Would Bilsteins make a noticeable difference on my new GT?

[robvas]

So you think Ford puts them on the DH R race cars without any benefit because a 3rd party told someone it's immeasurable

it's a decoration. Also useful for people to install, then drive around the block and then post "it really stiffened things up"

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[thunderstrike]

just wondering what the Bilsteins might bring to the table.

I have Bilsteins. Definate improvement over the OEM, less bouncy going over speedbumps. I think it could be a bit more firmer.

 

[armyGT]

Leave the car as is if you don't use it as a drag or track car. You will have a rough ride and squeaky poly bushings. You don't go to the track or drag strip every day. Changing one or two things will probably not benefit you.

 

[young at heart]

Leave the car as is if you don't use it as a drag or track car. You will have a rough ride and squeaky poly bushings. You don't go to the track or drag strip every day. Changing one or two things will probably not benefit you.

Thank you, probably excellent advice. I have others when I want to get rowdy.

Like most old hot rodders just looking for something for nothing, or very little.

 

[LoneRanger57]

it's a decoration. Also useful for people to install, then drive around the block and then post "it really stiffened things up"

Believe what you want but I'll never agree with you because my Mustang will always outhandle yours and I'm willing to prove it at Willow Springs or Chuckwalla raceways........interested?

 

[robvas]

Believe what you want but I'll never agree with you because my Mustang will always outhandle yours and I'm willing to prove it at Willow Springs or Chuckwalla raceways........interested?

That doesn't prove anything.

Run your car around each track with and without the strut bar (have someone else remove it, or install it, without letting you pop the hood to see), and show us how much faster the strut bar makes it...

 

[LoneRanger57]

That doesn't prove anything.

Run your car around each track with and without the strut bar (have someone else remove it, or install it, without letting you pop the hood to see), and show us how much faster the strut bar makes it...

Now your just blathering, I never said it makes a car faster it just makes a certain section stiffer.
Your automotive chassis knowedge is weak, I suggest learing from more than one source before you claim expertise. This is all I have to say..........Bye

 

[robvas]

So you think Ford puts them on the DH R race cars without any benefit because a 3rd party told someone it's immeasurable

Since you, the wise one, brought it up, can you point out where the strut tower brace is on the Dark Horse R?

 

[robvas]

Believe what you want but I'll never agree with you because my Mustang will always outhandle yours and I'm willing to prove it at Willow Springs or Chuckwalla raceways........interested?

Also, are you talking about your Mustang that you don't even posess yet? The one that's a picture from Ford's build a Mustang page, in your avatar?

I almost feel bad for picking on such a newbie.

 

[LoneRanger57]

Also, are you talking about your Mustang that you don't even posess yet? The one that's a picture from Ford's build a Mustang page, in your avatar?

I almost feel bad for picking on such a newbie.

Not new to racing cars, not new to chassis tuning, not new to young men who think they know it all.
Best of luck hope you keep the shiny side up

 

[DarkMatterGrey]

it's a decoration. Also useful for people to install, then drive around the block and then post "it really stiffened things up"

Well, I duped myself into getting one. My 2022 Ecoboost felt more nimble and planted than the 2024 GT (not that it makes a difference, but they're both 6 speed manuals). So I thought, maybe this strut tower brace would stiffen things up. Butt dyno tells me zero difference, except it's a little harder to check the oil.

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