I have an 85 GT as you most know, and the plan was to install a tubular K-member,but since its an 85 I have to run either newer lower control arms or tubular control arms so I got the arms. You all told me that 95+ control arms would mess up the track so I bought the 87-93 arms. But since I wanted to go with 13" cobra brakes I needed 95+ spindles which I also bought. This meant I needed either the ball joint spacers which I feel is cheap, or get the X2 balljoints. So I got the steeda balljoints.
Now since I bought the tubular control arms I couldnt run springs so I bought the QA1 adjustable coilovers since they are the only ones that work with lowering.
Lastly, I wanted to get aluminum rack bushings for the rack.
Now that I have everything, nothing works!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I cant run the aluminum rack bushings because they require that you cut off the sleeve on the K-member, but I cant do that on the QA1 tubular piece because the part you'd cut off is threaded and needs to be there to attach the rack!!!!
I removed the balljoints from the 87-93 QA1 tubular control arms, which were tack welded in place@!#$$%^&, but the X2 balljoints are thinner and fall right into the balljoint hole so I cant use them!!!
Now I have to return the X2 balljoints, reinstall the factory ones which are beat to crap, and return the aluminum bushings and get prothane pieces and buy the balljoint spacers if I can find them.
This is ridiculous and nowhere from Steeda or QA1 does it say anything about these issues. In fact, the rack bushings say you can use them with a tubular K.
What a waste of time and money.
Now since I bought the tubular control arms I couldnt run springs so I bought the QA1 adjustable coilovers since they are the only ones that work with lowering.
Lastly, I wanted to get aluminum rack bushings for the rack.
Now that I have everything, nothing works!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I cant run the aluminum rack bushings because they require that you cut off the sleeve on the K-member, but I cant do that on the QA1 tubular piece because the part you'd cut off is threaded and needs to be there to attach the rack!!!!
I removed the balljoints from the 87-93 QA1 tubular control arms, which were tack welded in place@!#$$%^&, but the X2 balljoints are thinner and fall right into the balljoint hole so I cant use them!!!
Now I have to return the X2 balljoints, reinstall the factory ones which are beat to crap, and return the aluminum bushings and get prothane pieces and buy the balljoint spacers if I can find them.
This is ridiculous and nowhere from Steeda or QA1 does it say anything about these issues. In fact, the rack bushings say you can use them with a tubular K.
What a waste of time and money.