Mustang K-Member Installation

Jack up car and support with jack stand behind K-member on frame rails

If motor is still using stock mounts and motor is still in the car, support motor with an engine hoist

Remove front wheels

Place jack under lower A-arm. Carefully remove spindle from the ball joint

Lower jack slowly. (CAUTION: Spring will still have tension, carefully remove spring with pry bar)

Remove rack, pinion and steering shaft.

Remove motor mount nuts or bolts.

Place jack under center of K-member. Then remove the 8 bolts that attach K-member to frame. Lower Jack.

Start installing bolts back into your AJE K-member. Start with driver side front and passenger side front to square K-member in car. Install all bolts in K-member before tightening.

Reinstall the rest of your front suspension in opposite order of removal

A-Arms location have slip bushings that close the gaps on a-arms by tightening bolts

When K-member is shipped with control arms, control arm bolts will need to be tightened after K-member is installed. When installation is complete grease ball joints.

Installation Instructions

Start by removing factory components

Remove original A-Arm location off of from.

(SHEET METAL FROM INSIDE AND BOTTOM OF EACH FRAMERAIL)

Remove sheet metal ring out of tower that spring sat in the shock tower.

Use the two thread holes on bottom of frame to locate k-member. Original export brace is what the holes were for.

Once frame is up in your car, center it right to left. Then drill 4½-inch holes through your frame in the outer corners of your k-member. Remove k-member back out of your car.

Open the holes in the bottom of frame out to ¾ to insert the crush sleeve. Can be tack welded in place then smooth welds.

Option of removing most of spring tower. With a straight edge mark tower from top towards engine out toward inner apron. Clean up edges.

Plate towers back with between 16-11 gauge plate

Refinish engine bay.

Start installing your front k-member. Bolt in to frame with bolts and torque to 50ft.lbs.

Install a-arms into k-member and torque to 50ft.lbs.

Disassemble struts by removing CC plates, spring, the cartridge out of body

Set strut on ball joint. Use along extension to install not on ball joint then torque to 70ft.lbs.

Reassemble strut cartridge and tighten with supplied spanner wrench.

Put spring and spring hat on strut.

Install cc plate into tower

Lift strut up into CC plate and install nut through bearing onto stud also torque to 70ft.lbs.

Factory steering column has to be modified to attach to steering shaft joint

Install rack onto k-member and bolt into place

Install Bumpsteer kit on the rod ends and attach to steering arm on spindle.

*Checking Bumpsteer a-arm and tie rod should follow same arch to reduce toe changes as your suspension extends and compressed

Install steering knuckle onto pinion of rack

Measure between joints to cut DD shaft to tie them together.

Install your brakes and plumbing.
*Bleed brakes and make sure you have a firm pedal before moving your car.

Remove front tires and wheels.

Unhook rack & pinion from steering shaft power steering pump and spindles. Remove 2 bolts that attach rack to K-Member. Remove rack and place aside.

Place jack under lower control arm, remove nuts on lower shock mount and nut on lower ball joint. Using a ball joint separator knock ball joint out of spindle.Repeat on other side.

Unhook brake lines from anti-lock control.

Place jack under center of K-member and unbolt K-member from frame. Lower K-member down out of car.

Remove A-Arms from K-member if using, then in new K-member.

Install A-Arms to new K-member.

Place new K-member up under car and install 4 bolts supplied with K-member in front four mounting holes. Reuse 2 bolts for back two mounting holes. (Install all mounting bolts before tightening them.) Torque to 60 ft lbs.

Reinstall rest of front suspension.

Steering Shaft Installation

Front coil-over Instructions for 1979-2004 Mustang

Always use jack stands to support chassis

Remove spring and struts from the front of the car and set aside.

If using a stock style nonadjustable you will need to grind off the ring around the top of strut

before installing in the car.

Once the struts are prepped. Coat the strut body with poly grease and then slide the coil over sleeves onto the strut bolts to the spindle

At this point, adjust the lock and shelf nut to the bottom of the threaded collar (this will make installation easier and you can adjust height when installed) install the coil spring, which is a press fit. Then install the lower bearing retainer with poly grease in the washer/bearing/washer seat area and finally the upper retainer.

Depending on the style of caster/camber plate you are running determines the buffer style between the upper bearing retainer and the bottom of the caster/camber plate. If you are running a plate that utilizes a spherical bearing you should be supplied with a precut sleeve. If you are running a stock plate, you will need to modify your stock onion bushing in order to mate the coil over to the bottom of the plate.

Now place the strut up through the caster/camber plate and tighten the locking nut, then install the lower bolts that connect the struts to the spindle and torque accordingly

You are now ready to reassemble the front end and set ride height to your liking

Mu-8000 Caster/Camber Plate 79-04 Mustang

Position plate over the opening in strut tower and center.

Then drill four 7/16" holes.

For all Fox applications will work as is on all SN95 applications.

Position CC plates from the underside of the strut tower with com bearing pointed down and closest to the firewall.

Install and tighten all 4 nuts.

Then install strut shaft and spacers.

Repeat on other side.

Adjustable A-Arms

Front Rodend has a .625 Spacer on each side of Hi-Mis Alignment Bushings in Rodend.

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Back Rodend has one 1.625 Spacer behind Hi-Mis Alignment Bushing Towards the back of the K-Member.

82-02 Camaro/ Firebird Adjustable A-Arms

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Optional Layout-

STRUT INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Start by removing the caster/camber mount.

Then remove the strut and spindle assemblies.

Next remove the strut cartridge from the AJE strut assembly.

Position strut housing on balljoint and install nut thru center of housing and tighten to 65 ft. lbs.

Install cartridge, making sure it is seated and tight.

The caster/camber plate installs in the stock location from the underneath side.

Install strut through caster/camber plates.

Install tie-rod ends in steering arms and align front end.

Access Door Installation Instructions

Pick desired location and position the template.

Then cut opening and deburr as desired.

Position outer ring over opening and mark the 8 holes to be drilled.

Drill 8 holes using a No.20 drill.

Window Net Installation Instructions

Install net on top bar assembly then install rod end.

Position upper rear mount and weld tab to cage.

Position upper front mount and drill 3/8” hole in roll cage, weld ball stud in place

Position the lower mount on the rocker tab and weld into place

Adjust cable to tighten the net then tighten the 1/8” cable clamp