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olbob

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Two Questions;
What are the plastic "blocks" in back of the rear wheels for???
Can speedometer mileage registers be altered??
Thank you,
Bob

 

SaleenGT2001

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are you talking about odometer fraud??? it is possible but i'm not going to tell you how to change it. that would just be wrong

as for the blocks, i believe they are charcol canisters

 

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olbob

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No, My friend recently purchased a 98 gt and the odometer figures are not all that aligned, we were wondering if it was possible to "jimmy" them to set the indicated mileage lower?
The boxes I meant are smaller than the charcoal container and are to the rear of each rear wheel, supported by a small square tube to the rear bumper.
Thanks,
Bob

 

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BobHyatt

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are you talking about rubber rear axle travel limiters above the rear axles??? If so, they limit the amount of upward travel if you hit a severe bump, to prevent the tires from hitting the wheel wells or the shocks from being damaged on over-compression...

 

SVT32VDOHC

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I would say they prevent the quarter panels from popping the tires in an accident.

 

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GettinThere

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olbob said:

...What are the plastic "blocks" in back of the rear wheels for??

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I think those are the Ford "dirt collectors"

 

2000fordstanggt

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this has to do with odometer fraud

http://www.stangbangers.com/News_OdometerFraud.htm

 

blacksheep-1

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If they're what I think they are, they kill harmonics (vibration).

 

lover

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SaleenGT2001 said:

are you talking about odometer fraud??? it is possible but i'm not going to tell you how to change it. that would just be wrong

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Like when somebody didn't tell you how to change it?? . Or you're just smart like that and nobody had to tell you.

You can tell me how to rob a bank, that doesn't mean I'm going to do it.
You can tell me how to jump out of a perfectly good airplane without gettin hurt, I'm sure as hell not going to do that....

 

SaleenGT2001

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lover said:

Like when somebody didn't tell you how to change it?? . Or you're just smart like that and nobody had to tell you.

You can tell me how to rob a bank, that doesn't mean I'm going to do it.
You can tell me how to jump out of a perfectly good airplane without gettin hurt, I'm sure as hell not going to do that....

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i just dont think this is the right place to be telling people how to change mileage. yes it is possible and especially with the non digital ones it is VERY simple

 

2000fordstanggt

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or you could drive backwards

 

Mustang225

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Plus never buy a car without a Carfax.

 

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lover said:

You can tell me how to jump out of a perfectly good airplane without gettin hurt, I'm sure as hell not going to do that....

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Tuck and roll