I purchased a QA1 K-Member for my 89 LX. I opted to use my stock stamped control arms, and grind the edges off as they instruct in the directions.
When it came install the new K member i bolted it up loosely to line up the steering shaft with the steering column. Come to find out, i came up 1/2 short. After a bit of finageling i managed to get the shaft to bolt up to the column as it should (right before the firewall on the engine side).
Continued to put the rest of the parts in, put the wheels on and low and behold, the front tires rubbed the fenders on the edges closest to the front of the car. By 1/2 inch.
Now my motor is where its supposed to be. The fan fits into the shroud exactly where it was before (this is a good way to see if the engine is forward 1/2 more than before the install). So basically the engine/tranny is where it should be, but everything else is 1/2 " forward. Is this a poorly designed K member? It fit right in, but there is no room to adjust it any further back. I am absolutely stumped.
Are the Tubular a arms a different pitch than the OEM ones? Anyone have this problem?
Not to sound like a big shot, but everything is installed right, its been triple checked.
If this is the fit and finish on a $250 part, i hate to see what a cheap K member looks like.
HELP!
Thanks
John
When it came install the new K member i bolted it up loosely to line up the steering shaft with the steering column. Come to find out, i came up 1/2 short. After a bit of finageling i managed to get the shaft to bolt up to the column as it should (right before the firewall on the engine side).
Continued to put the rest of the parts in, put the wheels on and low and behold, the front tires rubbed the fenders on the edges closest to the front of the car. By 1/2 inch.
Now my motor is where its supposed to be. The fan fits into the shroud exactly where it was before (this is a good way to see if the engine is forward 1/2 more than before the install). So basically the engine/tranny is where it should be, but everything else is 1/2 " forward. Is this a poorly designed K member? It fit right in, but there is no room to adjust it any further back. I am absolutely stumped.
Are the Tubular a arms a different pitch than the OEM ones? Anyone have this problem?
Not to sound like a big shot, but everything is installed right, its been triple checked.
If this is the fit and finish on a $250 part, i hate to see what a cheap K member looks like.
HELP!
Thanks
John
), and he advised that i run a skinny up front. This is fine, because i was planning on ordering my skinnies this week anyhow, so i just expedited them a bit. He said the QA1 piece was designed this way so it can give more caster up front, thus making FOX cars handle better/stay straighter on the drag. Again, this is fine and good, but what about the guys that run these for road racing with 17X8" rims and like 245/50/17's....no way they are gonna fit. The phone went silent.....
you should work harder at being a smartie, that was lame.
