14 PM
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Default Best "bang" for my buck suspension wise

I am a poor college student and I am wondering which suspension mods will give me the most improvent for the least money... like with horsepower people say go with a CAI+Tuner then get UDP's.... I want to know the top few suspension mods I shoud make to my ride. Thanks in advance for all your help
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Old 10-30-2006, 11:33 PM
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LCA's and LCA brackets.
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What are your goals for the car? Drag racing or carving corners?

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Old 10-30-2006, 11:50 PM
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Carving Corners... Mustangs get eaten up by s2000's on an AUTOX strip I wanna be able to turn like I got a Solstice... or at least get as close to it as I can for cheap...
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Why can't I have both... I was thinking wider tires for better launch
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Old 10-30-2006, 11:59 PM
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I know I'm a n00b... forget the drag... I wanna turn like I'm on rails
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Saleen Suspension Kit. $650 an you get new shocks, struts, springs, and a front swaybar. Good value and does wonders for suspension.

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If your in school and broke I say save your money and stay away from car magazines, car message boards, other fast cars, etc..Just save about 2k and go all out and do it right. But if you really want something now I'd say LCAs, LCA relocation brackets, and maybe a UCA. If you plan to lower get adjustable LCAs or an adj UCA since you are going to need them to adjust your pinion angle. But these three items can be purchased for about $450.
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say I wanted to "do it right" what would I need?
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Tokico D-specs or any other reputable shocks and struts
Lowering springs of your choice
Adj LCAs or adj UCA to set your pinion angle after you lower the car
adj panhard bar, your rear end will shift a bit if you lower the car more than 1.25 inches
camber bolts.
an alignment after all the said mod are performed.

I'm not rich by any means either so I just saved and stacked parts as money became available.
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