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OMFG!!! This CANT be Normal???

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Old 03-28-2006, 05:35 AM
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OK i was at a friends house and my 4 friends and i were going to head to a party and everyone was already pretty toasted[sm=icon_guiness.gif] besides me so they all wanted to ride with me. ( I know I know there shouldnt ever be 5 full grown adults in a mustang Vert)[sm=badidea.gif] But i dropped the top and it was only about 5 miles city driving so i thought i would try. WOW that was a very BAD MISTAKE. I got about 2 blocks and noticed my suspension was riding horribly along with the burning rubber i could smell simultaneously. Well i got out and needless to say my tires are completely F*%#ED. My fender was SITTING on my tires.[sm=boosign.gif] Does anyone know if this is normal or not? I know its alot of weight but damn! Should it be sitting on my tires? [sm=insomnia.gif]
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Old 03-28-2006, 05:37 AM
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that much weight can sag your suspension pretty bad. id say youll be ok if you keep all the excess weight out.
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Old 03-28-2006, 10:48 AM
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Old 03-28-2006, 10:49 AM
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The cars are heavier than the coupes and hatches, with the same suspension as it is. Extra weight on top of extra weight will do that.
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Old 03-28-2006, 11:53 AM
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Wow, I didnt know that it would be that extreme w/ a full load. Guess you will never do that again
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Old 03-28-2006, 11:55 AM
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how much do your friends weigh?
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Old 03-28-2006, 12:18 PM
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You must have some worn suspension or you had a full tank of gas and 3 dead italian mobsters in your trunk. You need to change it up then. No way it should be that bad.
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Old 03-28-2006, 12:20 PM
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I have put 500 pounds of people in my back seat with new shocks and had tire rub......
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Old 03-28-2006, 12:23 PM
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^^ Thats alot of people... thats like 4 chicks
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Old 03-28-2006, 12:26 PM
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Interesting... still should not be that extreme
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