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What's up, everybody?

I'm Justin with americanmuscle.com.

And, in this video, I'm gonna break down the MagneRide suspension option found in the new

2018 Mustang.

I'm gonna do my best to explain in a nutshell how it all works, what the advantages are,

the disadvantages, if any.

And then last but not least, we'll hop in and go for a quick little spin and talk about

how the car feels in each mode.

There's gonna be a lot of talking in this video, guys, so I apologize in advance.

But, if you're curious about the MagneRide, and wanna nerd out with me for a little bit,

hang out.

We'll break it all down.

And if you like what we're doing here in the Mustang world, be sure to subscribe to our

YouTube channel.

So MagneRide is, basically, the brand name for the adaptive suspension system, originally

developed by Delphi Automotive for use on GM cars, dating all the way back to 2002.

So this isn't exactly a new technology here.

But, over the years, tech has gotten better, and you can now find MagneRide setups on cars

like Ferrari, Lamborghini, Audi, Land Rover, and yes, now, the Mustang.

Now, the Mustang actually joined the MagneRide party back in 2015, with the inclusion of

the adaptive suspension found on the GT350 and the 350R.

And, as someone who actually got to experience the MagneRide setup on a GT350R, I was totally

pumped to hear it was gonna be making the jump over to the GT and EcoBoost models.

And if you guys are actually shopping for a 2018, you should be pumped, too, because

at nearly 1,700 bucks, it really offers a ton of bang for your buck and is a fantastic

option.

But what is MagneRide?

Well, on the surface, a lot of these components appear to be very similar to a traditional

suspension setup.

You have your shocks and struts and your springs, but that's really where the similarities end.

Inside these shocks or struts or dampers, as they're oftentimes called, is gonna be

a magnetorheological fluid or MR fluid for sure.

Now, this is a synthetic damper fluid that contains millions and millions of these tiny

little metallic particles, which can be magnetized.

Along with that MR fluid, these shocks and struts also contain a perforated piston damper

and rod, which allow that MR fluid to pass through.

That damper actually contains little electromagnetic coil, which is controlled by the brains of

the MagneRide system.

The magic actually happens here once the brains magnetize those coils, thus magnetizing the

metallic little particles in the MR fluid.

Thus changing the effective viscosity of the fluid itself, going from thick to thin or

vice versa, essentially changing the stiffness of the damper itself.

So the basic operation of each damper is kind of easy to conceptualize, for the most part.

However, it's all worthless without the brains or the control module of the MagneRide system.

The control module is gonna take into account things like driver input, so steering angle,

breaking, lateral acceleration, pitch.

And you all combine that with road input, which is essentially the smoothness of the

road.

Compute all of that.

Determine the amount of damping needed, given the mode you are in, and then make adjustments

from there.

What's even crazier is it's doing all of these 1,000 times per second, essentially giving

you feedback in adjustments in real-time.

So we know you're getting that lightning quick dampening adjustment here with the MagneRide,

but you're also getting a crazy amount of dampening force, so much so that it actually

force-forward engineers to strengthen and bolster the knuckle and the wheel bearing

on the MagneRide's specific cars, which is just crazy.

And it goes to show you just how much is going on with the MagneRide setup.

So we've talked about the MR fluid-filled dampers.

We've talked about the brains or control module.

What about springs?

Well, according to Ford engineers, the MagneRide car actually shares the same performance pack

springs as the non-MagneRide cars.

But that doesn't mean you can just throw on any set of standard lowering springs and call

it a day.

In fact, that might be one of the only drawbacks when going with the MagneRide system as you're

essentially stuck with the right height Ford gave you from the factory.

Of course, there are gonna be manufacturers out there, who are gonna produce a set of

lowering springs for the MagneRide-specific cars.

In fact, Ford Performance already offers a set for the 350 and 350R, which will drop

the car about 20 millimeters, about three-quarters of an inch.

So you know they're common.

However, if you're looking to slim your ride, MagneRide probably isn't gonna be the best

starting point.

But I do wanna quickly go back and talk about the MagneRide and, more specifically, those

driving modes that we talked about a little bit earlier.

Because it's very important to point out that MagneRide isn't just on or off, it's adaptive,

meaning, it's always changing and adapting to the environment, based on these pre-programmed

maps from Ford, in addition to those inputs we talked about a little bit earlier.

So, in an attempt to make this a little bit more digestible, let's hop into our Race Red

2018, go for a quick little spin.

And we'll talk about how the car feels in each different mode.

So, Normal mode now.

We're just getting out of the shop and just doing a couple of these guys here to feel

the difference between the modes.

That was Normal.

Here's Sport Plus.

The car definitely feels a little firmer there, and then Track, which should be full stiff,

essentially.

Probably harder to see from your guys' vantage on video, but behind the wheel and in the

seat right now, the car definitely feels tighter, flatter, just in between the three different

modes.

Obviously, it feels like the MagneRide stuff is doing its job already.

And that's one of the nice things again, too, about MagneRide.

You're getting this kind of adjustability and on the fly.

You know what I mean?

With an older coilover setup or with an old adjustable damper, you have to get out.

Get your little key, pop the hood, give it a couple turns.

Obviously, you couldn't do that stuff on the fly.

With this, literally by using a button on the dash here.

But what we're gonna do is just head to this little strip of a road we know around the

headquarters.

It's got a little section of bumpiness to it on a straightaway.

Then there's a big sweeping right-hander and then a sharp left-hander.

We're gonna do that in each mode, and tell you guys how it feels.

So there you go, Normal mode, just on the straightaway.

This is gonna be the least aggressive of the settings, basically built for comfort.

But here's our first right-hander.

I mean, Normal mode, performance pack feels pretty darn good.

I mean, the car's got, you know, 1,000 miles on it.

It's really tight and, obviously, the performance pack stuff is even better in regards to handling.

So Normal mode in the books, gonna turn it around and go back to the same thing with

Sport Plus and see if we can feel the difference.

All right, guys, we are back to our same stretch of road here, this time in Sport mode.

Let's go.

Wow.

That's funny.

I had to look down because, honestly, I was going about 10-mile an hour faster over that

same section.

And the car felt more sure of itself.

So already, just going over some uneven pavement, the car feels much better, just with a slightly

firmer setting.

But now, here comes our right-handers.

Left-hander here, a little slower.

What a step out.

Okay, a little salt, a little wet still around these roads in the northeast but, overall,

it's still enough for me to gather that from Normal to Sport, a noticeable difference and

flatness.

The car is definitely feeling a little bit more flat through the turns, a little bit

more rough around the edges.

I mean, you felt things a little bit more, but that's kind of the give and take of adding

a little bit more dampening, right?

So you're getting a firmer strut or you're getting a firmer shock.

You're definitely gonna feel the bumps more while driving.

But in return, you're gonna get a car that's a little bit more responsive, a little flatter

through turns and just, ultimately, a better handling car.

The last but not least, this is our final mode, Track mode, the most aggressive dampener

settings.

So I'm gonna hit it one more time and see how she feels.

Let's go.

Wow.

Granted, I've done this road more times than I can remember.

It's our unofficial test track.

One time in particular, we took our 13 down here, and the car's stock suspension was all

over the road.

We just went pretty darn quick down that same road, and this thing felt absolutely planted

in Track mode.

So I'm very impressed.

Just going over some uneven pavement, but let's go through some turns.

A heel-toe action coming in on this left-hander.

You can definitely feel the car's a little bit more planted, right?

I mean, that's the goal of Track mode.

It's certainly a little bit more aggressive.

It's a little bit more bone-jarring, for lack of a better word, but body roll is all but

eliminated.

Unfortunately, I don't have the best road to test this on right now.

Again, it's a little salty, a little wet still here in the northeast after a snow last week.

So I could probably be carrying an extra 10 mile an hour through those turns.

But overall, guys, to recap, noticeable differences between all three modes.

Normal mode is what you would think, definitely a little bit more forgiving, certainly a little

bit more soft.

We're kicking that up to Sport mode.

You're getting a good balance of both, right?

So you're taking some of that softness out.

You're taking some of the waviness out of the car, going at speed over those uneven

sections.

But, at the same time, it's not gonna knock your feelings out like the Track mode will.

I like loud exhaust.

I like stiff suspension.

To me, that's part of driving a Mustang.

So I would probably leave it in Track mode more often than not, because I like how the

car reacts.

And how does it react?

Well, like you would expect for Track mode, right?

Super flat, super stiff, and just very, very responsive.

The car basically just feels like it's ready for another 5, 10, 50-mile an hour no matter

what you're putting it through.

As a 2014 owner, I'm a little jealous right now.

Every time you get into a newer car with all these new fancy bells and whistles, it kinda

makes you hate your car a little bit.

That might be a stretch, because I certainly don't hate my car, but it's nice to have these

different modes on the fly with a flick of a button.

You didn't think we'd get out of here without testing Drag mode, did you?

Me neither.

All right, so obviously, it's not gonna dead hook on a street tire in 40-degree weather

with salt on the road.

But for scientific purposes, I had to try all the modes, right?

Now, the idea behind Drag mode, guys, in all seriousness, and hats off to Ford for even

thinking of this, is to give you a little bit more flexibility with the MagneRide because,

sure, guys love going around turns in their Mustangs, but it's a Mustang, right, guys?

You're gonna wanna take this thing to the strip.

So they gave you Drag mode, which obviously gives it some cool features, traction control,

you know, digital gauge cluster and all that.

But it also kinda softened up the front dampers a little bit, add a little bit more firmness

to the rear to help promote that weight transfer, help promote traction, and help get you off

the line a little bit better.

And it's hard to tell back there, of course.

I'm sure it has its place at the drag strip.

Well, guys, that's gonna do it for our brief little explanation of Ford's MagneRide system

with the 2018 Mustang.

Again, for about 1,700 bucks, it's money extremely well spent in my eyes because a decent set

of aftermarket coilovers are gonna cost you way more than that.

In fact, double if not triple, if you really wanna get something nice.

So for around 1,700 bucks, to get something that you can actually change on the fly from

the comfort of the driver seat, definitely, money well spent.

And I can tell you...the modes work.

Well, guys, that's gonna do it for our brief little explanation of Ford's MagneRide system.

We're option here with the 2018 Mustang.

We hope we shed a little more light on the very advanced suspension setup.

Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel if you haven't already done so.

And for all things Mustang, keep it right here at americanmuscle.com.

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Spotlight - 2015 Ford F350, 8" Lift, 24x12 -44's, and 38's - Duration: 4:25.

Hey, guys, Fuller again with Custom Offsets.

Custom Offsets TV on the YouTube.

I've got another vehicle spotlight for ya.

This is a 2015 Ford F-350, so finally not a Chevy.

It's got some 24 inch wheels and like eight inches of lift.

Let's go.

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♪ Rollin' through the wood and they flexed out ♪

♪ Rims so big and the windows black ♪

♪ Got the light all lit up ♪

♪ Double chromed out stacks ♪

♪ Yeah, we let it get 'em dirty ♪

♪ But still they so clean ♪

♪ Custom Offsets team stands to achieve ♪

♪ They on top of it now ♪

♪ We ain't never gon' fade ♪

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Alright, so this truck's got a lot going on.

So, I'm gonna do my best to try to explain it

and kinda touch on a majority of what's done to it.

So, first thing's first,

it has these giant dirt lodging coilovers

which you can see here.

So, the dirt lodging coilovers are an eight inch coilover,

but this truck already has a six inch rough country on it.

It's a six inch four link kit

and so, you have to buy that kit first

and then you can upgrade your coilovers.

So, these coilovers are sold separately.

They're about 3,600 bucks, so it's a pretty costly upgrade

but I gotta say, we just took it down the highway

and the ride quality is definitely better than what

you'd expect to get out of your standard eight inch lift.

So, for wheels and tires on this one,

he's runnin' the two piece fuel cleaver.

This one's the gloss black with the milling around the edges

as well as the rivet style on the face.

We'll do a bill test for ya.

This is a 24 by 12 negative 44.

So, if you go all the way back,

you know, to the back where these spokes are on a 12 wide,

you're just shy of that six inch slip.

Just shy.

And then in front of 'em, probably about five,

five and a half.

So, plenty of lip these for a 12 wide.

Again, negative 44 offset.

And for tires, he's runnin' 38s on this.

So, 38 tall and then 13 and a half wide.

So, usually you're seeing 12 and a half,

this is 13 and a half wide.

And again on that 24 inch wheels.

So, you can see he's got a pretty decent stance there.

He does have aftermarket front and rear bumpers.

We'll show you the back one in a bit.

LEDs all over the place, behind the grill,

iron cross bumper like I said.

He's got the light bars here, tow hooks, spider headlights,

he's got a aftermarket cowl hood as well.

These lights on this side are pretty cool.

These are from Go RECON, they light up red.

And then you've got your corner lights on the mirrors,

these are smoked out, color matched top there.

So, out back he's got PMF track bars, you can see there.

And then, also has the block kit.

Fitment on the back, obviously no problems.

He's got the mud flaps here.

Again, the iron cross rear bumper as well.

And I believe these are spider tail lights also.

He's also runnin' the MHI aftermarket tip

on the exhaust here, kind of a cool hexagonal shape.

And then as well with the rear suspension

he also an airbag kit.

Now, we didn't install this,

but it's kind of just like a helper bag system.

So, when you're halin' heavy loads,

you've got the bed loaded up,

you can pump up the airbags there so you don't have to worry

about squatting too much.

Initially, we just installed the coilovers in the front

and this thing sat like this, but you can see now,

if you back up a lil bit, she sits pretty level.

But I think that's about it, so that's your 2015 F-350

on some 24s and 38s, peace.

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