GripTime
Well-Known Member
Oh, yes I own a DH but I didn't order one with the carbon fiber wheels. I figure I would just get a lightweight forged monoblock at half the cost.CF wheels are only for the cream of the crop mustangs. The DH maybe "special" in that its one of the first S650, but when the S650 is production ends, at the end of the day its the base engine model, not special as the other real "special cars". Not sure if you own a DH, I'm not trying to knock it. But history of the mustang has always been the higher end getting the goodies.
No way Ford is going to put CF wheels or brakes on the lowest tier. There's actually no way for them to move up had they put CF wheels. Like what option can they do from that point? Magnesium wheels that are center lock?
Also the 2016 times are so old and tire tech from those days to today has improved immensely. Like compare Viper ACR's Kumho tires, at that time they were incredible, but compared to the Cup2 R of yester year and now the new top dog, Trofeo RS, the tires from 2016 arent even close.
Turn in track out https://www.youtube.com/@TurninTrackOut had videos comparing a GT2 RS vs a Viper ACR and the Cup 2 R is anywhere from .9-1.4 seconds faster than the cup 2 R. He took down the video but I've asked him to repost it. A lot of good technical data, done on the same day, same tire comparison, all driven by him. Dude is a faster driver than Randy Pobst. Guy ran a 1:27.50 at Laguna Seca in a 765 LT on stock tires with a passenger. Thats got to be a production record.
I never really reply when people talk about tires and this older car could have been even faster with the new technology of today. The problem is tire technology is not the only thing changing. You also have emissions & safety requirements changing too. The homologation of the GT350R for emissions and safety in 2016 is totally different from a DH in 2024. You can't just pick and choose attributes from different eras. Car production doesn't work like that. Current track results for the DH show it more than deserves carbon fiber wheels. Is it special or top tier? We will know for sure once we see some times for a carbon fiber setup.
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