STANG Magazine November 2022 Issue

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Mustang enthusiasts have asked for a magazine that has no ads, no sales pitches, and no bogus “fillers” to eat up space. They have asked for a magazine that is free, easy to access, and nothing but focused on Mustang pictures and content. They have asked for a magazine produced and written by Mustang owners. They have asked for a magazine that highlights the daily drivers and the average Mustang that is driven and is not a trailer queen. They have asked for the chance to one day have their ride, their group, their club, or their cause to be recognized in print or online. It is our absolute pleasure to meet these standards and to give you STANG Magazine. We hope that both our message and our image will be seen in every Mustang community out there. Thank you Mustang fans and enjoy your ride!

- Daniel Ramey, Editor-In-Chief

TALKING WITH TJ

As we begin our journey into the descent of madness that is my mind and the crazy antics of my life, I would like to first introduce myself. My name is TJ, blah blah blah, that sums it up and all you need to know. Whew… got past the CRAP no one cares about! Now for the good stuff.

Mustang culture is one that is very unique and brings together people from all walks of life. One thing is for sure though, the STANG Mag crew isn’t your typical crew. We are a bunch of weirdos, oddballs, and out casts. We party hard and live by our ride or die motto and have adventures like no other.

From partying in various spots all over the U.S., to touring some of America’s most haunted sites, to having my ass spanked by a beautiful Latina in Las Vegas in front of a restaurant packed full of guests (and owning it), it’s never a dull moment! All I can say is... strap in, rev the shit out of your motor, and let’s go!

SEMA 2022

SEMA 2022 was off the charts this year. Unfortunately, as many of you already know, Ford had pulled out of SEMA earlier this year, which left a huge opening in the takeover of SEMA, so Dodge stepped up their game and took over. Now this is a magazine about Mustangs, so we aren’t going to talk about “that” brand. For this year however since Ford was out, many of the vendors displayed our beloved cars and that was the highlight of the show.

Now I am not really a fan of electric cars, mainly because I love the sound of a V-8 roaring down the highway, but the Roadster Shop had a EV500, which was a 1960s Mustang body with an electric engine thrown into it. The car itself was pretty badass looking and was painted white with two red metallic stripes going down the center of the car. I loved the color

combination. With the new improvements in electric engine technology, I am pretty sure this pony has a pep in its step, if you get my drift. I have never been in an electric vehicle being pushed to the max but I have heard their motors pack a good punch. Another cool car was Ken Blocks Hoonigan Mustang. This legendary car produces 1400 horsepower and is AWD. The body is a 1965 Mustang which has been modded to hell, to give it an ultra-aggressive look. It

has a 410 ci Ford V08 engine with Garret GTX3584RS turbos which took the stock horsepower from 845 horsepower to a whopping 1400 horsepower and 1,250 pounds of torque. It is a methanol beast. The Hoonigan Mustang looked like it came out of a Mad Max movie, it was dropped and the wheels were extended out from the body, it was painted in a rustic grey color, and had the two big ass turbos showing their face through the hood. It definitely got a lot

JOKE OF THE MONTH WHAT DO MICHIGAN AUTOWORKERS DO ON CINCO

DE MAYO?

They have a Ford Fiesta.

TALKING WITH TJ

SEMA 2022

of attention, as people who didn’t know this car’s history looked in amazement like “what in the hell is this?”.

One of the biggest crowd pleasers at SEMA 2022 was the Eleanor display from Chrome Cars. As we all know Gone in 60 Seconds was a huge movie and still is for good reason. It has influenced the car scene and everyone who is a Mustang fan knows about Eleanor. Well Chrome Cars had 1 of 3 Hero Cars which was used in the production of the movie and survived the madness. There were 11 cars used in the production of the movie, however filming of the scenes was so intense, that only the 3 cars had made it out fully intact, leaving the other cars in completely

wrecked conditions. The cars were equipped with a 9-inch Lincoln rear axle, a complete chassis upgrade, including coil overs, high performance wishbones, rack-and-pinion power steering, stabilizers by Total Control Products, and a 351 CID engine built by Ford Racing. It was truly a badass ride and to see it in person was phenomenal. The car looked pretty cool with its iconic grey paint with the two black stripes going through the middle of the car. It is literally almost every Mustang lover’s dream car.

Shelby had a strong presence at SEMA 2022, and they did not let down. At their exhibit, they had a couple of Ford GTs including a baby blue with orange stripe or better known as the GT40 M1, which was

powered by a 4.7-liter engine, and a dark blue with white stripes and painted yellow front end, which was a 1966 GT40 Mk 2 replica built for Mario Andretti, with a 5.2-liter engine. These cars are amazing to be in the presence of. Shelby also had my favorite the AC Cobras and the Shelby Daytonas. I have always loved these cars ever since I first seen them on the highway screaming by me. At the Shelby display they had the A98 coupe which had a 289 engine that had raced at the Le Mans in 1964. Shelby also had various AC Cobra replicas which were peppered throughout their display. One of the coolest ones was a dark blue AC Cobra with a black stripe going through the middle and a smaller red stripe in the middle of the black stripe, it looked pretty wicked.

As SEMA 2022 wrapped up this year, an announcement was made that next year SEMA will outdo itself and take over Las Vegas for 2023. The plans are to have concerts and SEMA events peppered all throughout Las Vegas, in order to give SEMA attendees the whole Las Vegas experience. I for one am pretty excited about SEMA 2023, and the best part of it, is that there were rumors that SEMA would be open to the public! I hope they do so I can see all you guys and girls here in Las Vegas next year and party it up! Until next year, stay safe and remember don’t do anything I would do!

I HAVE FOUR MUSTANGS. I GUESS YOU COULD SAY I HAVE AN ADDICTION.

There is just something about a Mustang, especially the S550. Don’t get me wrong, I like all of them. But, there is something about the newer body style. I have four Mustangs. I guess you could say I have an addiction. Here is the story about my 2020 GT (we call her “20”). In 2019 I had been looking at different options for the 2020. It had to have the track pack and I wanted something with just a little more kick. I started looking at superchargers and places to have the work done.

I found a place called Lebanon Ford Performance in Ohio. They are a one-stop shop. They do everything. I had never ordered a car before. I had no clue how it worked. They helped me with all the details. There are a few extras on it. The main thing I wanted for this Roush supercharged beast was a loud exhaust. It has an X pipe with a Borla Atak axle back exhaust. I decided to pair it up with the 10 speed automatic transmission and they work great together. It is fast and it is loud.

CRED: ROBERT ATTAWAY

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TODD EICHELBERGER

BOOSTED 347–1989 LX 5.0

I DIDN’T REALLY GROW UP AROUND CARS. NO ONE IN MY FAMILY WAS SAY, A CAR GUY!

My name is Todd Eichelberger. A quick couple things about me. I didn’t really grow up around cars. No one in my family was say, a car guy! I always played with cars, trucks, trains, legos etc. I was always tinkering with something. Then around middle/high school a friend of mine got a 1979 Foxbody Mustang and I was always helping him do things to it. After that, Foxbody Mustangs just stuck with me. Then that summer I

graduated high school (2007) and I was able to get my own Fox and it is this car.

My Fox has slowly evolved into what it is today. My tinkering with things and helping my friend with his Foxbody turned into what I do every day. I’m a Master Certified Ford Technician during the day. Some people will call me crazy, but I enjoy anything about wiring! Building, diagnosing, and anything related to it. I also enjoy helping guys through anything to do with it.

My Fox is a 1989 Ford Mustang LX with a stock block stroked to a 347 and has a Vortech V1 Si trim supercharger. It has a couple of cool old school parts

TODD EICHELBERGER

BOOSTED 347–1989 LX 5.0

on it including an old Vortech intake manifold and some Ron Anderson Performance E7 heads! They are ported with 1.94 intake and 1.60 exhaust valves. They were built before there was really an aftermarket for Foxbody cars.

The car is sitting on all Maximum Motorsports suspension components (coil overs, panhard par, torque arm, and pretty much everything they offer for a Fox) and some Weld Racing RTS wheels. The interior has been converted to all black with some Corbeau LG1 seats. I enjoy just a simple black factory interior.

The next big thing that I would like to get done is install my Holley EFI Dominator ECU setup.

CRED: @ZK.ROLLERS TODD EICHELBERGER

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DONNA

is the best feeling to drive with the top down and feeling the wind. There is nothing like hearing the rumble of the motor whether the top is up or down. Whether it is a run with friends or doing errands it is the most enjoyable drive. PHOTO CRED: DONNA MARLEY

2006 GT COOL CAR

SHERYL ELLINGSON

COOL CAR –2006 GT

I have been a Ford guy since my childhood and Mustangs are my favorite. In late 2008, my brother Neal found a wrecked 2006 Mustang in a salvage yard and thus started me on my journey to make this car unique. The passenger right front was smashed up quite bad and the hood would need to be replaced, so we replaced it with an “Eleanor” style hood. We decided on the main color being Legend Lime and the next decision was striping, We needed a name for the car. Our two grandchildren, Nepkea and Abiagayle, told us the name should be “Cool Car.”

In 2010, we purchased a Mustang Power Wheels and again employed Neal’s talents. He painted the “mini” Mustang to match the “big” Mustang. The grandkids have had many enjoyable hours driving it and both cars have sat side by side at car shows and have been driven together in parades.

Immediately after getting the car road ready, I was itching to install many upgrades. I started with black Ford Racing valve covers, hydraulic hood struts, a full fiberglass radiator cover painted in the car’s color scheme, American Racing “GT500” style wheels, a honeycomb rear trunk cover, and painted the spoiler black just like the old 69s.

THIS CAR HAS BEEN A LABOR OF LOVE OF MINE FOR MORE THAN A DECADE. MANY YEARS OF BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS HAVE GONE INTO THE FINISHED PRODUCT.

SHERYL ELLINGSON

COOL CAR –2006 GT

After that, many performance upgrades followed.

First was a Dynomax cat back exhaust system, Ford Racing 3.73 gears, plus an SCT tuner helped. Those upgrades made the car wake up, but that wasn’t enough. In 2018, I finally dived in and installed my own Edelbrock E-Force supercharger, and about 18 months later, I purchased and installed a Stage One upgrade kit from Brenspeed. That included a smaller 3.5” pulley, a Vortech fuel pump booster, a CAI, and a very healthy custom tune from the great guys at Brenspeed. Total output, which has not been dyno tested since all the work was completed, is said to be right at 560 HP.

This car has been a labor of love of mine for more than a decade. Many years of blood, sweat, and tears have gone into the finished product. Every time I drive it, a smile always seems to appear on my face. The special moments I have shared with the grandkids, going to car shows, cruises and attending the Sturgis Mustang Rally many times, are all too precious for words. When Nepkea inherits the car, my hope is her and her family make precious memories of their own.

CRED: LORI ELLINGSON SHERYL ELLINGSON

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ANTHONY TIRADO

ETERNAL AUTUMN–1999 GT CONVERTIBLE

THE SKY IS THE LIMIT WHEN IT COMES TO CUSTOMIZING CARS AND THERE IS DEFINITELY SOME AMAZING CARS OUT THERE.

Trying to narrow down in a few sentences what I can say about my car is not an easy task. The passion I have for her can only be understood by other car enthusiasts such as yourselves. There really is nothing like starting her up, dump the clutch, and taking off. I guess you can say she’s been my escape from all the crazy stuff going on in this world. There is truly just an element of joy that comes from leaving it all behind and heading out to a destination unknown.

I enjoy competing in just about any show but feel even better bringing home the trophies. Hitting the local racetrack with friends on a Friday night and letting loose has to be on my top favorite past times. This car has been a build that I have to say I am pretty proud about. Since I can remember, I have always enjoyed souping up my cars and transforming basic into bold. I really got to show off my talent with Eternal Autumn the most. She started off humble with silver

KRISZTINA ATHANASAKIS

LUCY –2014 GT

I have dreamt of owning a Mustang since my late teens, however, growing up in NYC never allowed that to be a particularly realistic goal. Even though the subway and buses were my main means of transportation, and it wasn’t even practical to own a car, I never gave up on my dream and knew one day it would happen. Nearly 30 years later, that dream came true when I moved cross country in 2015 to the beautiful state of Arizona and finally had the opportunity to purchase my first car. Lo and behold, it was a Mustang. A 2006 V6 in a lovely shade of Windveil Blue. I owned and loved that car for

a year until an opportunity presented itself to trade it in for the Mustang that I was always meant to have.

Meet Lucy, the race red 2014 Mustang GT Premium I proudly own to this day.

While no longer the daily driver it was intended to be, it is still enjoyed every single week attending car shows and going on pleasure cruises. The transition from daily driver to show car began just six months after buying this car, when I joined a Mustang club to make new friends in my new home state and was introduced

THIS CAR IS MY MOST PRIZED MATERIAL POSSESSION AND I CAN NOW SAY THAT I FULLY RELATE TO THE CONCEPT OF BEING ABLE TO LOVE A VEHICLE THE WAY SO MANY ENTHUSIASTS LOVE THEIRS.

KRISZTINA ATHANASAKIS

LUCY –2014 GT

for the first time to the custom car show scene. I instantly fell in love with the concept of customizing a vehicle after seeing the unique builds at the shows we attended and began the process myself. Having lived in NYC for over 30 years without so much as owning a vehicle, much less building one, this process certainly came with a steep learning curve. I’ve had both successes and failures during the build process and have learned an incredible amount along the way.

I’ve now spent the last seven years modifying the car into the successful show car it is today, as well as learning how to properly care for it and maintain its appearance in prime condition. I immensely enjoy the process of selecting each modification and design element myself to best enhance the overall appearance of the car. I now attend over 100 car-related events each year, including judged shows, fundraisers, cruise-ins, and social events. The car continues to evolve to this day and is limited only by my imagination (and wallet, lol). This car is my most prized material possession and I can now say that I fully relate to the concept of being able to love a vehicle the way so many enthusiasts love theirs. This hobby has become a huge part of my life in a way that I never expected, and quite frankly, I wouldn’t change it for the world. Sometimes the best things in life are truly worth waiting for! Feel free to follow me on IG @VVRRRRM.

PHOTO CRED: BRANDON LOCKET - OPTIX.JPG MEDIA

2014 GT MARILYN

JASON MENDES

MARILYN–2014 GT

IT IS AN ABSOLUTE BEAST AND I HAVE BEEN ENJOYING THIS BUILD OVER THE PAST SIX YEARS.

Just a little about me and my Marilyn’s history. I owned a 5.0 L 1991 LX back when I was a teenager and did a full body kit, wing, and hood upgrade on that. It wasn’t a big shocker when I found Cervini auto design after purchasing my current Mustang. I purchased her in September of 2016 with only 25,000

kilometers on the odometer. It is an absolute beast and I have been enjoying this build over the past six years. This is used as our “trip” vehicle. When we go on cruises, they usually are around 2-3 days and 5000 kilometers.

I have had an absolute blast meeting so many people and enjoying the culture once again. Me, my son, and partner share this and I love being able to share this passion with them! She’s all natural and holds her own when we make trips to Mexico on occasion. Trips include the Manitoba border during covid 2020, Tail

1986 GT MISTRESS

MISTRESS–1986 GT

EVERYTHING WAS DONE

BY MYSELF. THIS MUSTANG IS BUILT NOT BOUGHT.

Hello my name is Richard Wright (@Twzted86). This is my “Mistress” as my girl refers to it. It is a 1986 Mustang GT. I have had the car for over 20 years now. The car has been through a lot of stages throughout the years. Most recently, I have had to rebuild the front end after a center divider jumped out in front of me. Basically, this Mustang has been rebuilt from bumper to bumper. I have spent many hours in my driveway putting her back together. It has full brake system upgrades, a full ignition system, and full suspension. I even cut up my hood to make a cowl and have

modified it all the way down to custom badges from the Badge King.

A special thanks definitely goes out to the people that have supported me and have helped me through the hard times. Everything was done by myself. This Mustang is built not bought. Big thanks to STANG Magazine for the opportunity to feature my devotion to these cars. I love the Mustang nation.

PHOTO CRED: DAVID NUNEZ @DNUNEZPHOTOGRAPHY

2019 GT NEED 4 GREEN

SO WHEN YOUR LOVE OF MUSTANGS GROWS OVER THE YEARS, YOU FIND YOURSELF SURROUNDED BY SOME AWESOME PEOPLE AND CARS!

When you are heading home from yet another doctor appointment and your wife wants to look at a new Mustang, you have to ask: “Are you feeling all right?”.

Not quite in the mood to deal with a sales vulture I said, “if you think so we can start looking”. She then hops on her phone and finds multiple dealer listings. But when she fell for the bright green one we saw, she was on a mission.

We found this Need for Green 2019 Mustang in Pennsylvania, only a little over 250 miles away! So we worked with our dealer and made the deal for them to get the car to us! We signed all the paperwork and got the keys and then headed home, never even test driving this dream!

So when your love of Mustangs grows over the years, you find yourself surrounded by some awesome people and cars! The thumbs up and waves as you cruise the streets makes it all worth it! We have participated in local parades and shows and even parked with the STANG Mag crew at Carlisle!

PHOTO CRED: CHRISTOPHER WHITE

GT NOISE COMPLAINT

NATHAN PEREZ

NOISE COMPLAINT–2015 GT

MY PASSION FOR MUSTANGS GOES BACK TO MY FIRST CAR.

My name is Nathan Perez and I am a member of the Power Fanatics Mustang Club of Monroe. This is my 2015 Mustang GT and I call her “Noise Complaint”. My passion for Mustangs goes back to my first car. It was a 2003 New Edge Mustang. Since then, I have owned another New Edge and now a S550. I bought my car to join the PFMC family. In the club, we give

back to the community by doing toy drives, collecting back to school supplies, and much more.

My car has a JLT cold air intake, long tube headers, double X pipe, and Corsa extremes. It is tuned by Prodyno. It is also sitting on Vogtland lowering springs.

PHOTO CRED: NATHAN PEREZ JACOB MEADE

ROBERTO MARTY

OREO–2017 CALIFORNIA SPECIAL

MY PASSION ASIDE FROM MUSTANGS IS BEING HERE FOR VETERANS SUFFERING

FROM PTSD.

This is Oreo, my 2017 Mustang GT/CS. My passion aside from Mustangs is being here for Veterans suffering from PTSD. When it came to the design of my car, it was a no brainer to have both my passions combined to help spread awareness. #WeAre22Strong. Oreo is equipped with an Airlift 3p kit, custom decklid, Niche Vice M227, 4” Cervini cowl hood, Cervini front splitter, Cervini side skirts, PMAS CAI, long tube

headers, Steeda H-pipe, SR Performance muffler delete axle-back, 3m vinyl, Bama tune, Viking shocks, BMR upper shock mount, and much more. Thank you to my sponsors Airlift, @autobadges, and @autographics for your support and contributions in making Oreo one badass Mustang.

PHOTO CRED: ROBERTO MARTY

THE EVIL QUEEN

CALEB ALLISON

THE EVIL QUEEN–2017 ROUSH STAGE 2

My car journey started in 2005 when the new S197 Mustang came out. My dad was first in line to get one! Soon after purchasing the car, we found Roush Performance. He quickly jumped on the Roush wagon and had the car converted into a Stage 2 Roush Mustang. This is where the addiction began. My dad and his friend later flew to the Roush plant in Livonia, Michigan and my dad fell in love with a Black Jack Mustang and ended up buying it while at Roush and handing down

his Stage 2 to me. Having my first Stage 2 Roush handed down to me from my dad, I did my first car show where I was showing my own vehicle. In March of 2010, a driver doing 70 mph rear ended me and totaled my car. Before I was even out of the hospital getting checked on, my dad had already found me another Roush, a 2007 Stage 3 427R that I drove for many years.

IT’S THE CAR THAT BRINGS US TOGETHER AND THE PEOPLE THAT KEEP US TOGETHER, BUT IT IS MUCH MORE THAN THAT, IT’S NOT JUST A CAR, IT’S A FLOOD OF MEMORIES OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND THE TIMES THAT YOU HAVE HAD.

CALEB ALLISON

THE EVIL QUEEN–2017 ROUSH STAGE 2

After selling my 427R, on January 9, 2017 my dad and I went on another adventure to North Carolina and picked up my new 2017 Roush Mustang off the showroom floor from the “Crazy Mustang Man” Lyle Sturgis. Ever since that day, I have been working hard to bring the vision I have in my head to life on the car, at the same time, continuing to share the passion for all things automotive with my dad. It’s the car that brings us together and the people that keep us together, but it is much more than that, it’s not just a car, it’s a flood of memories of friends and family and the times that you have had. It is special, cars are special.

PHOTO CRED: AEDAN PETTY

2017 GT VADER GT

ALEJANDRO PABON

VADER GT–2017 GT

TO ME THE BEST ABOUT A MUSTANG IS THE CUSTOMIZATION. I HAVE MET A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH SAME YEAR AND EVEN SAME COLOR BUT THEY DON’T LOOK THE SAME.

I’ve always been a big fan and lover of Mustangs. My I have always been a fan of Mustangs. When I was a kid my dad use to work on our neighbor’s 67 and 68 for the drag strip. And from that moment, I fell in love with the Ford Mustang. It was not until 2010 that I bought my first 2006 Mustang V6 and I loved it so much. Since then I have always had Mustangs in my life. To me the best about a Mustang is the customization. I have met a lot of people with same year and even

same color but they don’t look the same. And that’s what drives me to the Ford Mustang. It is the ability to make your Mustang almost like your signature, very unique.

PHOTO CRED: LUIS CASTILLO

JENNIFER RUSSELL

WRAITH–2011 V6

While the American Dream differs from person to person, we can all agree that we can achieve our goals through dedication and hard work. As a practical person, my dream was simple. To own a pony car during the second round of the horsepower wars. I wanted a Mustang and I wanted it bad. But living in the northeast presented its challenges for daily driving especially in the winter. But after some persuasion and support from my husband, I opted for a 2011 Mustang V6 pony package with 305 HP. I drove that car home with the biggest smile on my face on November 29, 2012. I named my Mustang “Wraith” after our late Russian Blue cat.

The Mustang is one of the most mod friendly vehicles on the market. While there are faster, more powerful

Mustangs out there, my Mustang is a reminder that I once had a dream and was able to make my dream a reality. Wraith is more than a car. He’s family.

The mod list is ever growing and changing throughout the years of ownership, but my overall goal is dependability and longevity. Wraith has a Boss 302 strut bar, 19” AMR staggered wheels, Airaid MXP cold air intake, SLP Loudmouth axle back exhaust, SR Performance shift knob, Morimoto XB LED S550 style tail lights, Alpharex

Luxx LED headlights, Morimoto front and rear side marker lights, 30% window tint, and matte black racing stripes.

PHOTO CRED: DAN DRENNEN

WHILE THERE ARE FASTER, MORE POWERFUL MUSTANGS OUT THERE, MY MUSTANG IS A REMINDER THAT I ONCE HAD A DREAM AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE MY DREAM A REALITY.

IN THE “HEADLIGHTS"

CITY MOTO

HANDS DOWN, THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT SIN CITY MOTO IS UNBEATABLE, THEIR UPGRADED SLINGSHOTS ARE UNBEATABLE, AND TINA THE OWNER IS UNBEATABLE! IF YOU ARE EVER IN THE VEGAS AREA, WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND SIN CITY MOTO.

As many of you know, SEMA 2022 just happened. As usual we had an ultimate blast in Las Vegas and at the show. However, the best part about Vegas is the ability to get out and adventure! I mean who wants to be stuck inside buildings all day when there is so much to do?

Every year, we rent Slingshots and take a cruise to a different destination. Last year we went to the Hoover Dam and that was pretty amazing. This year, however, was unbeatable. We took a quick ride to Sin City Moto and after a brief conversation with Tina the owner, we were convinced to drive out to the Valley of Fire! The visuals were absolutely unreal! By the way, Tina is a sweetheart.

Sin City Moto hooked us up from start to finish. Tina showed us everything we needed to know about the new version of the Slingshots, provided us with coolers for our snacks and lunches, sold us some really cool Sin City Moto beanies for our domes, and even provided us with some blankets for the ride because believe it or not, it was actually cold that day

out in the desert! To top it off, Tina even topped off our gas tanks for the ride!

After our wicked ride to the Valley of Fire, hours of taking photos and videos, and cruising the Vegas Strip on the way back, we determined that our 24 hour Sin City Moto Slingshot rental was priceless! It even allowed us to run some errands all over Vegas before we headed out to Fremont Street for the night.

Hands down, the customer service at Sin City Moto is unbeatable, their upgraded Slingshots are unbeatable, and Tina the owner is unbeatable! If you are ever in the Vegas area, we highly recommend Sin City Moto. We will be calling up Tina every year from now on! The Sin City Moto website is just a click away and ordering is easy.

WWW.SINCITYMOTO.COM

PHOTO CRED: DANIEL RAMEY

JUST LEAN INTO IT A LITTLE MORE.

In the past few episodes of Just The Tip, we’ve been looking at the effect of lowering your Pony and the potential effects of handling, and required adjustments to the suspension. The information mostly pertained to general concepts of lowering a vehicle with focus on the rear of the car. In the next two episodes, lets get into the fun stuff – the front suspension. The stuff that makes your car turn and does the heavy lifting of your suspension/steering system. When the body of the car is lowered onto the suspension, it changes the geometry of the front end suspension due to a reduced length of spring or strut that connects the upper part

“JUST THE TIP

of the car to the lower (suspension) part of the car. This affects Caster, Camber and Tow. All three of these components being in proper alignment is crucial to the handling and performance of your vehicle. When your Camber is out, it’s going to wear the tires unevenly on the inside/outside and not make optimal contact with the asphalt. When your Tow is out, you’ll have one side of the car trying to steer the car left, while the other side is trying to steer it right while you’re holding the steering wheel dead center. When you Caster is out, each bump you hit or corner you take is not pushing the strut up directly under the car, but rather pushing forward or backwards, affecting your stability at high speeds and straight-line tracking. Once you make the leap to lower your ride, make sure you get a full four wheel alignment to insure that all of you critical steering components are aligned to give you optimal performance and longevity.