Suspension wish list

[ASH302]

Well, my 03 Mach basically had no suspension mods done to it by the original owner. He did swap out the uca and lca, both non-adj. I feel that I am starting with a bone stock suspension. I had a few different things on my 04 Mach, which I am wanting on this Mach. It just made it a lot more fun to drive.
I for sure am not looking at doing autocross or anything like that or a drag set up, but something just for fun on the street is all.
Only suspension mod that I have done was an Eibach front sway bar. I got that from a barter deal for brush hogging a small part of some land. It was brand new and I honestly got a great deal with that.
I will be picking up soon from another member on here some Eibach pro kit springs. I bought a adj rear sway bar and will be picking up both of those very soon.

For future mods, I am planning on:
-FLSC or Kenny Brown extreme subframe connector kit.
-adj uca
-stiffer rear sway bar (the adj one is just an add on)
-shocks and struts.
-bumpsteer kit and ball joints

My list isn’t long, but should be fun once all of it is done.
I’m sure I’ll add a couple other things, but that is what I’m wanting right now.

ASh

[bristol16]

I am in the same boat...time to do some suspension mods. Previous owner of mine did lowering springs and struts and it rides really really rough. Too rough for New England roads. The sway bars and control arms should be a good upgrade for you along with the shocks and struts. Really let you dial in the ride and alignment settings!

I spend a lot of time over on Maximum Motorsports website looking through their grip boxes and handling packages. I'd love to do a coilover package, and I'm sure it's worth it, but it ain't cheap. At that point when does it stop? Control arms, subframe, sway bars, subframe connectors....the list could be endless. Part of me wants to chip away at it over time and part of me wants to bit the bullet and just do it all in one shot. With the Procharger on there I definitely want brakes and suspension to get some love before I do any more engine upgrades though.

[ASH302]

Originally Posted by bristol16

I am in the same boat...time to do some suspension mods. Previous owner of mine did lowering springs and struts and it rides really really rough. Too rough for New England roads. The sway bars and control arms should be a good upgrade for you along with the shocks and struts. Really let you dial in the ride and alignment settings!

I spend a lot of time over on Maximum Motorsports website looking through their grip boxes and handling packages. I'd love to do a coilover package, and I'm sure it's worth it, but it ain't cheap. At that point when does it stop? Control arms, subframe, sway bars, subframe connectors....the list could be endless. Part of me wants to chip away at it over time and part of me wants to bit the bullet and just do it all in one shot. With the Procharger on there I definitely want brakes and suspension to get some love before I do any more engine upgrades though.

I don't know what all of type of cars you've had with mods done to them, but this is my 2nd Mach and my first one will always be my baby. Funny part is that this one has the same engine (DSS Racing Pro Mod 5.0) as my 04. I had a D1sc on my 04, but this one is n/a and we are staying that way for now. My 04 also had a lot of suspension work done.

While I could have made a long list of parts, I know that I do not need all the suspension upgrades found on all those different web sites. I am mainly doing many of the suspension mods I loved on my 04.
I guess my suggestion would be figure out what you want out of the car, talk to these different shops and see what they say you need and then make your list and get those things.

ASh

[DSG2003Mach1]

I'd love to go panhard and torque arm on mine. I'd be a little more apt to jump on it but the shop where I sent my rear end to have the tubes welded did me a "favor" and welded what they call street bracing to it and its probably gonna interfere with the torque arm mounting point

[ab_mach1]

My fear is that it'll take away just enough of the ride quality where I end up not driving it much. I admit, the older I get, the less I like rough rides lol. I currently only have Eibach Sportlines and Koni STR.T shocks & struts. I think the ride would improve with better shocks & struts, but I'm also curious if the Maximum Motorsports coilover conversion would improve it even more. I know it will handle the road better. The other thing I wanted to do was upgrade the rear to 31 spline to make it so I can play more freely at the drag strip on test and tune days. I want to keep it drivable so there's a median in there somewhere.

[ASH302]

Originally Posted by ab_mach1

My fear is that it'll take away just enough of the ride quality where I end up not driving it much. I admit, the older I get, the less I like rough rides lol. I currently only have Eibach Sportlines and Koni STR.T shocks & struts. I think the ride would improve with better shocks & struts, but I'm also curious if the Maximum Motorsports coilover conversion would improve it even more. I know it will handle the road better. The other thing I wanted to do was upgrade the rear to 31 spline to make it so I can play more freely at the drag strip on test and tune days. I want to keep it drivable so there's a median in there somewhere.

I truly believe them Eibach Sportlines are you biggest problem. On my 2004, I was running H&R super sports and when I got down to Texas after getting out of the Army, it was to ruff. I then swapped to Eibach Pro Kit and it was such a change on the ride. I would suggest swapping to Eibach Pro Kit to help your ride quality.

ASh

[ASH302]

Originally Posted by DSG2003Mach1

I'd love to go panhard and torque arm on mine. I'd be a little more apt to jump on it but the shop where I sent my rear end to have the tubes welded did me a "favor" and welded what they call street bracing to it and its probably gonna interfere with the torque arm mounting point

Only one way to find out

ASh

[Recon]

My plan is IRS swap with a 00R suspension kit upgrade. If that’s not enough then a bushing kit upgrade.


Pick your poison.