whats the best way to keep my car sticking to the pavement? just new tires or upgrade my suspension? fat guy in the trunk?! ha ha j/k... or are there any other mods that could improve this...?
its no secret that the mustang suspension and chasis are not only too high, but not very good. this is what i would recommend...i did most of it and my car whent from hopping and sliding all over the road to riding smooth, stiff, low and rock solid.
1. a good set of shocks...probably the best mod. some lower springs with that will help a ton too.
2. a good set of tires...no brainer...the stikyer the better
3. a good set of full length subframe connectors...body flex on mustangs kills handling.
4. and for straight foward grip....trac bars
.......anyone else? did i forget anything?
Depends on how extreme you want to go. There are alot of things you can do, but some have offsetting sacrifices that you have to make. A wider tire always helps, but weight transfer is a huge contributing factor. For that you'd want different springs that allow the front to rise and the rear end to squat. Also aftermarket upper and lower control arms will aid as well. Subframe connectors will also tie the unibody together and keep the car from using it's power to twist the car. Check Steeda, Wolfe Race Craft or Maximum Motorsports - just to name a few.
But decide whether you want a 1320 burner or a corner carver - you can have both, but it's easier (and cheaper) to dedicate your car to one or the other and be successful. (for example, you could cheaply and easily install a couple of junkyard Fox 4 cyl springs up front and remove the front sway bar and this alone would help the weight transfer, but wouldn't do much for cornering) I'm not an expert by any stretch, but this will hopefully get the discussion going...
Or you could just throw a couple fat guys in the trunk! LOL!
Best of Luck!
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then this video is priceless. Check out ModularDepot's KenB cranking out an 11.77 (he's since gone 11.33 at 121) in his not so trick 2VNA GT. Watch how it squats, jumps out of the box and is gone... This is a perfect study in weight control and transfer. Ken is a heck of a driver with an awesome car and a heck of nice guy. Head over to www.modulardepot.com and check out their suspension forum as well as the other forums there. KenB's 11.77