Steeda Alignment Dowels -- Alignment

[galaxy]

Have these on the parts list, but with other stuff and plans, I'd really rather avoid trying to get an alignment right now. The instructions show loosening the whole cradle to get these in, but it seems I recall doing one or maybe two bolts at a time. This would prevent the cradle from shifting and negating an alignment. Can't find it.

Is that possible to get these in one or two bolts at a time, thus keeping the cradle relatively in place? My car drives great, wearing tires great; I'd rather leave it be until I move on to other parts on the list.

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[galaxy]

Add on question...

Steeda sells alignment dowlels specifically to work with the BMR CB005 kit...does that mean the regular Steeda Dowels would work with the CB010? Would that require anything special?

 

[Sevensixteen]

Have these on the parts list, but with other stuff and plans, I'd really rather avoid trying to get an alignment right now. The instructions show loosening the whole cradle to get these in, but it seems I recall doing one or maybe two bolts at a time. This would prevent the cradle from shifting and negating an alignment. Can't find it.

Is that possible to get these in one or two bolts at a time, thus keeping the cradle relatively in place? My car drives great, wearing tires great; I'd rather leave it be until I move on to other parts on the list.

One bolt at a time & you’ll be fine

 

[AvalancheSVT]

..........are these cars really suffering from misaligned rear ends? this is alarming.

 

[K4fxd]

One bolt at a time & you’ll be fine

Provided the cradle is centered from factory.

 

[Sevensixteen]

Provided the cradle is centered from factory.

I must have been lucky, Built on a Tuesday & dead on !

 

[shogun32]

..........are these cars really suffering from misaligned rear ends? this is alarming.

the amount of mis-alignment possible is truly astonishing.

 

[AvalancheSVT]

this makes me want to avoid the mustang....

 

[shogun32]

this makes me want to avoid the mustang....

why? stop looking at the car as a finished product, but rather a LEGO toy that's mostly bolted up, and needs some large elements taken apart and put back together correctly. Or just print out "Quality is Job #1" on a big piece of paper and drape it over the hood so you too can daily remind yourself of the corporate motto, and brainwash yourself into believing it's actually true. Purple Drank optional.

Or just be reminded that this is the best that American Union labor can muster when supervised by American management, while the inbred hicks in TN/KY/AL far surpass that when managed by European and Japanese management.

 

[AvalancheSVT]

brand loyalty is for suckers.

 

[Radar Doc]

I installed the Steeda IRS subframe bushing support system along with the alignment dowels. Just installed one side and then the other as suggested in this document:

https://www.steeda.com/assets/images/documents/555-4437-B.pdf

Recommend threading the bolts several turns by hand before using a wrench, and only using hand tools and a torque wrench.

 

[StangTime]

Try doing one bolt at a time. You could be lucky and the dowels and subframe threads might line up. Or you will find the dowels prevent the bolts from hand threading back into the subframe. I wasn't so lucky and had to drop the subframe completely (installed new coil springs at the same time so I wasn't too upset about that). Then I had to fiddle with it to get the bolts in. I used the pry-holes in the subframe metal as a guide lined them up with a large metal dowel. Then started with one bolt at the rear of the cradle, then did the other rear bolt on the other side. Then I did the two front bolts one at a time. This was the only way I could get it lined up. To tell you the truth it was a huge PITA.

 

[WItoTX]

OP, if the alignment dowels don't slide in, your car is already out of alignment. These dowels fix that. Add to that you should probably add the subframe bushing supports and do it all at the same time to really lock in the rear of the car to the body.

The main reason to put these in is to get a better connected rear end feel for the track. They are on my list of "to do's" as a certain poster has pointed out in the CAMC thread. Honestly if I was street driving only, I wouldn't worry about having them installed.

 

[TrackMustang]

I bought the alignment kit and it wasn’t even close with one bolt at a time. They all had to be loosened before I could even think about putting the bolts back in place.

 

[Jbraun2828]

Mine were pretty close. Just do one side at a time. I also added the bushings and new springs so I needed an alignment after either way

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