You wanna talk about MUSTANGS?......was: Re: [Shotimes] OT New Camaro just slightly retro

[Justin Schick]

Or even just C-clip elinimators.

Justin
parted 92 - need something?

>>> Kenneth Epperly <epperly1@optonline.net> 1/11/2006 2:54:27 pm >>>
The 8.8 is not that bad it just needs the axels with more spines (32) and a 
Detroit Locker.

        Ken
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Fourchy" <krazgeo@comcast.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 1:28 PM
Subject: You wanna talk about MUSTANGS?......was: Re: [Shotimes] OT New 
Camaro just slightly retro


> On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 22:22:42 -0600, van Oss wrote:
>
>>I think they got the new Mustang so right that, at least forward of the 
>>doors, .....snipped.....
>
> Yeah--sure...let's not talk about what it is like BEHIND the doors, like 
> down at the
> rear axle, where it still has that famously unreliable 8.8 ring and pinion 
> set.
> Yeah, this is 2005/6, but just because they've made a LOT of those axles, 
> that
> doesn't mean my chances of getting one that will stay quiet for more than 
> 1,500
> miles is any better.
>
> ....Axle shafts that ride on the rollers of the axle bearings, rather than 
> having
> separate races (so that WHEN, not if, they fail, you have to buy AXLES as 
> well as
> bearings)....that's the kind of cost cutting _I'm_ talking about....any 
> way to make
> it cheaper and lighter...who cares if it won't last a year.
>
> This version MIGHT be better....I have asked 4 Ford dealers throughout 
> 2005 to find
> out for me if they ARE better....no response.
>
> Junk it must be, then.....pure junk.
>
>>What does "I'm a traditionalist" mean?  To what tradition are you an 
>>adherant?
>
> How about this.....I am an adherant to the tradition of making a quality 
> product,
> that will deliver performance and reliability as advertised, which is 
> advanced and
> improved compared to prior versions, while respecting and maintaining the 
> heritage
> of performance and value of the previous product...referring to Mustangs 
> from
> 1965-1970.  I do not expect five out of six 1987-1995 Mustangs residing in 
> my garage
> to have drivetrain troubles from the factory, either out of balance 
> driveshafts
> (both '93 Cobras) to ring and pinion sets that might as well have been 
> omitted from
> the car at delivery...for example....a '94 GT convertible, with bad gear 
> assembly
> from the factory...noise noticed at delivery plus 5 miles; and a '95 Cobra
> convertible...ring gear bearings failed at 1,500 miles....replacement 
> gearset failed
> at 8 miles....not even delivered to me by the dealer. The only one of 
> these cars
> that had a decent axle was the '87 GT convertible....and it had a bad oil 
> pump at
> delivery, with subsequent engine problems...relatively rare for a 5.0, so 
> I'm not
> complaining about that....also the selling dealer was VERY good about 
> getting that
> car fixed.
>
> I'd keep going, but the delete key gets very enticing, I'm sure....
>
> George