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Who all added a cross member brace to their 05'-mid 07' V6's?

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Old 04-14-2011, 10:07 PM
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Now that our Pony's have a little age on them, I'm wondering who added a cross member brace to thier '05 to mid '07 V6's? Around March 2007 the brace, part number 4R3Z5025A Cross Member and (4) W711553-S440 Nuts was installed on the production line. Prior to that it was only on the convertable and GT500 models.

Here is a picture of the OEM brace

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Old 04-14-2011, 10:10 PM
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BTW, I installed mine in May, 2007. The cost for the parts was $234.46
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I've had a Che K member brace with torque limiters installed since 2006

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Old 04-14-2011, 11:27 PM
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Originally Posted by GrayPony
I've had a Che K member brace with torque limiters installed since 2006
Running a T5....the Che Parts is what your really want......makes going into 3rd a bit more easier....nice MOD!
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Old 04-14-2011, 11:29 PM
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Mine fortunately came with one.
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Old 04-15-2011, 05:01 AM
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The price of the OEM brace has really come down at this dealership

$80.65

http://www.fordpartsgiant.com/parts/...3z-5025-a.html

A little more research at this site reveals

"Not Used In Production, From: 09/07/2004 To: 03/26/2007 2005/ 2007"

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Old 04-15-2011, 06:47 AM
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Added the CHE quite a while back. Had the torque limiters, but removed them...I was not comfortable with noise they were transmitting into the car, and despite several adjustments I could not get the vibrations to go away.
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Old 04-15-2011, 07:06 PM
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I have the Steeda trac brace, I haven't gone anywhere to test all of the suspension mods I made, hopefully I will take it to an autocross event sometime.
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I added the CHE brace in the summer of 07.
After the dealer fixed the front end "Thunk" which I bitched
about for 6 months.
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I think its weird how it seems random cars got them, I don't have one.
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