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Wish I knew somebody local that wanted to swap. The more I see them, the more I like them without rails.

Too funny. I have yet to run into anybody that wants to race. Unlike my 700HP CTS-V. Man all kinds would want to run whether they had a 4 cylinder with a fart can to a Corvette, to a Tesla P90. My wife used to hate driving with me because every 10 minutes somebody wants to go. One day on...

Yeah but what else can you do that I haven't a clue? We all have our strengths and weaknesses. As Clint Eastwood once said " A Man has to know his limitations"(y)(y)

Don't get me wrong, I have had plenty of times I ended up with a box full of parts and let somebody else figure it out. I'm just an eternal optimist. I look at something and say to myself "I can fix that" or "I can improve that". Sometimes it works out....sometimes not so much. I was...

For anybody thinking about doing this, make sure you have enough mechanical skills. Not to offend anybody but I have been taking stuff apart since I was about 3 years old. I have been working on my cars for over 40 years including a full restoration on a 66 Mustang convertible. I am by no...

Yeah I was trying to figure out a better way. In the end, I decided to follow the procedure from the shop manual so as to avoid painting myself in a corner so to speak.

And now with the bad. If anybody is looking to do this, DO NOT make the same mistakes I did. First mistake. I had drained the diff to make it a little lighter and figured I would fill it later. Well later came and I figured out you cannot drain and fill the rear diff without lowering the...

It was only midnight at this point so I thought........hey, let's keep going. So out with the struts and in with the Steeda springs. This was pretty simple compared to the last couple days.

Once the crossmember was back in I took about 15 minutes to install the Thermal Exhaust. It could not have been easier. Laid the parts out on the floor and put them in. Super easy to get everything aligned especially the tips.

Last one of crossmember.

More pics showing assembly.

In hindsight, I think it would have been well worth the $1300 to have Ford do it haha. After a day of sleep I figured I would post some updates. Starting Sunday with a crossmember with only lower control arms. Got that stripped then washed the new crossmember (not sure why) and got ready to...

Well day 2 is complete. Let's just say it didn't quite go as planned. more special tools to fabricate. I'll post more details and pics after I get some sleep. Good news is the crossmenber swap is complete. The Thermal exhaust is on, and all lowering springs are in. Wanted to get the DP's...

She ain't running yet :ROFLMAO: One other note. Ford basically says to replace every bolt that you remove. Things like shock bolts, caliper bolts, sway bar mount bolts, circlips on the diff splines. It is ridiculous. I replaced all the big bolts that hold the subframe on and plan on...

Started my rear cross member replacement.

That's where I quit for the night. Worked on it for about 8 hours but two hours were killed finding a 3.5" muffler clamp and making the "special" tool. So I have 6 into it. Almost got it completely disassembled. I'm hoping it goes together in 4 tomorrow so I can do front springs and DP's...

Once it is at ground level it is much easier to work on. The good news it the Steeda springs and swaybar will take about 30 seconds to install once I'm putting it back together. Removing the knuckle is a minor PITA. Four bolts on the back, remove the big bearing nut, and use a puller to drive...

Now comes the fun part. Fortunately I own a tool company so I have nice tools like this lift table. Basically support the rear subframe bu the subframe only, not the lower control arms but the subframe itself. Build a little support for the whole shebang.

Next step is to disconnect electrical harness to each wheel and hang each caliper from the body. You don't want the calipers hanging on the hose. I used some S hooks to hold them. Also need to remove the clips for the diff vent. and disconnect the lower rear stabilizer bar links and remove...

Next was the driveshaft. Could it be as simple as a few bolts.......nooooooo. Ford shows you one of a few "special tools" one to remove the driveshaft from the diff. The Ford tool is a bar with a slide hammer that attached to the driveshaft. I made one from a 3.5" exhaust clamp and some...