Install Upper control arm..

2006greyGT · March 22nd, 2008, 11:08 PM

I have upper and lower control arms on the way and was wondering how you who have installed them did it? I hijacked another thread about this and Grabber told me that I would not be a good idea to try doing it on jack stands... I am thinking I might take it to a shop. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

06GTMustang89 · March 23rd, 2008, 12:17 AM

back the car up on ramps....and do it that way

qwik48r · March 23rd, 2008, 12:39 AM

you need to support the body if you ask me.. a 2 post lift would be ideal...

05bluestang · March 23rd, 2008, 10:29 AM

I did my lower ones with a floor jack and jack stands. It's doable but it is a pain in the ass. The upper one will be almost impossible without a lift, I used my neighbors (he has a garage with a 10000lbs lift

) and it still was a pain in the ass to do.

Lazyracer · March 23rd, 2008, 10:29 AM

I did it on jack stands, its pretty tough getting access to the UCA mounts, be prepared to swear if you dont have power tools

mustangrebuilder · March 23rd, 2008, 10:42 AM

its doable..going to be a pain in the ass but yeah thats how working on cars is.lol

wadman · March 23rd, 2008, 08:19 PM

I did my adj uca on jack stands mounted under the frame. You have to let the rear axle sag down or you cant get to the uca. It is a big pain!!! You have to drop the fuel tank to get the uca mount out. Dropping the tank is the easiest part its just two bolts. You will need some good air tools to break the factory thread lock loose. It took me about 8 hours to do the job but im not the best mechanic in town. Im sure somebody could do it in 3 or 4 hours. I still havent got my pinion angle adjusted yet. I needed a break after the install.

HMUSN · March 23rd, 2008, 08:28 PM

hell I let the shop do this one.. they had it done in 15 minutes

than again it WAS a mustang specific shop

March 22nd, 2008, 11:08 PM	#1
2006greyGT Premium Member 2006 Satin Silver GT 11.08@125.22 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: KC Posts: 3,073 iTrader: 0 reviews	Install Upper control arm.. I have upper and lower control arms on the way and was wondering how you who have installed them did it? I hijacked another thread about this and Grabber told me that I would not be a good idea to try doing it on jack stands... I am thinking I might take it to a shop. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. __________________ 2.6l KENNE BELL 298 Stroker, Ported heads Pro Motion Built 3650/McLeod RST/ MGW Short Throw Long tube/O/R X /Borla Touring 8 rib/65 lb injectors/GT500 twin fuel ET Drag Slicks/3.73 gear Detroit Truetrac /CDC AGR Spoiler

March 23rd, 2008, 12:17 AM	#2
06GTMustang89 MM Fanatic 2006 Mustang GT 6spd 12.61@109mph Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,178 iTrader: 0 reviews	back the car up on ramps....and do it that way __________________ JLT CAI: KOOKS LT's: Comp NSR II's: 4.56's: TR6060: Steeda LCA, UCA: QA1's: Roush rear springs...see garage for more.

March 23rd, 2008, 12:39 AM	#3
qwik48r MM Fanatic alotta shit no fat girls fast Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: in the woods Posts: 3,681 iTrader: 1 reviews	you need to support the body if you ask me.. a 2 post lift would be ideal... __________________ mind your business what i drive... i'm on a fucking mustang forum. qwik's build

March 23rd, 2008, 10:29 AM	#4
05bluestang Enthusiast 2005 Mustang GT Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: I'm as bored as a midget in a theme park Posts: 661 iTrader: 2 reviews	I did my lower ones with a floor jack and jack stands. It's doable but it is a pain in the ass. The upper one will be almost impossible without a lift, I used my neighbors (he has a garage with a 10000lbs lift) and it still was a pain in the ass to do. __________________ 05 Sonic Blue GT, with a shitload of mods... Oh yea and a blower... bring it.................. Founder "Dead Battery Club"

March 23rd, 2008, 10:29 AM	#5
Lazyracer Regular 05 GT 13.14@104 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: UK Posts: 135 iTrader: 0 reviews	I did it on jack stands, its pretty tough getting access to the UCA mounts, be prepared to swear if you dont have power tools __________________ www.streetandstrip.co.uk 05 GT, spec in garage

March 23rd, 2008, 10:42 AM	#6
mustangrebuilder Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 991 iTrader: 0 reviews	its doable..going to be a pain in the ass but yeah thats how working on cars is.lol

March 23rd, 2008, 08:19 PM	#7
wadman Regular Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 110 iTrader: 0 reviews	I did my adj uca on jack stands mounted under the frame. You have to let the rear axle sag down or you cant get to the uca. It is a big pain!!! You have to drop the fuel tank to get the uca mount out. Dropping the tank is the easiest part its just two bolts. You will need some good air tools to break the factory thread lock loose. It took me about 8 hours to do the job but im not the best mechanic in town. Im sure somebody could do it in 3 or 4 hours. I still havent got my pinion angle adjusted yet. I needed a break after the install. __________________ 2005 mustang gt Zex nitrous Tokico D-Spec Hurst shifter Nitto Drag Radials Hooker exhaust Raptor shift light Foose Nitrous Wheels Eibach pro kit 4.10 gears

March 23rd, 2008, 08:28 PM	#8
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO 48.47@ 12.58 Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 37,044 iTrader: 10 reviews	hell I let the shop do this one.. they had it done in 15 minutes than again it WAS a mustang specific shop __________________

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