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Old 04-02-2009, 08:20 PM
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i am just curious if anyone has had any issues with them like racks mount right or needing a different steering shaft, tie rods or anything like that. thanks!
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Originally Posted by dudeman
i am just curious if anyone has had any issues with them like racks mount right or needing a different steering shaft, tie rods or anything like that. thanks!
I have one, no issues at all. I like it and had it swapped way faster than I thought I would.
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did you use the factory rack? no steering shaft issues. that my biggest fear. a buddy bought an aje for his mustang and the steering shaft didnt line up.
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Originally Posted by dudeman
did you use the factory rack? no steering shaft issues. that my biggest fear. a buddy bought an aje for his mustang and the steering shaft didnt line up.
Yep using the stock rack & the steering shaft had no issues at all. I did have to dent my 4" down pipe to clear the universal joint in the steering shaft to clear the steering shaft (I kept the AC so had to put the DP on the drivers side)
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I had one on my car with a bone stock motor and the drivers side motor mount tube ripped apart the welds near the lower a arm box. They might have revised the design since then this was about 4 years ago. Since then I took off all BMR parts.
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what were you doing when it happened? what motor mounts were you using?
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4 years ago wouldn't have been the turbo K member. Everything on mine lined up perfectly with a stock rack and steering shaft.
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From What I have seen, BMR is much nicer than the AJE ones. My BMR turbo K-member fit fine, so did the UMI one.
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Originally Posted by theblur98ss
4 years ago wouldn't have been the turbo K member.
X2 Thats what I was thinking.
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My steering rack lined up just fine. The brake line brackets needed some tweaking. But that was about it.
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Originally Posted by WS6HUMMER
Yep using the stock rack & the steering shaft had no issues at all. I did have to dent my 4" down pipe to clear the universal joint in the steering shaft to clear the steering shaft (I kept the AC so had to put the DP on the drivers side)
I haven't gotten the DP out of the engine compartment yet but I did slide a 4" mandrel 45* thru there to test fit it and it seemed to fit (tight). I did cut off the lip from the bottom of the frame in that area.
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Originally Posted by 98Z28CobraKiller
I haven't gotten the DP out of the engine compartment yet but I did slide a 4" mandrel 45* thru there to test fit it and it seemed to fit (tight). I did cut off the lip from the bottom of the frame in that area.
I had to trim the pinch weld too, do you have a motor plate or welded solid mounts? Had to pull my motor mounts out and weld them up solid so it wouldnt vibrate and hit the frame.




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