lol see if i ever had to take clients out i wouldn't really be able to. I'm talking in the sedan section but i'm a coupe-r. sorry guys :P

 

i'm a career criminal, this is my getaway car transporter be damned

 

My setup isn't anything fancy:

1) 19lbs 18X8 ASA AR1 rims
2) 235/45R18 PZero Nero summer tires, 30psi street
3) Z springs front, coupe springs rear, revised Z shocks
4) Cobb rear sway bar, lowest setting - 70% stiffer than stock
5) 3.54 VLSD (recently added)

Honestly, I can't pin the handling change/improvement to one single thing. Tires are always a big thing and the PZero Neros are very sticky and have great feel. I will admit the car can be a handful above 7/10ths when it's on the all season high performance 215/55R17. The Z shocks do improve handling feel, but they do add more ride firmness. When I push my car into sweeper turn, it just settles in and keeps a nice line while sticking hard. On the auto-x, the G is not the most graceful thing to watch, but auto-x isn't a graceful race. The G can be a handful, but it's a sweet chassis. You can coax it into power oversteer, make it go completely neutral, or put it into terminal oversteer. OR if you don't know what you're doing, it will bite you in the butt.

Your car's handling problems could be related to the Coupe shocks as they might be a bit undervalved for the drop and bigger rims. The shocks could also be worn out. I know my Sport shocks were toast after 65K miles, 40K miles of which were with a 1" drop they weren't intended for. The rears were really bad. But I think biggest culprit is your tires. They're quite a bit taller than stock (about .6-.7 inches). The 245 width in the front plus the taller sidewall might be a bit too much to the point they're not getting fully utilized. Have you experimented with tire pressure? You could reduce some understeer by adding a rear swaybar or upping the rear tire pressure. The understeer could also be related to your driving. If you go too fast into a slower (sub 40mph), tight corner and then try to turn hard, the G is going to plow badly. Been there, done that. The quickest way to get out of that situation (if you've got the room), is to quickly and momentarily turn the wheels out of the intended direction, and then turn back into the intended direction. Yeah, it's sounds backwards, but it works damn good. The real fix is to improve your driving and not get so greddy. The trick is to be as smooth as possible.

 

I'll have to experiment with the car once i get the new upper control arm on and see. I have only driven my car a little bit (with newer struts) and it feels better than the sport struts i was on, but this may be out to. I'll see though. They shouldn't be too bad.

 

sometime u have to sacrifice for comfort. i just gave up a few show cars and motorcyce to own this 1g. yes a lil pricey but yet cheaper then fillin up 3 vehicles/.

 

On the subject of tires... how would my situation be i'm planning on running 245/45/18 with 18x8.5 all around rather then running the recommended 235/45/18 i will only be i think .3 inches taller, reason behind this was mainly due to me having a little bit wider wheels then stock and the tire selection is great for 245/45 VS 235/45

 

I would go 245/40 if I were you ^^^.... I mean.. the 245/45/18 is too big (compared to stock tire diameter)... and 245/40 is just slightly smaller (diameter wise)...

Just my $0.02

PS - I need some revised struts pronto. I have 156k on my stock sedan struts and I'm dropped on the Z/G combo. They creak like crazy!

 

yea but i plug the sizes in the tire calcaultor came up with


235/45/18 = 26.32 overall diamater
245/45/18 = 26.68 overall diamater at 60mph i will be going 59.1 mph
245/40/18 = 25.71 overall diameter at 60mph i will be going 61.4 mph

245/45 is bigger but CLOSER to original size. i ran 235/45 and 265/40 last summer, loved it and PREFECT sizing.

I dont know too much on tires and etc. I'm keeping the car thru this summer so i might as well put some nice summer rubber on it and see if i can enjoy it.

 

It can be done. I'm 29 and a mechanical engineer. Graduated when I was 23. But instead of the $100K AMG, I own 2 peices of property. A house, a beachfront condo. When it came time for a new car for me, i bought a 4-year old used Infiniti. When you start making some good $$, you stop caring about your cars and start caring about real estate, investments, stocks, etc.

But i have promised myself a Porsche 911 convertible for my 35th birthday.

 

I have a couple friends doing mechanical Engineering and man, the stuff they have to do looks ridiculous... i wouldnt last long in that degree..

 

That's where I hope to be, Mustang!

It's definitely not easy my friend. I like what I do, but it takes a lot of determination! I'm only halfway through school so far so I hope I'll make it lol

 

lol, screw education! I'm gonna be a trophy husband. gonna marry rich and use her inheritance money to fund my movies. and cars. muahaha.

 

Later this summer I'll be replacing my 235/45 PZeros and I'm going with 225/45 in the front and 245/40 in the rear. I'm going with Sumitomo HTRZIIIs which are highly rated in TireRack's comparison test. The fronts are 25.9 and the rears are 25.8. The PZeros are 26.2 which is OEM size. I'm choosing the fractionally shorter tires because:

1) More selection, cheaper
2) Will look better. The 235/45s look too tall, IMO.
3) Lighter
4) Shorter sidewall means better response on turns.

IMO, a 245/45R18 will look like a ballons. The 8.5 rim should help a little, but they'll still look pretty tall.

 

Its fun stuff though. Because at least the stuff I deal with is brand new. That means nobody else has created it before and i get to "pop the cherry" so to speak.

I wish i could show you some of the stuff i do, but i have signed NDA's so i can't.

 

where do you mechanical engineers go to school? I'm totally itching to like jump on a technological startup