lawnman Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 I have a 2002 saleen mustang and need it to handle better. It is all stock now and I ploan on installing some sfc,s and lower control arms. What next ? I drive it on the street , but also do some autox and drags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 handling and drag racing are two totally different things and cant really coexist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 for handling, a good set of lowering springs would help as these things sit on stilts from the factory. for drag racing stock springs will you give plent of weight transfer to the rear wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bam Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Go here: http://www.maximummotorsports.com/store/ /thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawnman Posted May 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Go here: http://www.maximummotorsports.com/store/ /thread that is what I am hearing from many people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawnman Posted May 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 handling and drag racing are two totally different things and cant really coexist. I know. The car is slow and I do not plan on getting it any faster than high 12 's , eventually. I am trying to find a happy medium , if that is possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowflake Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 I have a 2002 saleen mustang and need it to handle better. It is all stock now and I ploan on installing some sfc,s and lower control arms. What next ? I drive it on the street , but also do some autox and drags Go here: http://www.maximummotorsports.com/store/ /thread that is what I am hearing from many people. you had your answer all along Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhett Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 I suggest Strang Adjustable Shocks and Struts so you can adjust for the Street, Track or Strip http://www.jegs.com/i/Strange+Engineering/873/S6004LM/10002/-1 http://www.jegs.com/i/Strange+Engineering/873/S6005LM/10002/-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpfiend Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 I will pass on some painful advice Sam Strano shared with me when I was in a similar boat - sell it and buy a Corvette. If you don't know who Sam Strano is google him and you will realize the irony and powerful candidness of this advice. I had a fox coupe (had already done most of the straight line stuff (supercharger, h/c/i, built driveline). I had researched all of the options (griggs, max motorsports, fabricate a torque arm/panhard from that book I am forgetting the name right now, etc) had already bought a 5 lug kit with brakes and half of the stuff from maximum when I came to my senses and realized the mustang was never made to handle and anything I did to it would be at a compromise- it is an economy car on a dated 1979 chassis. Arguably the best value you can buy for straight line racing but after I dropped another 5-10 grand in it it might hang with a stock corvette (if I was a good enough driver) but ride like a conestoga wagon. The 05+ cars are a step in the right direction for sure but def not in the same ballpark. I took a catastrophic loss on it (which would have only been worse down the road had I done the suspension as well) sold the uninstalled parts and bought a low mileage z06 which I am trying to leave alone. If you have an authentic saleen you already have the best compromise as far as performance/ride and anything you do will detract from it. SFC's are great bang for the buck but don't know if I would put them on a saleen- I would be surprised if you didn't already have upgraded lcas. I miss my old 5.0 car for its sound and rawness but I would never trade my corvette for it. Sam Strano was correct. Of course now with my son being born I don't have the time to do what I used to but everytime I drive this car I fall in love with it for how well engineered it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawnman Posted May 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 I will pass on some painful advice Sam Strano shared with me when I was in a similar boat - sell it and buy a Corvette. If you don't know who Sam Strano is google him and you will realize the irony and powerful candidness of this advice. I had a fox coupe (had already done most of the straight line stuff (supercharger, h/c/i, built driveline). I had researched all of the options (griggs, max motorsports, fabricate a torque arm/panhard from that book I am forgetting the name right now, etc) had already bought a 5 lug kit with brakes and half of the stuff from maximum when I came to my senses and realized the mustang was never made to handle and anything I did to it would be at a compromise- it is an economy car on a dated 1979 chassis. Arguably the best value you can buy for straight line racing but after I dropped another 5-10 grand in it it might hang with a stock corvette (if I was a good enough driver) but ride like a conestoga wagon. The 05+ cars are a step in the right direction for sure but def not in the same ballpark. I took a catastrophic loss on it (which would have only been worse down the road had I done the suspension as well) sold the uninstalled parts and bought a low mileage z06 which I am trying to leave alone. If you have an authentic saleen you already have the best compromise as far as performance/ride and anything you do will detract from it. SFC's are great bang for the buck but don't know if I would put them on a saleen- I would be surprised if you didn't already have upgraded lcas. I miss my old 5.0 car for its sound and rawness but I would never trade my corvette for it. Sam Strano was correct. Of course now with my son being born I don't have the time to do what I used to but everytime I drive this car I fall in love with it for how well engineered it is. Yes it is an original Saleen , the lower control arms look stock . I really like Corvettes , as I have had 7 of them. Zo6 was an option , but I have 3 kids . I am not looking at investing more than $400- $500 in the suspension. For my next car I will build another Shelby Cobra replica , but for the next year I want to tinker with this car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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