1 wheel drive?

I have a friend who has a '97 V6 Mustang, and he claims that he has one wheel drive. (I believe it's the right rear). I told him he is full of s**t, but I don't know anything about Mustangs. Am I wrong or is he an idiot?

Well hopefully he's just pulling your chain. Otherwise, yeah, he's an idiot.

COul dbe th efact thhat he has an open slip so the power goes to the wheel with th e leas friction

I think mustangs do not have lsd... so maybe your friend did a burnout and only one wheel was spinning due to open differential and so he thought that his Mustang was 1 wheel drive... someone correct me if i'm wrong...

he probably thinks it's 1 wheel drive b/c in his V6 he doesn't have posi or limited-slip so it will only burn 1 tire when he tries to powerbrake it so yea he's an idiot... unless he's just missing the left axle so it will only run 1 tire but otherwise considering all is well in the rear end... it's probably b/c he can only do a burnout with 1 tire

COul dbe th efact thhat he has an open slip so the power goes to the wheel with th e leas friction

I was going to suggest that it was a possible open differential cause I didn't think v6's came with traction-loc. I could very well be wrong though.

yea mine would do that

COul dbe th efact thhat he has an open slip so the power goes to the wheel with th e leas friction


lern who two speel :disappoin

but yea,

if you were to jack the rear end of the car up and hit the gas both wheels would turn, right?

It might be a '96. Would that matter?

I was going to suggest that it was a possible open differential cause I didn't think v6's came with traction-loc. I could very well be wrong though.

the '02 v6 i had, had it on there

lern who two speel :disappoin

but yea,

if you were to jack the rear end of the car up and hit the gas both wheels would turn, right?

yes because the is very little friction in teh air

it only matters really in a skid situation , or burnout

yes because the is very little friction in teh air

it only matters really in a skid situation , or burnout

ok problem solved...your friend was trying to be a smart ass b/c only one of his wheels does a burnout. and he was going to bet you. he gives mustang owners a bad name. :screwy:

So he is an idiot then?

that would be correct. if you want to earn some money place a bet. then jack his car up like i said before and tell him to hit the gas.


technically,now that i think about it, if only one wheel was to spin then the car would drift to the side, its like rowing a boat but only rowing on one side.

That's what I told him. I said he would do circles if he was right. Thanks for all the input, now I can print this up and shove it in his face.

Limited Slip Differential puts more power to the leading side of the rearend, (right rear). It will lock up and turn both side but it all has to do with speed. The faster you accelerate the faster your differential will lock the spider gears and turn both axels. This was made to allow the inside tire to turn at a slower rate when turning in order to prevent spinning.
Also the car is less likely to go sideways or in a circle with only 1 wheel spinning, because one wheel is still stationary and a spinning tire will not drag it around in a circle. If both rear tires are spinning you will more than likely go sideways or in a cirlce whether you want to or not.

Can the rearend from a GT be easily swapped to a V6? Just a few bolts and the brakelines or would it be better/cheaper to get a new pumpkin and install it?

Can the rearend from a GT be easily swapped to a V6? Just a few bolts and the brakelines or would it be better/cheaper to get a new pumpkin and install it?


that came out of nowhere

if you were to jack the rear end of the car up and hit the gas both wheels would turn, right?


Well if you want to risk an instant redline, and a car hoping off the stands and plowing through a house or something go for it. Otherwise chock the front, jack up the rear, take the car out of gear, make sure the E brake is off, and with your hand spin one tire one way, if its a lsd then the other tire will spin the oposite direction.

it wouldnt instantly redline or fall off the jacks unless you are careless doing it.

Still a little more on the safe side to turn the wheels by hand. Just alot to risk doin it your way.