GT350 Wheel Hop

Norm Peterson said:

You may not have intended your post to suggest that you might be trying to turn a road course car into a dragstrip car, but unfortunately that's the way it reads at first glance.

From a hardcore corner-carver's point of view, so few Mustangs have from the factory had any real strength as road course cars that it goes down hard to hear about one being modified for use not for where its new-found strength lies but in straight line racing - or IOW the same way most "regular GT" Mustang owners with any interest in performance tend to use their cars. It's not much different over on the Camaro side of the street when somebody talks about drag racing a 1LE or a Z/28.

Yes, I am aware that you can drag race just about anything, and at one time or another somebody probably has.

Best explanation I can come up with, no flame intended.


Norm

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Norm Peterson said:

You may not have intended your post to suggest that you might be trying to turn a road course car into a dragstrip car, but unfortunately that's the way it reads at first glance.

From a hardcore corner-carver's point of view, so few Mustangs have from the factory had any real strength as road course cars that it goes down hard to hear about one being modified for use not for where its new-found strength lies but in straight line racing - or IOW the same way most "regular GT" Mustang owners with any interest in performance tend to use their cars. It's not much different over on the Camaro side of the street when somebody talks about drag racing a 1LE or a Z/28.

Yes, I am aware that you can drag race just about anything, and at one time or another somebody probably has.

Best explanation I can come up with, no flame intended.


Norm

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earlSpilner said:

I got a box full of BMR rear suspension parts in. Parts look good. I will update with install pictures once the weather warms up. (todays temp -23C)

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SlowArrow said:

I just finished installing all those BMR parts (if you stayed with the list on the previous page) and I think you will be more than happy with the result! I also added the FPP bearings for the knuckle where the toe-in bar attaches. I couldn't be happier with feel of the car now. She hooks up better when accelerating hard, and no wheel hop that I've been able cause yet (yes, I tried).

Good choice!

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earlSpilner said:

That is good to here. I'm in the process of installing them all now. Question SlowArrow;1721104 what did you do to get the forward rear lower control arm bolt out. I had a hell of a time and ended up completely removing the shock to give myself a little extra room. I'm a little worried about getting the bolt back in once the bearing is pressed in. Any tips?

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earlSpilner said:

Glad I got them to do the pressing out and in

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nastang87xx said:

I test drove a Fusion Sport. It was okay. Wasn't great wasn't awful. Transmission was awful though. So slow. At about $40K though for a sedan and all, I'd be looking very seriously at a lightly used Charger R/T Scat Pack.

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