[Shotimes] '96 Brake Upgrade problem - desperate

Tim Dahm timd@chartermi.net
Sat, 16 Aug 2003 15:21:58 -0500


I don't know if the 95 Continental knuckles can be made to work,
I have always just used 94-95 Taurus/sable knuckles from a car with abs.

Tim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Timothy Williams" <timothyw@iastate.edu>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 2:50 PM
Subject: [Shotimes] '96 Brake Upgrade problem - desperate


> After attending the SHO convention with my Dad and having a great time, I
> decided we needed to do the brake upgrade on our '92.  Supposedly got '95
> Continental knuckles but the control arm ball joint is built into the
knuckle,
> whereas the '92 knuckle has a hole for the cntl arm ball joint pin, the
ball
> joint being mounted in the control arm.  The number on the left knuckle is
RF
> F5OC-3K171-EC.  Is that the correct knuckle?  The Josh Teixeira post on
> deciphering Ford numbers says the number on the part isn't necessarily the
> same as the P/N, so I called the Ford dealer and was given a P/N of
F7O7-3K185-
> AA.  Makes no sense to me.
>
> Made a call to Don Mallinson (thanks Don!) who made a valiant effort to
help,
> but I am still stuck.
>
> Any advice at all will be sincerely appreciated.  I can send pic's if that
> helps.  I have to put this thing back together by Monday so I can return
to
> school.
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Tim
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