-Dark, I didn't post that info on here for a reason. Hachi stated no more BS and trolling, so I didn't want to drag it any further on here.
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Originally Posted by Maxim
God I know!
Did you read my recent posts in this thread, where I talked about the issues I had with my '95 cobra?
I offset the wheels for that very reason! The SN95 Mustang was notorious for this. It's because it was still based on the Foxbody platform of the previous-gen mustang, which was a significantly smaller vehicle. The car couldn't be given good handling manners with a wider wheelbase because the suspension mount points made optimising the geometry for a larger car impossible without tucking the wheels in an inch or two.
I will say, though, that my '95 Cobra handled like it was on rails. Apart from steering wheel feel, it really handled quite a bit better than my '10 GTI. The only bad trait in stock form was the excessive brake dive, which was also caused by the suspension geometry.
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The worse part about a SN95 is brake dive like you mentioned, caster/camber curve and rear end side to side movement.
-800+lb spring in the front and and a good set of double adjustable shocks/struts and 38+mm front sway bar will take care of brake dive.
-Camber and caster plate on the front tower will fix the stock dynamics.
-Rear end, two options torque arm and panhard bar, or a fays watts link.
^^ cost about $1600
Once you do these to the car it's a dream to drive, the 94-95 Mustang is said to have the best of both words. Low weight and stiff chassis, stiffest chassis til the 05+ Mustangs came out.
I have about $4000+/- just in suspension mods on my SN95 Cobra it's my toy, I run ESP class in SCCA events, my time is on par with modded Miatas and S2000s with similar mods. I squeeze 275s on stock 8" wide wheels and run 20mm spacers in the rear for more track. I guess what I'm saying is any car can be made to handle exceptionally well with money and the right person dialing in the suspension.
I really can't wait to see how balanced the car is. On paper the car seems like it's going to be nirvana on wheels when cornering. I don't like hype because when I actually sit in it and toss it around I will lose a lot of feelings because of it.