Mustang 3.5L Ecoboost engine swap
2/14/16, 07:26 AM
#921
Cobra Member
Thread Starter
I thought a lot about it but wasn't sure it matters? Here's the logic behind my thinking. There's many upper control arms sold and only a couple of them offer the bracket, as far as I know no one sells just the bracket. If the bracket was a problem it seems like anyone selling an arm would include the bracket? Also I think if you only changed the upper arms and not the lower arms it would be more of an issue since your rear end would still be dancing around side to side. With the rearend pinned down with more solid busing it seems like the only force applied to it would be back and forth which I think it's totally fine for, I would worry about the side to side strength though. Has there been any issues with the factory brackets?
I should have welded some supports on it while I had it out of the car, that would have been pretty simple and effective.
Btw this was a total pita to change that arm, you have to remove the bracket to get the control arm bolt out. The bolts for the bracket were the toughest bolts I've removed from the car yet. It required a heavy duty impact turned all the way up and it barely got out the top bolt, it fought me the whole way! First I tried a ratchet and a cheater bar and nearly ruined the socket, had to go buy a heavy duty socket.
I should have welded some supports on it while I had it out of the car, that would have been pretty simple and effective.
Btw this was a total pita to change that arm, you have to remove the bracket to get the control arm bolt out. The bolts for the bracket were the toughest bolts I've removed from the car yet. It required a heavy duty impact turned all the way up and it barely got out the top bolt, it fought me the whole way! First I tried a ratchet and a cheater bar and nearly ruined the socket, had to go buy a heavy duty socket.
2/14/16, 10:16 AM
#922
Legacy TMS Member
Yeah that upper is a bish! I paid to have it done by a buddy/shop. He tracks his MR2 and is very familiar with all the adjustable suspension bits, so I trusted him. Even he said he had a 3 ft breaker bar and a pipe on top of it to break that bolt loose. I think it's almost 200 ft/lb from the factory? Anyhow, I see your reasoning with not doing the bracket. I bought them as a package though, so didn't feel a reason to not use it, since you have to take it out anyways.
2/14/16, 01:42 PM
#924
Cobra Member
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Got the key wired so it cranks the car, before we were jumping the starter relay. I got the seats installed too.
Car cranks but doesn't start, Lexiion think he knows why and when he makes it over I would assume we can start it and go for a drive!
Car cranks but doesn't start, Lexiion think he knows why and when he makes it over I would assume we can start it and go for a drive!
2/14/16, 03:42 PM
#925
Legacy TMS Member
That was 2 hours ago.
Drive it yet????
Drive it yet????
2/14/16, 04:40 PM
#927
Legacy TMS Member
you said to drive easy until we get the tune! Haha
2/14/16, 06:58 PM
#935
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2/14/16, 07:55 PM
#939
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2/14/16, 07:57 PM
#940
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