best t-5 rebuild kit?

stprorolla49

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this is pretty self explainatory....ive looked at the hanlon kit, the d&d kit, and the ford racing kit...so far i think i want to get the hanlon kit, but before i do, is the ford racing kit one to consider because its like $70 more...and what are the synchros made out of in these kits? brass? i found some on ebay that had carbon kevlar 3rd and 4th gear synchros....im ordering tonite, so i'd really like to know...thanks guys

 

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I'm in the same boat! Waiting for some feedback as well.

 

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i 3rd it.

id like to know a rebuild kit myself...

 

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i bought the one from Astroperformance and was quite happy with it....comes with eveything you need and was cheaper than the others I believe. Also 5th gear is the only gear with a brass syncro the rest are fiber syncros which are better. Not quite sure why 5th gears still uses a brass syncro? could be because of it's location outside the mainbox so it doesn't get as much lube as the rest....who knows. lol hope that helps. BTW I have 3k miles on my rebuilt T5 with no complaints what so ever. Shifts like a beauty!!!

 

stprorolla49

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ryanp said:

i bought the one from Astroperformance and was quite happy with it....comes with eveything you need and was cheaper than the others I believe. Also 5th gear is the only gear with a brass syncro the rest are fiber syncros which are better. Not quite sure why 5th gears still uses a brass syncro? could be because of it's location outside the mainbox so it doesn't get as much lube as the rest....who knows. lol hope that helps. BTW I have 3k miles on my rebuilt T5 with no complaints what so ever. Shifts like a beauty!!!

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thanks for the info man...sounds like thats where im gettin it from cause i can get a good deal on the clutch there too...

 

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ford racing kit all the way

 

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Rebuilt my T5 with the hanlon kit. Definately get the rebuild video if you have never done it before. I still have yet to put it back in the car so we'll see but everything shifted fine out of the car.
Kevin

 

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I used the Hanlon kit. Works well.

 

stprorolla49

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DouglasOhio said:

ford racing kit all the way

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any reason why the ford racing kit is more expensive than the others by like $70?

 

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All the parts to come from ttc automotive right? The Ford markup is pretty high. I ordered a second gear from Hanlon for 80ish bucks which the local ford dealer wanted 210 or something. Both gears probably came from TTC too....
Kevin

 

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This site has a some decent info on what kits come with what, and some other info

http://pomoforacing.com/tech/T5Rebuild2002.pdf

 

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I got my kit from Hanlon also...

like others have said, get the video...and patience is good also.

other than that, it's not too bad..

 

stprorolla49

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88gt said:

I got my kit from Hanlon also...

like others have said, get the video...and patience is good also.

other than that, it's not too bad..

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yea, i got the video and just finished watching it...its nothing i can't do...do the rebuild kits come with new bearings?

 

stprorolla49

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ttt

 

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Yup. Hanlon kit includes bearings... I think it reuses one set of needle bearings though... no biggie...
Kevin

 

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d&d performance kit as works fine for me. Going on over 2 yrs...

 

stprorolla49

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yea i really needa hop on ordering a kit and clutch...im picking up a spare t-5 tomorrow for parts from another member on here....

 

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I got the D&D kit with the super alloy gear set. Has worked great in my T-5 for 2-3 years. That was with me spraying the car at the track making over 400 hp and well over 450 lb/ft. On drag radials, no slicks.

 

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suscribing... i need to do something with mine soon.