drivingperson

I'm new here so I'm sorry ifI sound dumb. I want to get a tuner to increase the power andraise the speed limiter of my stang but the tires are suposedly rated at 115. IfI (for some unknown reason ) end up going over 115 will my tires explode????????

Trill Gear Head

A. theirs no need to go over 80-90mph.
B. STOCK tires are rated at 90mph. They won't explode but you will most likely loose control of your car.
C. drive shafts have EXPLODED on dynos and arn't safe at high speeds.
D. YOU DON'T NEED TO BE GOING MORE than 20-25mph over the posted speed limit.(I speek from experience and will never do that **** on a public road again.)

You don't want to be another statistic or be behind jail. By even asking this question your are already letting me know that you don't know how to control your car and shouldn't be street racing.

outastockjohn

not sure if they will explode, but ive heard of tires shredding after extended driving over there raiting.

drivingperson

Woa there!!! I saidI was new here,I didnt sayI was new to driving. It was a question of tire safety, not a question of road laws. I hardly ever excede the speed limit. However,I was planning on seeing what the car could do.My friendowns a race company so her family has all these cool hookups soI will be able to test it at their track. I just wanted to know ifI should replace the tires beforehand or if they are fine as is.

wolfey2k

You could get the numbers off a tire and look it up at one of the tire sales companies online.
Look for the speed rating specification.
My stock tires 17X8,PIRELLI P ZERO NERO P235/55 ZR17's and are rated up to 168 MPH.
I've had her upto 130+few times by now. No tire problems whatsoever.

drivingperson

thanks wolfey i will probably replace them just in case. But you have to let me know when you get to 168 mphbecause that means you are almost 3 times as fast as a cheetah and that is just plain incredible.

wolfey2k

http://www.1010tires.com/tire.asp?ti...ebrand=Pirelli

Go ahead my friend ;-). But you'll be throwing away good money IMO if you have the same stock tires I do.
Check the link above for the speed rating of your tires.
Speed ratings are shown as letters. In my case the speed rating is W. That's 168 MPH per this chart.
http://www.1010tires.com/speedratings.html

Have fun.
Wolfey2k

raubt

LOL, now there is a useful statistic.

I've had my stock (w/ Pony Package) 235/55-17 Pirelli's (same as Wolfey) up to about 1.4 cheetahs and they had no problem at all. If you've got those 17" upgraded Pirelli tires, they don't need replacing. They're not a super-spectacular tire in terms of traction, but they are all-season performance tires, so they'll do the job for you even if you get up to some high speeds occassionally. If you're racing with your Mustang a lot though, you might want to get a better traction summer performance tire, just to give you a little more edge in terms of grip on dry road.

I thought the V6 driveshafts liked to explode at about 1.7 cheetahs though. (120 MPH)

tedBalog

No the tires wouldn't "explode".. If they did anything they whould shred.

S1ckStang

ok if you do remove the speed limiter and you have an 05 or early 06 your driveshaft will explode, if you are going over the tires rating and attempt to shift lanes or maneuver well start dialing 911 to come save you. i would not recomend removing the speed limit at all. but the only reason to do it is when your get closer to the speed limiter the car slows down so if anything you could remove it or raise it but only if you do not have stock tires. so keep that in mind.