Hi all,

I will be replacing the front brakes, rotors and a-arms this weekend on my 2005 Z. I will be installing Powerslot Rotors, Hawk HPS pads and Cusco a-arms.

I've seen the DIY on the brakes but did not see anything about the a-arms. I bought Cusco A-arms with hopes of being able to correct the alignment more than the stock a-arms allow on my lowered car.

Any tips from others who've done this would be appreciated.

 

It's pretty straight forward. Take off the cotter pin on the bolt that connects the stock a-arm to the curved arm holding the rotor and then take of the bolt(17mm). Push up on the a-arm and it should shoot up. Then take of the two remaining (14mm or 17mm) bolts next to the shock body that are connected to the car. After that you can just pull it out and put in your replacement the same way.

 

Thanks, DMK.

 

You know my number.

 

Yup. Thanks.

 

have any problems? were you able to correct your camber to where you wanted it?

 

I didn't put the A-arms on yet. I wanted to do more research on how to set the a-arms initially so I'm not driving down the road sideways on the way to the alignment shop.

Adam (Z1) said the Cusco arms are set up "neutral" from the factory. I've also read one post where someone said to set the a-arm all the way positive (?) because the Cusco arm is really for getting more negative camber for racing. It doesn't have a lot of positive adjustment.

Damage is already done to the tires, so unless I can switch tires to opposite wheels (haven't looked to see if that is possible with the Ecsta MX's) to extend the life a bit more, I may just run the current tires down and replace them and the arms and do an alignment all at one time.

 

I set my Kinetix A-Arms as close as possible to the stock A-arm length. Then drove straight to the shop to get an alignment.

 

true line in el cajon can install and align them at the same time. their prices are really reasonable also. They do a lot of alignments on race cars and they can corner balance your car also.

 

Funny.... that's where I wanted to take it. They were the only ones who could align my stock mustang back in the day. Very nice people. The owner/ manager came with me for test drive and noted he thought the steering wheel was not quite straight after the alignment (I didn't notice it and I was driving). He took it back in and fixed it.

Nice to know they'll install them. That works for me. The install looks basic, but to have them do everything is a better option.

 

yeah, they are great guys out there. I am going to put my new tires on tomorrow and take it to them for a more aggressive neg camber alignment this weekend.