Project S550 Mustang GT: Part 5 – – Addressing Wheel Hop and Alignment Capabilities with BMR Suspension!

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Here you can see the adjustability the BMR rear toe rod provides, as well as the added size for strength.

The rear toe rods helped address part of our rear alignment woes, but we were still in search for an adjustable camber solution. BMR does offer a fixed rear camber link, however with the ability to vary our ride height, we really wanted to opt for an adjustable solution. Unfortunately, at the time of this install there was only one manufacture that offered this component.  This brought us back to Steeda.  They offer a very nice billet adjustable rear camber arm. Luckily, we found a killer deal on the Mustang6g forum for a new in box item from a fellow member that no longer needed the arms-  allowing us to save some cash for future mods. The camber link offers an adjuster, much like the toe link that allows you to dial in the perfect amount of camber.  It is advertised that you can achieve adjustment from -5 degrees to +2 degrees. The unique design allows for maximum adjustment without interfering with the half shaft. Since this install, Voodoo13 has also released a similar adjustable camber arm if you’re looking for another supplier.  

 

The camber arms are a beautiful hunk of machined billet aluminum.
 
This shows the unique shape and adjustabilit- compared to the solid stock arm.
 
Here you can see how tightly everything is packaged and how it allows just enough room for the halfshalt.

After all three of these items were installed, we headed to our local alignment shop. We were able to walk through the desired specs with the tech and get exactly what we were looking for. The tech loved the way the toe rods and camber arm worked.  He was able to adjust and lock-in each, independently of the other. He explained that with the stock setup, he often has to constantly mess with both to get as close to the optimal setting, as he finds that an adjustment to one component would change the value of the other. Here he was able to set and lock-in the toe, then move to the camber and lock it in.  All without changing the toe value. With these additions to the rear, we were finally able to get the to the -1.0 degree of camber we desired. Toe was dialed in at 0.12 degrees on each side- perfectly within factory specs. In testing, we were also happy to report that the previous little bit of wheel hop was now eradicated. This will come in very handy as we move forward.

We’ll be back very soon with some more updates. Things are moving fast with this project and we can’t wait to share!

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