...AND how noisy or quiet they are. i had the bottom of the line UPR steel 3 bolt 'shark' plates on my 95 ( sportlines, take-off 02 struts/shocks, es isolators ) 94-04 Mustang Steel Shark Caster Camber Plates . i have heard several complaints on how these are noisy but they really didnt seem that way on my 95 . if i hit a good size bump in the road or pot hole, they rattled a bit. are other plates super quiet? i have purchased a 00 GT and will most likely be lowering it soon. i want this done as cost effective as possible but still correctly. i plan on using new parts consisting of eibach sportlines, es isolators, kyb g-2 struts/shocks and probably the upr steel shark plates. will have a front end alignment after everything is installed.
I run the steeda 4-bolt aluminum ones because they look sexy as hell and are whisper quiet, then again my MM were quiet too it's just that these look WAY better
MMs. No complaints. Never heard any rattles, but I drive a convertible and wear hearing aids. Why? Because that's what most seemed to recommend on here when I inquired. Fit and finish seemed first rate, install instructions were awesome.
i had some used MMs the i bought from another stangnet member. they rattled like crazy. so whatever you do, buy new
I have steeda 4 bolt's on my '95 and MM on my '94. If I was starting from scratch and wanted function over looks I'd run the MM's. I run them on my '94 autocross car with Koni SA sports and a MM coil-over kit with 10" 425lb springs and I have absolutely no noise from them. I run Strange adjustable struts and a strange coil-over kit with 14" 175 springs on my '95 drag/show car with the steedas and I have no noice either.
i don't have any noise with my MM ones. Whoever you get make sure they are 4-bolt C/C plates. there is no reason anymore to get 3 bolt cheapys.
I have had the aluminum upr sharks for 6 or 7 years now. No problems yet. First time hearing that some make noise.
Based on website pics, steeda's dont seem as "pretty" as MM's....am i missing something? Or is our taste just different ?
I run steel plate Steeda ones. One of the bearings is making a little big of noise now, but they are older than whale dung. I bought them because Steeda makes quality products. I don't think MM was even in business when I bought this set, and if they were nobody had ever heard of them. Kurt
if i buy 4 bolt plates, i have to drill a hole - right? the 3 bolt ones worked just fine on my 95 for street use and offered enough adjustment after my sportlines were installed. why 4 over 3 ( for street use ) ?
yes you have to drill another hole for the 4th bolt. 4 bolts offer more rigidity obviously since it spreads the load out over a more square area rather than a triangle. for street duty, it may not matter much but the cost of 4 bolt kits are so cheap anymore whats the point in getting 3 bolt. and to answer the steeda vs. MM question, i believe its more the polished effect that matters. steeda is completely polished where MM are only the top plate with the bottom being black.
My old Steeda's weren't polished at all. But at the time they said that I should buy steel ones if I ever wanted to go to coil overs, the aluminum ones don't offer enough strength. I'm not sure how true that is. I've never had a problem with a 3 bolt setup. Kurt
