yes definatly wide angle, but really you dont need that much Hp, you just need to learn too kick the car out and maintain proper oversteer. I know guys that drift their 110hp AAE86 corrolla's or stock miata's.

 

The Mustang weighs in a bit more than eiter of those, but I guess it depends on a lot of factors. To do the high-speed drifting that I occasionally see on open tracks and such are sporting some pretty good HP, but I don't know how much. More to it than kicking the car out, as you heed to overcome the grip of the tires to avoid getting grip.

I am certainly no authority of drifting, but just some of my thoughts

 

great info just what i was looking for

 

Jazzer I see u like the lca to have the spherical bushing at the body side If possible, is this for stock springs or cos? Won't this cause the Stock location springs to roll in the corners? Is this beneficial?

 

A spherical end is beneficial on any of the Mustangs ever produced. Not sure what you mean by "roll in the corners", so you will need to clarify for me.

Jazzer thinks you may have joined MF's just to ask him a question and this humbles The Kitty

 

I did join to ask. U seem really knowledgable. What I mean is when the spherical is on the body and rolls, the spring mount on the control arm will not be parallel with the body and will cause the spring to want to roll or flex in the middle, won't it? Where as a spherical on the axle end will not effect the spring. I am wanting to know because I am looking for lca's. I read your suspension guide and read u liked the spherical on the body side if possible. I'm just trying to understand the reasoning. Was considering upr, mm, and j&m. Car is a dd that sees a nice set of corners every day. Thanks for letting me pick your brain.

 

You have noticed what many fail to do, so kudos

Yes... the LCA will roll in the manner in which you speak, but not enough to be an issue with the sping. I like it on the TB (torque box) end, because of the relationship to the sway bar. When the axle articulates, the sway bar remains consistant in how much resistance it adds to the equasion, because the arms remain truly parallel* to each other. This way, the bar ONLY gets twisted laterally or along its length. If sphericals are on the axle end only, the arms do NOT remain parallel and the bar is also bent in the same was as an antenna would be if you pushed on the sides. This is not a big deal and either arm will work fine, I just feel this is a more mechanically sound way to ask the say bar to work. I know lots of OEM sway bars break at one of the mounting holes and would not be surprised if it was to be proven this is part or all of the reasons why

As far as sway bars go, I happen to like the MMRSB from Maximum Motorsports. I run the #7 bar and really like the adjustability, as well as the mechanical function.

Jazzer

*Not sure if "parallel" is a truly accurate description here. Would be more accurate to say that the mounting surfaces of sway bar remain constant with the axle and therefore the sway bar ONLY twists along its length

 

Thanks for the explanation.

 

Awesome thread! Been reading it all morning. Hoping you can help me with suggestions. I'm planning on getting the H&R sport springs and its taking it down 1.6 in front and 1.5 in rear and running cobra r's with 9 in the front and 10.5 out back. I'm not going to be racing it of any sort but dont want a curve to slow me down either. Any good shocks you would suggest and what else might I need?

 

You're like the 4th person to join the forums and ask me a question on his/her firs post

Unfortunately, dampers and springs are just not my strong suit at all , but if you are looking for a quality shock/strut, you cannot go wrong with Bilsteins or Koni. They can be among the more expensive ones, but offer wonderful control of your ride.

As for other items, it comes down to your ULTIMATE goal. There is a tremendous amount of upgrades that can be done to improve the Mustangs cornering performance, but will come at two costs. The first being the obvious... $$$, while the second is that of NVH. Dampers are among the only suspension mods you can do that improve cornering at minimal/no cost to NVH.

Jazzer