by "POD" (podimus)
Published 01/09/2017 at 02:32
by "POD" (podimus)
Published 01/09/2017 at 02:32
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STARS: 3
I kinda (and by kinda, I mean I took Gravol) feel sick.
This summer and fall I’ve enjoyed my 4 wheeled, exhaust deleted, flying red people eater.
I’m a new-ish initiate to the cult of Brony (not the MLP kind); the base GT with performance pack is what I was able to get into (because I’m cheap and I like contributing to my pension).
Rapidash (or 5 Point Rut-Roh, still working on the name) is a good chariot. Heinously fun to drive is the best way to describe this car. I understand that “Fun to Drive” gets over used, but this car is
really
fun to drive. Chris Harris put it best, the Mustang GT is “A happy car.”
I did noticed though, that the rear likes to dace and jump around like a 90's Kriss Kross music video when I’m being spirited.
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The amount of flex in the rear IRS bushings is impressive, boarders on prodigious even. Of course the pox-riddled Edmonton roads don’t help, but still... The girl twerks, and not the good twerking.
Realistically, I can almost understand why so many Mustang C&C goers end up B-lining it into the crowds.
Make a car that is relatively inexpensive and easy to finance, stuff a decent sized V8 with modest specific output in it, add +10 softness to the bushings everywhere (car is a pillow stock), give it hockey puck tires (I’m looking at you P-Zeros), and add Bro-stosterone...
Crashageden.
In an effort to both enjoy my car
and
not kill bystanders, I’ve upgraded my suspension.
No no, I don’t need applause, I know intrinsically how happy you all are that I won’t be “that guy”. Now, I just have to wait for my driveway and garage to thaw... I know it’s going to be worth in when I get the parts in this spring, but man it’s a stomach turning feeling to spend mortgage payment worth money on suspension.
Hopefully the wife won’t kill me.
"Phatboyphil" (justphil)
01/09/2017 at 03:31, STARS: 1
But wouldn’t stiffening the rear make it worse? Or since it’s the frame and bushings does it do the opposite?
"POD" (podimus)
01/09/2017 at 03:39, STARS: 2
Depends on the car. The S550 Mustang, my reading tells me that it benefits from a stiff rear. Stock components are soft stamped steel.
I’ll report back when everything goes in, it’s going to be 4+ months though.
"Phatboyphil" (justphil)
01/09/2017 at 04:00, STARS: 0
After some googling it says that stiffer bushings help eliminate wheelhop. And that even the newest gen mustang suffers from. Which is weird. I remember people with SN-95s complaining about wheelhop. You’d think they would’ve fixed it by now lol.
"vondon302" (vondon302)
01/09/2017 at 06:27, STARS: 1
Dump that independent suspension and do a stick axle conversion.
;) just kidding.