My 98 SS 4 month build thread
10-19-2012, 11:59 PM
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Work in F-body's. But I do know I need a rear drag/sway bar.Everybody going fast and cutting low 60''s are running a aftermarket rear drag bar setup. It's definitely My next purchase. Just gotta decide which one.
10-20-2012, 11:07 AM
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It and all the suspension on my car is BMR already.
Service I hear about there.
But I know studderin has good luck with his set-up too.
Decisions, decisions......
10-20-2012, 11:30 AM
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check out some pics? your gona be super close to the 2 ***** on the bottom of the shocks when you get the mounted the right way. using a stock type swaybar that gose along the side of the shocks. Your gona get a style with the bend in the arms for that. I had that spohn 1inch drag (sway) bar. 25mm or whatever. it was heavy (soild) but worked great and was quite, but bolted it in.
The BMR I think you have to weld the endlink mounts on, in the spot the stock bolts to. And I see guys tearing out the metal were you weld them too. Its just a few layer of sheet metal there spot welded. The inner wheel well, and some other metal over the LCA area there. If you go that style, weld some angle iron or plug weld plates, something around that spot better then just tabs, or the plate and tabs it comes with.
TRZ bolts on but you have to weld tabs of the top of the axle tubes, you can do that at gregs when you change the lower shock mounts. you have to drill/gring out the PHR hole on the rearend for a bigger bolt, too. But other then that it all bolts in. The TRZ unbolts to the new lighter tubing PHR brace, and that bar bolts in like stock, so you can get it off to get the gas tank out ect. Some of the other ARB that mount to the body I see guys putting them in (with the stock gas tank) and it looks like there not going to get the tank out anymore.
The BMR I think you have to weld the endlink mounts on, in the spot the stock bolts to. And I see guys tearing out the metal were you weld them too. Its just a few layer of sheet metal there spot welded. The inner wheel well, and some other metal over the LCA area there. If you go that style, weld some angle iron or plug weld plates, something around that spot better then just tabs, or the plate and tabs it comes with.
TRZ bolts on but you have to weld tabs of the top of the axle tubes, you can do that at gregs when you change the lower shock mounts. you have to drill/gring out the PHR hole on the rearend for a bigger bolt, too. But other then that it all bolts in. The TRZ unbolts to the new lighter tubing PHR brace, and that bar bolts in like stock, so you can get it off to get the gas tank out ect. Some of the other ARB that mount to the body I see guys putting them in (with the stock gas tank) and it looks like there not going to get the tank out anymore.
10-20-2012, 07:29 PM
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10-20-2012, 08:51 PM
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I didn't have to use the axle tube mounts that came with the BMR kit. I used the perches that are welded to the S60 rear. If they were any wider I would have had to cut them off and use the BMR bolt-on mounts. Your rear might be different. Mine is a stock width S60. Not sure what you run.
10-20-2012, 09:35 PM
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Yep!
I didn't have to use the axle tube mounts that came with the BMR kit. I used the perches that are welded to the S60 rear. If they were any wider I would have had to cut them off and use the BMR bolt-on mounts. Your rear might be different. Mine is a stock width S60. Not sure what you run.
I didn't have to use the axle tube mounts that came with the BMR kit. I used the perches that are welded to the S60 rear. If they were any wider I would have had to cut them off and use the BMR bolt-on mounts. Your rear might be different. Mine is a stock width S60. Not sure what you run.
I have the same rear. S60 stock width.
10-21-2012, 09:48 PM
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Someone got a pic of me at my local track today. (Empire Dragway)
Ran consistent mid 10's all day with 1.4 60' all day.
Still running out of gear way before the 1320'
And still twisting the susp bad on launch with stock sway bar.
Ended up winning my class at a MOM's (mustang on mustang)
Event. It was an invite race where they invite brand X cars.
Stock shortblock is still running strong
Ran consistent mid 10's all day with 1.4 60' all day.
Still running out of gear way before the 1320'
And still twisting the susp bad on launch with stock sway bar.
Ended up winning my class at a MOM's (mustang on mustang)
Event. It was an invite race where they invite brand X cars.
Stock shortblock is still running strong
10-22-2012, 12:08 AM
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this was the 1st pass. gave it one more click of them shocks then the indy passes
And it just got better form there, I was surprised the cars this dialed in after I think is the 5th pass. Good think is I got it to spin a bit with to much rpm on the 2step, so when back the the last setting. And had a little wheel speed about perfect for the parts. I was wondering when something would not keep making it 60' better haha. that was a 10.53 I think best was a 10.4 and 60'd a little better then that pass. a 1.44 and a 1.43 I think. worst was a 1.5x spinning about 20feet out went a 10.60
