bmr lca's

07stanggt · December 3rd, 2008, 10:06 AM

I knew something felt off in the suspension as well. God i get tired of being right.

The bmr control arms have a spacer on one side of the back. this is to maintain a factory offset. this goes on the inside, regardless of the word bmr, i.e they may have put the spacer on either side from bmr. I knew they looked different. i ask a shop to look at the suspension back there before the rear went up, they said everything was fine.

I had to bang it out of the bracket with a hammer. I knew it wasnt that tight going it. When ford put the new axle on he put the control arm on inside out. I dont blame him to much but the aftermarket shop that looked at it........you do this for a living boys.

Is it just laziness on some employees or what?

im going to do some write ups as i put this all back together.

Jazzer The Cat · December 3rd, 2008, 10:59 AM

A little

here....

Sounds like there is a spacer washer required along the inside of the LCA as the arm is made a little different than that stock angle? Hopefully your write-up will clear-up my confusion, end my dillusion and heal my contusion

Jazzer on the road to ruin

07stanggt · December 3rd, 2008, 02:10 PM

stock lower control arm. It looks like it has the same offset in the back that im talking about.

best picure i have of Bmr billet lca, on the are on top is on the left side, on the are on the bottom is on the right side, Its like an offset. Thats not just how that metal is shaped that is a spacer, that goes on the rear side of the control arm and facing the inside of the car.

Jazzer The Cat · December 3rd, 2008, 02:26 PM

OK. That is pretty much what I was picturing in me mind.

It also appears there is a left and right side relocation bracket. Is this true? Looks like the LH pic shows the vertical bar moved to the side more as well as not as many bends on it either, compared with RH one. I wonder how many have tried to put install on incorrect sides and gotten all messed up.

Jazzer

07stanggt · December 3rd, 2008, 02:48 PM

Yea it is a left and right side. i think it would be impossible......well lets said hard to put those on wrong, the left side bracket, the back part of it sits inside the stock mount and the right doesnt. Thats why welding is more of an issue on the right then left.

Mickey · December 3rd, 2008, 04:38 PM

I am 99.99% sure I put mine on correctly but now you have me second guessing myself...good thing the car is 1500 miles away from me

07stanggt · December 3rd, 2008, 04:59 PM

LOL. it was hard to get them off, so im assuming it was hard to get them on that way. It wasnt hard to put them on the right way. So if you used a hammer to get them in the bracket, thats your first clue.

Mickey · December 3rd, 2008, 05:03 PM

Im pretty damn sure I didnt use a hammer LOL...but Im gonna call my buddy and have him go to my house and check

Jazzer The Cat · December 3rd, 2008, 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by 07stanggt

LOL. it was hard to get them off, so im assuming it was hard to get them on that way. It wasnt hard to put them on the right way. So if you used a hammer to get them in the bracket, thats your first clue.

Soo true

Jazzer

Mickey · December 3rd, 2008, 08:28 PM

Are you making fun of me Eric?

Jazzer The Cat · December 4th, 2008, 09:31 PM

^ Hey, Mickster

I just started visualizing someone hammering on the LCA relo brackets onto 07's ride.

"Dammit.... hey Bob, hand me that 2.5 LB sledge there. These brackets are bent and don't fit right"

Not funny that 07's parts were incorrectly installed, but rather didn't seem to even THINK about possibly were being installed on the wrong sides!

Jazzer

Doc Holiday · December 5th, 2008, 11:23 AM

Is this spacer the same no matter which BMR LCA's you have?

07torchgt · December 5th, 2008, 11:30 AM

Originally Posted by Doc Holiday

Is this spacer the same no matter which BMR LCA's you have?

nope... the tubular fixed with poly bushings don't have spacers

07stanggt · December 5th, 2008, 12:10 PM

well you if you have rod ends. But the spacer on the boxed arms and billet arms are the same yes, and they go on the inside.

December 3rd, 2008, 10:06 AM	#1
07stanggt I Post Entirely Way Too Much 2007 GT Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ellicott City, MD Posts: 11,950 iTrader: 1 reviews	bmr lca's I knew something felt off in the suspension as well. God i get tired of being right. The bmr control arms have a spacer on one side of the back. this is to maintain a factory offset. this goes on the inside, regardless of the word bmr, i.e they may have put the spacer on either side from bmr. I knew they looked different. i ask a shop to look at the suspension back there before the rear went up, they said everything was fine. I had to bang it out of the bracket with a hammer. I knew it wasnt that tight going it. When ford put the new axle on he put the control arm on inside out. I dont blame him to much but the aftermarket shop that looked at it........you do this for a living boys. Is it just laziness on some employees or what? im going to do some write ups as i put this all back together.

December 3rd, 2008, 04:38 PM	#6
Mickey I Post Entirely Way Too Much Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 6,391 iTrader: 0 reviews	I am 99.99% sure I put mine on correctly but now you have me second guessing myself...good thing the car is 1500 miles away from me __________________ Under Construction

December 3rd, 2008, 04:59 PM	#7
07stanggt I Post Entirely Way Too Much 2007 GT Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ellicott City, MD Posts: 11,950 iTrader: 1 reviews	LOL. it was hard to get them off, so im assuming it was hard to get them on that way. It wasnt hard to put them on the right way. So if you used a hammer to get them in the bracket, thats your first clue. Last edited by 07stanggt; December 3rd, 2008 at 05:09 PM.

December 3rd, 2008, 05:03 PM	#8
Mickey I Post Entirely Way Too Much Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 6,391 iTrader: 0 reviews	Im pretty damn sure I didnt use a hammer LOL...but Im gonna call my buddy and have him go to my house and check __________________ Under Construction

December 3rd, 2008, 08:28 PM	#10
Mickey I Post Entirely Way Too Much Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 6,391 iTrader: 0 reviews	Are you making fun of me Eric? __________________ Under Construction

December 3rd, 2008, 02:10 PM	#3
07stanggt I Post Entirely Way Too Much 2007 GT Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ellicott City, MD Posts: 11,950 iTrader: 1 reviews	stock lower control arm. It looks like it has the same offset in the back that im talking about. best picure i have of Bmr billet lca, on the are on top is on the left side, on the are on the bottom is on the right side, Its like an offset. Thats not just how that metal is shaped that is a spacer, that goes on the rear side of the control arm and facing the inside of the car.

December 3rd, 2008, 02:48 PM	#5
07stanggt I Post Entirely Way Too Much 2007 GT Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ellicott City, MD Posts: 11,950 iTrader: 1 reviews	Yea it is a left and right side. i think it would be impossible......well lets said hard to put those on wrong, the left side bracket, the back part of it sits inside the stock mount and the right doesnt. Thats why welding is more of an issue on the right then left.

December 5th, 2008, 11:23 AM	#12
Doc Holiday Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 29 iTrader: 0 reviews	Is this spacer the same no matter which BMR LCA's you have? __________________ Black Clearcoat '06 GT 5-spd 17x10.5" BB with 315/35/17's Nitto 555's rear, 17x9" BB with 255/50/17's Nitto 555's front, Shaker 500, 1/4 louvers, JLTII CAI, Trick Tuners 93 Oct tune, Pypes O/R H, CMCV Deletes, Steeda UDP's, BMR LCA's, FRPP 3.73

December 5th, 2008, 12:10 PM	#14
07stanggt I Post Entirely Way Too Much 2007 GT Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ellicott City, MD Posts: 11,950 iTrader: 1 reviews	well you if you have rod ends. But the spacer on the boxed arms and billet arms are the same yes, and they go on the inside.

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