Ford Mustang Rear End Rebuild & Watts link Part 2 - Mullet Mustang - EP08

[@slep5039]

Glad you actually care about the crowds and are taking action to protect them!

[@ryanrohauer5940]

Ceazar Carr this is just one mustang theirs millions of them. thank the guys making performance suspention parts not them ha

[@kikosmith2088]

Knee slapper! Sike..

[@MrDeathdealer79]

Everyday I see a mustang killing people I'm surprised they outsell the other muscle cars. They never crash dodge n chevy tops in safety. Mustangs fucking suck🤣

[@Jedi391]

@@MrDeathdealer79 What a ridiculous statement. You really think it’s the car or buy into that whole narrative? I didn’t think people actually didn’t realize that’s just a joke and not reality.

[@SoulEnlightt]

I´ve always said it... your content deserves A LOT more views... I´m talking CARTHROTLE level of views. Keep up the good work guys, support from Venezuela!

[@ryanrohauer5940]

Luis González iv said this sinc3 I subbed at like 20k ish

[@Dmatic89]

what a perfect morning to watch some Speed Academy....

[@brianh2044]

You guys have the best car channel on KZbin!

[@doctorlobsteroctopus]

This thing is really turning out to be a pretty epic build. I love all these high end parts and the explanation. It's interesting to see just how much performance you can squeeze out of old suspension tech. Also, PT is looking jacked. And we also need to get you guys about 300 more subs..

[@BlakesGarage]

Watt a nice setup.

[@popase05]

Can't wait to see this beast on track, whiteline is the shizzle !

[@cruzanity7478]

Happy 100k subscribers!!! It just hit it today! Greetings from Tx 👍🏻

[@e32amgfinatic]

be sure to check the torque on the main pivot on the watts link. being a single sheer type mount, vibration can cause the bolt to back out. grassroots motorsport had a similar issue in their s197 5.0

[@speedacademy]

Thanks will do!

[@CrossWindsPat]

Awesome video guys. Getting that bushing out was very entertaining. 100k tonight.

[@ChaseHoffman]

SOOOOO CLOSE TO 100K!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@AndrewNL08]

Oh man, this is great! I hope they test out an aluminum drive shafts to see how the car accelerates!

[@MrSpartan117fan]

That is why you remove the nut size like you are suppose too....Did a nice job weakening the front control arm mount with a cutting tip ...

[@romancarp6427]

so close to 100k

[@Qgal5kap123]

Silver play button almost in the mail :-P

[@NeutralGenericUser]

Guys, have you ever considered doing something for having fun in the snow? I love your episodes and would love to see something like that. A RWD (or maybe even AWD) snow drifting machine.

[@speedacademy]

We did a snow drift event last year and made a video!

[@jordenk7208]

Love this content guys, actual things people can do with quantification on track and not just crazy all out builds. One tip though, its a bit wonky that one side is 1.4 neg camber and the other is 2, in my understanding it is best to be equal in every aspect you can. I understand if you could only get 1.4 but evening it out would balance the front more, especially if its .6 a degree difference

[@speedacademy]

Truth be told, .5 of a degree is not that big a deal. If you look at how much that is in the real world then you'll quickly see it's not going to do anything wonky to the suspension.

[@BestUnderPressure]

I'm digging this series.

[@s2000101]

Bummed I miss you guys at PRI but congrats on the 100k! Should be here by the AM

[@andrewonsnow]

"Pete and Ken are done with their ass work..." - that is gold right there.

[@andrewfox96]

Great video guys keep up the great work

[@speedacademy]

Thanks!

[@ghettoflyer]

Looking good Guys! Best of luck at the course!

[@Aiello_]

i love the Mustang! but i'm missing the Badass2k and the FR-S a little bit now =(

[@carl_marks1626]

That is a sexy bit of kit. Looks like mustang owners in years to come will be struggling with those front bushes. Talk about stubborn ! !

[@stevelaw2000]

Hey guys, love your videos. My 08 is benefiting from your videos. One question. What size wheels and tires is on the Mullet Mustang. I want to do the same thing.

[@Comfy_Snorlax]

I remember when I did my front control arms lol Good bad times :D

[@GodJazed]

Another great episode guys! Random question, what's the run down of the GC8 in the back ground at 1:45?? Looks like a beast

[@paulcanaday9836]

You guys are the best!

[@rogerramjet5092]

Looks like you used the the right RTV .IIRC the ultra gray is for 2 flat machine surfaces sealing. All RTSVs are not a like/ the same.

[@ryanrohauer5940]

roger depew not at all if you work on cars professionally you'll know this. some can/ can't be used in transmissions same goes for rear ends

[@alfredolozano695]

Oh control arm bushings... I was roasting my srt-4 bushings like marshmallows on a camp fire.

[@norevlimitr1602]

Another common failure point is the center bushing on top of the rear axle housing. Not to worry, its cheap and easy to replace..

[@ryanrohauer5940]

Norevlimitr has a chevy but knows all about ford rear ends 😉

[@phoenix6064]

Be careful. I've seen two of those upper poly bushed control arms fail. It needs to twist. Those polly bushing don't twist. If you left the stock rubber in the diff housing you should be ok though.

[@bigmotoxer]

If you disconnect the rear shocks and let the axle hang 100% then removing the gas tank is not necessary to be able to remove the UCA.

[@tylerandrews55]

Been there a few times, I replaced all the bushings in my 06 charger. Had to use fire

[@ryanrohauer5940]

Tyler Andrews yes hope u did thoes tension struts😉 dodge tech here 😂

[@jonkat323]

It looked like you set your ball joints to the medium position? Epic video guys :D

[@speedacademy]

Ya, we spotted that too and fixed it before the alignment. Good eye, Mr Kat!

[@BlakesGarage]

Jon Kat hey dash cam is shipping to me then you. Thanks for entering my contest.

[@jonkat323]

Sweet, thanks dude! I hope the shipping cost isn't going to be too bad. Keep it as cheap as possible :D

[@jonkat323]

:D

[@dandil]

in the next episode?!?!? what a tease!!!

[@CanadaBud23]

The joys of taking things apart that got put together dry. Grease your parts people.

[@MyLonewolf25]

Quick not so quick question(s) Why go with a watts link? Why not just pure 4 link? Why didn't you use this to do some rust removal and re paint? Perfect opportunity for control arms

[@NvautoCa]

Told you to paint those arms PT!!

[@lb9gta307]

MyLonewolf25 a watts is way less work than a 4 link and works really well

[@Phrew]

The GC in the background, though. Looking seriously hot.

[@Phrew]

And a glimpse of the orange GD.

[@El_Chompo]

Man I hope those new suspension parts actually help. I'm just worried because you guys already were saying the car was better around the track than the BRZ. Hopefully these upgrades don't affect it negatively. Suspension setups are basically black magic and once they work good I suggest not touching them lol.

[@jordenk7208]

no black magic at all, engineering and thought. that is all

[@chucky29949]

Black magic lol

[@markyfrencho]

Was there a reason you didn't do new lower control arms?

[@michaelallen2501]

I know I would be battling my front lower arms on my 96 Z/28. Instead I bought the cheapest complete oem style arms I could. and pressed out the questionable junk. And pressed in some poly bushings and ACDelco ball joints. Much easier working with clean, new (but shitty) stuff lol.

[@ryanrohauer5940]

Michael Allen thats thw way to go the arm is functional it may not be high strength billet chromoly super skookum but it works and for most of us thats all we want

[@aussiebloke609]

I thought the rule was for toe-in if you're RWD. Toe-out may give you a lot of darting around under heavy braking as bushing compliance will let the wheels pivot towards the rear a little and add to your toe-out number.

[@aussiebloke609]

PS: How does a solid axle get to have toe-out? I thought the housing would have to be bent for that to happen, since the axle tubes should (in theory) be perfectly in line with each other across the car. Or am I missing something here?

[@speedacademy]

From a safety, daily driving standpoint toe-in is good but for performance you want to have a bit of toe out to help with rotation. It does cause a bit of instability at high speeds though. Well worth the trade off.

[@speedacademy]

In theory it should be perfect but with bearings, bushings, etc. there's always a bit of slop so it can add toe out/in.

[@pballer2005]

so who got to find out that you have to thread the extra long bolts in from the inside of the diff cover AFTER you got it lined up with gasket sealant already on?

[@riciardoverbeek]

my driverside watsslink bar/rod isnt lined up with the bracket. can i force that in or is something wrong ??

[@lukeybabes1]

How do you have toe out in the rear with a solid axle?

[@ryanrohauer5940]

lukeybabes1 I don't think you can the wheel has to stay mated to the axle, flush. so I can't see any way of adjusting the toe angle and not fucking up the diff or axle bearings

[@lukeybabes1]

Ryan Rohauer that's why I'm asking how they have toe out. Didn't see any joints on the axle shafts they pulled out. So how can there be toe out?

[@speedacademy]

Because there's always a bit of play in the bearings, axles, etc. so you get a bit of toe out/toe in that occurs.

[@Reecesavage-Alwayswin]

Why not Cortex or BMR watts links?

[@MrBazuzi]

PB Blaster!!!

[@earnestbunbury2103]

Will not replace an air chisel.

[@Mike_Pedals]

So does the Watts link mean less crowds?

[@speedacademy]

We can't make any promises :P

[@RobertKohut]

Nice!

[@Biwaqu]

Isn't ground clearance a problem now?

[@PhoenixZong]

track car

[@Biwaqu]

PhoenixBHO yes but guess what there are bumps on the track and if they accidently fly off the track there will be needed ground clearance, too

[@PhoenixZong]

Biwaqu ..I think they tuned the suspension with the intent of not goin off track tho

[@Biwaqu]

PhoenixBHO If you can tune a car a way that it will never ever go off the track then I would asume you are god.

[@Goreshaks]

i know you guys have a life outside youtube ofc but dangit guys.... you take too long to give us more videos to watch haha =)

[@hitekcorolla]

Pete's not allowed to wear hats, looks like I'm watching a make a wish video

[@seanhenry8030]

Maybe someone has had a different experience, but if you've got power steering, or a light car the more caster the better in my experience.

[@Basomga]

They still use solid axle in modern cars? This seems so ancient. Like, it needs so many parts to make sense that it doesn't seem worth it.

[@Mortalomena]

Some economy cars and the new Volvos use solid axle also.

[@failbox.]

new generation of mustang ditched it finally.

[@r2kool4u]

It is cheap. That's why it is used.

[@failbox.]

Gregory S Hutchison Would think this generation Mustang would have IRS considering it was roughly 30 grand new though lol EDIT: **for a GT

[@ravenstylea2]

Basomga Ford used that junk rear suspension in the GT Stang all the way up until 2014. So shameful of them.

[@tiagobernardo6807]

what happened with badass2000?

[@ryanrohauer5940]

Tiago Bernardo its a pain in the ass2000

[@LIFEof_X]

Take a shot every time he says contact patch or suspension geometry 🙂

[@dustinrichardson209]

Why not just swap to the gt500 front control arms? they come with better bushings and a better product over all for only about 300

[@progressiveauto7693]

How much have you spent so far ?

[@speedacademy]

Roughly $4,500 including all the timing parts.

[@roby46tm]

Wich year is the mustang?

[@speedacademy]

2005

[@jeffg377]

disappointed you did not show all of the installation for each part !

[@earnestbunbury2103]

It keeps this show only rated R lol

[@jeffg377]

WTF !!!!!!

[@Dddddddd348]

you give up on the s2000 then?

[@speedacademy]

New S2000 video on the 15th.

[@KEEGS]

can I buy it... LOL I have an 05 GT too

[@BeaverLakeMotorsports]

you think the front bushing & bolt removal was hard! should of seen my rx8 front end disassembly, took 2 days & had to remove the subframe and hack everything apart! the cam bolts and bushings were literally fused together! Quebec winters are the worst for rusting the shit out of a car!!!!!

[@speedacademy]

We definitely don't envy you!

[@BeaverLakeMotorsports]

indeed! you shouldn't...

[@punkbloater]

Where's the moose when you realy need him eh? ;)

[@pknlpr]

would like to buy a shirt but they are all made for small people. 3x tall.

[@bchnts]

Please we want to see the celica project wtf is going on only a video per 2-3 months.

[@speedacademy]

Next Celica vid is scheduled for Dec 29th.

[@earnestbunbury2103]

Not unless they start pronouncing it SELL-eh-kah.

[@c-shepard]

You guys should have known going forward what was involved in setting the pinion clearance before taking it apart, dropping it on the floor and wasting everyone's time.

[@relaxivegotthis]

Did you guys really spend $900 on a watts link and you didn't want to spend

[@speedacademy]

Why would we do control arms? Are you talking about adjustable ones or new stock ones? We're all about reusing parts and spending our money wisely so control arms are last on the list.

[@relaxivegotthis]

Speed Academy not knocking thriftiness. But the GT500 arms are really cheap, and the aftermarket ones (not cheap) come with the upgraded bushing you replaced with the whiteline anti-dive kit. Two birds with one stone. I only know because I spend time dream shopping for my S197 😂

[@speedacademy]

Well good to know! Next time we'll buy the GT500 arms!

[@Sinful4.6_]

888❤️

[@Liemciemdk89]

spent $5k on suspension parts it now competitive with stock Japanese cars.

[@rizalsusanto7871]

f

[@doyleholloway1818]

using a torch with no eye protection??? .. not a good idea at all... good way to lose an eye or even both eyes...

[@earnestbunbury2103]

Mustangs just seem to want to hurt people.