Late-model Ford owners are a fortunate bunch. It's easy to make your Blue Oval machine stomp the competition with copious horsepower, and these days the transmissions aren't too bad, either. The last ...

Horse Sense:This project focuses on removing the differential for the purpose of rebuilding the Traction-Lok. It's also a great time to replace the bearings and seals in the rear axle and even swap ...

Back in the '60s, parts tended to be over-engineered. Drivetrains especially were quite capable of handling that era's torquey high-output engines. In the intervening years power levels dropped, so ...

Ever since 18th-Dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten drove one, the Mustang has been known for its use of a solid live axle at the rear. The decision to keep the Mustang with a solid axle instead of ...

A great way to make practically any car fun is to throw big horsepower at it. But that also comes with a potential drawback, because a great way to become quickly frustrated with practically any car ...

The 2015 Ford Mustang will say goodbye to its Pony Car heritage and embrace its future as a legitimate sports car, in the process tossing aside its solid-rear axle for an independent rear suspension.

The S197 Ford Mustang is the fifth generation of the pony car, appreciated for its retro styling but also criticized for its cheaper live rear axle suspension. The top models were still a blast to ...

Mustang. If there’s a name that has more enduring magic—magic that blends fun, performance, and style in one attainable, unmistakable package—we don’t know what it is. The Mustang was the progenitor ...