So my stock 2011 GT CS rides great but has that floaty feeling at higher speeds especially thru corners and direction changes.
In the past, I've had good luck just replacing the rear shocks and sway bar to firm things up a bit. I'm shopping for an adjustable rear shock that works well with the stock ride height. Koni Yellows seem like the obvious choice but I'm not sure if they work with stock height or lowered cars only.
This is mostly a sunday cruiser for my wife and I so I'm not looking for race car handling.
the yellows would be perfectly fine for stock height and a huge improvement over the worn out stockers. if you want to save some coin, id throw a set of the oranges on and call it a day. they are not adjustable but again a huge improvement. don't forget about the front struts as well, with new GT500 strut mounts which you will need to install any aftermarket strut IIRC. good luck
After doing a bunch of reading and based on prior experience, I will go with Bilsteins. I'm also planning a rear sway bar or at least the Ford Performance swaybar bushing and endlink kit. There don't seem to be alot of rear sway bars for the convertible. Who else makes one other than Steeda?
Has anyone heard that Bilsteins tend to raise the car some? Seems like I read this somewhere but I can't remember if it was Bilstein or another shock brand.
I was not aware of that about the Bilsteins; but I think it is possible since they are a relatively high pressure gas shock. I do plan to put them on my car but I will be using lowering springs.
Sorry for slow reply to your earlier question, I do not know of another manufacturer of rear anti-sway bar for convertible, but I would check BMR.
I've looked at upgraded shocks/struts, but I really want a system
I can adjust on the fly. If I have to give up even 1% of ride quality,
not going to do it. Same reason I stuck with 18's and went with
tires wider, but orig dia to maintain sidewall.
I would love to adapt a kit like this if I could find adj strut/shocks
with adjustment on top like coilovers.
I have a 2012 GT/CS BUT I should say /truck atm, because i'm running 19x10's with 275/40/19 and the car sits so high ... or feels like it, it's still too low to get underneath without a jack and stands.
I have a buddy with a 2011 and he runs SVE brand, and says they ride/drive amazing. but they're NOT to use at the strip, they're more of an autocross track feel. He wouldn't let me drive (i know, what a great buddy), but he also has adjustable height 1-3'' drop... which is really nice, because he runs 20'' wheels too and i'm surprised he doesn't rub with a 3 inch drop on those things.
All I know is that I've gotta lower my car before I start to take off one day.
side note... I still scrub my front diffuser so... maybe that isn't a good idea, but I can't stand that wheel gap >.<
But as I said, they even mention they aren't for drag racing due to the spring rate, so maybe not what you're looking for. Koni would be the next set I know of that would be a bit firmer and work for drag racing (only as a street car though).
beware of cheap coilovers . . . I'm pretty sure a fairly good pair of coilovers will cost $1,500 or more . . . I'd go with good conventional struts/shocks over cheap coilovers
Everywhere I look says go with eibach sportlines, and that's the exact set of suspension my buddy had before he got the SVE set. That's the only reason I even considered them. They sit nice, and honestly when he took me for a ride (i know, different feel), they didn't feel weak or like they were floaty at all.
Cheap would be those ebay coilovers that drop the car to the ground because they can't hold up at all. The SVE as seen sit great, and they're tough, but I digress, cheap for some people is 1500$ coilovers, so it's a toss up /shrug
I'm not looking for any adjustment or drop. Just a firmer less floaty ride. Koni STR or Bilsteins would likely be just fine. This is a weekend cruiser with the wife 90% of the time but I got to drive a Boss 302 and I was amazed at how much more confident you feel in that car at higher speeds or corner to corner transitions.
Personally I like the stiffness of the Bilsteins, I gained a lot of confidence in cornering and I don't race on a track this is strictly joy riding enthusiasm
The Bilsteins ride firm but not bone jarring.There is a great video from Vorshlag on YouTube showing ride and how Bilstein engineered their product. If you lower make sure you cut the bump stops on the rear axle.
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