Okay so another revival as I have a BMR premium k member installed. It fit, though there was no room to adjust as stated in previous posts. Now for alignment. Does anyone have specs for alignment? I can’t be the only one that has made one work! Lol
Was there not even enough adjustment available to square it to the car?Okay so another revival as I have a BMR premium k member installed. It fit, though there was no room to adjust as stated in previous posts. Now for alignment. Does anyone have specs for alignment? I can’t be the only one that has made one work! Lol
It was square but not much room to do anything else. This was a late 2021 built part just now getting around to doing the install. Too many projects, too little time.Was there not even enough adjustment available to square it to the car?
As far as alignment I'd set it to what MM recommends in their caster camber plate instructions as a starting point.
From there you can check your tire wear and adjust accordingly. It all depends on how you enjoy/drive the car.
I personally used to run more negative camber and more caster then they recommend.
Is it actually square or is square as it's going to be the best you could say about it.I couldn’t do anything once I installed mine however, I ensured i bolted/tighten in a crisscross pattern to avoid further complications downline. My cousin and I squared it up at the house. She’s aligned as she’s going to be.
-PJ
Was it square as it fit or would you have wanted adjustment?Okay so another revival as I have a BMR premium k member installed. It fit, though there was no room to adjust as stated in previous posts. Now for alignment. Does anyone have specs for alignment? I can’t be the only one that has made one work! Lol
Well that's discouraging. I ordered the Standard K-Member because it seemed like there weren't any problems with it based on the replies here. I also ordered Bassani Mids. So...Ugh. Add me to the list of non-fitting BMR K. Standard K member here. Wish I had seen this thread before I bought mine. I am running Bassani mids and have both ES poly and MM solid mounts. The passenger header is hitting the lower firewall before I can start tightening everything down. I am able to get all the bolts in loosely but I can’t tighten it down without things start to hit.
Can you post some pics of where it's hitting?Ugh. Add me to the list of non-fitting BMR K. Standard K member here. Wish I had seen this thread before I bought mine. I am running Bassani mids and have both ES poly and MM solid mounts. The passenger header is hitting the lower firewall before I can start tightening everything down. I am able to get all the bolts in loosely but I can’t tighten it down without things start to hit.
Yep, I’ll get some this weekendCan you post some pics of where it's hitting?
Yep, I’ll get some this weekeCan you post some pics of where it's hitting?
Where did you see folks having luck with the standard K member and Bassani Mids?Well that's discouraging. I ordered the Standard K-Member because it seemed like there weren't any problems with it based on the replies here. I also ordered Bassani Mids. So...
Guess I'll find out if I have the same problems real soon.
No mention specifically of the Bassani Mids just that the standard for fine without issue and the premium was the one with all the trouble.Yep, I’ll get some this weeke
Where did you see folks having luck with the standard K member and Bassani Mids?
No mention specifically of the Bassani Mids just that the standard for fine without issue and the premium was the one with all the trouble.
That said the Bassanis typically provide the most clearance of any aftermarket header so if they don't fit not sure what will fit.
Yeah I'm in a 99-04 2v so definitely a horse of a different color.I'm seeing quite a bit of folks saying otherwise on the Bassani's. I have a post up in one of the 96-98 groups on FB and a guy there is saying it is a known issue with the Bassani mids to hit on the passenger side. I'm running into that exact issue. The Bassani's really need to be much tighter to the engine.
Maybe the Bassanis are just a bad choice. Mine are close on the passenger side. I had to replace the motor mounts to clear the K member. But they were the originals with 100K+ on them. I'm running a MM K member though.
I vaguely remember hearing that. It's one of the reasons I keep talking my buddy out of going with headers.Got a response from BMR very quickly this morning. I asked what mounts and headers they used to design the K member. The response was stock mounts and Mac headers. I wish they would have disclosed that on their website as the Mac headers haven't been made in years.
Checked in with a guy I know that runs the standard K on another forum and he said he had absolutely zero issues with fitment running a a coyote swap with bbk long tube headers.I am definitely keeping that in the back of my mind. Just sucks because this is already the 2nd set of headers I've bought for this car. I'm getting tired of buying parts 2-3x lol. Had a set of Pacesetters prior to this.