Agree. I replaced my IRS subframe bushings as well as the diff bushings (front & rear) to include the IRS front brace (Paul’s).
I didn’t do the rear upper & lower control arm bushings. But I did replace the front lower control arm bushings with Steeda’s as well as their lower ball joint.
There...
I’ve had the Eibach springs on my ‘99 Cobra almost since the car was new. They work great on the track or daily driven.
Have the Koni adjustable Yellow shocks all around. They also work great. The car has over 60,000 miles and I have no complaints.
BTW: Still have the stock sway bars front &...
From the other thread regarding identifying lower intake manifolds that have been modified on the ‘99s: “...the first ~100 intakes were extrude honed and are identified with a blue dot on front left side of lower intake...the other intakes were made from an acid dipped core & and are marked with...
The ‘99 (and I think ‘01) blocks have the first version of the spray-bore technology. So I don’t think you will be boring this block. That also means sleeving may not be possible (although I’m not an expert on that aspect). Good luck.
There was also a recall for a strange sound in the rear end that occurred when turning while going over a hump of some kind. Turned out, the sway bar was shifting left or right and hitting something. So that recall installed a small collar on each side of the sway bar bushings to keep the bar...
I think the new rear knuckles have a different color insert. I don’t have a pix right now. But I think that’s how you can tell.
The first recall was for “The Vibe”. I picked up my car in Jacksonville, FL and drove it home to TX. When I got above about 70 mph, the inside rear view mirror...
The belt tensioner fix was a separate recall. Some folks were having their belts jump off the pulleys, so they came up with a bracket to keep the tensioner tight.
See Pix.
If you have this extra black bracket, you have the tensioner recall completed as well.
Maybe I missed it in the OP, but the original article from Lincoln about this new platform stated one of the reasons to turn the engine 90 degrees was to make it easier for all-wheel drive. Put that in the mix as well.
Yes, the 1999’s got the fix and the 2001’s came already fixed. My ‘99 got all the mods noted and has colored dots on the lower intake. I won’t be near the car to take pictures for another week or so. Sorry about that.
Not sure what the part number is for the lower intake for the 2001’s. But...
The driver’s should not have any oil in it unless you have serious blow-by inside the engine creating an over pressure the passenger side can’t ventilate.
It won’t hurt anything to install it. But if you ever find oil in it, there is probably something wrong inside the engine.
My ‘99 Cobra aluminum block has the same process. Teksid (SP?) made the blocks back then. That car has 66K miles and dozens of track events. At the last several events, it was shared by my two boys. So it was used 8-10 sessions/day. No oil use at all.
I’m beginning to lose track of the...