JohnNy5126

I read somewhere on here that they have bad traction. Why is this?

Ltngdrvr

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Oh man, haven't laughed that hard all week!

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FLAstangx3

LOL..... NOT on this PUPPY!!!!!!!!

JohnNy5126

So is that a yes or no?

06GT

If you read it, it must be true!

JimmyM

No..

dragstart

Yes, they wheel-hop like crazy. In the circle track mags, they call it axle- tramp.

Whatever you call it, I'm sick of listening to my motor knock and the wheel-hop. As soon as I can, I'm trading this POS off.

And I'd like to jam some magazine articles up some auto reporter's fecal chute that gave this piece of dung such glowing reviews. Oh yeah, they get paid for that.

Itravelalot

Wheel hopping is easy enough to deal with. So the suspension needs upgrades to make it run with carss twice as expensive as itself. Big deal. Most of these cars will never see the track. If you want a better suspension, just get one and you will still be far ahead of other cars. This car gets great reviews because it is better than others. Enough with the negativity. There are small problems for people who track their car, and other than that, the car is great. Really, tell me what car can really come close to beating this one anywhere near this price? There are none. I have looked.

JohnNy5126

Ok, so the cars good on the street though? Is it better or worse than my 08 GT?

Double-EDad

Most come with P-Zero Nero all-season (A/S) tires. A/S tires are a compromise that don't stick or stop as well as a summer tires in temps over 50 (+/-) degrees and don't work as well as winter tires in temps under 47 degrees.

But it's a compromise I have accepted. In daily use I honestly have had very little issues with traction or power delivery while the suspension is working (i.e. not in drag race conditions). But then again I don't dog my car everywhere I go either. (actually I haven't driven my car 51 days and counting, but that's a whole 'nother story)

brewsky54

I have tracked my car and romped on it on the street. I have never lost traction when I didn't want it to (brakestands in the warmup pit for example). I have TRIED to make it lose traction in the rain, and it is quite hard to do.

FLAstangx3

IMHO. If you Drag more than Street: http://store.roushperformance.com/detail.aspx?ID=772
Easy fix

m4a1mustang

Ford has a habit of sticking narrow tires on Mustangs. A 255 width rear? Puhlease.

Big Poppa

I don't know what you are doing to your car but I'm quite happy with mine. On twisty mountain roads it cuts corners like a lazy employee. Thats with stock suspension and tires. I haven't pushed it to it's potential yet cause at 80-90 MPH I got a bit scared since there were no guard rails.

Lancel

I get scared when there are guard rails. I don't want my car getting dented and scratched up.

Of course flying off a cliff would be bad too.

Either way it could use wider tires to really take advantage of the power, but it still has plenty of traction and it really does handle well. Turning I don't really notice any traction issues, it's only when I give it the gas that I feel it, and traction control gets a little uppity at times even in third gear when you're at peak torque and floor it depending on conditions outside. I'd say for most purposes you'd be okay with the 255s, but for serious drag use I'd get wider tires for the rear.

Basically for a car with 390 ft/lbs of peak torque it keeps traction pretty well.

m4a1mustang

I think it does really well stock, but it just boggles my mind that my 370Z came with 275s out back (which it still managed to overpower at times) while the Brembo 5.0s only get the 255s. Would have loved for 275s all around, at least with the Brembo package.

SD6

This has probably been asked elsewhere, but what are some of the larger tire sizes that we can run on the Brembo wheels?

xlover

i think what you have read about traction issues refers to obtaining the best possible time drag racing as it is difficult to launch any car with A/S 245s and 390 lb ft of torque. on the street they are fine.

m4a1mustang

On the 9" wide wheel the largest we can fit and stay within tire manufacturer spec is a 275 width tire. I've seen one case of someone running a 285 RE-11, but that's out of spec according to Bridgestone. 285 requires a 9.5" wide wheel minimum.

bob

Gotta leave something for the Boss and GT500 to stick under the rear