My wife's got a 2001 Mustang GT and just this past week she noticed a sound...almost like a whining coming from underneath. I'm leaving it with a local shop tomorrow, but they suspect (as did I) it's something in the differential...possibly a pinion gear or something.
I have a few questions for you experts...
1) The car has been lowered 1.5"...could that have caused some excess wear on the drivetrain/rearend?
2a) Would now be a good time to upgrade to new gears?
2b) and if so...what should we get...4:10's or 3:73's?
She drives it to and from work everyday (5 minutes from the house) and we aren't planning to race it, just want to get some more power out of it. The only other mods are an MAC intake and Flowmaster exhaust. Oh and window tint which surely adds a few extra ponies.
For the record, my wife drives it hard on occasion, but she's not ripping the thing around alot. I find it hard to belive that only three years old and it's already having problems. The car has been trouble free up until now that the warranty expired.
Any help anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated.
THANKS!
I have a few questions for you experts...
1) The car has been lowered 1.5"...could that have caused some excess wear on the drivetrain/rearend?
2a) Would now be a good time to upgrade to new gears?
2b) and if so...what should we get...4:10's or 3:73's?
She drives it to and from work everyday (5 minutes from the house) and we aren't planning to race it, just want to get some more power out of it. The only other mods are an MAC intake and Flowmaster exhaust. Oh and window tint which surely adds a few extra ponies.
For the record, my wife drives it hard on occasion, but she's not ripping the thing around alot. I find it hard to belive that only three years old and it's already having problems. The car has been trouble free up until now that the warranty expired.
Any help anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated.
THANKS!