Do the GT500s come with heat shields or are the bushings resistant to heat? I noticed cats are close to those bushings, but with off-roads the radiant heat might be less?
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So do some years of the GT500 arms come with the mounts for the heat shields? If they do is there a specific part number? Also would the shields from my current 2005 GT arms bolt up? Pretty confusing issue.They come separate. The heat shields are only about $20 - 30/ea anyway. The bitch is finding the right bolts for it. I'd ask a dealer to look up a 2008 or later GT 500. The prints should show all of the parts needed. Get the numbers then comparison shop. Don't be shocked by dealer costs for hardware.
Brake dust shields are heat shields for the ball joints, too. I think if you heat up the liquid in the hydro bushing you will get a changed damping behavior. i wrapped them with a self-sticking heat shield. My car is 07 which did not come with a heat shield anyway. Don't think it is so important.Im so confused on whats the deal with those shields, hella people running those control arms with no issues for 10s of thousads of miles, they are worth every penny
Im so confused on whats the deal with those shields, hella people running those control arms with no issues for 10s of thousads of miles, they are worth every penny
Any particular reason? I did pretty much the same as you about 5 years ago. Although, I used the Ford Performance 1" drop springs (don't remember if they were the K or P springs). I am very happy with the ride (a little stiffer) and ride height. Something to consider is that the factory springs have settled over time. New stock springs might actually raise your ride height slightly. I did have to get the shorter bump stop kit.Staying with stock ride height I don't think these work for that.
Here ya go.........................Im so confused on whats the deal with those shields, hella people running those control arms with no issues for 10s of thousads of miles, they are worth every penny
This is how mine sits. (The louvers are not attached...just checking the look).
Stock wheels 18x8.5
Tires are 255s.
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The advent of the heat shields on the front lower control arms came via of this Ford issued TSB starting w\ 2011-2013 MY provided below:
All warranty replacement FLCA's came w\ these heat shields as Ford determined from failure analysis that the rear hydro bushings failures were heat-related (the OEM cats reside very close in proximity to the rear FLCA hydro bushings......as they do on all 05-14 GT's). They were later added as std equipment for all '14 MY S197's (I checked thru www.fordparts.com & the only MY these showed up as a replacement part was 2014 MY).
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Here's the Ford part# for the self-tapping heat shield bolts (they come in a 4 ct-pack only, so you have to buy 2 of these) & the Ford part# for the heat shields are visible in the picture. They are side specific (L-R).
I ordered all this thru my local Ford dealership at the time...............yes, these bolts costs more than the shields.
The Ford Performance M-3075-E GT500 FLCA kit I bought for my '09 GT came w\ the OEM heat shield mounting tabs on the rear hydro bushing housings.
Hope this helps.
PS edit (2-25-23)-- Here's pictures of the heat shields on my '09 GT:
View attachment 85921 View attachment 85922 In the end to each their own, but when Ford sends out a TSB & designs a remedy on a part issue that is a common part design on any MY S197, the failure is just as prone to happen on any MY of these vehicles, so I installed the Ford remedy on mine for peace of mind........the proximity to heat--thus potential premature failure--is just too great. I replaced my '09 GT's original FLCA's due to finding both FLCAs rear hydro bushings had splits in them causing excessive caster deflection on semi rough roads........wonder what was causing the rubber to break..............