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Joe - 07 Mar 2006 01:00 GMT

So you've seen the TV commercial that opens with the horse's eye, then
the new Mustang "absorbs" the old one. Then it starts, revs up, and
proceeds to burn up the parking lot except for the fact that it's all
wet.

But what the heck is up with all that wheel hop?!? Is that how this car
really behaves under hard acceleration? Whoa.

Joe
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Black '03 Dakota 5.9 R/T CC

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Blue Mesteno - 07 Mar 2006 01:58 GMT

> But what the heck is up with all that wheel hop?!? Is that how this car
> really behaves under hard acceleration? Whoa.

Yes it is. I have a friend who got one of the first GT's available here in
Colorado. He HATES it in hard acceleration. It flat out won't allow a
burnout. It hops all over the damn place.

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Joe - 08 Mar 2006 00:52 GMT

>> But what the heck is up with all that wheel hop?!? Is that how this
>> car really behaves under hard acceleration? Whoa.
>
> Yes it is. I have a friend who got one of the first GT's available
> here in Colorado. He HATES it in hard acceleration. It flat out won't
> allow a burnout. It hops all over the damn place.

Hell, that's about reason enough not to get one.

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Hawgman - 07 Mar 2006 21:05 GMT

> So you've seen the TV commercial that opens with the horse's eye, then
> the new Mustang "absorbs" the old one. Then it starts, revs up, and
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
> Calypso Green '93 5.0 LX AOD hatch with a few goodies
> Black '03 Dakota 5.9 R/T CC

Before replacing my lower control arms, my rear tires bounced like a
basketball on launch. Pretty funny that Ford goes out of their way to
exploit this THREE times during that commercial.

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Joe - 08 Mar 2006 00:53 GMT

"Hawgman" <Hairy@ballsack.net> wrote in news:440df5a1$0$52039
$ec3e2dad@news.usenetmonster.com:

>> So you've seen the TV commercial that opens with the horse's eye, then
>> the new Mustang "absorbs" the old one. Then it starts, revs up, and
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
> basketball on launch. Pretty funny that Ford goes out of their way to
> exploit this THREE times during that commercial.

That's what I thought. And even on wet pavement no less.

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John S. - 08 Mar 2006 11:42 GMT

Luckily, as pointed out, a set of LCAs seemed to fix my wheel hop
problem right up! If you go to my site you can see just how mushy the
stock ones are... The problem was easily cured for a couple hundred
bucks (less if you went with non-adjustables...)

pics of the stock arms and bushings here:
http://www.tammyandjohn.com/Mustang/Screaming/Mustang.htm#MRT

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Joe - 08 Mar 2006 16:02 GMT

"John S." <fishinjts@netscape.net> wrote in news:1141818128.667161.5700
@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:

> Luckily, as pointed out, a set of LCAs seemed to fix my wheel hop
> problem right up! If you go to my site you can see just how mushy the
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> pics of the stock arms and bushings here:
> http://www.tammyandjohn.com/Mustang/Screaming/Mustang.htm#MRT

Yeah, I guess that this is one of those areas that Ford scrimped on in
an attempt to keep the price down. Glad you found the solution, John.

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