Seniors: Mods you wouldn't do

[Sins550]

Not a senior but I don't mind tire lettering, the problem with them for me is people over do it and go the cheesy route and grab the biggest stickers they can find and slap it on there just to have white letters because it's easy. It's one of those mods where you have to size it to the car. These big tire stickers now look like the equivalent of putting the wrong 20's on a sports coupe. The idea wasn't bad, the execution was. This goes for a lot of mods for me too though. The cars with mods you usually wouldn't like but for some reason like on that one car you've seen is because the owner researched and paid attention to detail and modified accordingly to bring the whole car together. You can tell the people who plan vs those who have a loose imagination.

 

[Rock&Roll]

I don’t get the poke thing. Does the tire rub on the car when you hit big bumps ?

I wouldn’t lower the car. It’s pretty low as it is. I had to buy a new jack to fit under there. Parking lot concrete stop thingy barely fit underneath the spoiler. Also wouldn’t do anything that would void the warranty. Money is tight and my kids suck all my money ugh

 

[Norm Peterson]

I don’t get the poke thing. Does the tire rub on the car when you hit big bumps ?

Not necessarily . . . camber gain does drag the top portion of the wheel & tire inward as they travel upward. But it does put the burden on whoever is picking a wheel & tire package that does poke to ensure that it won't rub, either by camber gain geometry, suspension stiffness, or some of each. Ford's own PP2 option pokes a little. So does my "track set", which I'm not the least bit bashful about running on the street, and which I've never been able to make rub the fender (see sig).

Just so you know, I wouldn't do 'poke' just to do 'poke' either. Only when the combination of wheel width and minimal strut-side clearance puts the wheel flange or the tire sidewall out past the sheetmetal. Poke that is not necessary for that reason amounts to false advertising.

I wouldn’t lower the car. It’s pretty low as it is.

I'm with you on this, at least to the point where I wouldn't lower the car just to make it lower for visual reasons. I would go about half an inch lower as a consequence of swapping springs for a set with increased rates.


Norm

 

[Daryl333]

Not necessarily . . . camber gain does drag the top portion of the wheel & tire inward as they travel upward. But it does put the burden on whoever is picking a wheel & tire package that does poke to ensure that it won't rub, either by camber gain geometry, suspension stiffness, or some of each. Ford's own PP2 option pokes a little. So does my "track set", which I'm not the least bit bashful about running on the street, and which I've never been able to make rub the fender (see sig).

Just so you know, I wouldn't do 'poke' just to do 'poke' either. Only when the combination of wheel width and minimal strut-side clearance puts the wheel flange or the tire sidewall out past the sheetmetal. Poke that is not necessary for that reason amounts to false advertising.



I'm with you on this, at least to the point where I wouldn't lower the car just to make it lower for visual reasons. I would go about half an inch lower as a consequence of swapping springs for a set with increased rates.


Norm

I went with BMRs minimum drop springs. 1/2 drop in the rear 3/4 drop in front. Works for me in my daily.

 

[Genxer]

It takes restraint to not go crazy modding cars when there is so much out there that you could do. Especially if you enter car shows, with the need to stand out. At times I've had the conversation in my mind about aesthetic mods and said, "What if" followed by "eh nope". Certain things get people's attention at shows but IMO looks trashy. I've tried to keep my car's look cohesive and clean, with some bling here and there to break things up. Adding flair to a car to make it stand out is always a risk, because it can be polarizing. I generally like mods that have actual function, or that do not go against the character of the car. Donking a Mustang is definitely on my short list of hated mods.

 

[Avispa]

Just about anything that makes it scream "kid's car." It almost couldn't be avoided with a yellow Cobra, the cop that pulled me over about a week after buying it told me he thought he'd caught a teenager. I told him overgrown one maybe. Got away with a warning.

So, tires sticking out of the fenders, oversize spoiler, big non factory striping, roll bar, too loud exhaust.... I looked at a couple of Roush stangs before picking this 16 GT, but couldn't get past the stripes and roll bar.

Stealth mods are the way to go to avoid undue attention from the men in blue.

That early 70s Die Hard battery commercial, "Son, can I drive your car tonight?" as the old guy and his wife buck and screech off in the kid's hopped up Mopar, still cracks me up.

 

[13GetThere]

I don't rather to shout "HEY YOU KIDS, GET OFF MY CAR!" or "You're just a mean old man".

I rarely mod a car, and if I do, it's for performance reasons; all go, and no show. My 2013 GT had the power to go fast, but at about 90 it felt lite to me. I added a Roush chin splitter and a Ford California Special rear spoiler and the car felt a lot more planted at those speeds. Even though I liked the looks and the improved stability, I didn't like the spoiler in my rear view mirror. I was saving up for some suspension mods when the PP2 came out. I decided Ford addressed all the suspension issues I had in the 2013 with the 2018+ PP2. So far, I haven't found a reason to modify anything, but I haven't had it very long.
Wheels and tires are probably in the future, but hopefully they'll look like PP2 wheels with just the right amount of poke to look stock.

 

[3star2nr]

Don't do any coilovers, lowering springs or shocks apart from factory Ford parts.

The other performance brands are aimed more for track racing and high performance dual purpose vehicles. It will be louder bumpy and wont last long

Stay away from catless long tube headers

 

[IPOGT]

I always admired factory muscle. I like the idea of a car that has all factory parts. When Ford Performance went all in on the S550, I saw everything I wanted. When you look at my car, it looks factory and OEM....unless you really know Mustangs and/or see the Ford Performance labels in the glove compartment.

 

[I Bleed Ford Blue]

I'm not quite a senior yet (53 here) but I like the stock look, the only visual mods I've done are easily removable and did not require holes to be drilled anywhere in the sheetmetal.

There is one mod that I totally despise, the "patina" look. When I see patina on a car or truck I see an owner who is too cheap, too lazy, or too broke to finish the job. And besides, up here in my neck of the woods we just call it for what it is, rust.

 

[FDHog]

66 in 3 weeks. Feel no need to mod. Like it the way it is.

 

[ManyfordsnoMustang]

I have magnetic grey with the blackout package. I like everything about it but I am still getting used to the black rims, the old school'r in me still leans towards chrome or silver rims. I too don't like huge wings on non track cars but to me the tiny blade spoiler that came on my car should either have been left off or been bigger.

I have always done more performance mods than visual mods but I am thinking of adding stripes as well. I think these Mustangs look as good with them as without them.

 

[FDHog]

I was thinking of adding stripes, but I put it off cause a GT500 might be in my future.

 

[Kleiss1]

Black Wheels of any kind.

 

[CS19]

You can bag a car and not set it at a stupid ride height. Some of you 'seniors' might actually enjoy the Cadillac-like ride quality..

In fact, air suspension is very tempting to me for my convertible.