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  9. TV Wall Mounts

    in Dumpster

    Posted

    I have a 42" that we use in a corner mount by just using a swivel arm mounted on one wall. The arm I have isn't anywhere near fully extended to get it there.

     

    As long as it is not a plasma I don't see any issues with the newer fairly light TVs even with the arm extended all the way.

  19. '15 Mustang Suspension Upgrades

    in Passing Lane

    Posted

    Stance looks good and I really like that color, is that Magnetic? How did your upgrades compare to the cost of the PP option?

     

    It's Guard metallic, it's green in the sunlight and looks dark gray/black in shadows. Very hard to take pictures of.

     

    Parts were about $1700 when I bought them. Since then BMR revised their prices upwards quite a bit, several parts doubled. Factory PP option would have been $2500.

     

    Really the only PP options left that may have been useful are the bigger brakes and radiator.

     

    The base breaks I've never pushed to fading on the street or in autox and I'm not really planning to do any HPDEs.

     

    The stock radiator also seems very adequate since on the rally last summer we drove 8 hrs through Georgia then pulled the car onto Roebling Road without cool down when it was still 100F out. I was hitting ~125 on the straights, the only overheating was my poor tires melting off.

  20. '15 Mustang Suspension Upgrades

    in Passing Lane

    Posted

    Got the car aligned this afternoon so this project is finally done. Jump to the bottom for a before/after stance shot if you get bored...

     

    I ordered my car without the Performance Pack, which was on purpose since lots of people end up swapping most of the PP parts out. The ride was nice but a little too squishy on the backroads. My goal was to get things up to PP level or better.

     

    Parts List:

    BMR CJR001 - Chassis Jacking Rail

    UPPER MOUNT - 2015 FORD MUSTANG PP (FR3Z3A197B)

    SHOCK ABSORBER ASY - 2015 FORD MUSTANG PP (FR3Z18124AB)

    BMR FC003 - Camber Bolts, Front, 2.5 Degrees Offset

    BMR ELK012 - End Link Kit For Sway Bars, Set Of 4

    BMR SB043 - Sway Bar Kit With Bushings, Front (SB044), Rear (SB045)

    BMR SP080 - Lowering Springs, Set Of 4, Performance

    Steeda S550 Mustang Adjustable Differential Bushing Insert System - Urethane

    BMR TCA045 - Vertical Link, Rear Lower Control Arms, Spherical

    BMR CB005 - Cradle Bushing Lockout Kit

    TR005 Toe Rods, Rear, Double Adjustable, Rod Ends

    BK055 - Bearing Kit, Lower Control Arm, Rear

    Ford Racing Knuckle to Toe Link Bearing Assembly

    Ford Racing Mustang Jounce Bumper and Hardware Pack

    SHOCK ABSORBER - 2016 FORD MUSTANG PP (FR3Z18125W)

     

    http://i.imgur.com/QGDXxbTl.jpg

     

    So step one was the jacking rails. They made getting the car up in the air super easy and it was rock solid on my heavy jack stand set.

    http://imgur.com/zkwo2Qml.jpg

     

    I tore into the front first since it was my first time actually unmounting a spring from a McPherson strut. I had no real issues in the front other than the sway bar bolt under the alternator. A ratcheting end wrench would have saved a ton of time taking it off.

    http://i.imgur.com/Fog46Apl.jpg

    http://i.imgur.com/4kzrvrFl.jpg

     

    Next up was the rear. My main goal the first day was to get the lower control arms off so I can try to swap the BK055 in. The front inner control arm bolt was tough to get broke loose, finally got it with an end wrench after I took off the toe rod and attacked it from the bottom. I tried to move the bushing with the FTBR bushing press kit. I finally gave up and took it to Lucore so that was my day one stopping point.

     

    http://i.imgur.com/E0sW5BUl.jpg

     

    Day two started with getting the diff inserts in and the cradle bushing lockout kit in place. Having the cross bar for my jack really helped when moving the cradle around. Diff bushings were easy other than the drivers side front. I had to loosen all the cradle bolts and push the cradle back as far as possible to get the bolt and bushing slipped between the cradle and gas tank.

     

    http://i.imgur.com/EWhx2Syl.jpg

    http://i.imgur.com/7duJ5K6l.jpg

     

    Then came knuckle to toe link bushing. Since my car came with PP toe links I could have reused the bushing from them. I wanted to be able to put the car back to stock eventually and didn't feel like trying to press it out it was worth is so I just bought the FR ones. Pressing the bushing out of the car would have been much easier if I could have gotten the car a little more off the ground or I had a slightly shorter breaker bar. It was too much torque for a ratchet and my impact wrench wasn't moving it on full. Same issue pressing them back in, other than that no big deal.

     

    http://i.imgur.com/CP7fw8Gl.jpg

     

    Here are some comparisons of the stock vs new parts:

    http://i.imgur.com/4jtoFzzl.jpg

    http://i.imgur.com/33nUSOtl.jpg

    http://i.imgur.com/ODgku1Ul.jpg

     

    Everything else went back together smoothly.

    http://i.imgur.com/ZUpN9cLl.jpg

    http://i.imgur.com/aQY3k1Hl.jpg

    http://i.imgur.com/viwRUa6l.jpg

     

    I took the car to Lucore to align it. They did a great job on the alignment, even weighted the drivers seat so it would be setup for me.

     

    Before/After:

    http://i.imgur.com/wcQkVJpl.jpg

     

    The car handles and rides great so far. I was surprised at how decent the ride is considering the amount of rubber removed from the rear. There is a tiny bit of diff noise but you can barely hear it over my exhaust. Only other noise is a little drive-line clunk that is audible when lifting off the gas at lower speeds.

  24. 2015 Mustang GT Boosted

    in Passing Lane

    Posted

    OK got it all back together and put about 50 miles on it this evening. It all seems good, worst roads I could find and no weird noises. Didn't really thrash the cornering because it so out of alignment.

     

    I have a little driveline clunk on throttle down that I think is probably just drive shaft slack. Considering there is almost no rubber left in the rear end I'm happy if that and a tiny bit more gear whine is the worst.

     

    The most shocking improvement so far was how immediate power delivery is now. I can't wait to see how my 60ft times improved.

     

    Hopefully it will get in to be aligned early next week then I'll really start beating on it.

  25. 2015 Mustang GT Boosted

    in Passing Lane

    Posted

    Some pics from yesterday. A couple more things to torque and the car will be rolling again.

     

    Lots of new bits - Performance Pack Shocks, BMR Springs, End links, sway bar, diff bushing inserts:

    http://i.imgur.com/VcQx71Hl.jpg

     

    Rear cradle lockout:

    http://i.imgur.com/NGNwVjel.jpg

     

    Vertical Links:

    http://i.imgur.com/2ly5vS0l.jpg

    http://i.imgur.com/gi70R2Ll.jpg

     

    Sways and End Links:

    http://i.imgur.com/rJRTxjUl.jpg

    http://i.imgur.com/gBjP1Ydl.jpg

     

    Toe Rods:

    http://i.imgur.com/fkQqwzIl.jpg

    http://i.imgur.com/2pZE6o2l.jpg

     

    And the part that took way too much of my day, toe rod to knuckle bushings:

    http://i.imgur.com/QA1mudRl.jpg

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