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Who would be interested in a Steeda K-Member?
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I just put in the steeda k member. Had to modify oil pan 1/8 inch along the back side of the k member where it was hitting oil pan. I think I have aftermarket motor mounts from the looks of them. I bought the car this way so not exactly sure of the brand. Was not too happy about that.
The big question I have (for someone who has experience with the steeda k member when using the stock control arms) is about the angle of the upper spring perches? They are labeled R and L. I mounted the one marked L on the drivers side and the R on the passenger side. When mounted like this it angles the upper spring perch out and back. This twists the spring back. This does not look correct??? The factory k upper spring perch angles out and forward. To me this looks wrong and I feel the L and R upper perch might have been mis-label????? I also had to drill out the upper spring perch bolt holes to the next size bigger. The bolts would not fit through the brackets. Any know the correct orientation of the upper spring perches??????????
The big question I have (for someone who has experience with the steeda k member when using the stock control arms) is about the angle of the upper spring perches? They are labeled R and L. I mounted the one marked L on the drivers side and the R on the passenger side. When mounted like this it angles the upper spring perch out and back. This twists the spring back. This does not look correct??? The factory k upper spring perch angles out and forward. To me this looks wrong and I feel the L and R upper perch might have been mis-label????? I also had to drill out the upper spring perch bolt holes to the next size bigger. The bolts would not fit through the brackets. Any know the correct orientation of the upper spring perches??????????
Usually left and right is designated if you were sitting in driver seat, so R is passenger, L is driver side. You would have backwards.
-J
-J
I put the one marked L on drivers side and the one marked R on the passenger side! That is what I posted.
http://www.terminator-cobra.com/chassis & steering.htm#Steeda_K-member
Not sure if this helps but shows a spring perch installed.
Also call steeda if you can. Great customer service. They sent em the incorrect hardware he washers were too small for the k and they sent back the correct ones free of charge. There could be a rare chance they mislabeled your perches. But document photos and send them to the email they provide. They should be able to troubleshoot the problem you had.
Also I’ve never heard anyone else mention having to modify the oil pan. Not sure if your motor mounts could of been a factor or not.
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Not sure if this helps but shows a spring perch installed.
Also call steeda if you can. Great customer service. They sent em the incorrect hardware he washers were too small for the k and they sent back the correct ones free of charge. There could be a rare chance they mislabeled your perches. But document photos and send them to the email they provide. They should be able to troubleshoot the problem you had.
Also I’ve never heard anyone else mention having to modify the oil pan. Not sure if your motor mounts could of been a factor or not.
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Still waiting trying to get a hold of steeda. The first guy said it looks correct, but I still feel the are labeled wrong. Look at post #87 and #98 in this thread. I assume those pics are the right way??? Cause mine angle back.
Mine are installed show above
Mine are fitted as show above. I feel this looks wrong. No one has been able to give me an answer if this is correct??? Or is post #87 the correct way?
Which of these pics look correct?
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Or this one?
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Have you taken the car for a ride or alignment? I feel like if it was installed wrong you wouldn’t have been able to compress the spring or it would be riding like shit.
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Thank you TJ. I talking with Jamie at Steeda as well and he was gonna have someone call me back as weto get me the right mounting position.
Thank you TJ. I talking with Jamie at Steeda as well and he was gonna have someone call me back as weto get me the right mounting position.
You were already given a link to my site that has some install pics from when mine first went in, which has been about three years - no problems. The spring perches are shown correctly, but here is the passenger side again a bit larger:
Thank you TJ. I talking with Jamie at Steeda as well and he was gonna have someone call me back as weto get me the right mounting position.
Thank you TJ. I talking with Jamie at Steeda as well and he was gonna have someone call me back as weto get me the right mounting position.
Attention jrgoffin the picture from the right side of the car with the starter visible that u are posting shows the upper spring perch angled OUT and BACK. From talking with Steeda engineering they are saying that that is INCORRECT. If you swap the perches left to right they will then angle out and forward. They said mine were mislabeled during the manufacturing process.
While it looks weird, my springs sit just fine. I may have even called Steeda way back when to check, but when I trial fit them the other way, the spring didn't seem to line up right. Not about to fusss with it now.
Also, if you look at the magazine article linked on my site, the one spring perch shown matches mine, so apparently they have been getting installed the same way for quite some time. May have been a goof by Steeda, but it works. Worst case, I'd imagine the front end would sit a hair higher like I have it set, but the alignment and handling are still perfect, so I'll definitely leave it.
Also, if you look at the magazine article linked on my site, the one spring perch shown matches mine, so apparently they have been getting installed the same way for quite some time. May have been a goof by Steeda, but it works. Worst case, I'd imagine the front end would sit a hair higher like I have it set, but the alignment and handling are still perfect, so I'll definitely leave it.
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Any of you guys that ordered your K member around this past thanksgiving timeframe have any fitment issues? Specifically with the A-arms fitting without any modifications?
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