bluetang

I just installed the rear Steeda Ultralites today, and I wanted to give interested parties a heads up that you need to careful how much you let the rear axle drop when you loosen the swaybar and shock before lowering the axle as you can over stress the brake line very easily with too much droop.

I started the drivers side by just removing the shock bolt but not the swaybar link. That allowed the axle to droop, but not enough to over stress the brake line. You still have to disconnect the swaybar link, but just be carefull to have the axle supported with a jack so you can lower slowly and limit the droop. You can do this multiple ways, but its easy to forget to watch the stress on the brake line.

I'm putting on SLP's LM pipes tomorrow so I haven'tmeasured the after spring install drop. I did take side by side pictures of the stock springs and Steea springs which are truly about 1 inch lower so just like the Roush rear springs. Still going to use the stock shocks.
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Grant

05HOTROD

thanks for the heads up...

Shadowhax

idk why but your username sounds like a performance engergy drink.

W1ldcat

Having a bad day

gregt909

Yeah, I ran into to the same thing when I changed my rear springs. If you remove the bracket holding the brake line in place it gives you a couple more inches to work with.

bluetang

I wish I had thought about unbolting the bracket holding the brake line.

That is a useful tip for next time!

I read a lot of the writeups and I wish folks would be a bit more specific like on the rear spring install the end of the pig tail of the spring can change the ride height by the spring not being in the full settled down position. I looked at the factory pig tail when I put the Steeda springs in, but I also rotated the springs to make sure the spring was in the proper sitting position.

I love how Ford makes so many of the opposing nuts where you don't have to hold them with another wrench when you untightening the opposing end. The washer/nut thing just rotates to a point where it hold itself when your tightening or loosening. My previous BMWs never had that smart piece of engineering. Ford did some great things on the S197 Mustang!

Grant

05ROUSHER

What you are supposed to do is take out the upper caliper bolt so it can swing out as you lower the axle. It was in a write up in 5.0 mag.

ANBAUTO

Thanks for the heads up as im doing my spring this week too