Defective

Get the tape measure out and measure the distance between the wheel centres on each side, it looks like a significant amount. Maybe the body is out of whack? Although I'm sure rod would have picked up on that.

You can see the difference in the two pics, but I would have thought that much difference would do pretty horrible things to the way it drives?

Those wheels would look awesome in a factory style silver.

You can use a generic oil cooler, plenty have done it with the zf with zero issues. The zf sensitivity is a bit over stated imo. Or the v8 still use the cooler in the radiator,,so maybe that could be fitted to a six? No idea how different the fittings are. Pretty sure in the 'milkshake' thread on aff there is a few members that have used different coolers to that per setup quite successfully. At $700 for the pwr setup, plus the service cost as well its not really cheap insurance. Zf's are cheap these days, granted not as cheap as btrs but not the 3-4K for a wrecker unit like they were.

Dunno if it's the wheels but that looks really high to me, like 4wd spec almost.

Flat spotted tyres from sitting maybe?

Beautiful.

So has anyone used this brand before? I need new tyres for my dragways and there isn't exactly a whole lot of choice out there. Can get 245/50x14s for roughly $165 ea and 265/50x15s for about $200 on eBay, even with white writing. (Although boring looking writing) 265s http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=262515268915&globalID=EBAY-AU 245s http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=251147538078&globalID=EBAY-AU

Awesome, I was hoping someone would have a pic of them on an old school car, they look all right.

My crossy will never wear them out lol

Yeah it was just one size. 245/50x14 they're roughly $220-240 depending on seller.

Must have really liked it.... 7 threads lol

$625 is a very interesting price, lowered kings are about the same price aren't they? Il be following their progress with interest.

Duh. I never even thought about lhd. Yeah, they will be a no go.

Yep, I wish I had found one or a nice xg before I got my Xf.

So does anyone know if these boxes are the same as mustang ones? Was on eBay the other night and I found a few places that sell brand new (not recon') 16:1 boxes for about half the price of a recon unit here.

I have no idea what you mean by 'sneeze factor' lol, as for over assisted this thread is about manual steering boxes, not power steer.

Xe and xd what are better than xf? If steering box aren't they all the same? Aaaand, now have a recon unit in my pano, what a difference! Still need to get wheel alignment done but it actually points where I aim it now, and doesn't wander half a lane on the motorway anymore. Just gotta drop the rear down,,roll,the guards and get wheel alignment done and thats the suspension done for a while. Interior next.

I haven't had to do it, but I think it's the rear mounts, closest to the trans tunnel.

Ultimas are fine for the price, the ones In my van are copies of ultimas I think lol. And they're fine considering they cost like 1/5 of bilsteins or similar, you get what you pay for.

I'm keen for a set.

And I'm not sure, but I don't think they will bolt into your xg. From memory one mount will need spacers.

Mines been fine since I butchered my bump stops. Still bottoms out on big hits, but 95% of the time it rides good.

What a score! It's survivors like this that I reckon will skyrocket in prices over the 5-6 years, people are really getting to the old school stuff again, and they're just getting harder to find in good nick. How about that leg room in the back...

Engine conversion is still a way off so no extractors in the way just yet lol.