[kstills]

Hey there,

The boy's GT rides about like the 6'er. Which isn't to say it handles the same, just has the same bounce and shimmy over imperfections that the 6'er has.

How much different is the ride quality of the IRS Cobra's? Do you still get an ass pounding, or did they manage to take out most of the shake, rattle and roll?

I'll assume again that stiffening the chasis is a priority on any of the cars, and subframes and lowering would be in order. But if the ride is still bad, then I may need to re-think this entire M3 killer scenario.

[Smoothgrandmama]

Its different. . . . not really better though . . . . the suspension is alot stiffer. . . .

[kstills]

We hit holes in the road (not huge holes, but dips) and the entire car will bang and rattle. Just like the 6'er. The GT certainly does handle much better, but I'm not a huge fan of listening to all the plastic pieces work their way loose over every bump.

For example, my CTS (a different breed of car for sure, but IRS enabled) handles most road imperfections without any twitchery at all. It takes an extraordinarily large hole to make that suspension come unglued.

Which is kind of what I'm hoping for with the Cobra. I don't mind 'stiff', as long as it's not 'painful'.

[00redgt]

^^^^^dude ur in a sports car not a caddy......and if its painful,check ur shocks an struts maybe they need repalced...if not avoid the hole

[Smoothgrandmama]

Any sports car will be rough. . . be it a vette or a cobra. . . .

[kstills]

Originally Posted by 00redgt ^^^^^dude ur in a sports car not a caddy......and if its painful,check ur shocks an struts maybe they need repalced...if not avoid the hole

It's so nice to get pertinent information.

Really, am I in a 'sports car'? I suppose next you'll be telling me that it has a solid rear axle......

So ok, we've established what I'm driving, now is the Cobra set up for a more forgiving ride ala cars that have SLA fronts and IRS rears, or does it bang around like a delivery van? Cause I'm assuming the reason they gave it the IRS is to make it more roadworthy and less of a straight line performance car. If that's the case, the question remains did they (Ford) get the car to both take a turn and a pothole, or just take a turn?

And, Dude, the CTS IS a sports sedan. With a change of shocks, larger tires and strut tower brace (and 400hp ) it turned in a 8:19 on the ring. The architecture between the CTS and the CTS-V is very similar, right down the the rear end. And further, the 3.6l will put down as much RWHP as the 4.8l 2V in the GT, un modded. The CTS just gives away a few too many pounds to compete off the line.

[00redgt]

u mean 4.6 2v in the gt,,,a caddy sports car is alot differ from the mustang sports car they havent changed much

[kstills]

Originally Posted by 00redgt u mean 4.6 2v in the gt,,,a caddy sports car is alot differ from the mustang sports car they havent changed much

Understood.

And what I'm asking is the diff between the GT and the Cobra. I assume the suspension change was done for a reason, and I'm hoping that it's because of ride quality and cornering ability.

However, there's one at a dealer near me, it's probably easier at this point just to go test drive it.

[00redgt]

the cobra has a stiffer suspension for conering, so it will handle better,just go and drive the cobra an see for urself .but it sounds like ur sons car may just need shock an struts,has it been lowered?

[1Badsnake]

At high speed they ride like a dream. At 25-45 over shitty road surfaces they ride like a supercharged tank. But ever since I got a full Maximum Motorsports front and back handling kit, my daily driver rides much better. It is probably because of the cheap rubber bushings among other substandard parts that Ford uses.

[kstills]

Originally Posted by 1Badsnake At high speed they ride like a dream. At 25-45 over shitty road surfaces they ride like a supercharged tank. But ever since I got a full Maximum Motorsports front and back handling kit, my daily driver rides much better. It is probably because of the cheap rubber bushings among other substandard parts that Ford uses.

Lol, excellent.

So the suspension upgrade made the ride and handling better?

[kstills]

Originally Posted by 00redgt the cobra has a stiffer suspension for conering, so it will handle better,just go and drive the cobra an see for urself .but it sounds like ur sons car may just need shock an struts,has it been lowered?

Err, there is probably the matter of the tires.

[1Badsnake]

It made a HUGE difference. Once it was all adjusted and dialed in it rides and handles very well. Can't wait until I get a beater car so the D/D can hang until weekends and save the $ I spent due to the crappy roads in Virginia.

[kstills]

Originally Posted by 1Badsnake It made a HUGE difference. Once it was all adjusted and dialed in it rides and handles very well. Can't wait until I get a beater car so the D/D can hang until weekends and save the $ I spent due to the crappy roads in Virginia.

Well that's great news. I'm planning on improving the suspension once I get the car.

What upgrades did you make, if you don't mind me asking?