Thanks!Really the only reason to get that is if you have a supercharger kit that requires stock belt routing, otherwise it’s another potential failure down the road.
Short belt it and reroute
Thanks. Yeah I kind of figured this would be the answer based on other internet sleuthing but was secretly hoping otherwise so I wouldn’t have to buy one more thing, lol. I’m now trying to decide between finishing my stereo setup, getting tires for the pony wheels, or finishing the suspension.Caster / camber plates have way more alignment ability than the factory plate. You can adjust the camber back out with drilling out the factory rivets and moving the strut plate or using camber bolts in the strut where it bolts to the spindle. The correct and easiest way would be to do it right the first time and get good aftermarket plates. I use UPR but the best is Maximum.
Thanks man. I am pretty happy with how it looks from 10 feet away or so, lol.That car is looking good.
I had a local shop (Lexington, KY) change my 2.73 to 3.55 last year. I supplied the 3.55 ring and pinion and they installed it for $500. He said the bearings were good, so they weren’t replaced.Just got a quote from another shop on doing the rear end gears. This one is a shop in Maryland that has done work on my other Mustang before (never had any complaints really). They quoted me $975 to do the ring and pinion, not including parts, gear oil, etc.
From what I can gather, I’m looking at around $1,250 total to have this shop do the gears, without adding a new differential cover. This shop is a lot further away so I would also have to account for gas and the time to get there and back.
The other shop, which is closer, quoted me $950 for just the labor.
I usually try not to complain about prices for skilled labor but just wanted to ask again since this is the second shop I got a quote from. Does this seem to be the new norm? The only shops I’ve found that will actually do a ring and pinion install have both given me similar price quotes. The rest of the shops I’ve called either don’t work on cars as old as Fox Mustangs or just don’t do read end gears.
@90sickfox? Not sure he got he message.Major complex/technical upgrade accomplished yesterday…….I replaced the passenger side mirror
View: https://youtu.be/tidz5Hg3EW0
It actually did end up taking longer than I expected (shocker) because I didn’t realize I would have to take the inner door panel off to access the connector for the mirror. Im pretty happy with the quality on the new mirror though. I didn’t replace the driver side but will do that too eventually.
I also discovered that I did have a door speaker on the passenger side but the wiring had broken off right at the speaker. I guess I misunderstood the guy who installed my new head unit a couple months back.
If I had known earlier that yesterday was going to be a warm day, I would have taken it off from work and tried to get the steering shaft assembly installed. Missed opportunity.
Still haven’t found a local master mechanic for the gears. Trying to determine what else I can make progress on while the weather is mostly cold.
Thanks man. Really appreciate the offer and the recommendation. I am planning to give this place a call this week. I’ll shoot you a DM too.Hey...over here
I understand how people want to deal with shops and warranties and such. In reality, a bunch of shops could care less about integrity. The Gear Box in Mechanicsville MD is the only shop I'd send a rear to....but I do them myself. If you want my services inbox me. If not ( and I understand ) this is a recommendation to a good shop that'll get it done for you. If you got the rear dropped I'd even haul it over there in my truck with you.
Yeah, that’s mostly been my approach as I also think about what else I want to do with the car longer term. I don’t think I’m quite hoarder status (my wife might disagree) but I hold onto stuff that I think I might need later on or that I could give to someone else who needs it.So you are kinda doing what I'm doing in that you are replacing improving as you can. Do you have a pile of old parts that you are collecting? I'm keeping all my old junk. You never know. That mirror might be fixable and the only thing available at some point in the future. I'll admit I'm kinda a hoarder.
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