Critique my upgrade path

[our guile]

I have a bit of money to spend and want to finish upgrading my car. As far as my use case, it's my daily and I don't take it on the track. My philosophy for modding the car is OEM+, and I'm more interested in performance than aesthetics. Aside from regular enthusiastic street driving, I take her on spirited mountain runs when scheduling allows. My wife and toddler-aged daughter are sometimes in the car with me so I'd like for the ride to be a bit more compliant, and I'm not opposed to a small drop either so long as the suspension geometry remains intact. The car absolutely rips with the LSD and Dizzy tune so I want more braking power to balance it too.

This is what I have done already:

• AP with Dizzy Stage 2 (93 octane)
• Whoosh V1 intercooler
• ST200 airbox
• MFactory LSD
• Konig Dekagrams
  • 205/45/16 Continental Extreme Contact DWS06+
• Pedal spacer

Now, onto my planned mods:

• Suspension
  • Bilstein B8 struts front and rear
  • Swift Spec R springs
  • Whoosh Rear Spring Pads
  • Whoosh Camber Plates
  • Whiteline Camber Bolts
• Cooling
  • CSF Triple Pass radiator
• Brakes
  • Wilwood Forged Dynapro 6 (310mm) Front kit with stainless steel lines
  • PumaSpeed Fiesta ST150 & ST180 280mm Rear Brake kit

Anything I'm missing? For those of you that have a similar OEM+ philosophy for your car, would you do anything differently? Bilstein's B14 coilover kit is a popular choice, but I don't want or need the adjustability since this is my daily, and I'd really prefer to just "set and forget" my suspension. Also, I know Whoosh offers the Wilwood Rear BBK too, but I can't justify a nearly $1k difference for only 18mm in rotor size (Wilwood rear kit is 298mm vs Pumaspeed's 280mm).

Let me know your thoughts.

 

[Grsemky]

I wouldn't worry about brakes unless your really into tracking it... Modern brakes have more than enough force to lock up a wheel, that's why abs is a thing. Bigger brakes resist fade and manage heat better but that's it

Tires and brake pads will make the biggest difference, upgraded radiator is a no brainer!

 

[our guile]

Good point on the brake kits, and that would save me a ton of money...

 

[Grsemky]

Good point on the brake kits, and that would save me a ton of money...

I seriously talk myself out of a BBK almost every month... I do have a thread bookmarked that details taking the brembos from a Renault megane and the rotors from a svt focus...

 

[Zeille]

You don't need the brakes... just use motorcraft S pads. only downside about them is that they dust like crazy (at least for me)

 

[M-Sport fan]

Good point on the brake kits, and that would save me a ton of money...

Yes, for your useage a BBK setup is more for aesthetics than anything else.
(But I do not blame you, since they do look GREAT behind some nice wheels!)

How horrid are the roads around your parts?
If really bombed out, I would possibly forgo any FRONT, adjustable camber plates, unless you meant Ron's REAR hub camber plates??

 

[M-Sport fan]

I seriously talk myself out of a BBK almost every month... I do have a thread bookmarked that details taking the brembos from a Renault megane and the rotors from a svt focus...

Those Megane brakes are probably getting more scarce by the day, but a great way to put a top quality big setup on our rides.

 

[our guile]

Yes, for your useage a BBK setup is more for aesthetics than anything else.
(But I do not blame you, since they do look GREAT behind some nice wheels!)

How horrid are the roads around your parts?
If really bombed out, I would possibly forgo any FRONT, adjustable camber plates, unless you meant Ron's REAR hub camber plates??

The BBKs do look good, but if they're overkill for a street car I'll spend the money on new pads, blanks, and some Endless RBF-600 fluid instead.

I'm in Atlanta, so some areas have smooth roads and others are just a step above some back country off-road trail haha

And yes I meant Ron's rear hub camber plates.

 

[our guile]

You don't need the brakes... just use motorcraft S pads. only downside about them is that they dust like crazy (at least for me)

Those are what I've been running since I bought the car new and they do a great job. I just figured with the added power and traction from my current mods it was time for more stopping power too. But fresh pads, rotors, and fluid should be good enough

 

[Grsemky]

Those Megane brakes are probably getting more scarce by the day, but a great way to put a top quality big setup on our rides.

Yeah I check in with eBay every so often looking for a deal capitalize on🤣