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 Regular 2006 Satin Silver GT 12.039@114.64 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: KC Posts: 490	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 Crew Member #2 20" Weld Racing Wheels Flow Master Mufflers Hi-Flo cats w/X pipe Lowered 2" - Hood strut kit CDC AGR Spoiler- clear coat bra D/S rotors Kenwood Excelon Touch..DVD/XM/GPS MGW Short Throw Crew Member #???

March 23rd, 2008, 12:17 AM	#2
06GTMustang89 Hardcore Enthusiast 2006 Mustang GT 12.85 @ 104.85mph before 4.10's Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,404	back the car up on ramps....and do it that way __________________ 2006 GT : 5spd : BBK LT Headers w/ o/r x pipe : JLT CAI : 93 octane tune : Flowmasters : Hurst Shifter : Steeda Lower & Upper arms : 325/45r17 M&H's for the track : CHE K-Member/Torque Limiter : 4.10's Hurst Crew Member #3 Co-Founder

March 23rd, 2008, 12:39 AM	#3
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March 23rd, 2008, 10:29 AM	#4
05bluestang Regular 2005 Mustang GT Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Jersey Posts: 64	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, Magnaflow "True X" (with cats) and "Magna Pack" exhaust, C&L "Racer" CAI, Bama Chips 91 Race Tune, Saleen short throw shifter, Shaker 1000, CDC Sequential Tail Lights, FRPP Springs, J&M Control Arms, BMR Panhard.

March 23rd, 2008, 10:29 AM	#5
Lazyracer Regular 05 GT 13.14@104 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: UK Posts: 135	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 Editor Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 825	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: 104	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

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