{"id":37300,"date":"2019-08-08T17:23:37","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T17:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moderndriveline.com\/resources\/?p=37300"},"modified":"2019-08-08T17:23:37","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T17:23:37","slug":"muscle-z-bar-high-performance-clutch-linkage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moderndriveline.com\/resources\/muscle-z-bar-high-performance-clutch-linkage\/","title":{"rendered":"Muscle-Z-Bar: High Performance Clutch Linkage"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Muscle-Z-Bar is the answer to poor performance from your mechanical linkage.\u00a0 Spherical rod ends, heim joints, and fully adjustable linkage rods remove the binding points which plaque mechanical linkages.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As Jim Smart says in\u00a0Mustang Monthly<\/a>:\u00a0“The vintage Mustang’s stock clutch linkage isn’t a bad design. In fact, it isn’t much different than most from the era. When properly installed and adjusted, it works quite well. But when we ask the stock equalizer bar (also known as a Z-bar) and its linkage to handle the added pressure of a high-performance clutch setup, it can bend or break-or both.”<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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  • All stock Ford mounting locations and pivot points<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Direct bolt in with no cutting, drilling, or welding<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Spherical rod ends on fully adjustable linkage rods and hardware included<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Fully TIG welded z-bar<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Spherical bearings and CNC machined pivot tube<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span>Made in the USA<\/strong><\/span>\"\"<\/b><\/b>See below for kits for specific engines:<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Currently in Stock<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

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    Part # MD-410-2001<\/strong>$ 275.00<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/form>\n<\/div>\n
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    \u00a01965-1966 Mustang Muscle-Z-Bar kit:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
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    Fits 289, 302, and 351W engines\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Part No.\u00a0<\/strong>MD-410-2001<\/strong>Standard manifolds.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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    \"MD-410-2002\"<\/p>\n

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    \nPart # MD-410-2002<\/strong>$ 275.00<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/form>\n<\/div>\n
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    1967-1970 Mustang, Cougar Muscle-Z-Bar kit:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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    F<\/span>its 289, 302, and 351W engines<\/span><\/span>Part No. MD-410-2002Standard manifolds<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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    \"MD-410-2001-R\"<\/p>\n

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    \nPart # MD-410-2001 R<\/strong>$ 135.00<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/form>\n<\/div>\n
    \nPart # MD-410-2002 R<\/strong>$ 135.00<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    1965-1970 Mustang, Cougar High-Performance Linkage Rod Kits:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
    F<\/span>its 289, 302, and 351W engines We are now offering our Muscle-Z-Bar linkage rod kits sold separately. The linkage rods are fully adjustable and use Teflon lined spherical rod ends.Our linkage rods are solid and use male rod ends so the stock rubber firewall boot will still work properly.This kit is a great alternative for those of you who may have already bought a stock type Z bar but want improved clutch function and feel.The kits include all grade 5 mounting hardware, upper and lower linkage rods, and high-quality spherical rod ends.<\/span><\/span><\/strong>Part No. MD-410-2001 Rfits 1965-66 Mustang 289, 302 (removal of upper tab and lower pin on Z-bar will need to be done)<\/span><\/strong>Part\u00a0No. MD-410-2002 R1967-70 Mustang, Cougar 289, 302, 351W<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/div>\n
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    \"MD-410-2003\"<\/p>\n

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    \nPart # MD-410-2003<\/strong>$ 279.95<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    1967-1970 Mustang, Cougar Muscle-Z-Bar kit: (big block)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
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    Fits 390 and 428 engines<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Part No. MD-410-2003This\u00a0kit uses the stock Ford or reproduction clutch fork adapter.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The Muscle-Z-Bar is the answer to poor performance from your mechanical linkage.\u00a0 Spherical rod ends, heim joints, and fully adjustable linkage rods remove the binding points which plaque mechanical linkages. As Jim Smart says in\u00a0Mustang Monthly:\u00a0“The vintage Mustang’s stock clutch linkage isn’t a bad design. In fact, it isn’t much different than most from the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[167,168,148],"class_list":["post-37300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-questions-answers","tag-clutch-linkage","tag-manual-linkage","tag-z-bar"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.moderndriveline.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.moderndriveline.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.moderndriveline.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moderndriveline.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moderndriveline.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37300"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.moderndriveline.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37300\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.moderndriveline.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moderndriveline.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moderndriveline.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}