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Old 02-10-2008, 01:34 AM
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i have an 89 mustang hatch with 86 5.0drive line not mass air. besides strenghting it how can i get it to pull the wheels off the road? and still drive it on streets?
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its factory by the way
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Old 02-10-2008, 01:43 AM
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i dont know much, but the right suspention setup and some sticky tires should ger you alot of the way there
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Old 02-10-2008, 01:45 AM
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Lifting the tires off the ground looks cool but if you're trying to get the fastest et possible you want all the wheels to stay on the ground.
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Old 02-10-2008, 01:46 AM
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tires are key but suspension helps as does power
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Old 02-10-2008, 01:52 AM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdWDJWFoKCE
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Old 02-10-2008, 02:16 AM
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no one has metioned gears. you deffinatly need very low gears for a stock stang to lift the tires and one hell of a stall converter.+1 on thesuspension
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Old 02-10-2008, 02:40 AM
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hella low gears, slicks, suspention, a 6k stall converter, and some power behind it
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Old 02-10-2008, 03:08 AM
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I would lighten the front too. Tublar K-member, tubular a-arms, coil-overs,take off AC, PS, light from wheels,and move battery to the back. Get some 90/10 struts or Strage struts with some rear drag springs. Then get some sticky tires (ET Streets or ET Drags), some 4.10-4.30 gears, and a 125 horse shot of spray. That should get you close.
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Old 02-10-2008, 07:54 AM
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4.10 gears and slicks will do it on a bone stock car, launch it at 5500, it will yank maybe 2-3"

here is my first wheelie, i used a different approach to it though involving a lot of weight over the rear tires and lettingit roll backwards b4 popping the clutch off the limiter


















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