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

[Kenneth Epperly]

The problem with that is if you have drum brake you will not have rear 
brakes as they all leak. Solved problem with Cobra brakes on front. Rear 
brakes are over rated anyway.

        Ken

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Justin Schick" <jschick@aafp.org>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 4:11 PM
Subject: Re: You wanna talk about MUSTANGS?......was: Re: [Shotimes] OT New 
Camaro just slightly retro


> 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
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