Axle Girdle Fit?

[Fourth Horseman]

I'm getting close to doing my stage 1 upgrades, and was thinking about replacing the differential cover with a Ford axle girdle, part number M-4033-G1 (http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts/part_details.asp?PartKeyField= 6409), when I have the gears swapped.

Will I have any problems with clearance with this part and the Addco rear sway bar that Dennis sells?

[TAF]

There is no problem with clearance, Clarence....Rodger, Rodger. What's your vector, Victor.

http://www.fmprep.com/audio/Other/CLRNC.wav

Captain Clarence: "You ever been up in a cockpit before, Joey?"

JOEY: "No sir, I've never been up in a plane before!"

Captain Clarence: "You ever seen a grown man naked?"

Captain Clarence: "Joey, d'you ever hang around the gymnasium?"

Captain Clarence: "Joey? You like movies about gladiators?"

Captain Clarence: "Joey? Have you ever been in a... in a Turkish prison?"

[Agent M79]

Looking at your link, it appears to be the same part you can purchase through Wes at Innovative Interceptors from T/A Performance. I beleive they make those girdles for Ford.

That horizontal landing across the center has reportedly been engraved to say "SVO", "T/A Performance", and "Ford Racing" but they are the same cover.

If they are one in the same, you will have no clearance problems.




I'm getting close to doing my stage 1 upgrades, and was thinking about replacing the differential cover with a Ford axle girdle, part number M-4033-G1 (http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts/part_details.asp?PartKeyField= 6409), when I have the gears swapped.

Will I have any problems with clearance with this part and the Addco rear sway bar that Dennis sells?

[Fourth Horseman]

Thanks, I thought I remembered a thread on this before but didn't have any luck with a search.

EDIT: Aha! I found it here (http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?t=6461&highlight=differential+girdle) .

[joflewbyu2]

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[Marauderjack]

I noticed that there is a bracket attached to the top of my stock differential cover (holds the emergency brake cable I think)....How do you attach this to the Ford Racing girdle?? It used small allen head bolts that go into recesses in the girdle....Don't think the bracket will work with it?? :confused: :help:

Thanks,
Marauderjack :D

[Fourth Horseman]

Another quick question for the pros here: I found a dealer that will do my mods and not void my powertrain warranty! Whoohoo! They say that they can flash my PCM to calibrate it for the new gear ratio in the differential so that my spedo reads correctly. If I have them do that, just to get me on the road and working well, will I have any trouble when I plug a chip in from Dennis later? Or does the chip over-ride anything currently loaded in the PCM?

[FordNut]

stock sway bar no clarence issues, with the other bar yes.
I've got both the girdle and Addco/DR sway bar and have no clearance problems.

[TAF]

The tuning in the chip will override the flash. BTW...the chip will have the speedo correction, as well. Congrats on finding a dealer that will work with you. :up:

[Fourth Horseman]

Excellent. Thanks for the help, TAF, and everyone else, too. I'm leaving work early today to stop by and order my parts and schedule the installation. I'll have to wait until next month to get the chip, plugs and stat from Dennis. I'm excited to be finally getting my stage 1 stuff!

[bugsys03]

What about if you add the gear after the jerry tune/flash? when you reflash for the gear change will it affect my tune?

[Kelly]

I noticed that there is a bracket attached to the top of my stock differential cover (holds the emergency brake cable I think)....How do you attach this to the Ford Racing girdle?? It used small allen head bolts that go into recesses in the girdle....Don't think the bracket will work with it?? :confused: :help:

Thanks,
Marauderjack :D


It won't fit the new cover, but the bracket is ridgid enough to hold the cable in place so it won't get chaffed as it rest on the top of the hub.

[HwyCruiser]

Fun with the digital camera...

http://www.mercurygallery.net/mmnet/watermark.php?file=500/1594Sway_bar_front-med.jpg

http://www.mercurygallery.net/mmnet/watermark.php?file=500/1594Syaw_bar_bottom-med.jpg

http://www.mercurygallery.net/mmnet/watermark.php?file=500/1594Sway_bar_side-med.jpg

Eeew, rusty butt. Another project added to the list.

-JD

[teamrope]

There is no problem with clearance, Clarence....Rodger, Rodger. What's your vector, Victor.

http://www.fmprep.com/audio/Other/CLRNC.wav

Captain Clarence: "You ever been up in a cockpit before, Joey?"

JOEY: "No sir, I've never been up in a plane before!"

Captain Clarence: "You ever seen a grown man naked?"

Captain Clarence: "Joey, d'you ever hang around the gymnasium?"

Captain Clarence: "Joey? You like movies about gladiators?"

Captain Clarence: "Joey? Have you ever been in a... in a Turkish prison?"

Captain Clarence: "Joey, do you like the way Scraps rubes up and down on your leg?" :D

[Fourth Horseman]

Thanks for the photographic evidence, Hwy! ;)

[HwyCruiser]

Thanks for the photographic evidence, Hwy! ;)

Certainly Fourth, my pleasure.

I hope your install goes well and that you like the DR stage 1 as much as I do. The only problem is this modding stuff is more addictive than smoking.

Oh wait, I'm modding so I can start smoking! :lol:

-JD

[Haggis]

... The only problem is this modding stuff is more addictive than smoking.

Oh wait, I'm modding so I can start smoking! :lol:

-JD

Yea, but it is more fun and doesn't cause cancer. I told Ladyhawke the other night that I can't stop that I had an illness. She tells me "Yea it's MM.net" because I can't stop modding. Man I hope she doesn't send me to MM.net Anonymous, I would never be able to survive the 12 step program. Nor do I think I would want too!! :lol: