Easy solution. Cheap insurance just in case. Just dump that fix a flat the second you get the car.
I agree they do look like a pain to keep clean, especially while breaking in new brakes (all the dust!), but I actually love the way they look. The whole PP was enough for me to want it on my order between the wheels (bronze for me), the rear wing, and the capability to throw the car into some of the tight curves that surround my home. I added the MagneRide to really enhance the PP. This will be my first Mustang so I decided to get everything I could on it. No holding back! From what I've read from others on this site I won't be disappointed in the handling with this setup.
My current vehicle is a '14 Grand Cherokee SRT which comes with the chrome "spide monkey" wheels like the picture below. I've had this car for 7+ years and I abslolutely HATE cleaning the wheels. I think they looks great when nice and clean but man it takes a ton of effort to keep them that way. I swore that my next car would have simpler wheels so the PP wheels are a no-go for me. I'm leaning towards the black nite pony package/wheels. Good looking wheels and not to complex of a spoke pattern. They look like they won't be too hard to keep clean.
Just get them ceramic coated. Makes keeping even the most complicated wheels easy.My current vehicle is a '14 Grand Cherokee SRT which comes with the chrome "spide monkey" wheels like the picture below. I've had this car for 7+ years and I abslolutely HATE cleaning the wheels. I think they looks great when nice and clean but man it takes a ton of effort to keep them that way. I swore that my next car would have simpler wheels so the PP wheels are a no-go for me. I'm leaning towards the black nite pony package/wheels. Good looking wheels and not to complex of a spoke pattern. They look like they won't be too hard to keep clean.
Nice rims! Those look great! My Mustang will be a fair weather weekend car so my only challenge will be the brake dust which washes away relatively easily. Will see how much I hate cleaning them in a few months.My current vehicle is a '14 Grand Cherokee SRT which comes with the chrome "spide monkey" wheels like the picture below. I've had this car for 7+ years and I abslolutely HATE cleaning the wheels. I think they looks great when nice and clean but man it takes a ton of effort to keep them that way. I swore that my next car would have simpler wheels so the PP wheels are a no-go for me. I'm leaning towards the black nite pony package/wheels. Good looking wheels and not to complex of a spoke pattern. They look like they won't be too hard to keep clean.
One trick I learned from the Jeep forums is the replace the stock brembro pads with ceramics. The brake dust was just INSANE when if first go the car. Ceramic pads eliminated that. They did squeek a lot at first but once they fully broke in they quieted down. Bikeman above makes a good point about getting the rims ceramic coated. That would make a huge difference in cleaning time/effort.
You guys have any estimates on how much the ceramic coating costs? I was thinking about getting the paint, trim, windows, and wheels done .
There is 0 reason for you to get the PP with this statement alone
Just be really careful if you're choosing to go for ceramic pads. Most affordable low dust options aren't well equipped to handle high heat so if you're paying for Brembos, you're really missing the point. The factory options are imo one of the best stock pads you can get if you can deal with the dust.
No doubt there was a loss in performance when I switched to ceramic pads. The bite on the original brembo pads was amazing. But the brake dust created was like nothing I had ever seen. It was a dustpocalypse and would cover my wheels in a matter of days.
I agree with you 100%, but I selected the performance package mainly because of:I'm going to order a GT Premium, Race Red, 10-speed, with Nite Pony Pack, 401A Equipment Group.
What I see on this forum is that almost everybody goes with the Performance Pack.
So now I'm looking at the performance pack and it costs 5000 USD. That's 10% of the whole car that I built.
When I go through the list of what the Performance car comes with, I'm not really that impressed and it has everything to do with my 0-technical background.
- 19 inch Brembo Brakes (I don't know how big the difference is between this and the GT brakes).
- Electric hand operated parking break (this has no value for me)
- Front Tow hooks (this has no value for me)
- Grille painted in Ebony black (Are the GT grills not painted black?)
- Heavy Duty front springs (I have no clue what this adds for me)
- K-Brace (I have no clue what this does)
- Performance Raised rear wing (This is absolutely cool looking and I want it)
- Black painted strut tower brace (I have no clue what a tower brace is and what it does)
- Torsen 3.55 (I have no clue what this is)
- Unique chassis tuning (what's the difference?)
- Upsized rear sway bar (I have no clue what this does)
As you can see the Performance Pack comes along with plenty of things. But for me, It looks like the 5000 USD are too much. Especially if I only want the rear spoiler and have no clue what all the other options are and what they do.
I am not a racer. I'm also never going to take my car to the track, tune it or anything.
The 486 HP on my future GT are more than enough.
But I still hope there is someone out here who still can convince me to take the Performance Pack cause I love gadgets. But I want to know what they do first
