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Old Jul 10, 2007 | 11:03 AM
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2004 handling issue..

Question, everytime i get the car in a high rpm it wants to throw its self to one side. 2nd gear is the worst. It will even do it in a burn out not that i do it all the time. What would i be able to do to help this become more straight or Is it just natural? Do the new Model's do this?
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Old Jul 10, 2007 | 11:07 AM
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How many miles?

Have you had your Control Arms and bushings checked?

Open rear diff?
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Old Jul 10, 2007 | 12:47 PM
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32000 miles and had the check up. I dont know if they looked there. I dont have the tools to look.
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Old Jul 12, 2007 | 06:25 PM
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My car does that when i launch hard with TC off....

But you said high rpm so it could be something different
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 07:16 AM
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ohh i will check that. maybe i bumped it off w/ the gps wire somehow. but yes high rpm.
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 11:36 AM
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Are both wheels spinning? You should be able to ascertain this fairly easy. If you have an 04 GT you should have a Ford Trac lok differential. You could have bad clutchpack or your suspension could be tweaked. Need to get under it and check it out.
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Old Jul 15, 2007 | 07:08 AM
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Im glad i didnt buy that car

jk jk jk
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Old Jul 15, 2007 | 12:56 PM
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hehe u funny. i went to a dealer for a trade in price and they didnt mention anything was wrong when they test drove it. maybe it just was getting loose. i will look into the Ford Trac lok Differential tho.
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Old Jul 15, 2007 | 02:10 PM
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Check your tire pressures. If one side is lower than the other it can throw you off.
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Old Jul 17, 2007 | 02:42 PM
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Is this a GT or a V6? If its a GT, check your diff, bushing, control arms, rear swaybar, etc. If it is a V6 then get used to it, one tire fire baby.
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Old Jul 17, 2007 | 03:52 PM
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The detail under his name says 2004 GT.
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Old Jul 17, 2007 | 05:32 PM
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definitely check tire pressures. also it could just be a fact that the roads here suck. and one side grips better than the other.
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Old Jul 17, 2007 | 08:43 PM
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I'm gonna check pressure tomorrow, it has to be it.
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 06:08 AM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/79-04...spagenameZWDVW

does any one think these might help him? It firmed my 00 up
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Old Jul 19, 2007 | 10:10 AM
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Those would help if he's putting alot of power to the ground or drag racing. But if it's stock(for the most part) then I wouldn't bother. Unless his torque boxes are already damaged.
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Old Jul 19, 2007 | 12:27 PM
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I think its my air pressure in my one tire. I dont want to do any x-treme mods since i'm tradeing it in. Also, i looked for the TC and i dont have one? There was a symbol listing in the booklet and i didnt see it in the car unless i'm missing something completely.
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