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Originally Posted by 1999Pony
Have you noticed much of a difference with having the LCA's? Just curious.
BTW, PM one of the mods and get your title changed and it may help getting some interest.
BTW, PM one of the mods and get your title changed and it may help getting some interest.
And yes I have, for me the big one is my car no longer squeaks!! Other than that the ride feels very firm and planted.
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+1 on the LCA impressions
also, how bright is the LED third brake light? Mines broken and I've been thinking of buying one of the tinted LED third brake lights off ebay. Plus it'll match the recently tinted tailights
also, how bright is the LED third brake light? Mines broken and I've been thinking of buying one of the tinted LED third brake lights off ebay. Plus it'll match the recently tinted tailights
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The one i got is from latmodelrestoration.com and it is decently bright, definitely alot brighter than the stock one, but not obnoxiously bright.
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Cars going to the shop today, there has always been a slight roaring from the diff, but ever since the lca install it has gotten loader and worse. I cannot even mute it out now, and from a dead stop to acceleration you hear a clunking noise. I think its bad bearings and a loose pinon.. What do yall think??
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Sounds like what I had a couple years ago. Probably just a loose ring and pinion. I never looked inside it, but the guy who bought it from me had it fixed in an hour.
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Well this is ridiculous.. the problem was a bad pinion bearing. I got quoted $810 to replace that single bearing... idk what to do. thats not going to happen.
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shoot man..
at that point i might look for a new axle. you can probably get one from a wrecked GT for not nearly that much.
ebay has a few in the 5-700 range. I'm sure one at a local wrecking yard would be even cheaper
edit: lol great minds
at that point i might look for a new axle. you can probably get one from a wrecked GT for not nearly that much.
ebay has a few in the 5-700 range. I'm sure one at a local wrecking yard would be even cheaper
edit: lol great minds
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Im looking on craigslist right now, i actually have and add "wtb 8.8 for mustang 99-04" and it isnt getting musch attention.. I called another performance shop around me and they quoted me $800, but they will replace all the bearings and the ring and pinion with what ever ratio i want.
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Might as well just get new gears for 800 if that includes the parts as well and you can't find an axle. I know for my gear swap with all parts included (gears shim kit oil) it was about 800 after labor. If they have to replace them you might as well upgrade and get some fun out of it.
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the other shop sounds like a much better place to deal with
but have you also searched the other nearby areas on CL?
might need to borrow a truck/uhaul or whatever, but it could be worth the trip if theres one for a few hundred out there
but have you also searched the other nearby areas on CL?
might need to borrow a truck/uhaul or whatever, but it could be worth the trip if theres one for a few hundred out there
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Originally Posted by future9er24
the other shop sounds like a much better place to deal with
but have you also searched the other nearby areas on CL?
might need to borrow a truck/uhaul or whatever, but it could be worth the trip if theres one for a few hundred out there
but have you also searched the other nearby areas on CL?
might need to borrow a truck/uhaul or whatever, but it could be worth the trip if theres one for a few hundred out there
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Originally Posted by cpotts13
Well this is ridiculous.. the problem was a bad pinion bearing. I got quoted $810 to replace that single bearing... idk what to do. thats not going to happen.
If you can, park it until you can fix it. You don't want to end up in a wall somewhere.
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Originally Posted by 1999Pony
That's what I was afraid of. Be careful driving it like that cuz the rear could lock up while your driving and that would end very bad.
If you can, park it until you can fix it. You don't want to end up in a wall somewhere.