[Shotimes] A few pics for those interested...

[Jon Zane]

Neno,  Thanks for the input.  I have only owned one other front wheel drive
before my SHOing began.  That was an 86 Taurus Wagon w/ SHO slicer rims.  I
gotta find the pictures I have of that car.  Fortunately I can narrow it
down to the axle for 2 reasons.  1. Everything under the car is new (except
sub frame bushings)  2. It didn't do it before the axle was replaced.  The
replacement axle is badly pitted and probably shouldn't have been
remanufactured to start with.  I drove the car home from Rhode Island with
only a slight high speed shake that was rectified as soon as I put the
wheels from my 95 on it.  The tires that came on the car were mismatched and
unbalanced.  

Thanks for the kudos on the wheeling pictures, check out the rest of the
site if you have the time.  There's gotta be over 500 pictures there.  I run
the fourwheeling club and host the website.  www.njfourwheelers.com

Jonathan Zane
1988 Mustang LX
1995 Taurus SHO
1993 Taurus SHO
1979 F-150 4x4
1989 Ford Festiva
2001 Raptor
www.njfourwheelers.com/jon.html


> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net 
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Neno Albert
> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 5:59 PM
> To: Jonathan Zane; shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] A few pics for those interested...
> 
> 
> Hey Jon
> 
> Another good way to find out if your half-shaft would be to 
> put your front end on jackstands, have someone hold the left 
> wheel, you sit inside the vehicle and slowly accelerate. Not 
> too fast or you'll whip the persons arms off the wheel. Once 
> the right wheel begins spinning, you'll feel a shake. Either 
> side that causes it will tell you which shaft is bad, if any 
> at all. I've seen multiple parts cause a shake from bad ball 
> joints, worn control arm bushings, subframe bushings not 
> dampening properly, bent/cracked spindles, and (the obvious) 
> tires. (belt seperations, tire cupping, and worn suspension 
> causing tires to wear unevenly) Constant "wobble" type 
> feedback are most common of half shafts, however vibrations 
> are a common wheel balancing and are at certain speeds. Worn 
> parts can be something that occurs during a large load of 
> power and/or uneven roads. You might be aware of most of 
> this, however it's also good to news to those who aren't 
> aware of such behaviors. I'm also going to state that not all 
> the parts listed above will commonly give you a shake, ball 
> joints (for example) commonly cause a loose wobble-type 
> feeling at higher speeds where the steering system feels 
> loose or feels like it's trailing on and about.
> 
> P.S. - Those boggin' pics are just plain ole bad-arse! :)
> 
> Neno
> '89 SHO - still no go :(
> 
> --- Jonathan Zane <jonzane@kc2ena.com> wrote:
> > By the way I think I've narrowed my front end shake down to a bad 
> > replacement half-shaft.  Doing a burn out with wheel cut to 
> the right 
> > (right wheel spinning) yields a shake, left does not.  I'll be 
> > returning that for a replacement ASAP!
> 
> =====
> Neno & The Qwik SHO
> 1989 SHO: SS 3.2L Long block, SS LPM, Ford 80mm MAF, SS CAI, 
> SS UDP's, SS Hi-flow Y-Pipe, SS Cat back, SS Jr Revs Clutch 
> (dead!), Eibachs, Italian Silcers w/ bald 215/60R16 Yoko Avid 
> H4 (Thanks Jack M.) Coming Soon: IPT Stage 4 Clutch (6 Puck 
> carbonic) & IPT LSD (revised version)
> 
> 1989 Shaggalic: 18x8 Epic Wulfs w/ 245/40ZR18 Kumho Supra's 
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