problem with BMR A-arms and aftermarket wheels

[qwkcoupe]

qwkcoupe i wonder how many i would need

I "believe" three was the most ever on any mustang. A couple does a lot because the spindle's tie rod end mount hole is, what, ~1/3 to 1/2 the tire diameter. (I failed trigonometry, but with notes, I get A's )

That really blows since a lot of people upgrade to 9" or bigger for the front wheels.

I hope it all gets worked out.

I was asking more to see if you'd be able to do the leg work for some other people.

It'd be nice to say that these A Arms work with rims sized (A-B)....know what I mean.

I'm really tired, and work 8+ tomorrow and then am off to Big Bend Open Road Race. Someone post some pictures of S197 stock arms sitting side by side, or placed up under the car under where the stock one is still installed, and let's look at these two together.

Remember the rave editorial reviews about this new S197 oem factory ford aarm being the engineering sniznit? Light weight, stong, easy to make, all in the name of very low impact harshness. Well, now we see it is tricky to duplicated ford's doing. Maybe I'm a fan of poly bushed factory arms after all. Really what is a few pounds where it's beef counts the most?

Where is the Cake +

 

[travelers]

I know I would go back to stock A arms. Steering limiters, limit the truning circle of the car and can make tight turns a problem like parking. Send them back and say thank you but not enough info to make a decision. Are they going to add the new info to the ad.

 

[VSOP]

Well if ford installs them on the GT500 from the factory then its not a BMR issue.

 

[thump_rrr]

Well if ford installs them on the GT500 from the factory then its not a BMR issue.

Are you sure they install the BMR A-Arms on the GT500?

 

[VSOP]

I'm talking about the fact that ford installs limiters on the Car when it comes with the factory 18" rims that are wide.

 

[thump_rrr]

I'm talking about the fact that ford installs limiters on the Car when it comes with the factory 18" rims that are wide.

My bad.

 

[cekim]

Well if ford installs them on the GT500 from the factory then its not a BMR issue.

Mother of god! - it's almost as if they have engineers designing these cars?

 

[qwkcoupe]

The most I would falt BMR with is (if we have our facts right... where are those OEM BMR side by side pictures ;-) )
is they need to disclose the amount of tire inboard offset/backspace distance to a-arm room decrease there is. And if exceeded, recommend how many rack stop spacers to add to keep the tire from hitting. I say inboard distance because backspacing and tire section width as mounted on the rim must be considered to get the actual inboard offset. A 9" rim with 325 tires will have just about the same inboard distance from the hub flang to the tire edge as a 10" rim with a 225 tire will (for the same given back spacing.)

 

[94tbird]

well i am gonig to try the limiters and see how bad it affects the steering. if no good im returning the BMR a-arms

 

[94tbird]

here are pics of where its rubbing

 

[Cali HP Addict]

If all else fails, I guess I could trade you my stock A-arms for your BMR's!