Well I finally got my front pillow ball mounts in from Gruppe-S.
Something like this I don't normally think is worthy of a review but I have a couple reasons.
First, they make a difference in steering feel and it pretty substantial. The car feels a lot better with the plates on there with the lowering springs.
Second, I am becoming more impressed with Cusco part quality. They do some nice work.
Third, if you want a little more height after loweing then they can help there too. I found that I gained a little more fender gap up front afterwards because it preloads the spring a little more then it was after you assemble. The increase in gap is well worth their affect on the steering feel IMO.
Finally, they of course allow camber adjustability so I can get the camber # I want and it is so easy.

One other note to the Cusco remark. I also got my CF rear strut tower bar and I can say that I was very impressed with the quality of the craftsmanship of the end plates and the bar portion. They did a very clean job of putting the aluminum ends in the CF bar and the thing with the end plates included is light as ****.

 

I was under the impression that these were for Cusco brand coil-overs (or anything using the same shaft diameter). Will these infact work on the stock struts?

 

They will work on the stock struts.

 

Yes, they definitely work fine with the stock struts. I have the Cusco plates in with Tanabe lowering springs on the stock struts. They work fine together.

Tim - My impression is that the plates transmit a lot more road feel to the steering wheel and seat-of-the-pants. This is good on the track and autocrossing, for sure. Initially, I wasn't sure how I would like them for street driving, but now I am used to the plates and they seem acceptable. What do you think?

 

I haven't noticed they transmit a LOT more but it is definitly more. In my book the tighter the feel the better so I am happy with them. I actually believe they improved the ride quality up front but that is most likely due to the increase in preload on the spring when assembled.

 

I have run caster/camber plates on many late model Mustangs for years now, without any trouble on the street. Never really noticed any more NVH with them though. I myself would install them on anything that had struts. Worth the $$$

 

OT but they you get your CE-28 yet

 

How much did they increase your front ride height?

 

You might want to check the toe before and after you change camber settings. I had to settle for one setting because of the way the toe changed.

 

No I am still waiting for the wheels. We've hit 3 months now.
Doesn't help that they are made to order in the finish. I know they were in the process of making them about 4 weeks ago, problem is the containers sit at customs for too long.

The ride height difference was not that much. If I had to guess 1/4 inch.
I didn't have a measurement for before and after but I can see it and know by the finger gap.

I plan on re-aligning the car again. I was hoping to do the wheels and alignment at the same time. It's a friends frieind and I don't want to be a PIA.

 

I guess installing those requires as much work as changing springs, right? Did you need to use a spring compressor or any special tools? Thanks for the info.

 

Tim,

Did these increase your ride height?