The next step for us is since we are all ready here is another small safety upgrade.

We are gonna step it up a notch and replace the lower factory control arms M14 x 2.00 x 110 hardware with a Costum kit for us .
The hardware is all 9/16" Grade 8 and coupled with a 3 piece Tooled Steel Bushings with an outside diameter of 3/4" acting like a solid mount to your chassis eliminating all flex. The Heim joints are Chrome Moly, teflon lined with a 28k lb Radial Static Load Capacity

 

nice upgrades!! I did the complete bolt upgrade on mine. But i have not upgraded my studs to the 5/8" just have 1/2" x 3" press in studs.

 

check this out

 

The front wheel studs show up today so we dicided to press them in...

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I read that as "get them done professionally"

 

The centric wheel hub wheel spacers show up today...

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Another small safety upgrade

Since the car is 16 years old we gonna go ahead & also replace the weak M12 x 1.75 x 90 upper control arms bolts.

So, Today we went to hardware store to get some Grade 8 1/2"-13 x 4" bolts, nuts & washers.

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The parts show up today

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Here is diference...

there is No doubt the 1/2 lower control arms bolts are beefier then the stock oem ones...

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Nice upgrades!

 

thanks

Today we inspected the oem bolts and aftermarket bushings ,to our suprice we found out the aluminum bushings were damage( egg shape)

And to clarify all those internet posts about the control arms hardware:
By you looking at the picture there is No doubt the 9/16 lower control arms bolts are beefier then the stock oem ones...

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After the control arms hardware upgrade , we installed the axels .

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We also upgrade the pinion yoke with Strange Engineering P#U1630 S series Chromoly 1350 pinion joke for FORD 8.8 30 spline

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lightweight driveshaft

So we end up with :

49 3/8"X4″X.120″6061-T6 DOM Aluminum drag shaft with Spicer U-joints rated at 2000hp @ 9600rpms in a 3250 lbs car $600 shipped from PST in Clearwater, FL 33755

-Strange Engineering P#U1630 S series Chromoly 1350 pinion joke for FORD 8.8 = 30 spline = $95

-Strange Engineering p#U1667 Chrome moly $185 shipped to my door

-Moroso 85830 - Moroso U-Joint Girdles $50 shipped

for a total of $930 from yoke to yoke

https://www.theturboforums.com/threads/327014-SN95-4-6-powerglide-guys-in-here/page7

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Just because we are on a diet...

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How much weight do you think it dropped?

 

then new fiberglass piece only weights 3lbs & it was shipper than buying a new 3rd brake light from the FORD dealership...lol

 

Damn! lol Where did you get all the fiberglass from?

 

.VFN.

 

Then the spring came....................

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