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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 11:02 AM
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Thank everyone for the info. I should have clarified, these are 2-3month old used springs. Bought them off someone from Corral.net for a decent price. That's why there were no instrucs. I'm fairly confident in changing them myself. I've done mid-pipes, headers, diffs, and spindles, I'm sure i can tackle this.

I have a new long tubes, mid pipe, shifter, and a driveshaft to finish soon, just figured this should be done at the same time.

Thanks againg guys.
Old Feb 13, 2008 | 11:36 AM
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My axle didn't shift at all with my BMR springs. My pinion angle came out perfect as well. Can't beat that.

I of course had the adj. PH bar, LCA's and brackets as well
Old Feb 13, 2008 | 04:02 PM
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ORIGINAL: 66FB06GT

The rear springs are super easy to install. The only thing you should unbolt is the lower mounts for the rear shocks.
You should also remove the brake line bracket
bolts as well so they dont get stretched when
the axle is dropped down.

ORIGINAL: 66FB06GT

Oh.. one other thing.. With the Roush springs I didn't notice any sizeable shift in the centering of the axle. I haven't read of anyone using these springs needing to change to an adjustable panhard rod. This also adds to the simplicity of this particular install.
I have Roush rear springs and didnt need an adjustable panhard.
My rear is well centered, thank you.
Old Feb 18, 2008 | 04:12 PM
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Well got the shifter install done, only took 5hrs for 6 bolts. Turned out one the factory rear mounting studs was gone! Just sheared off. So had to drill that out and put in a new mounting bolt. I wasted a lot of time so the springs will have to be next weekend.
Old Feb 18, 2008 | 04:30 PM
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ORIGINAL: doctorj77

Well got the shifter install done, only took 5hrs for 6 bolts. Turned out one the factory rear mounting studs was gone! Just sheared off. So had to drill that out and put in a new mounting bolt. I wasted a lot of time so the springs will have to be next weekend.
I did the exact same thing to mine [:@] I drilled a hole up through the bottom of the center console and put a bolt through.


About the Roush springs.....
I love mine. I have front and rear as well as the shocks and struts. None of my Roush parts came with instructions, and mine were brand new.

Here's my thread about my springs (with pics!) https://mustangforums.com/m_4485596/mpage_1/key_/tm.htm
Old Feb 18, 2008 | 04:49 PM
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Yeah it was a royal PITA. Had to use a micrometer to measure it out before starting to drill holes. This was all to put a Pro50 shifter in, man that thing has no tolerances. I honetly thought the whole thing was bound up when I went to test it.

So needless to say, I just didn't have the energy to do springs. But next weekend should be a good time to do. Thanks for the link too. I'm gonna be putting 275/55/17 on the back so that should fill it out nicely.
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