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S197 Ford Mustang Bolt On Test Metco Lower Control Arms
The automatic Stang featured Metco lower control arms while the stick-shift car relied on the factory, stamped arms.		 S197 Ford Mustang Bolt On Test Almost Pulling The 18 Inch Wheels
Burcham almost got the 18-inch wheels off the ground thanks to the lighter BMR tubular lower radiator support and Mickey Thompson ET Streets. Not bad for stock control arms, stock gears, stock shocks, and stock struts.		 S197 Ford Mustang Bolt On Test Rushing For Time
There was some thrashing going on in the staging lanes of Englishtown. Unfortunately, time ran out and we had to cut short our testing. But we did complete everything we wanted with the stick-shift Stang. The automatic car wasn't tested on the track with the Bogart wheels.
S197 Ford Mustang Bolt On Test Making Some Runs In The Automatic Mustang
Burcham ran a best of 12.82 at 105.6 mph with the automatic car before it was parked. The chromoly driveshaft (automatic version) was still in its developmental stages and had a bit of a vibration. Rather than risk breaking something, it was yanked out. The problem has since been resolved.		 S197 Ford Mustang Bolt On Test Heating The Mickeys S197 Ford Mustang Bolt On Test Modding At The Track
Swapping in the BMR front antiroll bar eliminator/tubular lower radiator support was easy. Removing the front antiroll bar didn't affect handling much in normal driving conditions. It was noticeable (but not harsh) around long, sweeping curves.
S197 Ford Mustang Bolt On Test Mickey Thompson ET Streets
Mickey Thompson ET Streets (26x11.50) were used throughout testing to ensure consistent results.		 S197 Ford Mustang Bolt On Test 15 Inch Bogarts And ET Streets
The rear Bogart-M/T wheel/tire combo checks in at 38 pounds each. The 18-inch wheels and tires are a robust 55 pounds, while the OEM 17-inch wheel with M/T tires was 46 pounds. We saved 8 pounds per side in the back of the test vehicles (17-inch wheels were used in testing).		 S197 Ford Mustang Bolt On Test Stock Compaired To Bogarts
The Bogart-M/T wheel/tire package for the front offers a huge weight savings. They hit the scale to the tune of 22 pounds while the factory 18-inch combina-tion was a portly 55 pounds. Sixty-six pounds (33 per side) were taken off the nose of the car. No wonder we saw daylight under the front wheels upon launching the stick-shift car.
S197 Ford Mustang Bolt On Test Side View Of The Silver Automatic Mustang
The automatic car was looking tough with the 15-inch wheels and skinny front tires. Too bad we didn't get to test it in this form on the dragstrip.		 S197 Ford Mustang Bolt On Test Hard Launch On The Bogarts
With the big and little Bogarts in place, the stick-shift Stang tipped the Englishtown scales at 3,460 pounds. Burcham carded a best of 12.51 at 108 mph in this trim.
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