Remind me... Does the FMS cable differ from the OEM and also the one that MM sells?
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I do not believe so but not 100% sure. I would assume that the FMS cable is OEM or made to OEM standards. You cannot get a clutch cable from the dealer or at least that has been my experience so it makes sense FMS has filled that gap. Supposedly the Steera cable is made by the same manufacturer as OEM/FMS. I am going off memory and Steeda’s advertisement.
It may also be different from the last time I really paid attention. It used to be that the OEM style cable was the best you could get followed by FMS. The OEM cable had a finer stainless shield sheathing and finer wound internal cable.
When OEM cables became scarce then Maximum Motorsports started selling them. That's the one I have installed. I opted for the 95 version which is a tad longer than the Fox.
What I remember from back in the day was that the FMS cable was not the same quality as OEM. That may not still be true today.
We might need to try and get a couple of these things together and note any differences.
The OEM clutch fork is still available from Ford
Part number E6ZZ-7515-A. $21ish
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Part number E6ZZ-7515-A. $21ish
1984-1993 Ford Release Fork E6ZZ-7515-A | TascaParts.com
1984-1993 Ford part # E6ZZ-7515-A - Release Fork
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The original cables were made in Canada, while the FMS cables starting around 2000 started to be made in Taiwan. The Canada ones were better but good luck finding those. I have a Tiawanese cable made around 2005 or so that i bought in the FMS kit and it began to split. I made some repairs with marine grade heat shrink, and its holding out.
I'd often seen some sites mention their cables were made "by the OE supplier", but it seems to me that supplier is the Taiwanese one. The doesn't necessarily mean it's crap.
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I found this:
We have done a lot of research on Mustang clutch cables, buying and testing almost every different cable on the market we could find. We have found after all this investigation, that the OEM Ford Clutch Cables are the best quality cables available. They have a multi-material, layered construction that provides better heat, friction and collapsibility protection than all the aftermarket cables we dissected. With that in mind, we have begun selling all year ranges of OEM Ford Mustang cables, for those customers that demand a cable that will last. We have developed a clutch adjustment package that will work with all OEM Ford cables. Our Quadrant, firewall package will allow the use of all OEM Ford Mustang clutch cables (and adjustable clutch cables, too), however the cables all require some minor modifications.
We also sell a package with the MM Universal Ford OEM clutch cable, which comes with all the parts you need to install a Ford quality clutch cable in your Mustang with an aluminum quadrant and firewall adjuster, that requires no additional cable modifications. This universal clutch cable will provide more header clearance, and therefore even better heat protection, than any other cable we have found, including the 5.0 liter engine OEM Ford Mustang cables!! This cable, quadrant and firewall adjuster can be the answer to all your clutch cable problems! We have also discontinued selling adjustable clutch cables due to the poor quality and repeated returns we have experienced. Based on our research and ongoing testing, OEM Ford cables are the only solution to Mustang clutch cable problems.
The photo below compares the construction of an aftermarket Mustang clutch cable (upper cable) and an OEM Ford Mustang cable (lower cable). Note that Ford utilizes a multi layer construction which helps prevent heat from affecting the sliding action of the inner cable or causing a compression failure of the outer housing, while still allowing the cable to be sufficiently flexible. While we have looked at the construction of many aftermarket cables, none have had a construction that can compare to the quality of the OEM Ford cables.
from here: https://www.maximummotorsports.com/tech_drivetrn_clutch_clutch_cable.aspx
It has always been the same in my memory (20+ years). What it doesn't say is where they get their cables from
Thoughts?
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MM Universal Ford OEM Clutch Cable!We have done a lot of research on Mustang clutch cables, buying and testing almost every different cable on the market we could find. We have found after all this investigation, that the OEM Ford Clutch Cables are the best quality cables available. They have a multi-material, layered construction that provides better heat, friction and collapsibility protection than all the aftermarket cables we dissected. With that in mind, we have begun selling all year ranges of OEM Ford Mustang cables, for those customers that demand a cable that will last. We have developed a clutch adjustment package that will work with all OEM Ford cables. Our Quadrant, firewall package will allow the use of all OEM Ford Mustang clutch cables (and adjustable clutch cables, too), however the cables all require some minor modifications.
We also sell a package with the MM Universal Ford OEM clutch cable, which comes with all the parts you need to install a Ford quality clutch cable in your Mustang with an aluminum quadrant and firewall adjuster, that requires no additional cable modifications. This universal clutch cable will provide more header clearance, and therefore even better heat protection, than any other cable we have found, including the 5.0 liter engine OEM Ford Mustang cables!! This cable, quadrant and firewall adjuster can be the answer to all your clutch cable problems! We have also discontinued selling adjustable clutch cables due to the poor quality and repeated returns we have experienced. Based on our research and ongoing testing, OEM Ford cables are the only solution to Mustang clutch cable problems.
The photo below compares the construction of an aftermarket Mustang clutch cable (upper cable) and an OEM Ford Mustang cable (lower cable). Note that Ford utilizes a multi layer construction which helps prevent heat from affecting the sliding action of the inner cable or causing a compression failure of the outer housing, while still allowing the cable to be sufficiently flexible. While we have looked at the construction of many aftermarket cables, none have had a construction that can compare to the quality of the OEM Ford cables.
from here: https://www.maximummotorsports.com/tech_drivetrn_clutch_clutch_cable.aspx
It has always been the same in my memory (20+ years). What it doesn't say is where they get their cables from
Thoughts?
