I'm a newbie to the list and I want to say hi to ya'll!!! While new to this list I am not new to the Mustang/Ford corral...please forgive me if this subject has been discussed before...
I have a 2003 Mach 1...at the moment it is stock and I am kinda going to go the retro route with it. I have been looking at Wheel Vintiques Magnum 500's 17 x 9.5 all around with Toyo RA-1 275-40-17 tires (good thing I'm a Toyo Tire Dealer). Anyone run this set up yet? Car is stock and I am planning on lowering it with a good adjustable strut/shock/spring set up. Haven't decided on what yet, but have a tendacy to go with a coil over set up. Any experience out there with this type of set up?
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The suspension in the Mach1 is drag racing oriented...You should just do lowering springs and use the left over cash to do a minor bolt-on or 2 and play peekaboo with 12 sec passes at the track.
Thanks for the advice. While the Mach 1 is an excellent platform to cruise the 1/4 mile, my main interest as an SCCA racer, are as you can imagine, is the race track that doesn't go straight
Deciding on the bolt ons, long tube 1 5/8" headers X-pipe and CAT back exhaust, strut/shock/sways/springs. I'm looking for a bit of the old 69-70 Mach 1 look hence the Wheel Vintiques Magnum 500's. Preparing for the Shelby America Club Mini-Nationals...should be a hoot!!!
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