BMR Tech Tip: Clock those bushings after lowering your S550!

703stang · Feb 17, 2016

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SidewaysMike · Feb 17, 2016

Torque specs plus pics please

Ultrakla$$ic · Feb 20, 2016

BMR Tech said:
These pivot points are as follows:

FRONT: (anywhere there are rubber bushings)
Front Radius Control Arm - inner mount
Front Lower Control Arm - inner mount

REAR: (anywhere there are rubber bushings)
Upper Camber Link - inner and outer mounts
Toe Link Outer Knuckle Bushing
Rear Control Arm Front Inner Mount
Rear Control Arm to Knuckle Mounts

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Any pic of where these exact nuts/bolts are that need to be clocked? I don't want to just start jacking with stuff.

Quiksilver15 · Feb 20, 2016

Taking my car in for an alignment Monday, Hoping the guy lets me get under there and clock the bushing before alignment. Have no other way of doing it and having the car level.

Soonertim4 · Feb 20, 2016

Ultrakla$$ic said:
Any pic of where these exact nuts/bolts are that need to be clocked? I don't want to just start jacking with stuff.

Anywhere that there is a rubber bushing

jabrax · Feb 25, 2016

Darn great tip, but gonna have to pay someone to do it. Load and level in the garage is a toughy.

Bartly · Mar 6, 2016

I don't know much about IRS vehicles. Does this apply to subframe IRS bushings and/or the differential bushings?

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Cascadia_302 · Mar 6, 2016

jabrax said:
Darn great tip, but gonna have to pay someone to do it. Load and level in the garage is a toughy.

I was thinking about how l would do this (safely) with only one set of ramps and figured with some extra 2x12 remnants l have on hand l just may be able to swing it.
I would stack and fasten the 2x12 pieces to match the ramp heigth as close as possible for level, not going to sweat it if it's not perfectly level.
I'll first back onto the ramps, put the car in gear and set the e-brake. Using my jacking rails I'll then get the front up and position the stacked 2x12's (with built in wheel chocks) under the front tires.
And of course a pair of jack stands under the rails for safety's sake and then get down to business.

Coaster · Mar 6, 2016

Cascadia_302 said:
I was thinking about how l would do this (safely) with only one set of ramps and figured with some extra 2x12 remnants l have on hand l just may be able to swing it.
I would stack and fasten the 2x12 pieces to match the ramp heigth as close as possible for level, not going to sweat it if it's not perfectly level.
I'll first back onto the ramps, put the car in gear and set the e-brake. Using my jacking rails I'll then get the front up and position the stacked 2x12's (with built in wheel chocks) under the front tires.
And of course a pair of jack stands under the rails for safety's sake and then get down to business.

I tried that. The issue for me was that trying to torque some of those bolts to 183ft/lbs my big torque wrench is too long to use without more room under the car at the tricky angles having the wheels on leaves you with.

I'm just having the shop that is doing the alignment do it for me.

Red Turtle · Mar 7, 2016

I need to do this, as I am slightly higher on my driver side rear.

Cascadia_302 · Mar 8, 2016

Coaster said:
I tried that. The issue for me was that trying to torque some of those bolts to 183ft/lbs my big torque wrench is too long to use without more room under the car at the tricky angles having the wheels on leaves you with.

I'm just having the shop that is doing the alignment do it for me.

Good point and l should have thought about this as l've been in that situation before doing similar under vehicle work.
So where if l may ask did you find the torque values for these fasteners, and since you're having the alignment shop handle it did you happen to verify that they would know the torque requirements? Thanks.

Coaster · Mar 8, 2016

Cascadia_302 said:
So where if l may ask did you find the torque values for these fasteners.

PM Sent

Got tons of PMs so I made a thread - Look here for torque values --->>> http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47084

Brian Z. · Mar 9, 2016

Anyone know the tq. specs and can post them in here?

DrDing.Muscle · Mar 9, 2016

I am having a clunk sound coming from what sounds like the front of the car when I hit the brakes hard. The dealership of course says its my BMR lowering springs. Anybody heard of any issues with any suspension stuff causing a clunking sound from the front end? This just started and I have had the BMR suspension components on my car for almost 3 months now.

Smarz1018 · Mar 9, 2016

Has anyone had any luck doing this at home without a lift? I was thinking of jacking the front of the car up and then loosening the bushings up then lowering the car and bouncing it around a bit. Then i would drive the car on ramps in the front and jack the rear up to have car be level and re tightening. Can this be done without a lift?

BMR Tech Tip: Clock those bushings after lowering your S550!

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