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i just want to give a big shout out to RR-Racing. Beautifully crafted products. Gave us a big 18% discount on such a popular item and they have already shipped as of April 28, 2017 12:00pm.
so excited to receive and install this upgrade!! Cheers everybody!! 😍
For all of you that have purchased a set and DON'T have a set of feeler gauges, you'll want to locate a set BEFORE starting the new LCA bushing install.
there is a certain amount of space that you need to set for this product. a "gap" if you will. the feeler gauges will let you know if it is enough space or too much space.
i haven't kept up with this group buy. But someone can take my spot. After further research i have decided not to put these on my car. Nothing wrong with them, lots of guys love them. I just never plan on tracking my F and with the crap stock suspension i do not want to feel anymore of the road then i already do. Sorry for backing out.
My car is a 250 AWD. It's so high I just laid down next to the car, and took them of that way. One thing is I stress is hold the subframe up with another jack. Then remove them that way. Also take care when installing the bolts to the subframe back. They are fine threaded. You will need an alignment too. My steering wheel went crooked afterwards. Yes maybe 1 hour doing it the way I did it.
Everything you need, other than basic tools, is provided. The bushing/housing/shaft/thrust washer come pre-assembled and pre-lubed, you do not need to do anything.
Installation is just like installing the stock bushing, except when you insert the USRS, you first torque it down lightly, then adjust the pre-load bolts on the side of the housing, and then you apply final torque spec on the bolts that attach the USRS to the subframe.
Removal & Installation step by step (no need to remove wheels, car can be on lift, jack stands, or ramps):
(1) Removal of the Original Equipment (OE) bushing. Using a 22mm & 17mm socket, remove the 2 bolts that attach the lower control arm (LCA) bushing housing to the sub-frame. Using a 14mm socket, remove the 4 bolts that attach the 2 sub-frame reinforcement brackets.
(2) Using a 22mm socket, remove the nut located at the end of the LCA spindle.
(3) Once the bushing/housing assembly is loose, it can be removed by using a pry bar to press down on the trailing end of the LCA as shown in the picture below. This will give enough clearance to slide the OE bushing/housing off of the LCA spindle.
(4) Slide the USRS onto the spindle. Install the brace, and loosely tighten all bolts to 10 ft-lbs of torque.
(5) The USRS has two pre-load adjustment bolts. Carefully and loosely tighten bolt pre-load bolts until they come to a stop.
(6) Apply an additional ¼ turn to each preload adjustment bolt.
(7) Check to make sure that you cannot easily insert the 0.020” feeler gauge between the thrust washer and the poly bushing. If the gauge can be inserted, apply an additional small incremental turn to the preload adjustment bolt.
(8) Apply the final torque to the USRS-to-subframe bolts and spindle nut, and you are done!
See above post line #7 from RR Racing themselves about the feeler gauges.
Order arrived yesterday and installed today... steering wheel feels much solid than before.... thanks RR..
And thanks for the sticker also i just put it in the trunk right under the brake light
.... thanks RR..