new roller rockers

03stanger · March 18th, 2007, 01:54 PM

i got a set of PRW 1.6 roller rockers for my mustang...ive got gt40 p heads...the rockers came with new base plates but i dont know if i need to use them or not...HELP

mikebert · March 18th, 2007, 02:53 PM

Yes

</shot in the dark>

Why not use the parts that came with your new equipment?

Stangzilla · March 18th, 2007, 02:53 PM

What do you mean by base plates? Are you talkin about pushrod guides?
If you use the pushrod guides you have to make sure you have hardened pushrods..

mikebert · March 18th, 2007, 02:55 PM

I think he's talking about plates (shims?) the rockers sit on.

95opal · March 18th, 2007, 03:00 PM

Did you get pedistal mount rocker or did you convert to stud mount?

03stanger · March 18th, 2007, 03:01 PM

yeah, i think they are just shims...the heads are fully rebuilt and already have guides installed with the plastic or teflon on the ends, i did not know if i should use the shims....ive bought alot of parts that come with extras to meet different makes/models/setups....IE different heads may require different shims or bases but still use the same rockers...thanks

95opal · March 18th, 2007, 03:05 PM

If your refering to the shims then you have pedistal mount and need the shims to set them set up.

mikebert · March 18th, 2007, 03:06 PM

pics FTW!!

03stanger · March 18th, 2007, 03:18 PM

they are stock gt40 p heads...with threaded studs sticking out of the heads for the rockers to slide over and nuts to tighten them down with

mikebert · March 18th, 2007, 03:35 PM

Stock GT40Ps had stud mount rockers? I thought they were pedestal mount?

03stanger · March 18th, 2007, 04:05 PM

i was told they were stock off of an explorer

95opal · March 18th, 2007, 04:05 PM

someone must have converted them already. throw the shims away you wont need them.

03stanger · March 18th, 2007, 04:06 PM

pic..the shim is on the left

03stanger · March 18th, 2007, 04:06 PM

take a look at the pics and tell me what you think

95opal · March 18th, 2007, 04:08 PM

That is a guide plate not a shim. you need hardend pushrods

Stangzilla · March 18th, 2007, 04:16 PM

Originally Posted by 95opal

That is a guide plate not a shim. you need hardend pushrods

That is what I said. But it already looks like there is a set attached already.. They look different than the one on the left which is the style I am used to seeing, but the silver ones just maybe are a diffetent style where the pushrod goes through the hole..I would take off those other ones and put on the ones on the left and make sure you torque the studs....

03stanger · March 18th, 2007, 04:29 PM

thanks guys...appreciate the help

03stanger · March 18th, 2007, 05:02 PM

stuck again.....HOW DO I INSTALL THEM no matter how i install them, with the stock hardware or with the new guides they lock up and do not move...ill post some pics in a minute

03stanger · March 18th, 2007, 05:14 PM

pics with stock hardware removed

mikebert · March 18th, 2007, 05:21 PM

Originally Posted by 03stanger

stuck again.....HOW DO I INSTALL THEM no matter how i install them, with the stock hardware or with the new guides they lock up and do not move...ill post some pics in a minute

What locks up? The rockers arms? You realize you basically have to stand on the springs to compress them, right?

March 18th, 2007, 01:54 PM	#1
03stanger Regular Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 123 iTrader: 0 reviews	new roller rockers i got a set of PRW 1.6 roller rockers for my mustang...ive got gt40 p heads...the rockers came with new base plates but i dont know if i need to use them or not...HELP

March 18th, 2007, 02:53 PM	#3
Stangzilla MM Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: On my way to Baines's house!! Posts: 3,298 iTrader: 0 reviews	What do you mean by base plates? Are you talkin about pushrod guides? If you use the pushrod guides you have to make sure you have hardened pushrods.. __________________ Rotating The Earth 1320 Feet At A Time!! Today, I found out that when I masturbate at night while watching internet porn I cast a huge shadow on the curtain and the entire street is able to see it.

March 18th, 2007, 03:00 PM	#5
95opal Hardcore Enthusiast 95 opalfrost gt Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,516 iTrader: 0 reviews	Did you get pedistal mount rocker or did you convert to stud mount? __________________ 5.0 magazines 94-04 performance mustangs feature car! Fall 2010

March 18th, 2007, 03:05 PM	#7
95opal Hardcore Enthusiast 95 opalfrost gt Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,516 iTrader: 0 reviews	If your refering to the shims then you have pedistal mount and need the shims to set them set up. __________________ 5.0 magazines 94-04 performance mustangs feature car! Fall 2010

March 18th, 2007, 04:05 PM	#12
95opal Hardcore Enthusiast 95 opalfrost gt Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,516 iTrader: 0 reviews	someone must have converted them already. throw the shims away you wont need them. __________________ 5.0 magazines 94-04 performance mustangs feature car! Fall 2010

March 18th, 2007, 02:53 PM	#2
mikebert Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Augusta, GA Posts: 906 iTrader: 0 reviews	Yes </shot in the dark> Why not use the parts that came with your new equipment?

March 18th, 2007, 02:55 PM	#4
mikebert Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Augusta, GA Posts: 906 iTrader: 0 reviews	I think he's talking about plates (shims?) the rockers sit on.

March 18th, 2007, 03:01 PM	#6
03stanger Regular Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 123 iTrader: 0 reviews	yeah, i think they are just shims...the heads are fully rebuilt and already have guides installed with the plastic or teflon on the ends, i did not know if i should use the shims....ive bought alot of parts that come with extras to meet different makes/models/setups....IE different heads may require different shims or bases but still use the same rockers...thanks

March 18th, 2007, 03:06 PM	#8
mikebert Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Augusta, GA Posts: 906 iTrader: 0 reviews	pics FTW!!

March 18th, 2007, 03:18 PM	#9
03stanger Regular Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 123 iTrader: 0 reviews	they are stock gt40 p heads...with threaded studs sticking out of the heads for the rockers to slide over and nuts to tighten them down with

March 18th, 2007, 03:35 PM	#10
mikebert Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Augusta, GA Posts: 906 iTrader: 0 reviews	Stock GT40Ps had stud mount rockers? I thought they were pedestal mount?

March 18th, 2007, 04:06 PM	#14
03stanger Regular Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 123 iTrader: 0 reviews	take a look at the pics and tell me what you think

March 18th, 2007, 04:08 PM	#15
95opal Hardcore Enthusiast 95 opalfrost gt Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,516 iTrader: 0 reviews	That is a guide plate not a shim. you need hardend pushrods __________________ 5.0 magazines 94-04 performance mustangs feature car! Fall 2010

March 18th, 2007, 04:29 PM	#17
03stanger Regular Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 123 iTrader: 0 reviews	thanks guys...appreciate the help

March 18th, 2007, 05:02 PM	#18
03stanger Regular Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 123 iTrader: 0 reviews	stuck again.....HOW DO I INSTALL THEM no matter how i install them, with the stock hardware or with the new guides they lock up and do not move...ill post some pics in a minute

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