Actually its closer to 60% on the road. I took this pic of an example at D1.

 

it's cause you have to change the camber in order to fit the damn wheel n rim under the fender. .. . .

 

tell me if i am wrong but that is DANGEROUS! A tire is held on by force or suction. Since your streatching a thin tire already to cover more area I doub there is enough force to stay on the rim. I could see a show car doing this but a daily driver or driven on normal roads is just dangerous.

 

agreed. .plus the amount of air PSI that has to be inside just to keep it sticking to the damn rim. . .

 

Raced one here a while back.. it was very close. In fact I was extremely worried.. but not in the end It was all in good fun.

 

I agree with them that it does look stupid (I don't get the stretch tire thing), but that doesn't make the 350z any less of a car. I've seen plenty of tacky/poorly modded Mustangs as well as every other kind of car that has any kind of mod support. There will always be people that take things too far in the wrong direction. A lot of people on there seemed to understand that though.

 

Talk about uneven wear and horrible handling. The more center of the tire you have on the ground the better then handling. So now we can say this is dangerous and provides no performance feel or improvement

 

but like he said he took that picture at D1....

so most fo the cars that were there were probably cars that drifted.... so they really dont care about uneven wear..... and i guess it would be easier for them to get the cars sideways with only 60% of the tire being on the road.

 

Actually it was a waxers car , not a drifter, pics of the car are actually in the link to the mustang forum.

 

03-04 Cobra 12.9 Stock quarter mile .... Just different pullies get you low 12's high 11's.

350Z Stock 13.5ish. So, if you had a avg Cobra driver and a awesome Z driver with good traction from the dig.... maybe a win.

However, put that driver in a Cobra he'll beat the Z almost everytime.

If the Z wasn't so close stk to stk in 1/4 mile times I'd say Cobra would always win.... But, there is the chance a Z could beat one in a race here and there.

As far as the wheels and tires combo thing. I'm too old school I guess and go by the 80% radial rule where the rim is supposed to be 80 of the tire for best ride and performance. I think with todays tires I'm more like 90% rule. In other words, I like a half inch over a 10 inch rim on the inside and outside. That not only looks right to me but works as a rim protector as well.

Personally, I didn't like the look of that Z at all. I wonder if it rubs a lot at the track? It looks really close to me.

 

True... once in a while but most Cobra's are not Stock these days.

It's also very easy to make more power out of a Cobra.... spend like 5 grand and your in the 520+HP Range.

 

I thought positive camber was a plus on the track? Many auto crossers / road racers set the suspension up just that way for handling. It's not good for the street because you not on it 100% of the time but, that the track it makes a big difference. For these guy though it's to fit inside the wheel well and maybe look like they are race ready imo.

 

 

I'm right with you on this. I love my Z for what it is..... I great handling and fast sports car. But, it is a lot cheaper and easier to set up a Mustang Cobra of those years for the track.

For the drags I'll take my 67 Camaro though. Much cheaper faster and easy to get parts for.

 

True.

Well like i posted on SVTP
both cars have their pros and cons.
i got put like 5 or 6 Car lengths on the highway races from the 04 Cobra
He couldn't keep up around the turns and called me telling me to slow down because he almost wrecked.

my friend still gave me props for the Highway races .. because for a V6 with no power adder he didnt put that bad of a hurting on me.

 

It's not about Zs vs SVTs at all. It's about the stretched tires. And I agree with most of the SVT guys.

 

Im going to have to agree with the SVT guys... WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?!

 

haha all those cars they posted up are fuking sick. great fitment.

I think there's no point ******* on something that isn't your style or is just different from what your used to.
To them... everthing is rice.

 

That depends on how the car is set up and how the track is. When I did auto-x with my FWD car just the front had + camber and not a whole lot. The rear was neutral.

 

Neither do I.