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Struts for my new Mach 1 600# springs (street/strip)

OK, I found a set of Mach 1 springs and I will need to get a set of proper damping struts to go with them once I cut them to the height I want (depending where they sit as installed). I am somewhat conflicted as I want to be able to loosen the strut for drag-racing, yet have enough adjutment for normal daily driving to work (no city driving). Clearly the stock struts will not be able to handle the new rate springs, though I'm sure they would be fine for drag racing. I was dead-hooking with the suspension the way it was before I changed to the "D" control arms - I am hoping I won't screw things up too much :flame:

Anyway, some of the adjustable struts I've been looking at are:

Strange 10-way adjustable
Koni Sport
Tokico 5-way adj.

in that order. Anybody with experience in this area is welcome to offer an opinion here :D
11.96 @ 118 MPH old 306 KB; 428W coming soon.

Mach 1 springs

Reply #1 –
I have some mach 1 springs that I have'nt installed yet. How's the ride height, handling ?

Struts for my new Mach 1 600# springs (street/strip)

Reply #2 –
The handling is great - it seems to handle better than it did with fresh tires and before I removed the sway-bar. This is with stock-replacement Gabriel struts that have been on the car for several years.

The ride height is low - 26.5" to the bottom of the fender lip using stock 225/60/15's. I only had some hitting on highway bridges that were being repaired. Now I've switched to new rims with fresh 245/45/17's on them and the tire is sing way too easy. You can see how much taller an unworn tire is...



I am adding a 1/4" spring spacer which will raise the front 1/2" - I am hoping this is enough to fix the rubbing issue.
11.96 @ 118 MPH old 306 KB; 428W coming soon.

Struts for my new Mach 1 600# springs (street/strip)

Reply #3 –
Quote from: Cougar5.0;193666

I am adding a 1/4" spring spacer which will raise the front 1/2" - I am hoping this is enough to fix the rubbing issue.


Well, I got the spacers in there - looks like I'll have enough clearance now!

11.96 @ 118 MPH old 306 KB; 428W coming soon.