9 & 10 sec. Mustang suspensions

[xlr8a4d]

Alright,I am at the point of pulling my hair out ! My car has the power as is to run well in to the 10's and I would love to hit high 9's in the near future,but this is a 90% street car.My question is what do you guys with 9 and 10 sec. cars run with success and what are they like as far as noise,ride,streetability,etc.. I want to buy good stuff but I do not want to deal with losing much streetability(fun) with my car.I am an old fart that likes my ride decently civil and quiet,since I do drive distances quite a bit.I lost more streetability than I wanted with the solid motor mounts so please tell me your conclusions.Should I get a Team Z,Baseline or Wolfecraft rear suspension(and arb) or will say,megabite jrs or such work ok.I thought about MM or Pro3i weight jacker lowers,a decent upper and a drag spring launch kit.I need to buy a kit soon so I can get the rearend I just purchased(but was messed up) fixed and this put on at the same time.I have read and researched till it all blurs together now,lol.Any and input is appreciated.

[frdfandc]

Here is the breakdown of what I was planning on running for a rear suspension. It was based on suggestions from Spence at Rhodes.

Metco Race lower control arms
Double adjustable upper control arms
V8 rear coil springs.
Strange Adjustable rear shocks
Anti-roll bar

And lots of suspension tuning.


You also have to have the front suspension setup properly to get everything to work correctly. What is your front suspension setup???

[modo]

there are a lot of things to take into consideration especially if you are concerned about road noise / ride quality and having consistant short times. using solid bushings will help eliminate flex and aid in consistancy but you will have a lot more road noise. also make sure the floor pans are re-inforced (torque box areas)

everything has to work together

pinion angle and instant center, two terms that you should understand

parts i like (rear lowers)

scroll down to ss 8.8...
http://autoweldchassis.com/vbi.ivnu

also the old school south side bars which are now made by umi performance

http://www.umiperformance.com/products.php?category_id=6

for the uppers you will want a adj arm, to help in setting the pinion angle

shock / spring rates depend on how you want to drive the car, anti-roll bars are hard to get right on the street, a air bag is usually a better / safer choice


the front end you want light to transfer the weight, again struts and springs depend on you

[outlawstang]

http://www.baselinesuspensions.com/

Or

http://www.rhodescustomauto.com

[Newt-Rod]

www.baselinesuspensions.com (http://www.baselinesuspensions.com)

I have been in the 9's in the 1/4 mile coasting

[ami2loud]

i need some more suspension work myself. My setup consists of stock springs/struts, Lakeside rear uppers, stock lowers, Moroso trick springs front and rear w/ airbag. Cut some 1.55's on DR's and went 10.6's. Id like it to 60' better so i can really spool it up on the t-brake and leave harder.