BMR & DSS Install underway

[RBS550]

It's Preventive Upgrade time, from Team Beefcake I received my DSS 800hp shafts and BMR Cradle & Diff Bushings. I've got everything apart & out and ready to reinstall, each night after work. First up are some shaft pics, then cradle & bushing removal. Check out Beef's thread on shaft install it's very helpful. On the bushings there's two things that I think make the job much easier.
1st I suggest drilling a couple of holes in the rubber close to the outer shell of the bushing (drill size between 3/8-1/2) this will make it easy to put the sawzall in.
2nd Now cut all the way around riding the bushing shell with a WOOD blade, remove the bushing, now switch to a METAL blade, its easy to see how much you are cutting with the rubber gone. These two are the process I've used on hundreds of Fox Body Stangs from way back. The following pics tell the story, I did some the hard way then my memory kicked in and I did it the easier way lol.
NOTE Stay out of the BASE metal, and on the Cradle to body bushings cut towards the center, this way if you do get into the BASE metal it still has the backing of the Cradle itself. If you cut outward there's nothing left to support the bushing housing.

Sponsored

 

[z06psi]

Great write up. Get to tackle mine next weekend. Thanks

 

[IvanCRF]

This is badass. I'm looking forward to reading your impressions.:hail:

 

[BMR Tech]

Awesome!

And, love the color. ;)

 

[z06psi]

O.k. so the cradle bushings. There are 6 bolts. two really short ones, two medium, and two large.

I have the bushings figured out but the bolts not quite. It doesn't help that I don't have my car here yet. Maybe it will be clearer when I take it all apart.

 

[Todd15Fastback]

Very nice!

 

[RBS550]

Bolts

O.k. so the cradle bushings. There are 6 bolts. two really short ones, two medium, and two large.

I have the bushings figured out but the bolts not quite. It doesn't help that I don't have my car here yet. Maybe it will be clearer when I take it all apart.

As far as the cradle to body you reuse the 4 stock bolts(bluish in color). Now for the Diff bushings there's 2ea. 14mm x 100mm long, 2ea. 14mm x 120mm long and 2ea. 14mm nuts. The bolts in my kit are incorrect, I received 2ea. 18mm x 120mm (too big) 2ea. 14mm real short (don't go to anything), the 2 medium ones are correct(14mm x 100mm), I will have the right ones shortly. On BMRs site the instructions list the correct bolts for the dff bushings. Probably just got boxed wrong. Keep in mind I have Derlin on the cradle and solid aluminum on the diff.

 

[BMR Tech]

Yeah - no idea why some of the kits have the incorrect hardware package.

If you guys don't have the proper hardware, please let me know asap so I can get the right stuff out to you.

 

[RBS550]

Yeah - no idea why some of the kits have the incorrect hardware package.

If you guys don't have the proper hardware, please let me know asap so I can get the right stuff out to you.

NP I was going to call you tomorrow, didn't want disturb people on a holiday.

 

[z06psi]

So for my cradle to body I received

two 44x14mm
two 74x14mm
two 110x14mm

For the diff to cradle I received

two 130x14mm
two 120x14mm

I went Poly all around as I got the toe links and Uplinks as well. Shouldn't be to much movement after that.

 

[RBS550]

So for my cradle to body I received

two 44x14mm
two 74x14mm
two 110x14mm

For the diff to cradle I received

two 130x14mm
two 120x14mm

I went Poly all around as I got the toe links and Uplinks as well. Shouldn't be to much movement after that.

Yes that'll be nice & tight. I'm sure they'll clarify the bolt setup for you.

 

[Schu]

Subbed...

 

[Chameleon]

Great pics RB.

 

[esacteksab]

Those studs look longer than stock...

 

[RBS550]

Wheel Studs

Those studs look longer than stock...

Yes they are, they are ARP, Rehagen Racing sales them RR-1107-S550F & RR-1107-S550R. Somewhere I have thread on here when I did the work.

Sponsored