New tires on the Mustang

[bdcardinal]

I knew I was going to need tires on the Mustang fairly soon. I got 22K out of the original Pirelli P-Zeros, got a good deal with a rebate to replace with the same ones. Now I am at 45K miles and when I had the car up on jackstands to do an oil change and probably last oil change, I saw one of the tires was down to 1/32 on the inside. I really wanted Michelin Pilot Super Sport but couldn't pass up the price on the Pirellis with a $140 rebate. Hope I get another 22-23K out of this set.

 

[Quattro Pete]

I believe this is what came on my Charger from the factory as well. They seem decent, but I havent really been pushing them to their limits.

 

[bdcardinal]

It is on the lift now. This would have been a good time to bring the Amsoil gear oil The Critic sent me and change out the manual trans fluid, but alas those are in my garage at home.

 

[OVERKILL]

What do you mean by "probably last oil change"?

 

[Dan55]

I have 12k on the A/S,plenty of tread left!

 

[bdcardinal]

Originally Posted by OVERKILL
What do you mean by "probably last oil change"?


Haha don't get excited. I meant that would be the last oil change these tires would be on for. Maybe get one more rotation out of them is what I meant, but one of them had enough of almost a bald strip that I didn't want to drive on them with the "rainy" season coming.

I just registered them and 3 had a build date of 2818 and one had 1218.

 

[OVERKILL]

OK, thought you might be buying a new one or something

 

[slacktide_bitog]

That is a great deal

 

[bdcardinal]

Originally Posted by OVERKILL

OK, thought you might be buying a new one or something

Nah, if anything I will be adding a truck to the fleet. I need to get motivated and get the engine built on the 95, then rebuild the diff, buy a TKO-600RR, and get all the Maximum Motorsports goodies on it. I decided to give up trying to keep it street legal so the truck will be needed to tow it.

 

[OVERKILL]

Awesome!

make sure to do a build thread.

 

[bdcardinal]

So the tires themselves were $181ea. I don't have the final bill, just gave my Ford card to the cashier and told them to get it back to me before the end of the day.

 

[bdcardinal]

$1019.32 was the final bill. That did include me billing the 9 quarts of Motorcraft 5W50 and a FL-500S so I have a record of it being done.

 

[dogememe]

Part of me really wants you to buy a Chevy Silverado so you can be that guy that works at a Ford dealer that drives a Chevy. Sorry, I had to say it

 

[bdcardinal]

Originally Posted by dogememe
Part of me really wants you to buy a Chevy Silverado so you can be that guy that works at a Ford dealer that drives a Chevy. Sorry, I had to say it

I wouldn't mind one, not a new one. I actually have been looking at 05-07 F250-350s with the 6.0 diesel. I know everyone hates on the 6.0, but I have worked with them long enough that I know what to do to one to make it last and be reliable.

 

[atikovi]

Originally Posted by bdcardinal
$1019.32 was the final bill. That did include me billing the 9 quarts of Motorcraft 5W50 and a FL-500S so I have a record of it being done.


What does the Track Pack have that requires 5W50 instead of the 5W20 that non-TP cars specify?

 

[maxdustington]

Originally Posted by bdcardinal
Originally Posted by dogememe
Part of me really wants you to buy a Chevy Silverado so you can be that guy that works at a Ford dealer that drives a Chevy. Sorry, I had to say it

I wouldn't mind one, not a new one. I actually have been looking at 05-07 F250-350s with the 6.0 diesel. I know everyone hates on the 6.0, but I have worked with them long enough that I know what to do to one to make it last and be reliable.
I like them too! Manual trans plz.

 

[bdcardinal]

Originally Posted by atikovi
Originally Posted by bdcardinal
$1019.32 was the final bill. That did include me billing the 9 quarts of Motorcraft 5W50 and a FL-500S so I have a record of it being done.


What does the Track Pack have that requires 5W50 instead of the 5W20 that non-TP cars specify?


The Track Pack has an oil cooler and the BOSS302 radiator which adds a significant amount of volume to the cooling system. The Track Pack cars does not go into limp mode when the oil temp rises like non Track Pack cars.