hey guys, just wondering what bolts you used to mount your rear control arms (upper and lower) to both the housing and the chassis? Does anyone have a ford part number? please let me know.
btw, I found this on mustang evolution. Do you agree w. it?
SPECS IF YOU ARE USING FLANGED HARDWARE:
Rear Upper & Lower Control Arms:
4 needed..... Flanged hex head, metric - Grade 10.9 steel, M12 bolt size, 81.5mm length (can use 80mm or 90mm - I prefer the 90mm option because I'd rather have it be longer than barely enough), coarse thread
4 needed..... Flanged hex head, metric - Grade 10.9 steel, M12 bolt size, 104mm length (can use 110mm), coarse thread
8 needed..... Flanged Nylon-Insert Locknut, metric - Grade 10.9 steel, M12 bolt size, coarse thread
Front Control Arms:
4 needed..... Flanged hex head, metric - Grade 10.9 steel, M16 bolt size, 117.5mm length (can use 120mm), coarse thread
4 needed..... Flanged Nylon-Insert Locknut, metric - Grade 10.9 steel, M16 bolt size, coarse thread
Quote:
SPECS IF YOU ARE USING REGULAR HARDWARE WITH WASHERS: (longer bolts to make room for washers)
Rear Upper & Lower Control Arms:
4 needed..... Hex head, metric - Grade 10.9 steel, M12 bolt size, 90mm length, coarse thread
4 needed..... Hex head, metric - Grade 10.9 steel, M12 bolt size, 110mm length, coarse thread
8 needed..... Nylon-Insert Locknut, metric - Grade 10.9 steel, M12 bolt size, coarse thread
8 needed..... Regular washer - Grade 10.9 steel, M12 bolt size (use this against bolt heads)
8 needed..... Lock washer - Grade 10.9 steel, M12 bolt size (use this against nuts)
Front Control Arms:
4 needed..... Hex head, metric - Grade 10.9 steel, M16 bolt size, 130mm length, coarse thread
4 needed..... Nylon-Insert Locknut, metric - Grade 10.9 steel, M16 bolt size, coarse thread
4 needed..... Regular washer - Grade 10.9 steel, M16 bolt size (use this against bolt heads)
4 needed..... Lock washer - Grade 10.9 steel, M16 bolt size (use this against nuts)
NOTE: I highly recommend using some sort of anti-seize (ie: Copper Coat) on the threads before bolting everything down.
I see no reason for these specs not to cover all 79-93 Mustangs, but I'm not sure if they'll work all the way up to 2004 or not, so please double-check if you're working on any 94-04 Mustang.
I HAVE NOT USED THIS HARDWARE ON THE 94-04 STANGS, THESE ARE JUST MY THOUGHTS ON THE MATTER:
Rear upper control arms can be exchanged through 79-04, so this hardware should work there.
Rear lower control arms are interchangeable as well, so this hardware should work through the 79-04 years as well. Some companies, like Maximum Motorsports have different LCAs for 79-98 & 99-04s, so I'm not sure what's up with that.
Front control arms went through changes between 93 and 94, but 94-04 front control arms can be used on the 79-93 Mustangs, so I think that the front hardware specs should be OK for all 79-04 Mustangs.
btw, I found this on mustang evolution. Do you agree w. it?
SPECS IF YOU ARE USING FLANGED HARDWARE:
Rear Upper & Lower Control Arms:
4 needed..... Flanged hex head, metric - Grade 10.9 steel, M12 bolt size, 81.5mm length (can use 80mm or 90mm - I prefer the 90mm option because I'd rather have it be longer than barely enough), coarse thread
4 needed..... Flanged hex head, metric - Grade 10.9 steel, M12 bolt size, 104mm length (can use 110mm), coarse thread
8 needed..... Flanged Nylon-Insert Locknut, metric - Grade 10.9 steel, M12 bolt size, coarse thread
Front Control Arms:
4 needed..... Flanged hex head, metric - Grade 10.9 steel, M16 bolt size, 117.5mm length (can use 120mm), coarse thread
4 needed..... Flanged Nylon-Insert Locknut, metric - Grade 10.9 steel, M16 bolt size, coarse thread
Quote:
SPECS IF YOU ARE USING REGULAR HARDWARE WITH WASHERS: (longer bolts to make room for washers)
Rear Upper & Lower Control Arms:
4 needed..... Hex head, metric - Grade 10.9 steel, M12 bolt size, 90mm length, coarse thread
4 needed..... Hex head, metric - Grade 10.9 steel, M12 bolt size, 110mm length, coarse thread
8 needed..... Nylon-Insert Locknut, metric - Grade 10.9 steel, M12 bolt size, coarse thread
8 needed..... Regular washer - Grade 10.9 steel, M12 bolt size (use this against bolt heads)
8 needed..... Lock washer - Grade 10.9 steel, M12 bolt size (use this against nuts)
Front Control Arms:
4 needed..... Hex head, metric - Grade 10.9 steel, M16 bolt size, 130mm length, coarse thread
4 needed..... Nylon-Insert Locknut, metric - Grade 10.9 steel, M16 bolt size, coarse thread
4 needed..... Regular washer - Grade 10.9 steel, M16 bolt size (use this against bolt heads)
4 needed..... Lock washer - Grade 10.9 steel, M16 bolt size (use this against nuts)
NOTE: I highly recommend using some sort of anti-seize (ie: Copper Coat) on the threads before bolting everything down.
I see no reason for these specs not to cover all 79-93 Mustangs, but I'm not sure if they'll work all the way up to 2004 or not, so please double-check if you're working on any 94-04 Mustang.
I HAVE NOT USED THIS HARDWARE ON THE 94-04 STANGS, THESE ARE JUST MY THOUGHTS ON THE MATTER:
Rear upper control arms can be exchanged through 79-04, so this hardware should work there.
Rear lower control arms are interchangeable as well, so this hardware should work through the 79-04 years as well. Some companies, like Maximum Motorsports have different LCAs for 79-98 & 99-04s, so I'm not sure what's up with that.
Front control arms went through changes between 93 and 94, but 94-04 front control arms can be used on the 79-93 Mustangs, so I think that the front hardware specs should be OK for all 79-04 Mustangs.