been around these forums for a year or two now, never really had a reason to post because of a car that sat and no money to fix it, however things have changed and its time to make some things happen and i would like some advice
car is a white 1995 GT Coupe had one original owner who stripped the car and decked it out with some very nice parts including engine and suspension and used it as a track car. car was eventually stolen and recovered but the owner lost all interest in it as a result and took all the performance parts and put them in his 67 fastback. the 95 GT was then rebuilt with the stock parts which had been sitting (unclear on how long) until my brother stole the car for basically nothing and ran it into the ground over the course of two years. then i got the car which was in fairly terrible shape, rod issues old suspension dents which i had sit until i could get funds and was driven minimally
fast forward to last month i had the original 5.0 torn out which ran terrible and was pushing 155,000 miles and replaced with a junkyard 5.0 also out of a 95 with around 80,000 miles. the shop did a great job car runs like a clock now and i am thoroughly pleased
(well despite still being a stock 5.0 at least for now)
chased down some issues after the install like AC and a CEL which have both now also been resolved and the drivetrain is sound (planning a 3.73 gear install and underdrive pulleys)
yesterday went out and got some new shoes 17" 2003 cobra's machined finish 17x9's in the front with 275's and 17x10.5's in the back with 315's. absolutely love them changed the whole look and feel of the car and they fit havent noticed any rubbing yet. these are a huge improvement over the stock 16's the car had with 245/50's all round which were pushing 3 years old and VERY hard. ride quality improved very much with the new rubber
(sorry about the essay above its just nice to finally get to be able to talk about a working car)
so now onto the question, the suspension definitely needs work, it rides fairly harsh and does not do well with the notorious los angeles roads, the tires helped but its gonna need some more
car is lowered currently with tokico shocks and struts and not sure what springs and not sure if there are caster camber plates in the mix. after doing some research im seriously considering the maximum motorsports starter box kit for the SN-95s which come with (
* MM Road & Track Springs
* MM Caster/Camber Plates (select Black or Chrome finish option)
* 2 Bilstein Struts
* 2 Bilstein Shocks
* Front and Rear Urethane Spring Isolators
* MM Urethane Pinion Snubber
with all the recent work on the car it would be nice to keep the cost low and i think all those parts would drastically improve the ride quality of the car for now and compliment the new drivetrain well. despite obviously wanting more haha this is about the limit of funds for now at least. my plans for the car are fairly mild by this forums standard, no drag racing street racing or even track use for now, with the stock motor running well for now i would just like a great looking car which drives great, rides great, sounds good, and that i can be proud of
here are some pictures
First two are from around halloween of '08 with the engine thats seen much better days
And the rest are from yesterday's wheel swap
can get any opinions on this kit and how it will affect the ride quality based on my goals for the car? thanks in advance and sorry about the long post!
car is a white 1995 GT Coupe had one original owner who stripped the car and decked it out with some very nice parts including engine and suspension and used it as a track car. car was eventually stolen and recovered but the owner lost all interest in it as a result and took all the performance parts and put them in his 67 fastback. the 95 GT was then rebuilt with the stock parts which had been sitting (unclear on how long) until my brother stole the car for basically nothing and ran it into the ground over the course of two years. then i got the car which was in fairly terrible shape, rod issues old suspension dents which i had sit until i could get funds and was driven minimally
fast forward to last month i had the original 5.0 torn out which ran terrible and was pushing 155,000 miles and replaced with a junkyard 5.0 also out of a 95 with around 80,000 miles. the shop did a great job car runs like a clock now and i am thoroughly pleased
(well despite still being a stock 5.0 at least for now)chased down some issues after the install like AC and a CEL which have both now also been resolved and the drivetrain is sound (planning a 3.73 gear install and underdrive pulleys)
yesterday went out and got some new shoes 17" 2003 cobra's machined finish 17x9's in the front with 275's and 17x10.5's in the back with 315's. absolutely love them changed the whole look and feel of the car and they fit havent noticed any rubbing yet. these are a huge improvement over the stock 16's the car had with 245/50's all round which were pushing 3 years old and VERY hard. ride quality improved very much with the new rubber
(sorry about the essay above its just nice to finally get to be able to talk about a working car)
so now onto the question, the suspension definitely needs work, it rides fairly harsh and does not do well with the notorious los angeles roads, the tires helped but its gonna need some more
car is lowered currently with tokico shocks and struts and not sure what springs and not sure if there are caster camber plates in the mix. after doing some research im seriously considering the maximum motorsports starter box kit for the SN-95s which come with (
* MM Road & Track Springs
* MM Caster/Camber Plates (select Black or Chrome finish option)
* 2 Bilstein Struts
* 2 Bilstein Shocks
* Front and Rear Urethane Spring Isolators
* MM Urethane Pinion Snubber
with all the recent work on the car it would be nice to keep the cost low and i think all those parts would drastically improve the ride quality of the car for now and compliment the new drivetrain well. despite obviously wanting more haha this is about the limit of funds for now at least. my plans for the car are fairly mild by this forums standard, no drag racing street racing or even track use for now, with the stock motor running well for now i would just like a great looking car which drives great, rides great, sounds good, and that i can be proud of
here are some pictures
First two are from around halloween of '08 with the engine thats seen much better days
And the rest are from yesterday's wheel swap
can get any opinions on this kit and how it will affect the ride quality based on my goals for the car? thanks in advance and sorry about the long post!
