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We all know that the Motorcraft sport shock have become an unobtainable commodity. So for my '04 V8 Sport, I started looking into the '00-02 Jaguar S-type shocks for more options. Tops on my list are the Bilstein shocks, which are offered in either the B4 or B6 for the '00-02 Jaguar S-type...

I have never really liked the passive rear steering in my ’04 LS Sport. It makes highway speed lane changes too quickly/abruptly and low speed right handed turns too tightly. So when I discovered a couple months ago that after 11 years and only 39K miles that the boots on the factory rear...

I spent a rainy Saturday in the garage with my ’04 V8 Sport replacing the front sway bar mount bushings and link ends. The car maybe 11 years old but it only has 41K miles. The squeaking began around 35K miles and has only gotten worst. You just have to love Ford and one of their "better...

I was reading in the 2001 Shop Manual section 205-05-6 about removal and installation of the CV shaft axles assembles and there was an interesting note that reads; "CAUTION: Vehicles with V8 engines use a larger diameter halfshaft than vehicles with the V6 engines. Do not install the smaller...

I have a Gen II V8 and plan to convert to a Gen I differential housing with the corresponding Gen I CV axles shafts so that I can install a Ford 8.8" LSD carrier assembly. The Gen II V8 differential has a 3.58 gear ratio. IIRC, the Gen I differentials had three different gear ratios; 3.07 for...

Have you ever wondered why the V8 ignition coils fail so often and if there was anything anyone could due to reduce the failure rate or likely hood of them failing? Well let’s first look into why these ignition coils fail in the first place – beyond of the obvious reasons of improper design or...