themac5150

It's the Ford Racing V6 strut tower brace M-20201-F as seen in the handling pack:
http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts...KeyField=10016

themac5150

Just an update to this install. After running the kit down the interstate on a trip, I discovered it was too harsh for extended travel. For daily driving around town, and back and forth to work (for me it's less than 10 miles) I really didn't notice it. Out on the interstate at speed, the car felt like a go cart with no forgiveness. It really beat my tail, back hurt, kidneys ached, head pounded... get the picture... So I reinstalled the stock springs and kept everything else in the kit installed to see how it worked. So far this configuration has been tolerable. Still nice and stable in the corners, just not as harsh on the bumps, but not the same as stock either. It doesn't dive as much under braking as stock, or at least it seems that way, I'll assume the kit struts have a different compression dampening setting, because the car just doesn't bottom out over the really bad road areas like it did when it was stock. Even speed bumps, are bumps that can be taken at speed now... One note on the FRPP sways, they came with this clearish lube that appeared to be some kind of silicone grease to use on the bushings. It's crap. I mean sticky, hard to clean off your hands and anything else you managed to touch whilst applying it crap. And, it doesn't last. I had a noise coming from underneath the rear of the car since last winter for months,(I bought the sways first, then the rest of the kit later) that sound exactly like parts of my dual exhaust kit banging around when I went over bumps. I spent hours checking bolts, retightening, adjusting, moving stuff, and I still heard it. Then when I went to install the rest of the FRPP handling pack I finally discovered where the sound was coming from. THE REAR SWAY BAR! There are no grease fittings where the sway bar and the link meet, and that silicone goo had gotten so sticky and grabby that the twisting action of the poly bushing on the sway created a loud metallic screech, much like the sound of a stuck bolt when you try to loosen it. It was so hard to turn the link on the sway, I could barely rotate it by hand! I had to use WD40 to remove the sticky goo and used regular grease to lube all the bushings and that eliminated the noise. So anyone out there chasing a ghost sound with the FRPP handling pack installed... check there!

And, I no longer have any rocker stripe installed... Just don't have any updated pics. With the gas shortages around here lately, I reinstalled my C&L intake. With it, I have the option at least, of 87 octane, with FRPP CAI, I'm limited to 91+, and it has been very frustrating on more than one occasion, having to go on a quest for high octane fuel. Several times, no station around had anything above 87, and I wasted what precious little I had searching for more. Another reason I have postponed the X.... It's sure making the upgrade to the GT more practical in appearance...

pascal

Hey guys, since we're on the subject...

DO NOT BUY FRPP SPRINGS FROM BLUE OVAL INDUSTRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They are not the real deal and won't drop the car more than half an inch!
Even though they claim it will.
They are not the M-5300-K and they don't come with the front rubber dust boots.

There's a thread in the tech section about this and plenty of other websites have similar thread from people being screwed from Blue Oval as well.

Pass that info to your peers...



themac, congrats on your mods...
The harsh feel is normal since you gave up the comfort zone for handling.
Lot more fun now...

ODDYSEY

You should consider putting the springs back on and replacing the shocks with tokico d-specs, that way you can adjust your ride quality and still keep the lowering and performance.

I have the FRPP springs and tokico d-specs and while I don't mind giving up ride quality, I can always soften up the shocks.

themac5150

What do you have for sways?

ODDYSEY

I haven't done anything with the sways yet. But when I do I will be getting the BMR sway bars. Since I have the BMR adj. panhard, and the BMR match my tokico's

Sway bars shouldn't affect the ride quality in a negative way. The biggest change in ride quality was when I changed out my shocks/struts.