$5000 budget Mustang

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Ron, just a suggestion but from experience I have seen snouts move slightly from originally installed "straight" or "cambered" position from putting this much heat so close to the tube/snout end, if one snout moves slightly one way.....and the other side moves the other, it could definately be enough to cause premature wear on drive plate/axle spline/diff spline. May want to double check "through alignment" if snouts were originally installed straight to verify perfect alignment? Good luck!

Rechecked the the housing straightness with my rear narrowing jig, which was OK, the axles slid right in. The tig welding helps because you can keep the heat down. The 5 bolts kind of suprised me too, its really no different then the 5 lugs that hold any rotor on, it is the standard of the stock car industry. It is all shear load, no lateral forces at all, I will keep a close eye on them though.

Cool Ron, easier to check now and adjust if needed, than after paint/powder coat. I was not sure if you would see a difference or not, typically its just a caliper bracket that only gets a weld around 1/2 the tube which seems to pull slightly but since this was a 360 weld I imagine it does act equally as you have proved.

The rear is out of the car right now, out being straightened. Moser put a back brace on it when they built it and sort of toed it out a bit, and I'm doing a gear, and posi unit swap while its out. Have some prettying up to do also, but should be ready for optima. I'll post some pics when I get a chance, been working twelve hour days for the last two months, butt is kinda dragging.

Ron, I thought you checked for straightness/alignment after you welded the parking brake brackets on? How did you come to realize it was "toed"?



I have a set of snouts on the shelf calling your name