Recently there was a very informative discussion on the benefits (and limitations) of the different types of UCA's available in the "3Vs...We're Not Dead Yet!" thread (link below). Aftermarket vs OE, fixed length vs adjustable, poly vs spherical bearings, etc.
https://trackmustangsonline.com/threads/3vs-were-not-dead-yet.14924/page-4
There's a strong consensus that the OE UCA was/is adequate for several road race teams, so why fix what isn't broken. I'm leaning heavily this way as a replacement to my current Whiteline UCA, which is their 2nd gen poly on the chassis side, not the new style with Max-C. I suspect my differential bushing needs to be replaced, and I want to move away from the poly bushed Whiteline unit.
In my research, most discussions are around the UCA assembly itself, and very little discussion around the bushing on the differential end. Did the race teams that ran the OE UCA assembly also run the OE differential bushing? What about the 302S cars?
Also, I discovered that Ford used a different differential bushing on the 2014 GT500s. This was only on the 2014's and not the 2013's or earlier. Pictures look identical, just different part number and double the price. My guess would be a design change to handle the higher power outputs of the last run of GT500s, which could perhaps be a more robust OE version for track use? Hoping that someone on here perhaps has tried the GT500 bushing and could provide feedback.
Standard GT and earlier GT500 bushing part #: BR3Z-5A638-B
2014 GT500 only part #: DR3Z-5A638-A
Appreciate any insight here.
https://trackmustangsonline.com/threads/3vs-were-not-dead-yet.14924/page-4
There's a strong consensus that the OE UCA was/is adequate for several road race teams, so why fix what isn't broken. I'm leaning heavily this way as a replacement to my current Whiteline UCA, which is their 2nd gen poly on the chassis side, not the new style with Max-C. I suspect my differential bushing needs to be replaced, and I want to move away from the poly bushed Whiteline unit.
In my research, most discussions are around the UCA assembly itself, and very little discussion around the bushing on the differential end. Did the race teams that ran the OE UCA assembly also run the OE differential bushing? What about the 302S cars?
Also, I discovered that Ford used a different differential bushing on the 2014 GT500s. This was only on the 2014's and not the 2013's or earlier. Pictures look identical, just different part number and double the price. My guess would be a design change to handle the higher power outputs of the last run of GT500s, which could perhaps be a more robust OE version for track use? Hoping that someone on here perhaps has tried the GT500 bushing and could provide feedback.
Standard GT and earlier GT500 bushing part #: BR3Z-5A638-B
2014 GT500 only part #: DR3Z-5A638-A
Appreciate any insight here.