Installing PA Racing K Member Couple Questions

95strokerPSU · Jan 12, 2008

I got the old K Memer out and the new PA Racing one in with no problem, but the motor mount locating tabs aren't lining up. I've heard some other companies require that the tabs be grinded off, so should I grind mine off.

Also, how did you guys square the K member to the frame? Maximum Motorsports has a pretty good write-up, should I follow that?

Here's some pics from today, I'll have more tomorrow when I finish up...

SQUEEZE&STROKE · Jan 12, 2008

I ground mine off...

FastFord · Jan 21, 2008

I had to grind mine as well (for a QA1 setup).

Yobi1Kanobi · Jan 21, 2008

No grinding here, I got a griggs tho. And I was able to set me motor back an inch....

Killercanary · Jan 21, 2008

I ground mine off too. I didn't do anything special to square it up, but I did have an alignment done as soon as I got it all installed.

gcomfx.com · Jan 22, 2008

I'm getting ready to do this... but I'm pulling my engine. So keep any hints, tricks, or help coming.

I do have one question. If you moved your engine back an inch, did you have to change anything with your tranny mounts or shorten your driveshaft?

Yobi1Kanobi · Jan 22, 2008

gcomfx.com said:
I'm getting ready to do this... but I'm pulling my engine. So keep any hints, tricks, or help coming.

I do have one question. If you moved your engine back an inch, did you have to change anything with your tranny mounts or shorten your driveshaft?

Sometimes in my case I was Ok becuase I was doing a TKO swap so now I dont need a DS spacer....and a couple firewall bolts need to be shaved....

str8stang036 · Jan 22, 2008

I also had to grind off the tab on the mounts

purevenm · Jan 23, 2008

I also just got my Pa Racing K-member and A arms. I'm waiting for warmer weather to install it. So needless to say I'm paying close attention to this thread. My question is:

95strokerPSU, Did that bag of parts(bolts and nuts) come with your K-member?

I did not get a bag of bolts with mine.

Yobi1Kanobi · Jan 24, 2008

purevenm said:
I also just got my Pa Racing K-member and A arms. I'm waiting for warmer weather to install it. So needless to say I'm paying close attention to this thread. My question is:

95strokerPSU, Did that bag of parts(bolts and nuts) come with your K-member?

I did not get a bag of bolts with mine.

Your suppose to reuse you originals.

Killercanary · Jan 24, 2008

I went out and bought all new hardware for mine.

95strokerPSU · Jan 24, 2008

purevenm said:
I also just got my Pa Racing K-member and A arms. I'm waiting for warmer weather to install it. So needless to say I'm paying close attention to this thread. My question is:

95strokerPSU, Did that bag of parts(bolts and nuts) come with your K-member?

I did not get a bag of bolts with mine.

It was $25 extra for all of the bolts. You could easily go to a hardware store and get your own, but for $25 it was easier to just have them supply them.

When you do your install, put you're steering rack on the new K member before you bolt it up. This weekend I'm going to have to raise the engine and loosen the K member bolts enough to get the steering rack on.

Feel free to ask any questions
Dave

gcomfx.com · Jan 24, 2008

95strokerPSU said:
When you do your install, put you're steering rack on the new K member before you bolt it up. This weekend I'm going to have to raise the engine and loosen the K member bolts enough to get the steering rack on.

Feel free to ask any questions
Dave

Good info... thanks for sharing.

purevenm · Jan 25, 2008

Sorry everyone, I didn't realize that I could have ordered the mustang bolt package. I was able to finally go online last night and back on ther website and ordered the $25.00 hardware.

95strokerPSU, any tips or lessons learned while installing your K-member are greatly appriciated from me.

purevenm · Mar 10, 2008

Go her in last week!! Pa Racing K-member w/perches

I had no problems at all and did it in about 5.5 hours. I however didn't run into the steering shaft problem because mine telescoped up more than enough to put in place. Here are a few photos:

Heres the link to my photobucket with all the photos from the install:
http://s201.photobucket.com/albums/aa290/PUREVNM/Mustang K-member install/?start=all

MattZ281LE · Mar 10, 2008

I did the PA racing K also. Had the motor out. I used new hardware on the rack mounting. Very easy install. I did reuse the control are mounting bolts. I lithium grease to assemble the arms.

I found that my ball joint nut went down a little far so as that the castle was to far down for teh cotter pin. I used some hardened washeres to fix that.

Another issue was the mounting of the rack. the mount tubes where a lylle long and I just ground them down an 1/8th inch.

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