suspension mods
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Joined: Oct 2005
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From: south jersey
suspension mods
i have an 01 5-speed and i want to make it into a track car for the weekends in the summer. this would be a project over a few years because i am in college and dont have alot of money coming in probably about 1500 of spending every summer mayb a few hundred during the winter months. so i am looking for what i could do suspension wise and other boltons that would help. i already have a cai dual exhaust goes on during my winter break and i have a short throw shifter
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Joined: May 2007
Posts: 4,524
From: Smyrna, TN
RE: suspension mods
i just did my rear upper and lower control arms and what a diffrence!! they cost 209.00 thru UPR install took about 3 1/2 hours. lowering springs are easy and cheap u can find them from 125.00 and up, and bigger sway bars are real easy to install they range around the 200.00 mark. strut tower brace is the easyest and they can be from 130.00 up.
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Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 2,035
From: Bethesda MD
RE: suspension mods
If you would like new springs and shocks im selling a set of mach1 suspension for 400 shipped. Iv heard it has great handling improvement. And isnt to expensive. If you were lookin to go all out id also look into adjustable coilovers in addtion to what the previous posts stated.
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Joined: Sep 2006
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RE: suspension mods
ORIGINAL: richmustang1880
i have an 01 5-speed and i want to make it into a track car for the weekends in the summer. this would be a project over a few years because i am in college and dont have alot of money coming in probably about 1500 of spending every summer mayb a few hundred during the winter months. so i am looking for what i could do suspension wise and other boltons that would help. i already have a cai dual exhaust goes on during my winter break and i have a short throw shifter
i have an 01 5-speed and i want to make it into a track car for the weekends in the summer. this would be a project over a few years because i am in college and dont have alot of money coming in probably about 1500 of spending every summer mayb a few hundred during the winter months. so i am looking for what i could do suspension wise and other boltons that would help. i already have a cai dual exhaust goes on during my winter break and i have a short throw shifter
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Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 423
RE: suspension mods
Well ifI was you I would get roush springswith blistien or tockico struts and shocks, rear and front swaybars from steeda. Also I would get subframe conecters with some upper and lower control arms to stiffen up your ride more.. And if you want more I guess, front strut tower brace and the rear shock tower brace as well, and theres alot more stuff but thats whatI would get to start off. oo yeah some brakes upgrades wouldn't hurt either since you want too autocross.
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RE: suspension mods
I picked up most everything off eBay or Craigslist (always lookin' for deals) ...
• DropZone springs$100
• Energy Suspension bushings/isolators- $60
• KYB shocks/struts- $170
• UPR caster/camber plates- $125
• BBK strut tower brace- $60
• T-bird rear sway-bar- $50
• Carving curves & riding low/smooth - $priceless$
• DropZone springs$100
• Energy Suspension bushings/isolators- $60
• KYB shocks/struts- $170
• UPR caster/camber plates- $125
• BBK strut tower brace- $60
• T-bird rear sway-bar- $50
• Carving curves & riding low/smooth - $priceless$