fivestring45

Okay...so I have a set of these sitting in my living room. I'm planning on installing them soon but have a question. How many people with these springs had to actually get the camber bolts installed?

jayguy

I had them done by a friend, and he said they were barely out of spec before he did any aligning, so the cam bolts weren't needed.

tx2005gt

i did them myself. aligned it by eye and than took it to a friends shop & put it on the alignment machine. it was wright on spec. no adj. bolts needed.

NJ3

Mine just needed a toe adjustment.

itsmetoo

No camber bolts for me either.

ryan1112

None for me. Just barely out when I got an alignment.

Fryguy

For those of you who did it yourselves, how hard was it. I am looking to get these as well and was just wondering what I would be getting myself into.

Thanks

ryan1112

I watched my mechanic do it. If I had his tools I could have done it myself. An air gun makes using the spring compressor much easier.
Although many people will argue with me, you should pick up an adjustable panhard bar to keep the axle center. After installing the springs I could see the rear axle was off to one side. I installed the Steeda panhard bar and it fixed the problem.

TillmanSpeed

Spring compression... the one thing I always let the tech's do! I need my limbs and fingers! LOL

Ryan, you're absolutely correct on the Panhard bar correcting the axle offset.

Cali HP addict

Haha, just got an allignment today. Camber was -1.2 and -1.5 which will help cornering ability but won't affect tire ware. Toe will need to be adjusted though like others have said. Also, I have the added weight of the SC on the front.

LEO_06GT

No camber bolts here either.

traffic142

me either

fivestring45

For those with the panhard bar, is this more of a cosmetic thing or does it actualy have some performance properties?

TacoBill

Hi Jeff! Look no further!

Steeda Ultralite Lowering Springs Install - REAR

Steeda Ultralite Lowering Springs Install - FRONT

Front End Alignment / Camber info


Other helpful links...
Guide to Properly Lowering your S197 (Very thourough explanation by Galaxie)
Adjustable Camber Bolt Install Video (not required for the Ultralites, but more for reference on how they get installed)

ryan1112

TacoBill's instructions are great. If you want to know if you think you can do it, look there.
The panhard bar does help performance. Your car will track better with the rear end center and I noticed the rear end being a little more stable during really hard cornering with the Steeda bar.

fivestring45

Panhard bar? Who manufactures these? Are they called something else on the steeda page?

TacoBill

I heard BMR makes a good one.

http://www.bmrfabrication.com/2005MustangSUSPENSION.htm

About 1/2 way down the page.

I'd install your springs first to see if you even require it.

ryan1112

BMR has a good one as Bill said.

Here is the Steeda one.
http://www.steeda.com/products/panhard_bar_brace.php

TillmanSpeed

We stock the BMR ones, and found those to be great quality, and the best functioning, plus the price is GREAT!

fivestring45

anyone have a picture of one installed on the bottom of the car?