2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Supplement 2nd Printing - Page 39

2012 Ford Mustang Manual

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Track Use Preparation Damper adjustment recommendations: • Boss௡ 302 - Set all four dampers to position (5) for all tracks. • Boss௡ 302 Laguna Seca edition - Set front dampers to position (5) and set the rear dampers to position (3), (4) or (5) depending on how smooth the track is or how much curbing the driver likes to use. • On a rough track, set the rear dampers to position (3). • On a smooth track with aggressive apex curbs, set the rear dampers to position (4), but only if the driver uses those curbs. • On a smooth track with mild FIA-type apex curbs, set the rear dampers to position (5). • If the turn-in portions of the track are rough, reduce the front damper setting by one position until the Boss௡ 302 turns in on those rough portions. • If the rear of the car is skipping over bumps during corner exit so that the driver has to reduce throttle input, reduce the rear damper setting by one position until the driver can apply appropriate throttle. 39 2012 05+ Mustang (197) Supplement, 2nd Printing USA (fus)

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Damper adjustment recommendations:
Boss
±
302 - Set all four dampers to position (5) for all tracks.
Boss
±
302 Laguna Seca edition - Set front dampers to position (5) and
set the rear dampers to position (3), (4) or (5) depending on how
smooth the track is or how much curbing the driver likes to use.
On a rough track, set the rear dampers to position (3).
On a smooth track with aggressive apex curbs, set the rear
dampers to position (4), but only if the driver uses those curbs.
On a smooth track with mild FIA-type apex curbs, set the rear
dampers to position (5).
If the turn-in portions of the track are rough, reduce the front damper
setting by one position until the Boss
±
302 turns in on those rough
portions.
If the rear of the car is skipping over bumps during corner exit so that
the driver has to reduce throttle input, reduce the rear damper setting
by one position until the driver can apply appropriate throttle.
Track Use Preparation
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2012 05+ Mustang
(197)
Supplement, 2nd Printing
USA
(fus)