How to Install BMR Adjustable Rear Sway Bar w/ Fabricated End Links - Hammertone on your Mustang

1.    Lift vehicle and safely support with stands
under the frame. It may also help the
installation to position the jack under the rear
end and lift it slightly to remove some of the
load off the control arm bolts.
2.    If working on jack stands, remove both rear
wheels/tires to gain better access to the work
area. NOTE: the installation pictured was done
on a 2-post service lift and the wheels/tires
were left installed throughout the installation
process.
3.    Using a 13mm socket, un-bolt the outer sway
bar mounting bushings as shown in IMAGE 1.
4.    Using a 15mm socket, un-bolt the sway bar
end links as shown in IMAGE 2.

5.    Remove the factory sway bar.
6.    Starting with the drivers' side of the car,
remove the control arm bolt at the axle using
an 18mm wrench or socket.
7.    Directly above the control arm bolt is the axle
damper weight that must also be removed for this installation. Remove it using a 15mm socket or wrench as shown in IMAGE 3.

8.    Install the BMR mounting bracket as shown in IMAGES 4. If you have BMR CAB005Control Arm Relocation brackets already installed on your vehicle, you can simply bolt the bracket in place using the hardware that was provided
with your Control Arm Relocation brackets (See images on final page of instructions). If you do not have BMR Control Arm Relocation brackets installed on your vehicle, bolt the BMR sway bar bracket to your axle using the supplied 12mm x 45mm bolt, washer, and spacer as shown in IMAGE .4

9.    Once the bracket is installed, tighten the control arm bolt to 129 ft/lbs. and the damper bolt to 45 ft/lbs.
10.    Proceed to the passenger side and install the BMR supplied bracket as shown in IMAGE 5. This side does not require a spacer. Tighten the control arm bolt to 129
ft/lbs. and the damper bolt to 45 ft/lbs.

Using the provided 1"Energy Suspension bushings, connect the BMR end links to the BMR sway bar as shown in IMAGE 6. Use the provided 3/8" Allen bolts, nuts, and washers for this connection.

12.    Loosely mount the provided 7 /8" Energy Suspension bushings to the BMR axle brackets then insert the supplied threaded steel bushing into the polyurethane bushings as shown in IMAGE 7. The threaded portion should face inwards as shown. Do not tighten these bushings until later.

13.    Lift the bar up into the car and connect the upper part of the end link into the factory mounting brackets using the factory mounting hardware as shown in IMAGE 8.
14.    Tighten these bolts to 45 ft/lbs. using a 15mm wrench or socket.

15. After determining which sway bar hole you want to use, rotate the sway bar up and connect it to the threaded steel bushings as shown in IMAGE 9. Use the provided½" x 2" bolt, flat washer, and lock washer as shown in the image. NOTE: make sure you put one of the supplied ½11 washers between the sway bar and the bushing as shown.

16.0nce both sides are mounted, tighten the ½" bolt using (2) ¾" wrenches as shown in IMAGE 10.

17.Tighten the sway bar mounting bushings using a 9/16" wrench and 9/16" socket.