Thank you. We Auto-x every month and are trying to find time to hit up Mid Ohio this season, hopefully!Brakes. If you are tracking, not autocrossing. Suspension would be first in the world of Auto-X
I always recommend a season or two on a stock chassis, so you can adjust the "nut behind the wheel."
HI all, I'm ting to decide where to go next. On the agenda are, brake upgrade, chassis stiffning, and suspension. I am having trouble deciding which is more important for chasing lap times. If you don't mind tell me where it's at. I can probably afford a pad upgrade and basic chassis stiffning or can I get by with factory breaks and invest elsewhere?
Thanks, didn't need your build list. Already have strut tower brace, and tires. Specifically asked if I should upgrade brake system, tighten the chassis a bit, or upgrade suspension. No need to reply.I started with MBRP racing exhaust, rousch intake and intercooler, lowering springs, ford perf sways, steeda jump stiffers back, also steeda crossbar under front, cross bar brace over top engine. Blew out brakes and upgraded to brembo six calipers on front then upgraded powerstop on back. Did ford performance tune, then got too hot and upgraded to a mishi oil cooler, then still hot so I upgraded to mishimoto race radiator. Two step colder sparks, mishi coolant expansion tank, pilot sport tires to name a few. If you are taking to track, go with all of these. If just autocross, better tires and some suspension upgrades should be fine. The ford performace tower brace on top was so easy and inexpensive for your first suspension upgrade on auto cross.
Great info. Thank you.Brakes first, GT or GT PP with good pads and fluid. Then I would tackle some of the suspension bushing compliance that cause dynamic alignment changes under load starting with the rear knuckle bushings and lower control arm bushing. BUT, I would wait before doing the suspension stuff until you get some track time with the brake upgrade to calibrate the driver. I always advise incremental changes where you determine how it affected things. Too many things at once can get you guessing as to cause when negative effects are exper.
