Dragon Slayer - 1995 Mustang GT Build Thread - Now With 100 Percent More IRS

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Buncha stuff from Maximum showed up today:

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And a short throw for the T5 until he can swing the six speed:
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Okay, made a bunch of progress on the IRS today. Got it completely disassembled and all the bolts in their own labelled little baggies, got the components set out on the floor to await their bushing swaps, and got the old subframe bushings removed and ready to sand and reinstall the new bushings. Also go the differential slightly cleaned up and got the new Ford Racing cover and lube locker gasket on. Hopefully get all the bushings changed out tomorrow and then I've got all week off the last week of the month to actually do the swap. We're going to leave everything disassembled until we can get the original axle out and get the holes drilled for the rear subframe mounts since it's so much easier to move around with everything out of it. Going to leave it on the cart and drop the car down on top of it with using my lift instead of trying to hold everything in place while we get it aligned. About to order swaybars, rebuilt calipers with pads and rotors, and maybe some hubs/bearings while I've got it apart depending on how much they cost lol... Anyway, enough typing; here's some pics:

New parts on the benches with tons of little baggies full of bolts:
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Empty cradle:
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No more factory rubber bushings here!:
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All the different components hanging out on the floor:
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Shiny, new Ford Racing diff cover with machining for use with the Maximum Motorsports solid diff mount:
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Whole bunch of stuff we're not going to be using if anybody is interested lol:
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Not 100%, but the calipers and brackets are actually the only thing in the pile that I need as they're going to be cores for the ones I'm ordering in a bit. However, your calipers are already the same thing, you just need the cobra bracket and a set of pads and rotors to swap over.
 

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Ok I gotcha. Just crossed my mind when I saw the pic. Aren't the cobra rear rotors a little larger than GT rears? I need to go do some researching lol
 
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Ok I gotcha. Just crossed my mind when I saw the pic. Aren't the cobra rear rotors a little larger than GT rears? I need to go do some researching lol

Yeah, they're a larger diameter which is why you need the Cobra bracket to move the caliper out to match. They're also a little thicker so you wind up with thinner pads to go along with it as well since the calipers are the same.
 
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You aren't using those tie rods? How much do you want for them?

Nope, the IRS Grip box came with a new kit so we're going to use that since this one is of unknown origin (though it looks like MM stuff) and didn't have any extra spacers with it. New kits are $250.00, call it $100 shipped?
 

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Nope, the IRS Grip box came with a new kit so we're going to use that since this one is of unknown origin (though it looks like MM stuff) and didn't have any extra spacers with it. New kits are $250.00, call it $100 shipped?


You our say it didn't have any extra spacers, but it's got everything to install it, right?
 
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Yeah, everything is there, just needs one of the lock nuts replaced from where I sacrificed it during removal instead of risking messing up the threads. I can take better pictures tomorrow if you like. What I meant by the extra spacers was all the extra ones that come with the kits usually of different thicknesses so you can fine tune the height. This assembly only came with what was actively being used and none of the extras.
 

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That shouldn't be a problem at all. If you don't mind, could you snap a few extra pictures of them. I'm going to PM you my phone number and you can text me if you'd like.
 
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Didn't get as much done as I wanted to today, but did manage to get the new Cross axis joints in and finished up the install of the urethane subframe bushings. Pics:

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All the stuff that comes in the cross axis kit below. Even comes with a new pair of snap ring pliers which work great for installing the new snap rings! Unfortunately though don't work worth a damn for removing the original ones though as they don't go narrow enough for the stockers and I had to use another pair for removal:

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Ugly, worn out factory joints:
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What they look like after removal:

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What the new ones look like installed:

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