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Louisj
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Hi everyone !
No problem, it's always interesting to have several opinions. I thank you for all your suggestions and for taking the time to answer me, I will probably start with all season tyres and see what happens, I attach pictures of the rims and suspensions.
Best regards
No problem, it's always interesting to have several opinions. I thank you for all your suggestions and for taking the time to answer me, I will probably start with all season tyres and see what happens, I attach pictures of the rims and suspensions.
Best regards
NightmareMoon
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Check your tire pressures and drop them to the factory spec if they’re higher than that. This is free and should be the first thing you do (but the pressures might be just fine)
Consider some 18” wheels with continental tires like the ContiSport 2. The 18” tires will give you more sidewall and an opportunity to drop a lot of wheel weight. Those Ford wheels are quite heavy which is bad for the ride. Make suee you’re not getting cheap heavy 18s, get some decent lighter ones.
After that maybe start messing with the suspension, but I’m also in the camp that a mustang might not be a good fit for you if you can’t get used to the ride.
Consider some 18” wheels with continental tires like the ContiSport 2. The 18” tires will give you more sidewall and an opportunity to drop a lot of wheel weight. Those Ford wheels are quite heavy which is bad for the ride. Make suee you’re not getting cheap heavy 18s, get some decent lighter ones.
After that maybe start messing with the suspension, but I’m also in the camp that a mustang might not be a good fit for you if you can’t get used to the ride.
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ok, you also forgot to mention you have a PP1 car. This makes going to 18" rims a bit more complicated - only a handful will fit.
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OP’s is an Euro car so it come standard with most of the PP1 parts. But your right getting 18’s to clear the Brembo’s is going to make thing more difficult.
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Yes but there *are* some 18s that fit.
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Not sure how easy those will be to ship to France. And at what cost? Could be a very expensive experiment especially if it doesn't give OP the desired result.
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And also why fit softer tires to a car platform that was specifically tuned to be rigid and have plus-sized brakes? Kind of defeat the purpose.
I don't know how it is where OP lives, but in southern France roads are terrible... that's why French cars were famous to have a very comfortable ride (also today French cars have very soft squishy seats and suspensions. I don't like any of them, they make me sick, but there is who enjoys the wobbly ride). Maybe he's just adjusted to that kind of ride.
To some extent I understand who is telling him he's in the wrong car....
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Not at all. A car doesn't need to be rigid to be fast. A little sidewall on a tire can make a pronounced ride difference with no loss of performance. A good tire is a lot more important than a short sidewall, and a taller sidewall is a lot easier to hustle than a shorter one. Basically every GT race car uses 18" wheels.
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