I have thought that thinking about how to improve the behavior of the suspension is somewhat futile, you can only buy an adjustable suspension and do tests.
I've been learning and there seem to be three types of products:
1º Low quality Chinese
2º Of European quality but adapted to European standards that do not allow the height of the car to be adjusted.
3º Chinese but of European quality that do allow the height of the car to be adjusted.
This group 3 has been recommended to me because it is cheaper than 2 and of much higher quality than 1.
These are the products:
Kit Suspensión BC Racing – Ford New Mondeo(2.0) (96-00)
Kit Suspensión Street K-Sport Racing – Ford Cougar (EC) (98~01) D-FO-23
Street D2 Racing – Ford Cougar (EC) (98~01) D-FO-23
XYZ MONDEO 96~00 FO13
I have seen that the 330mm brake kits, from 1500 €, come with the disc and the 4-piston aluminum caliper, normal or floating disc, drilled or scratched, but I think that unless the car is used in competition on racetracks, a considerable duration, for recreational use it is not necessary to rush the braking so much and it is much more economical and entertaining to make the conversion 300mm focus ST and move the front ones back in the future.
When I can buy the second cougar I will look for one with a good engine and "few" km
And seeing what the shock absorbers or springs can cost as well as the bearings, cups and normal covers of the car, I do not see the price of an adjustable kit as expensive.
I put all this new in the cougar that I have, it was cheaper but thanks to making a few purchases for two years looking for quality products in liquidation.
But I see that every day it is more difficult to buy like this since there is less stock so it is another reason to buy an adjustable kit
If I misunderstand "some" kit allow these settings:
1º Camber and front Toe.
2º hardness of the shock absorber
3º spring preload
4º height of the car
Now the question of the day:
I have seen that many drifting cars install commercial or hand-made parts to replace the (wheel support, brake disc, bearing, old steering and damping, as it is called? I put a photo)
they do it to change the dimensions or allow another damping or to install adjustable slats to calibrate the camber.
This piece weighs a lot, and is part of the unsprung mass of the car, has anyone thought about it?