AWD TERROR

Thanks for all the responses.

This is where I get my first idea about the car....http://www.edmunds.com/ford/mustang/...merreview.html

I also talk to people who have owned them, and the local shops, and they have all agreed on the "eating tires"

It is a stick, it already has an exhaust, and is lowered. The first thing I will do if I get it is to swap out the intake. Then maybe a good set of headers.

BlackMage

honestly i have NEVER heard of that before, i own two mustangs, a 98 GT and a 96 GT, and my brother owns a 96 Vert. never had one problem with going through tires from normal wear. I have a set of tires on my 98 that have been on for almost 4 years now, and no problems whatsoever. it has traveled all over too, from the northern tip of WI all the way to Illinois and back multiple times, and still the tires are awesome..... i still have never heard of mustangs eating through tires except for doing burnouts and stuff like that, which i have never done [sm=devilangel.gif]

97targa

OMG they seen you coming!..lol
I think a Ford dealer charges that much for a brand new one!

trickdriller

Just like everyone else is saying, they don't "eat tires." I have a 97 GT and it does just fine. As stated before, just drive it like a sane person and you'll get whatever the tire says you'll get out of it. As for the header idea, if you're going to do that, you might want to do the entire PI swap instead or at the same time. It's a bit more, but if you don't plan on going FI, then it's an easy way to gain 60 HP.

catch_15

When I worked at the Ford dealership here, a couple of people came in with cracked intakes in their Grand Marquis and the intake itself was around $500 through Ford.

impaled

i have a 96 and love it. i would take a 96 w/ a PI swap over a 99-04 any day. if you want something that has potential though, go for a 5.0. that is what i am looking for as a second car now.

impaled

oh. i forgot, my stang doesnt eat tires, if it does just get it alligned and that should solve your problem..

fr8flyer

I have a 98 GT convertable that I bought with 17,000 miles on it. It now has 82,000 and is still bone stock. I haven't had any trouble except the gas filler rubber gasket went bad, battery (factory lasted 8 years) and tires. They are great cars but I guess compared to the 99-04's they're slow.

InferRedd

You said it was lowered a little bit? And it's eating up the tires? It's more than likely that it doesn't havean aftermarket, camber kit, which is no more than $150 max! (Front tires) Check into that. The rear shouldn't ba any problem.

I have a 96 GT also and I lowered it 2.5" with H&R springs and I love it. And the camber angle was almost 3 degrees off!!! Get that put on and you should be good with the tire thing.

AWD TERROR

I looked at it, and something just wasn't right. The paint didn't shine like paint should. I took it for a drive with the owner, my buddy in the back seat. It ran great except for a loud bang when I hit bumps.

I got out and started looking over the car again. I noticed a run in the paint on the front bumper and then it hit me. The whole car was re-painted, and covered in orange peel.

I asked about why he put the lowering kit on, and he replied b/c the shocks were bad. (in 60,000 miles?) So I looked under the car and notice the oil pan was scraped up badly. So he either was beating the **** out of it, or decided to run over a cement block.

I would have to say the car was worth $3,500 at the most. So, it looks like my search is still on-going.