Bullitt's rear end off center...

This just happened to Stark77. Thats what i think he did, add a spacer, but maybe he'll chime in and clarify

02nightmaregt said:

This just happened to Stark77. Thats what i think he did, add a spacer, but maybe he'll chime in and clarify

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if i remember correctly there was somthing bent in his suspension....

It's a somewhat common issue.

Mine sticks out a bit to the passenger side. I've had the car up on a lift and inspected for any possible bent or broken parts, and found nothing.

Hey - same thing with me. Apparently there's a few batches of mustangs that had the rear axles off by an inch plus. Mine was about 1.25 inches off towards the passenger side. My rear end was in perfect alignment though(wheels tracking perfectly straight ahead but rear axle just sitting off center). No real reason or explanation for why this happens on Mustangs. I think it's a bad frame/body jig for where they add the mounting brackets for the upper control arms. I bought aftermarket upper & lowers and also aftermarket KYB quad shocks which rules out anything being fouled with the suspension or linkage componentry. I should have measured the UCA mounting points' distance from centerline. That is where the problem is, I believe. Anyhow, after all the suspension work my mustang handles great and gets killer traction off the line, but it was still off center. Soooo.....I threw on plate spacers, 1/4 inch, and then a hubcentric spacer on the left side which was 1.25 inches. Now both tires "appear" to be equidistance from the fenderwell on each side. Plus, now I have the wide look in the back, but without the extra weight of deep dish wheels. Win-Win situation. I have 3 hubcentric spacers in 5 bolt pattern for a Mustang, since I only used 1 from the set, so if you would like to purchase one for super cheap PM me. I would reccomend running a 1/4 to 3/8 inch plate spacer underneath since our hub bolts are very long.

My bullitt was like that untill the panhard bar install. Fix it right unless funds are tight. The panhard bar was a great upgrade.

I will look into a panhard bar - but the ability of that mod to fix my issue is fairly dubious. How much did you pay for your set up?

Im also going the PHB route. Ha if i ever get around to it Which bar are you running?

That problem is notorious with stickshift cars. When u bank threw the gears really hard or dump the clutch it puts stress on the upper/lower control arm bushing causing them to flex. If you look at some old fox body street cars, the rear end could be shifted as much as 2" to one side. If you will replace the bushing in the upper and lower control arms you will fix your problem.

my car is an automatic with stock stall

I have a maximum motorsports kit. Not too bad an install but it is always scary drilling holes in your car. You will also have to have an exhaust shop tweak your tailpipes to make them fit.

I ended up having to take off the exhaust from the midpipe back in order to get ample access to the upper control arms on removal and installation.

get it on a 4 wheel alignment rack and fix the problem... gonna need an adjustable panhard bar if its not a bent part... or maybe you need to bend a part