Step One -Sways -Complete. What Is Step Two?

Ok, now I'm more "confuseder" than before. First, I do have a strut tower brace - I didn't notice much difference. Just added the sways which made a VERY noticeable improvement. I thought about lowering springs but the labor ($500) seemed kind of ridiculous.
Quality shocks sound appealing to me but I want handling improvement and not a stiff ride. BTW, is installation expensive for shocks?

crockersmith said:

Ok, now I'm more "confuseder" than before. First, I do have a strut tower brace - I didn't notice much difference. Just added the sways which made a VERY noticeable improvement. I thought about lowering springs but the labor ($500) seemed kind of ridiculous.
Quality shocks sound appealing to me but I want handling improvement and not a stiff ride. BTW, is installation expensive for shocks?

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Well thats a double sided sword, cause often times handling will come at a cost of ride quality, you can get it close but you have to be wary of what you put in there.

The strut tower brace is more noticable at high G turns and S turns, not general driving. It comes standard on convertibles due to lack of body stiffness due to the roof.

Lowering springs will lower your cars center and improve overall handling. You can do them without the shock and strut upgrade but you should follow up with those anyway.

Yeah that labor seems high for that. The fronts are the ones that take time, I am not sure its a 4+ hour job though so I am not sure where the $500 is from. You should shop around. You would be better off saving for a whole kit and then just get them installed at the same time.

You've already done the best "bang for the buck" modification, the sway bars. They're cheap, easy install and really have no negatives. Most everything else you do will have a slight trade off. There isn't much else low hanging fruit to grab.

Springs/struts are great, but if you aren't doing the install yourself, it's not very cost effective. Lower control arms are nice, but won't make much of a difference in daily driving. Tires?

Like mentioned the rear shocks/springs is easy to do yourself. The front is more difficult but can be done if you have general experience working on cars. If you are paying to have them done then it is best to do the springs and struts at the same time since either way they both need to come out. Same goes for if you are doing it yourself, in fact it makes it easier since you don't need to remove the old struts or springs from each other, just swap out the whole strut/spring assembly with the new one. I mentioned the LCAs because you listed gears in your signature so I figured leaving the line is something you want to do, LCAs will improve that.

v6moddedmustang said:

tell me.. how often do you adjust your coilovers?

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It usually depends. I adjust them after every session if needed on the track as needed. I track once a month. Thats just track specific though. I usually go to the local time attack course to test out different settings since its a technical course. I go to that one every other week.

DBBlackStang said:

It usually depends. I adjust them after every session if needed on the track as needed. I track once a month. Thats just track specific though. I usually go to the local time attack course to test out different settings since its a technical course. I go to that one every other week.

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How much were your v3s
And your opinions on v1 or eibach pro street s and koni sports
I want adjustable coils/ shocks and struts because around town i want easy suspension but if im going balls to the wall in the mountains i want a stiff suspension

mustangkid9234 said:

How much were your v3s
And your opinions on v1 or eibach pro street s and koni sports
I want adjustable coils/ shocks and struts because around town i want easy suspension but if im going balls to the wall in the mountains i want a stiff suspension

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Didn't I answer your thread about it? haha. I got my V3s for $1700 new, which was a steal. I was going to get the V1s because they perform extremely well but all my track junkie friends told me the downsides of nonadjustable dampers, so I just went balls to the walls. My V3s are fantastic btw . To be honest, if you won't track your car, KW V3s are overkill. I recommend the BC or even megan coilovers. They're relatively cheap and offers great value; however, theyre only single adjustable so their not as flexible as the V3s. I never really considered upgraded springs+dampers because I want the height adjustments, but from what I heard, a lot of people enjoys them. I just like my suspension to be completely adjustable.

DBBlackStang said:

Didn't I answer your thread about it? haha. I got my V3s for $1700 new, which was a steal. I was going to get the V1s because they perform extremely well but all my track junkie friends told me the downsides of nonadjustable dampers, so I just went balls to the walls. My V3s are fantastic btw . To be honest, if you won't track your car, KW V3s are overkill. I recommend the BC or even megan coilovers. They're relatively cheap and offers great value; however, theyre only single adjustable so their not as flexible as the V3s. I never really considered upgraded springs+dampers because I want the height adjustments, but from what I heard, a lot of people enjoys them. I just like my suspension to be completely adjustable.

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Yea but i asked you this before i made a thread xP
And no it will never be tracked hard and all the dampening and rebound adjustments i will probably never touch.
Oh heck with it i will pm you after school xD

crockersmith said:

...without spending over $500... Want even better handling. Would OEM Take-Off GT front struts ($50) and rear shocks ($50) be worthwhile ? Or is there something else to consider?

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For improved handling under $500, I'd recommend Springs and Control Arms:

2005-2013 Ford Mustang GT V6 UPR Pro Series Kit Lowering Springs by Eibach at UPR Products - Lifetime Warranty!

2011-2013 Ford Mustang GT V6 Chrome Moly Street Upper & Lower Control Arm Package - UPR Products

I installed these mods on my car before I upgraded the dampeners, and they made a HUGE improvement in handling (and the fun factor). And in all fairness, I have to admit that when I added the Konis later, they were a great improvement as well.