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10-25-2007, 05:55 PM
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10-25-2007, 06:23 PM
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the shelby GT looks better then any other mustang 
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10-25-2007, 07:35 PM
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10-26-2007, 10:48 AM
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BULLITT! BULLITT! BULLITT!!!!!
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11-06-2007, 10:08 PM
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11-06-2007, 10:08 PM
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11-06-2007, 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by saadie
the shelby GT looks better then any other mustang |
you should see the accidental 9 copo Mustang's!
GT500 engine, GT body with just a few cobra and other bits... very very sleek.
hopefully they don't meet the car crusher
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11-06-2007, 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by saadie
the shelby GT looks better then any other mustang |
you should see the accidental 9 copo Mustang's!
GT500 engine, GT body with just a few cobra and other bits... very very sleek.
hopefully they don't meet the car crusher
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11-07-2007, 01:38 AM
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Mustangs are cool and all, but that live rear axle just kills it for me :roll:  
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11-07-2007, 01:38 AM
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Mustangs are cool and all, but that live rear axle just kills it for me :roll:
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11-07-2007, 03:39 AM
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11-07-2007, 03:39 AM
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11-07-2007, 03:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Zot09
Mustangs are cool and all, but that live rear axle just kills it for me :roll: |
:roll: Oh give it a rest already, I doubt you've ever driven a car hard enough to really even need IRS. They had IRS in previous Cobra versions but had problems with things breaking, especially under the stresses of drag racing. Ford fixed the problem . . . with a tried and true live rear axle. I'd take a racecraft watts link rear suspension equipped Mustang over all sorts of IRS cars.
I think it's better that Ford take the IRS flack (from people who aren't that enthused by Mustangs to begin with) rather than hear about people breaking rear axles at various drag strips. If one really does like the Mustang and is that troubled by the lack of IRS, there are plenty of aftermarket solutions.
Random trivia: Did you know that Ford actually had an IRS unit designed for the original Mustang? They did but decided it was too costly and people wouldn't really know the difference anyway.
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11-07-2007, 03:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Zot09
Mustangs are cool and all, but that live rear axle just kills it for me :roll: |
:roll: Oh give it a rest already, I doubt you've ever driven a car hard enough to really even need IRS. They had IRS in previous Cobra versions but had problems with things breaking, especially under the stresses of drag racing. Ford fixed the problem . . . with a tried and true live rear axle. I'd take a racecraft watts link rear suspension equipped Mustang over all sorts of IRS cars.
I think it's better that Ford take the IRS flack (from people who aren't that enthused by Mustangs to begin with) rather than hear about people breaking rear axles at various drag strips. If one really does like the Mustang and is that troubled by the lack of IRS, there are plenty of aftermarket solutions.
Random trivia: Did you know that Ford actually had an IRS unit designed for the original Mustang? They did but decided it was too costly and people wouldn't really know the difference anyway.
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11-07-2007, 04:01 AM
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Originally Posted by 79TA
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Originally Posted by Zot09
Mustangs are cool and all, but that live rear axle just kills it for me :roll: |
:roll: Oh give it a rest already, I doubt you've ever driven a car hard enough to really even need IRS. They had IRS in previous Cobra versions but had problems with things breaking, especially under the stresses of drag racing.
Random trivia: Did you know that Ford actually had an IRS unit designed for the original Mustang? They did but decided it was too costly and people wouldn't really know the difference anyway. |
Yes, I haven't driven the Mustang hard enough to really need an IRS. Hell, I haven't driven my car hard enough to really take advantage of my IRS. But having an IRS just makes the car feel so much more stable during a turn, that's all I'm saying. I feel so much more comfortable taking a turn at 40 in my car than in my roommates Mustang.
Yes, LRA's are great for drag racing, something that Mustangs are good at. I just prefer a car that feels more stable during a turn.
As for the trivia, no I did not know that. I learn something new every day. But I did know that the reason Ford went with the LRA is to save costs.
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