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Originally Posted by JamesNoBrakes
BOSS is kind of Ford's version of the 1LE, at least it was their "full track" version, not focused on drag-racing. So it's kind of like 2015 Camaro SS 1LE vs. 2017 V6 1LE. The BOSS stays pretty planted on a track and with a good driver it can do pretty damn well. You'll run into a wall eventually, but that wall will be higher than what you'd experience with a V6. I'm not a huge Ford fan, I find they don't set up a lot of their stuff "seriously" and often leave out critical parts of the package for a rounded/complete car, but the BOSS isn't bad, the biggest real issue is the lack of IRS and it somehow isn't held back anywhere near as much as you'd think, most of the testers commented on how there was some kind of magic going on for it to work as well as it does given that setup.
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The S197's 3-link plus Panhard bar rear suspension configuration is arguably the best of the "simple" stick-axle suspensions. After that, the devil is in the details. It's the established reputation from the other ways that stick axles have been suspended (leaf springs, triangulated 4-links) that have given all solid axle suspensions a poor image as far as handling is concerned.
The cornering/handling of "lesser" S197 trims can benefit significantly from just a few simple but carefully chosen suspension mods.
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