BF IRS Brace finally installed (Pics)

finally got motivated to do the install i have been dreading, anytime i have to deal with mustangs and exhausts its usually an ordeal. thankfully the bassani catback came off effortlessly. next i pulled the 5 differential housing bolts off, and put the jack under the diff per the supplied instructions from BilletFlow. next i took off the two Differential Mounting bolts that connect it to the IRS Frame. Put the IRS brace up there and hand tightened the first 5 bolts (had to raise the jack/diff to clear the middle bolt from the crossmember thingy), then i put in the upper Differential Bolt (once the jack/diff is lowered the length of the bolt makes it impossible to install due to clearance with the IRS frame thingy). then i tightened all the Housing bolts, and lowered the differential and installed the final Differential mounting bolt, and torqued everything down to german torque specifications (Gutenteit), as there was no ****ing way to get a torque wrench to any but the bottom most two housing bolts. Reinstalling the Catback proved to be the issue, i could not for the life of me get the front hangar isolator on, took a good half hour, many screwdrivers to finally pry it into place. attached the rest and was done.

All in all, took about 4 hours, including the 30 minutes to go out and buy a set of Ramps (35$ at Vatozone).

i didnt know anybody but BF made a IRS Brace. This one is very sturdy looking, without seeing the competitors i still highly doubt theirs would be as stout of a piece as the BF unit.

mrrob96fs said:

Nice install, looks good, like the red color(being a redfire owner myself.) I have an IRS brace too and I am not looking forward to putting it in, suspension I am always nervous about.

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the downside to spending the additional 10$ for a colored piece (be it SonicBlue or RF) is that you will never see it unless the car is in the air. but my baby is worth it

04sleeper said:

I resealed my cover with Permatex Ultra Grey.

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i was anticipating the cover to crack open once i took off the bottom most bolt (left it for last) but it stayed on tight. didnt have to reseal it. was ready with my catch bucket just in case though. ill do that another day.