First Mod to 2007 Mustang V6?
08-09-2011, 10:45 AM
#21
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Well the best thing to do is to buy an entire new (used) rearend. It is more expensive, but the stock rearend in the V6 is really weak, and does not have positraction. Swapping gears into our 7.5" rearends is really just a waste of money. What most of us do is buy an 8.8" rearend out of a Mustang GT that either already has the gear ratio we want, or we buy one and have a shop put the gears we want in. Typically, buying an 8.8" costs 800-1000 dollars. You can buy them from sites like newtakeoff.com or latemodelrestoration.com, or you can buy one from a junkyard.
08-09-2011, 11:08 AM
#22
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Well the best thing to do is to buy an entire new (used) rearend. It is more expensive, but the stock rearend in the V6 is really weak, and does not have positraction. Swapping gears into our 7.5" rearends is really just a waste of money. What most of us do is buy an 8.8" rearend out of a Mustang GT that either already has the gear ratio we want, or we buy one and have a shop put the gears we want in. Typically, buying an 8.8" costs 800-1000 dollars. You can buy them from sites like newtakeoff.com or latemodelrestoration.com, or you can buy one from a junkyard.
Make sure to also get the 03-04 Cobra pinion flange, which you'll need for it to bolt up
08-09-2011, 11:29 AM
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08-09-2011, 11:31 AM
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Here is a link to the cobra flange pinion
http://www.speedconcepts.net/product...a8n75dckvv0qi1
I have heard you can get them a little cheaper in some places, but I haven't found them yet. Also, I believe this site sells the rearends for like 750 instead of upwards of 900 like many places.
http://www.speedconcepts.net/product...a8n75dckvv0qi1
I have heard you can get them a little cheaper in some places, but I haven't found them yet. Also, I believe this site sells the rearends for like 750 instead of upwards of 900 like many places.
08-09-2011, 09:43 PM
#28
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ive a question since we are on rear ends..
a year or so ago, a 06 v6 mustang came in that someone had just bought. well, we got it in, and noticed the rear end had jb weld fix and the trailing arm was bent. so we ordered another rear end for it. it was a direct bolt on, but it was 3.55, not 3.31. when did the rear ends get the 3.55 for the v6?
a year or so ago, a 06 v6 mustang came in that someone had just bought. well, we got it in, and noticed the rear end had jb weld fix and the trailing arm was bent. so we ordered another rear end for it. it was a direct bolt on, but it was 3.55, not 3.31. when did the rear ends get the 3.55 for the v6?
08-09-2011, 10:48 PM
#29
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ive a question since we are on rear ends..
a year or so ago, a 06 v6 mustang came in that someone had just bought. well, we got it in, and noticed the rear end had jb weld fix and the trailing arm was bent. so we ordered another rear end for it. it was a direct bolt on, but it was 3.55, not 3.31. when did the rear ends get the 3.55 for the v6?
a year or so ago, a 06 v6 mustang came in that someone had just bought. well, we got it in, and noticed the rear end had jb weld fix and the trailing arm was bent. so we ordered another rear end for it. it was a direct bolt on, but it was 3.55, not 3.31. when did the rear ends get the 3.55 for the v6?
08-10-2011, 09:46 AM
#30
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ive a question since we are on rear ends..
a year or so ago, a 06 v6 mustang came in that someone had just bought. well, we got it in, and noticed the rear end had jb weld fix and the trailing arm was bent. so we ordered another rear end for it. it was a direct bolt on, but it was 3.55, not 3.31. when did the rear ends get the 3.55 for the v6?
a year or so ago, a 06 v6 mustang came in that someone had just bought. well, we got it in, and noticed the rear end had jb weld fix and the trailing arm was bent. so we ordered another rear end for it. it was a direct bolt on, but it was 3.55, not 3.31. when did the rear ends get the 3.55 for the v6?