I missed some of these updates but did notice your car at Nationals. Congrats on the times, but Dennis is fast (and a customer of ours). I've run against him off and on for years, and had a perfect record against him in our S197, but he has continued to develop the car in the years since we sold that car. He is quicker than he used to be!
I still think you are giving up some time by not using the GOD TIRE: the 345/35/18 Hoosier. And 48 psi is waaaay higher than we ever ran. I used to go on track at 26-27 psi cold and come in at 33-35 psi hot with these and the 335s. We ran at 3802 pounds in TT3, which was the then limit for the highest bonus on minimum weight brackets.
The TruFiber flares look good, but since my last 2018 post here I have since found a number of options that are less costly but also less "bolt-on". I made a post about this last week on the Corner Ponies FB page...
We took a chance late last year and ordered some of the cheapest flares I had ever run across for my wife's 86. I had used Duraflex/Carbon Creations parts before and the quality was really hit-or-miss. In this case it was so cheap that I didn't have a lot to lose.
It turned out better than I had hoped, but there was a little mis-match on a few pieces that my paint and body guru will have to fix. Lots of hours of doing the "underneath" work, of course...
But this allowed us to fit 18x11" and 315mm Rival-S tires at all 4 corners. Made for a 2.5 second drop on the 90 sec MSR Cresson 1.7 CCW course, our biggest drop over the course of 6 track tests on the same car/track/driver over a 2 year period. You can read more about the flare install at this link - its a lot of the same technique needed for an S197 flare using Duraflex flares...
I don't think these flares existed last year for the 2010-14 Mustang, but they do now. And ignore the prices shown - their Minimum Advertised Pricing policy is a joke. I don't even bother selling this brand (and I'm a direct dealer) because eBay and other sites just sell these at cost.
They look pretty big - and might be a copy of the TruFiber flares for all I know. They say "75mm" on both, but who knows? Next time we get an S197 in here that needs big tires we'll try this new kit.
https://www.clinchedflares.com/universal-fender-flares/
There is a company called Clinched that makes a bunch of styles and widths that are listed in their "universal flares" section. I've put my hands on these recently and they are kind of a game changer for cars that don't have a lot of flare options.
Her is a set of their "Euro" style flares on a CTSV road race car. These are made from vacuum formed thermoplastic and are very easy to cut and modify.
We just mocked these up on his 2 door 96 Subaru Impreza body with F14 18x12's and 335/30/18 Hoosier A7s. The ends need to be trimmed to fit, but like I said, these are easy to cut. It might be a solution for those not wanting the styling or look of the TruFiber or Duraflex bits.
Anyway, I have rambled enough... still wish the OP would try the 345/35/18 A7... its worth some time, you gotta trust me. We use this big boy as the drive tires on lots of RWD cars...
Cheers
I still think you are giving up some time by not using the GOD TIRE: the 345/35/18 Hoosier. And 48 psi is waaaay higher than we ever ran. I used to go on track at 26-27 psi cold and come in at 33-35 psi hot with these and the 335s. We ran at 3802 pounds in TT3, which was the then limit for the highest bonus on minimum weight brackets.
The TruFiber flares look good, but since my last 2018 post here I have since found a number of options that are less costly but also less "bolt-on". I made a post about this last week on the Corner Ponies FB page...
We took a chance late last year and ordered some of the cheapest flares I had ever run across for my wife's 86. I had used Duraflex/Carbon Creations parts before and the quality was really hit-or-miss. In this case it was so cheap that I didn't have a lot to lose.
It turned out better than I had hoped, but there was a little mis-match on a few pieces that my paint and body guru will have to fix. Lots of hours of doing the "underneath" work, of course...
But this allowed us to fit 18x11" and 315mm Rival-S tires at all 4 corners. Made for a 2.5 second drop on the 90 sec MSR Cresson 1.7 CCW course, our biggest drop over the course of 6 track tests on the same car/track/driver over a 2 year period. You can read more about the flare install at this link - its a lot of the same technique needed for an S197 flare using Duraflex flares...
I don't think these flares existed last year for the 2010-14 Mustang, but they do now. And ignore the prices shown - their Minimum Advertised Pricing policy is a joke. I don't even bother selling this brand (and I'm a direct dealer) because eBay and other sites just sell these at cost.
They look pretty big - and might be a copy of the TruFiber flares for all I know. They say "75mm" on both, but who knows? Next time we get an S197 in here that needs big tires we'll try this new kit.
https://www.clinchedflares.com/universal-fender-flares/
There is a company called Clinched that makes a bunch of styles and widths that are listed in their "universal flares" section. I've put my hands on these recently and they are kind of a game changer for cars that don't have a lot of flare options.
Her is a set of their "Euro" style flares on a CTSV road race car. These are made from vacuum formed thermoplastic and are very easy to cut and modify.
We just mocked these up on his 2 door 96 Subaru Impreza body with F14 18x12's and 335/30/18 Hoosier A7s. The ends need to be trimmed to fit, but like I said, these are easy to cut. It might be a solution for those not wanting the styling or look of the TruFiber or Duraflex bits.
Anyway, I have rambled enough... still wish the OP would try the 345/35/18 A7... its worth some time, you gotta trust me. We use this big boy as the drive tires on lots of RWD cars...
Cheers