So how is everyone pleased with their Z performance wise?

m4a1mustang

I have Steeda lowers so I'll probably just use them.

The reason they don't do solid bushings is because they need to balance NVH/Comfort and performance. There is A LOT more noise from the rear end with the solid bushings and you feel more of the bumps, so they need to compromise. Which is fine. I'm willing to live with the added suspension noise but I know 80% of the consumer group isn't.

Any car that's sold to the masses will always have to make compromises.

And like I said, the car does really well on the street with the 255s. I only feel like the car is under-tired on the drag strip, but that's more a compound issue than anything else.

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I had cheap poly bushings and tubular UCA/LCA on my 5.0 and it was no louder than stock. Maybe that car just made so much noise with the cam and headers, ORX, and Flows that it drowned out the sqeeks, lol.

However, this does lead me to ask...Do you wish it had a properly set-up IRS now ?

m4a1mustang

No, I don't wish it had IRS. The live axle is just fine. It handles the street just as well as my Z. Doesn't matter if the road is bumpy.

You can tell me this is impossible but I own the car and drive it every day. It is what it is.

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Does it step-out on corners? My WS6 would step out about 2" when I would hit a particular curved bridge with an expansion-joint in it. My Infiniti with a "SRA" of sorts w/a Watt's Link does not do so. Have you noticed a difference in these circumstances between the Z and the mustang? How about when flooring it over un-even pavement? Does it not hook as well?