Budget suspension mods to handle 400+ hp
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Budget suspension mods to handle 400+ hp
Ok so I had a full suspension purchased, but I had to sell it due to money issues. I decided to keep the car, and now I'm going to do what I can, on a budget.
I'm not lowering the car anymore, I'm going to keep it on stock springs/shocks. I'm making around 400 rwhp, and want to do what I can to get all 400 to the ground.
So since the car isn't lowered, will non adjustable pieces be sufficient? And what are the most important pieces to upgrade?
I'm thinking:
Non adj LCA's
Non adj panhard
Poly torque arm bushing (keep stock torque arm)
Maybe poly sway bar bushings and end links (keep stock sway bars)
Sub frame connectors?
I'm not lowering the car anymore, I'm going to keep it on stock springs/shocks. I'm making around 400 rwhp, and want to do what I can to get all 400 to the ground.
So since the car isn't lowered, will non adjustable pieces be sufficient? And what are the most important pieces to upgrade?
I'm thinking:
Non adj LCA's
Non adj panhard
Poly torque arm bushing (keep stock torque arm)
Maybe poly sway bar bushings and end links (keep stock sway bars)
Sub frame connectors?
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Lower control arms and lower control arm relocation brackets is where I would start, thene move onto the torque arm and subframe connectors and lastly I would worry about the panhard bar and sway bars. If you budget correctly and order some good parts you can get your car to hook with out spensing a ton of money especially at the power level you are at.
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I'd go with exactly what Kyle said.
A non-adjustable panhard rod is sort of a waste, as it really won't do much over the stock piece, and if you do ever lower (or want to get the axle centered), you'll have to spend the money over again to get an adjustable. Neither is really necessary for a stock-height car, though, at least on a budget build.
Torque arm bushing and sway bushings and end links aren't expensive, so I'd toss them in with the LCA stuff.
A non-adjustable panhard rod is sort of a waste, as it really won't do much over the stock piece, and if you do ever lower (or want to get the axle centered), you'll have to spend the money over again to get an adjustable. Neither is really necessary for a stock-height car, though, at least on a budget build.
Torque arm bushing and sway bushings and end links aren't expensive, so I'd toss them in with the LCA stuff.