Who has the most suspension mods?

[Toolman]

While I do not have everything installed yet, when I do, my mod list will be as follows:

26mm RSW
24mm FSB
SFC's
alum SFB's
poly bushings everywhere else
alum STB's
IPT coilovers
Koni inserts
17x7 Konig Tantrum wheels w/
225 Kumho R compound tires
Leahy alum tubular rear control arms (purchasing soon)

Is there anything else to get?

 

[SHOTIME]

H-Brace

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[94shoboy]

well toolman, mine will be looking similar in the next month or two.

26mm fsb
28mm rsb
full length sfc
alum sfb
IPT coil overs
koni inserts
17x7(?) i forget the size lol team dynamic rim 2000s in anthracite
235 BFG comp ZRs
GTP rear control arms

you and i aren't going to remeber what body roll is when it gets warm again huh?

edit:: me and eric posted at the same time and he reminded me, i got an H brace getting welded in too. i beat ya toolman

[This message has been edited by 94shoboy (edited 01-17-2002).]

 

[ThrillSHO]

Got all that and the H-brace. Those of us with the coilovers can add Front camber Plates to the list (way better than eccentric mounts). In addition, I'm shaving my alum SFB to raise the frame alittle and correct suspension geometry.

On my want list: adjustable rear sway bar.

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ThrillSHO Racing
93 ATX SHO
UDPs, LPM, 80mm MAF, K&N w/CAI Snorkle, 8mm Taylor wires, Koni Struts, IPT Coil-overs, Camber plates, Adjustable rear control arms, Touque box brace, Poly bushings, 24mm front SB, 26mm rear SB, Shaved Alum SFB, Full-length SFCs, Front & Rear STBs, SS Y-pipe, Borla Cat-back, TransGo Shift Kit, Relocated battery, Five point harness, Five 2" gauges below the CD player, 225/50s on 16x8s, 96 Brakes
Very Low Very Fast

 

[94shoboy]

ahh, forgot about the adjustment plates. i am going to get carbon fibre STB too, but probably not till march. did you see if shaving the SFB would work? cause if it does, i am going to copy you

 

[ThrillSHO]

I haven't done it yet, but am nearly positive it will work with no problems. I'm thinking 1/2 to 3/4". As soon as it's done I'll post before & after pics and some shots of the critical clearance areas. Been busy with the coilovers. Got the rears about ready to go back in and just pulled the fronts out last night. I'm also trying to get all the stuff rounded up for the 96 brakes. I'm having a **** of a time finding caliper brackets - not alot of 95-up Cont or 96-up SHOs in the boneyards. May have to resort to buying them at Ford.

 

[gdsqdcr]

94 MTX Blue

Koni adjustable
Eibach
Strut bar front and rear
Sway bar Front 23mm Rear 26mm
Polyurethane bushings
Heavy Duty Sway Bar links (rear)
Police Strut Mounts, Front and Rear
Subframe connectots, plugged and painted

Anthony

 

[Prophet78]

I am not as far some of you but here goes:
Front Strut Tower Brace
H-Brace on order
Koni's
Eibachs
BFG G-Force T/A's
Poly Bushings on the rear sway bar.

To finish my setup I am going to go with:

Rear Strut Tower Brace
Full SFC's
26 MM Rear Sway bar. (Gonna see if I need a new front).
Poly Bushings for the front sway bar
Look into Poly or just new ruber SFB's. Most likely will be done in that order as well.

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'93 Red ATX "Red Phoenix"
Rebuilt "Ford Quality Rebuilt Transmission" w/ Shift Kit
Cobra ESD 9200 "Fuzz Buster"
SHOShop CAI W/K&N
SHOShop Front STB
190 LPH Fuel Pump
Koni Inserts
Eibach Springs
Blazer Modded Fog Lights
Taylor 8mm Spiro Wires
SHO Filler decals
Fish Tanks
225/50/16 BFG GeForce T/A KDWS

 

[speedy91]

Check the sig for what I have now.
Who knows what is next????
Eric

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1991 Ford Taurus SHO Plus: High-revs clutch, lightweight flywheel, K&N air filter on cold-air induction, 73mm MAS, custom programmed chip, under drive pulleys, high flow y-pipe, Walker/Dynomax exhaust system, 96 brake upgrade, Eibach springs, Koni struts, sub frame connectors, front and rear strut-tower braces, polyurethane bushings, aluminum front sub frame bushings, white gauges, matching aluminum/carbon fiber pedals and shift ****.

Coming this spring: SHOShop MTX with Quaife. 3.2 with 3.0 heads. Borla cat-back. Baer brakes. 17x8 Momo Arrows with 235/45R17 tires. Custom black interior.

 

[1slickRED89]

ThrillSHO, sorry a little off topic, but in a previous post of yours you weighed the pros and cons of shorter SFB's as a way to lower the ride hight. it seem to me that the taller the bushing the further the subframe is from the body, lowering the engine with repect the vehicle. As you noted, the car is suported by the strut towers not the subframe, taller bushings therfore would not make the car ride any higher or shorter bushings any lower. point being: all things the same, taller bushings will lower the center of gravity of the front of that car.

so taller SFB's with suspenson springs designed to lower the CG of the whole car, I.E. lowering springs, might improve handling a bit.

Corey
89SHO

 

[Blast7]

I know that a Quaife or IPT LSD is not a suspension mod but it does significantly affect the handling, thus making it a desirable modification when modifying the suspension.

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1991 Black MTX
K&N Filtercharger
PP Motor Mounts
PP Y-pipe
Rod Shifter
Blazer Tech Fogs
"ur gonna love that sho, and everytime something breaks down..your gonna swear to all your friends that its going up for sale. and the minute you get it back you fall inlove all over again."~Blue

[This message has been edited by Blast7 (edited 01-18-2002).]

 

[94shoboy]

true blast, but shawn hasn't finished the ATX version yet, when he does, i will have one. it may not be in a tranny, it may sit on my floor until i can afford a tranny, but i will have one

 

[thebigjimsho]

I've had many of mine in so long, I may forget something.
Quaiffe LSD
19mm F sway bar w/poly bushings
26mm R sway bar w/poly bushings
Subframe connectors
Koni adjustables w/Eibach springs
16x7 Motoring Exponents w/225/50Z16 Goodrich R1's
F+R Strut Tower Braces
Rear H brace
Still haven't lost an autocross yet.

 

[Toolman]

Blast, FYI, 'adversely' means 'to the detriment of', not 'to the benefit of'. I think you meant to say that the LSD is a desirable mod for the the benifits it gives.

 

[shotyme95]

Damn...I am a rookie. Even though I have had the car for 2 years now I have a lot of catching up to do.
I already have 24mm/26mm swaybars and short sfc's. The h-brace is coming in the spring, as are front and rear stb's.
I want to upgrade to poly bushings throughout, and build rear control arms,
New Toyo Proxes FZ4's where put on mid-summer. What a difference.


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95 MTX Salvage Title; Saved from crusher!
K&N w/Ram Air,
Toyo Tires,
Fishtanks
Fog lamp mod
Dynomax exhaust

 

[1fastsho]

Did I win?

(joking)

I don't have the H brace but I welded all of the sheet metal together in the control box and I will make an H brace just for the heck of it.

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Shawn Pasley
Innovative Performance Technologies
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92 SHO red/grey
3.2L(bored) Lowered compression(9:1)
stageII cams, Ported/Polished heads,Ported/polished Intake manifold(runners, endtanks, and behind the throttle body), big bore butterflies,80mm maf, LPM,equal length Long Tube Headers and custom Y pipe, Dynomax cat-back, Koni/coil-over suspension, poly-bushings everywhere,26mm FRONT sway bar, 28mm REAR sway bar,rear strut tower brace, solid subframe bushings,subframe connectors, tubular aluminum adjustable rear control arms,shortened shifter,235/45/17 Toyo Proxes T1-S's on TSW VX-1's. 15 lbs of boost here I come!

 

[SHO92]

Shaving the SFB will cause the engine to be raised up inside of the bay. Won't there be a problem with it hitting the hood? Also that will also reduce the travel of the suspension. The struts will be compressed as much as you remove from the bushing. Don't know how that will effect handleing. Just somethings I was thinking of when I read that. Other wise I like the idea and the looks should be really nice too.

 

[DeaconBlue]

Sounds like I am falling behind in the suspension mods

Koni's
Eibach's
police front strut mounts
police SFB (still not sure about the solid ones)
front and rear steel strut tower braces
full length SFC
front and rear poly strut rod bushings
20.6mm/26mm SB
front and rear poly SB mount bushings
rear HD rear SB links and poly bushings
17 x 8.0" 40mm offset rims with 245/45WR-17 tires

rear tubular control arms and H-brace going on this weekend

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95 MTX
with a few mods

 

[ThrillSHO]

Here's what I said in my 9/26/01 post:

"Reducing the thickness of the upper frame bushings DOES NOT lower the SHO. It does raise the frame yielding more ground clearance, but since the the car is supported at the strut towers the car sits no lower. I guess if you wanted to go extreme (say, coil-overs) raising the frame would allow you to drop the car more."

I am re-visiting the issue because I now have coil-overs.

Shaving the upper bushing doesn't "load" the springs, it raises the pivot point of the lower control arm slightly which is a good thing if you've lowered the car.

Yes, shaving the upper bushings raises the frame, engine, tranny within the car and therefore raises the center of gravity. But by initially lowering the entire car (sprung weight of over 3000lbs) you dramatically lower the center of gravity. You then raise the engine, tranny & frame slightly (about 700-800lbs) as a compromise to gain some ground clearance. In the end you still have a lower center of gravity.

Clearance issues involve the hood-to-intake and left tranny/motor mount-to-inner fender seam. The upper bushing is only about 1-1/4" thick. If it were removed completely (not recommended) I think the intake would rub the hood and the left mount would hit the inner fender under acceleration. I am starting by reducing them 1/2", check for clearance issues, then try 3/4" and check again. I think you still need about a 1/2" of bushing left for it to do it's job.

BTW: BigJim - what class do you autocross in?

[This message has been edited by ThrillSHO (edited 01-18-2002).]

 

[Blast7]

Originally posted by Toolman:
Blast, FYI, 'adversely' means 'to the detriment of', not 'to the benefit of'. I think you meant to say that the LSD is a desirable mod for the the benifits it gives.

True. All fixed.



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Car of the Moment

1991 Black MTX
K&N Filtercharger
PP Motor Mounts
PP Y-pipe
Rod Shifter
Blazer Tech Fogs
"ur gonna love that sho, and everytime something breaks down..your gonna swear to all your friends that its going up for sale. and the minute you get it back you fall inlove all over again."~Blue