6508ragtops

I have been researching LCA's. on the AM website there are several reviews of these J&M LCA's. in several the reviewers comment that durning the install, they had to shift the axle forward to get the bolts to line up.

Does this create other issues? Seems like this would somehow alter ride height or the angles of the drive train. Anyone know about this and any worries about excessive wear resulting from this?

RedFire281

The reason people have problems is because the axle can move forward or backward if the jack stands were not positioned directly below the axle housing or pumpkin when the stock LCA is unbolted. This has nothing to do with the LCA. Be prepared to use a little elbow grease to line up the bolts - but if you finish one side at a time and you're careful about lining up the jack stands before you unbolt the stock LCA it should be a one man job. Shifting of the axle also happens when you lower the axle more than you need to bolt on the new LCA and the jack wheels roll as the arm articulates downward.

6508ragtops

Thank you very helpful Parts ordered. Will labor this over labor day !

RedFire281

You're welcome. I'm sure you're aware of TacoBill's LCA install writeup and I recommend you use that as a guide. Here's the link:

https://mustangforums.com/forum/2005...on-w-pics.html

For you, the most important pic is the first one. Notice how TacoBill puts a reference mark on the shock while the car is still on the ground and fully loaded. Do that. 1) you will need four jack stands and a hydraulic jack. 2) slightly loosen the rear wheel lug nuts. 3) raise the car and place two of the jack stands in the Ford recommended lift points at the rocker lip on both sides. 4) rest the car on the jack stands and remove the rear wheels. 5) position the hydraulic jack under the pumpkin (differential) taking care that you will not lift the axle on the differential cover otherwise bad things might happen. 6) lift the axle by the pumpkin until you are just under the reference marks on the shocks. 7) figure out where you want to place the jack stands on the axle and measure the height from that point to the ground. 8) set the height of the jack stands as close as you can to the measurement in the last step. 9) raise the axle if necessary and position the jack stands directly under the axle at your predetermined points and lower the axle unto the jack stands. 10) check to make sure the reference marks on the shocks are visible and aligned and adjust the jack stand height as necessary.

This will put you as close as possible to being able to remove the stock LCA and minimize axle roll when you remove the stock bolt. Alignment of the new LCA bolt holes should require minimum effort.