I just recently bought a DSS 331 shortblock. For the last week I've been putting it together. Yesterday the last part came. Its a Ford Racing Harmonic Balancer balanced at 28oz. I bolted the crank pully on and noticed that the crank pully doesnt line up. It seems like its off an inch. I know that I need a spacer but dont know what size. Has anyone ever bought this Balancer if so what spacer do I need. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
if you're using stock serpentine, you should need a 0.950" spacer...ck the FRPP online catalog, or download it, it should be able to put some lite on the subject
I believe the FRPP balancers are 3.00" total length w/o a spacer, and the stock 5.0 length is 3.95"
can anyone confirm this? I don't remember off the top of my head...
just put one on my friends car..we used the .875 one...works perfect..the balencer he has is a ....fms-m-6316-c351... the spacer is a fms-m-8510-c351....like i said its the .875 one not the .950 hope this helps i just went through this a month ago....
Thanks Pimtout. I'll be ordering one tomorrow. The FMS-M-6316-C351 is the one I have so if it worked on your friends, it should work on mine. Everywhere I have called has the 0.950" spacer on back order until May 25 so I'll take my chances with the .875 . Just one question. Is it off at all, or is a perfect fit?
thanks for the clarification PIMTOUT-couldn't remember exactly...I'm currently running a professional products balancer (which is near copy of the FRPP version) and I had to get a 0.950" spacer for it...that's all I really had to go from
The FRPP catalog says that if you're using a 0.917" FRPP crank sprocket (for your timing set) to use the 0.875" spacer, otherwise the use the 0.950"...of course there are other crank sprockets that measure that thickness...
my friends' '95 cobra couldn't use the 0.950" spacer for that reason, the balancer bottomed out on the sprocket before the pulleys would line up...
If you know what thickness sprocket you're using consult the FRPP online catalog pgs 80, 81 for more info.