magrag Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 Put my Corsa exhaust on this afternoon and they sound GREAT!!!! But while up on the rack I was looking things over and I spotted these heavy looking cast iron things under the axle tubes (one on each side) on the bottom near the shocks bottom mount. Anyone know what they are and what they do???? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07SHELBY GT Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 Dampers.Not sure but could be either noise or suspension related.Call Ford and tell them you need one.Then you will get a name for it.Hopefully it is not just called a generic damper or you will still be puzzled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6-Speed Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 This was just explained to us at another site - check it out. http://www.fordgt500.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2268 In case you're curious both of them together weigh 10 lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboGT Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 This was just explained to us at another site - check it out. http://www.fordgt500.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2268 In case you're curious both of them together weigh 10 lbs. You beat me to it! BTW, my Corsas arrived while I was away on vacation - can't wait to get them installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
str8black500 Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 Pictures / vid when you get em on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin00Stang Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 I took them off my car, to save weight. The older SN95 Mustangs used to have them on the v8 8.8" rears, to help dampen noise. It was once said that for different gear ratios you should reduce the weight of them, because they are tuned to certain frequencies and ratios, I don't know if this is true or not, but its another reason to drop 10lbs if you have also changed the gears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goumoun Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 I took them off my car, to save weight. The older SN95 Mustangs used to have them on the v8 8.8" rears, to help dampen noise. It was once said that for different gear ratios you should reduce the weight of them, because they are tuned to certain frequencies and ratios, I don't know if this is true or not, but its another reason to drop 10lbs if you have also changed the gears. I took these vibration dampers off when upgradind rear suspension to Steeda compnents. Went for a ride. no noticable change for now in that respect. To my knowledge unsprung weight must be reduced to maximum. The rigid axle is already much heavier than an IRS suspension, so no need to add 10 lbs to that. I keep both hear open to check if I hear anything special during my next rides. Anyone else may share their experience with the removal of these vibration dampers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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