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By solid wheel what do you mean? Is that a wheel that has four small slit's between the rim & center?

They had a booth at the NSRA Nats in Louisville in August, 2010. I know Summit & probably others are/were selling their wheels because I bought four in late Sept. 2010. I wasn't impressed with their quality. Smoothie wheels & the welds/grinding were real sloppy where they joined them, I sent two back, the next two were not much better.

If I had it to do over I'd buy from someone welding their own wheels, like Rally America or Wheelsmith. That's my 2 cents worth.

[I have the old style rack & would like to know if this new rack would feel noticable different, esp. less twitchy when driving at hi-way speeds?]

I emailed the Flaming River Tech Line, good quick, informative, response from them. They said the new rack has 3-7/8 turns lock to lock with 6" travel, where the old rack had 2.5 turns lock to lock with 3 1/3" travel. Linear movement for the new rack is 2.086" movement per one turn of the pinion, the old rack has 2.282" linear movement per one pinion turn. Both racks have a 15 to one ratio, the newer rack is slightly slower.
I have the old style rack & would like to know if this new rack would feel noticable different, esp. less twitchy when driving at hi-way speeds?

I've used a later Mustang rack that is slower than the Mustang II rack, it is very noticable. Never used a Flaming River rack.

Thanks for the reply. What year Mustang power steering rack did you user?

[Somebody, anybody? Or maybe Nobody's done this recently!!]

Somebody, anybody? Or maybe Nobody's done this recently!!

[Flaming River started selling a new design Mustang II PS rack about 2004-2005. Has any one installed or driven a car with this rack? It's supposed to be a little slower. I was wondering if the changes are noticable in hi-way driving?]

Flaming River started selling a new design Mustang II PS rack about 2004-2005. Has any one installed or driven a car with this rack? It's supposed to be a little slower. I was wondering if the changes are noticable in hi-way driving?  

[Problem Solved.]

Problem Solved.   Governor wasn't seated correctly in the housing.

[servo]

I just found out the mechanic removed, then reinstalled the servo, no explanation why!! Could that be the problem, if so what needs to be done?

I should have said it wasn't slipping, I'll change that. The car was shifting at about 4000 RPM's WOT, not max. RPM.

Local mecchaic installed B&M governor blue spring & #4 weight. Tranny now slips on mild take off then will "catch" & lurch forward with 1/2 to 3/4 throttle. Please advise. Tranny was working perfect before change it's a mild build in a '69 Camaro w/350 SBC.

Check out www.coolparts.com for a list of specs on Moog coil front end springs. You can search by part number or year, make & model. Here are the part numbers for M-II I have found; 8542, 8556, 8558 & 8552. They list; free length, bar diameter, spring rate, load rate, etc.
BTW, Moog makes many part house coil springs. In my area AutoZone had the best price, same part number & box as Moog.  );b(

Interesting, the shocks I took off look like Monroes, are identical in makings & size excpt one has a 1/2" longer top stem. Both marked "Made in USA", but have two different numbers, #32067 & #20815. The latter looks older & doesn't come back as a Monroe number. If the 32067 is a Monroe it's for various 1965-1976 Cadillac & Buick. No info on the 20815.

I believe it does, from what I remember. It is a sealed body, with a stem end on the top mount & two typical rubber bushings & nut, no other bushings at that end. The bottom doughnut end is a fixed "T" with a round, hollow tube to bolt it on, total width of the T is 3-1/4".

What's a good, smooth riding brand & model shock for a Mustang II front end with tubular upper & lower arms & what about gas shocks?
Also is there a specific year, make & model shock to look for? My old shocks are 1-3/4" diameter, 11-3/8" long compressed & 16" extended from the center of the eyelet to the top of the shaft.

Crosley, Thanks for the reply, tire diameter is 28", rear gear 3.50. With my gears & tires, & over 35MPH, should I try the heavier weight first? And I will call B&M.

in the governor... the inner springs affect shifts of light throttle the most under 35 mph ( approx) .... lighter springs = later shifts

the inner weights affects shifts the most over 35 mph.... lighter weights = later shifts

there is some variation with gear ratio and tire size  on the 35 mph figure I quote.

3rd gear is fickle in the 4L60 trans... some times a spring change on the actual shift valve inside is needed.