Getting rid of the big ass

Hoboattacker · Jul 30, 2008

scupking said:
Man that looks nice, put some sliver horse window louvers on that and she will be perfect.

The only cosmetic mods left to my car are going to be a GT500 front clip (including the hood), CDC rear ductail spoiler w/ third light delete, and possibly the SHR windows if I feel like. I feel like less is more with these cars. You don't have to do much to get these cars looking nice and all the people who put everything on their cars just never makes sense to me lol

walter · Jul 30, 2008

Going with a spoiler delete option would probably thin out the outline as well. Still the GT500 look with the flat black paint and flat black sideskirts does wonders to trick the eye in thinking the car is smaller an it actually is especially if the car you're looking at is lighter in color.

metroplex · Jul 30, 2008

zeeg said:
It may just be me personally, but I'm not a fan of the huge ass on the mustangs. It sits so high up in the air, and I'm a ricer fan myself.

So I wanted to see if anyone here is like me, and has pictures of what they've done to bring it more in line with the front.. without a body kit hopefully (otherwise pics with kits are welcome too).

I'm deciding now if I'm going to spend for wheels, exhaust, and to lower it next month, or just sell mine in a few and buy a Nismo Z.

I find that the S197 rear looks a lot like the Nissan GT-R. I approve! The Nismo Z has brake issues, check the latest Car & Driver to see how poorly Nissan and Infiniti fared in the braking tests.

blacksheep06 · Jul 30, 2008

Everybody is always talking about the fat ass, but when you compare the s197 to the sn95 it's actually the entire car. For some reason Ford gave the s197 a higher waist line (higher sides, less roof). That's what gives it a fat look. The fat ass is just the end result of having less roof.

I would have liked to have seen the s197 with slighly lower sides like the sn95.
I love the retro look of the s197 but I also still like the sleek lean look of the sn95.

But if you look around at all the new cars these days, their all getting fatter and bloated looking. I guess it's the trend.

IMO, lowering definately makes the whole car look leaner.

Hoboattacker · Jul 30, 2008

blacksheep06 said:
I would have liked to have seen the s197 with slighly lower sides like the sn95.
I love the retro look of the s197 but I also still like the sleek lean look of the sn95.

Hit the nail on the head. The lean, mean look of the SN95 was amazing (and still is). I love my S197, but there is just something about those New Edge Mustangs that I will always love (even though the interior looks like a blind person designed it)

ranger04 · Jul 30, 2008

I couldn't stand the look of the sn-95's, they looked like they were carved from a block of soap or something. I started to buy a new GT back in 2000, but decided to wait. Now I'm glad I did, I love the retro look of the new stangs. I have to look twice to tell if it's old or new. Now I just look at the quarter pannel, if it has hips, it's old.

red05bullitgt · Jul 30, 2008

And the hips are a coming, as the 2010 Stang will be revealed at the L.A. Auto Show, this upcoming November

scupking · Jul 31, 2008

Hoboattacker said:
Hit the nail on the head. The lean, mean look of the SN95 was amazing (and still is). I love my S197, but there is just something about those New Edge Mustangs that I will always love (even though the interior looks like a blind person designed it)

I think the interior is good on the sn95s. It’s designed to look like the 69-70 stangs.

metroplex · Jul 31, 2008

The 79-04 Fox Mustangs looked and felt like cheap cars. The S197 gave it a European touch, straight down to the European Ford Transit shift knobs. The S197 was originally designed to have an IRS, but that was scrubbed due to cost and weight. I definitely dig the bulkier body shape and new S197 chassis. I was never impressed with the 79-04 Fox platform.

GreyDiesel · Jul 31, 2008

red05bullitgt said:
And the hips are a coming, as the 2010 Stang will be revealed at the L.A. Auto Show, this upcoming November

Do you know something I dont? I have seen spy shots of the 2010, and it seems to have the same sides. There is a new tail light design, and a new front, but I thought that was it.

Hoboattacker · Aug 1, 2008

scupking said:
I think the interior is good on the sn95s. It’s designed to look like the 69-70 stangs.

I had a 96 and I HATED the shifter location.

Also, agreed on the frame of the sn95. It was crappy. Absolutely needed SFC's (full length) to be anywhere near as rigid as our cars and without an IRS (so anything but an 03/04 cobra) and the ride was ****ty IMO.

DarkFireGT · Aug 1, 2008

GreyDiesel said:
Do you know something I dont? I have seen spy shots of the 2010, and it seems to have the same sides. There is a new tail light design, and a new front, but I thought that was it.

2010 will have hips. They're not huge, but they're there, under the camo.

Humboldt Stang · Aug 1, 2008

GreyDiesel said:
I was thinking of replacing the tail lights with the allzetta/euro versions (I am not sure exactly what you would call them).

Mustang Carbon Fiber Taillights (2005+)

That would look like ass.

SlideWRX · Aug 2, 2008

Personally the fatness of the ass is in the length past the rear wheels; I'd like it shorter. That and how far the bumper sticks out from the trunk. It looks like the GT500/CS rear clip help with the trim line, and I'll bet filling in between the lights would add to that effect.

BudgetPlan1 · Aug 5, 2008

Park it next to a C5-era Vette. It will look positively anemic by comparison.

red05bullitgt · Aug 7, 2008

GreyDiesel said:
Do you know something I dont? I have seen spy shots of the 2010, and it seems to have the same sides. There is a new tail light design, and a new front, but I thought that was it.

Just as DarkFireGT posted, the hips aren't huge, but they're definitely there underneath all that camo.

Also, as I had previously posted. The 2010 Mustang, will be revealed at the L.A. Auto Show this upcoming November 21st.

That being said, you'll be seeing the hips soon enough

stanmckinney · Aug 7, 2008

I don't like those tail lights either. A new look is not always a good look.

klaw · Aug 7, 2008

It's all about personal taste. If my car was a woman she'd spend alot of time biting the pillow.

GreyDiesel · Aug 7, 2008

klaw said:
It's all about personal taste. If my car was a woman she'd spend alot of time biting the pillow.

Brillinat!

If I were to know where to place the bet, I would put money on the 09 stang being a downgrade. (of course I would, I just bought an 07 based on that assumtion) Just like in the 70s, the designers are under pressure to make the stang seem more gas friendly, smaller, etc. Plus, they are adding hips to compete with the Camaro, not because it "needs" hips. I'll bet they look tacked on --an afterthought. Plus, the "extra brightwork" (described by inside line) looks like crap from what I have seen in spy photos. I dont want to sound too negative, but they do have big shoes to fill.

Mark25 · Aug 8, 2008

I love it when I can show my BIG ass to other cars as I pass them!

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