[sooth]

I raced some Pontiac car today, we took off from a dead stop - red lights - 3x today.

Each time, my tires spun and squealed for a good second before I slowly hooked up.

I really need to fix this, suggestions?

EDIT: Oh, I beat him every time though

[Mustang50LX]

Suspension does a lot. Plus this will lower and get rid of that 4x4 look. hahaha

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[jep23]

Upper and lower control arms

[gostriderblack]

doesnt seem like u have any crazy mods so im guessin u might be launchin hard if not id say sub frame connectors and suspention with bedder tires if u really wana get into it move batery to rear get the car back halfed, run a 4 link, tub the rear ,and get some 325+ tires congrats on the wins

[93_chargedcobra]

Tires would be a good upgrade

[19GT98]

Drag tires! I'm gonna get some BFGoodrich tires this weekend!

[oneFASTmustang]

Drag radials is the only way to get the thing to REALLY hook... dont get me wrong suspension helps but dollar for dollar there is nothing like a pair or sticky drag oriented tires (slicks, M/T ET Stretts, Nitto extreme drags)

[sooth]

Thanks for all the suggestions, she's my daily driver so drag tires wouldn't be the best I think.

I'd really like to go for those springs, and the control arms. How much $$$ am I looking at to install those? I have a very nice/fair mechanic my family uses.

[spetsnaz103]

lol drag tires ya until u snap that rear end. 2 really run drag tires u need a built rear and a good suspension setup also a driver mod

[mell0]

If you are looking at what's cost efficient I would go with upper and lower control arms. Lowering springs would actually hurt your launch because they are stiffer and are taking away from the whole idea of weight transfer.

[Quick4.6]

Before you start spending money on mods, the question is how are you launching? Could your technique be improved?

I highly doubt you'll notice a tremendous difference in traction, near stock with street tires, after adding UCAs and LCAs. They're not some magic bullet for traction problems, they're just part of an overall package.

[sooth]

Originally Posted by mell0

If you are looking at what's cost efficient I would go with upper and lower control arms. Lowering springs would actually hurt your launch because they are stiffer and are taking away from the whole idea of weight transfer.

The elderbrock springs say they shift weight to better places, is this just marketing?

Originally Posted by Quick4.6

Before you start spending money on mods, the question is how are you launching? Could your technique be improved?

I'm sure it could!

What should I be doing?

[bboylobo]

you ever thought about taking it to the track. this will give you an idea of how bad or good your launching techinques are by timing your 60'. just a thought if you think your launching is sucking.

[Quick4.6]

Originally Posted by sooth

The elderbrock springs say they shift weight to better places, is this just marketing?

I'm sure it could!

What should I be doing?

Whats your current launch technique? Can you describe how the car responds while launching (aside from spinning the tires )

Don't worry, it can't be any worse than my technique when I started drag racing. My first run was a smoking 17.1 @ 90x mph with a 3.0 + 60ft!

[2Manystangs]

Basically the Mustang has a bad weight ratio for a good launch, not to mention as many have that the tires make a huge difference, suspension upgrades are more than mandatory to help overcome these factory flaws...I have Granatelli uppper and lower rear control arms on my Cobra, ditched the quad shock and replaced them with koni springs/struts/shocks...a mere $2500 for all that, then about $400 for subframe connectors welded in, it definitely helps with the "bite" and handling...got cash? You will need it if you get busted street racing.