[cfiiman]

Hello all,
I recently changed my wheels and tires on my 90 lx 5.0 conv...I went from these awful 15" ten holes, with 205 tires to 16" ponys and 235/50/16's...Now I really can't remember how harsh the ride was with the old wheels and tires so I feel that must mean it wasn't that bad...But I do remember how crappy it handled with the old stuff...When I got the new stuff the cornering was like night and day, I really couldn't believe how much it improved!...I was only going for the look factor and this cornering ability seemed like an excellent bonus...But now I REALY notice every little crack in the road...Bumps that my wifes Honda goes over like they're not there will jar my teeth out in this mustang...Question is...What can I do to soften this up without giving up my handling???...Is there anything???...I know that I could try different tires/shocks/springs...But I don't want to flip over in a turn either ...The reason I ask this is b/c when I rented a new 05 mustang a few weeks ago...I was impressed with how it handled as well as how smooth and un-jarring taking potholes were...Is this rough ride on the older fox bodies a curse or can it be remedied?...I have test driven several 94-98 stangs as well as I wanted one of these body styles a while back...And I don't remember them being harsh at all over rough roads and they still handled very well...So why is my fox body so damn bad?
Thanks,
JSK

 

[GhostDog 5.0]

Going with quality struts can make a world of difference.

 

[cfiiman]

thanks for the reply ghost...by high quality which struts do you speak of?...Also just did a test on the struts/shocks...I went and pushed down on the 4 corners of the car...The back went down with little effort and came up and pretty much stopped...So I figure they are ok...The front struts however did not...The drivers side goes down with a little more effort and I can't budge the pass. side strut...I feel like if I push anymore I am going to dent the top of my fender...Could this be why the main reason the car takes bumps like a tank???...What is a good quality strut for the front, and shock for the back that will give me decent handling but soften the damn bumps...?
Thanks,
JSK

ps...how difficult is it to change these out...the haynes manual is not that detailed but it didn't look to difficult to me...any advice is appreciated?

 

[Guest]

It isn't that difficult, there's only a few bolts and such that even need to be taken off. It's pretty straight forward.