It's dead in here...come on FORD

662

Active Member
Established Member
Joined
Mar 31, 2014
Messages
238
Location
Houston
For me, a 750hp warranty car without the fancy carbon or aero is great. We dont have a nearby drag strip or road coarse anymore so the overly track focused stuff is lost to me. Driving carbon fiber wheels on our roads would be a massive stupidity exercise.

I get what you're saying for sure, but worth mentioning driving CF rims on the R is noticeable and fun and it is some very strong stuff if you can stomach a scuff. Less unsprung rotating mass improves braking and cornering and makes the car feel much lighter on it's toes. Certainly not a daily rim or tire, but is nice on a lot of roads. For a daily, certainly the wing is a little over the top too ...

From an economics perspective, the carbon package is much cheaper than the sum of its parts, the R wheels are like 6k ea. and the R package was only 10k total, with the wing too, and I bet will retain great value...

Having owned a tech pack and a R and the tech pack was a great car that certainly could daily even better than a GT. I also owned a 11 vert and a 14 GT500 track pack and the vert was way more daily drivable, however, if you're doing any track duty, and have a grocery getter already too, then the R over the tech pack is a excellent value proposition and I bet the CF package will be similar. Yea, cost more but you can see and feel improved performance so not too overly massively stupid.
 

tt335ci03cobra

Well-Known Member
Established Member
Joined
Feb 15, 2008
Messages
6,958
Location
USA
I get what you're saying for sure, but worth mentioning driving CF rims on the R is noticeable and fun and it is some very strong stuff if you can stomach a scuff. Less unsprung rotating mass improves braking and cornering and makes the car feel much lighter on it's toes. Certainly not a daily rim or tire, but is nice on a lot of roads. For a daily, certainly the wing is a little over the top too ...

From an economics perspective, the carbon package is much cheaper than the sum of its parts, the R wheels are like 6k ea. and the R package was only 10k total, with the wing too, and I bet will retain great value...

Having owned a tech pack and a R and the tech pack was a great car that certainly could daily even better than a GT. I also owned a 11 vert and a 14 GT500 track pack and the vert was way more daily drivable, however, if you're doing any track duty, and have a grocery getter already too, then the R over the tech pack is a excellent value proposition and I bet the CF package will be similar. Yea, cost more but you can see and feel improved performance so not too overly massively stupid.

I completely agree on all points, as an example I currently have 22/24lbs wheels that I am in the process of replacing with 20/21lbs wheels or lighter for all of the reasons you said.

When I went from 28/30lbs wheels to my current ones, my car became seemingly 6-700lbs lighter. Much more agility etc etc.

Honestly, the smart money is to get a carbon car, and if the wheels crack or fail replace them with a decent inexpensive wheel like a forgeline or so on.
 

1FASFKR

Active Member
Established Member
Joined
Jun 15, 2013
Messages
466
Location
Texas
I get what you're saying for sure, but worth mentioning driving CF rims on the R is noticeable and fun and it is some very strong stuff if you can stomach a scuff. Less unsprung rotating mass improves braking and cornering and makes the car feel much lighter on it's toes. Certainly not a daily rim or tire, but is nice on a lot of roads. For a daily, certainly the wing is a little over the top too ...

From an economics perspective, the carbon package is much cheaper than the sum of its parts, the R wheels are like 6k ea. and the R package was only 10k total, with the wing too, and I bet will retain great value...

Having owned a tech pack and a R and the tech pack was a great car that certainly could daily even better than a GT. I also owned a 11 vert and a 14 GT500 track pack and the vert was way more daily drivable, however, if you're doing any track duty, and have a grocery getter already too, then the R over the tech pack is a excellent value proposition and I bet the CF package will be similar. Yea, cost more but you can see and feel improved performance so not too overly massively stupid.

Having said you owned an R then you know you're a skosh off on the pricing of the R pkg and individual wheel replacement. My 18 920A Pkg ( the R option) was $7500 total. I looked into wheel replacement and its $4200 ea. BUT I can get them at cost from my dealer who I bought my R from. They will do that for their customers.

Pretty much agree with all else you're saying. I've owned a 14 GT500, 16 HC A8, 12 Boss, and the wifes still has her 15 Z51 M7. The R all day, everyday.
 

VRYALT3R3D

Show me your Members
Established Member
Joined
Jan 23, 2012
Messages
6,379
Location
Toronto, ON
I completely agree on all points, as an example I currently have 22/24lbs wheels that I am in the process of replacing with 20/21lbs wheels or lighter for all of the reasons you said.

When I went from 28/30lbs wheels to my current ones, my car became seemingly 6-700lbs lighter. Much more agility etc etc.

Honestly, the smart money is to get a carbon car, and if the wheels crack or fail replace them with a decent inexpensive wheel like a forgeline or so on.
Or get the wheel protection plan from Ford for the GT350R and never worry about the carbon rims.
 

biminiLX

never stock
Established Member
Premium Member
Joined
Jan 17, 2003
Messages
13,253
Location
Toledo, OH
Or get the wheel protection plan from Ford for the GT350R and never worry about the carbon rims.
They stopped allowing the wheel insurance on the 350R from what I’ve been told, so the $200 deductible and a new CF wheel has gone away.
I never buy those dealer/OEM a packages but that was a no brainer.
-J
 

conceptmachine

Well-Known Member
Established Member
Joined
Jun 23, 2013
Messages
776
Location
Iowa
sure, anything is possible, but considering I've never damaged any rim on any curb, the likelyhood of damaging the TP would be slim to none.
 

conceptmachine

Well-Known Member
Established Member
Joined
Jun 23, 2013
Messages
776
Location
Iowa
That's what I said before I scraped a drivers side front wheel in the KFC drive through. It must be nice to live in a place that doesn't have pot holes?
We don't have terrible roads here, but this last winter, which was extremly bad, gave a few shitty ones. We do have potholes, but they get fixed rather quickly and our roads are wide. Still, I don't take my GT350R far from places I don't know like the back of my hand. I never follow right behind someones ass, I want to see whats out in front of me. This has prevented many mishaps. I severely limit my chances of bad shit happening by driving smart. I get crazy from time to time out there, but I make sure its in open areas that I know. I'm a cycle driver as well, which many would know if they have been doing it long, you gotta be a defensive driver, which is scanning all possible hazards, at all times.
 

Users who are viewing this thread



Top