Steeda IRS Bushings & Alignment Kit INSTALL - 2019 Mustang GT

The Steeda IRS bushings help reduce wheel hop and the alignment kit keeps your IRS in proper position. The install overall is very easy except for the rear lower back half collar which was rather painful to get in place.
PARTS:
Steeda S550 Mustang IRS Subframe Alignment Kit (2015-2021)
www.steeda.com/steeda-s550-mu...
Steeda S550 Mustang IRS Subframe Bushing Support System (2015-2021)
www.steeda.com/steeda-s550-mu...

[@TheMississippiboatma]

Best install video I’ve found on this kit. Thank you

[@VogelStang]

Awesome! Thanks! 👍

[@bnight2]

Thanks for recording all of that.

[@VogelStang]

👍 thank you for the comment!

[@classicturn]

Thanks for your video again! Your tip of using a channel lock was a game changer. However, I was not able to insert the alignment insert on the front. I had too much rust it seems and I could not hammer it in. Best of luck with your Stang.

[@VogelStang]

Thanks! Glad to hear it was helpful! Too bad you couldn't get it in there 😕 I remember it being a pretty tight fit so it makes sense you would have trouble with rust. I wonder if it would be possible to get a cylindrical sander like a dremel to clean it up. I have no idea if that's possible or even a good idea or not but just trying to think of options.

[@mariemccann5895]

Excellent video, thanks for posting.

[@VogelStang]

Thank you! 😁🤘

[@scottcrawford4148]

Nice job recording!

[@VogelStang]

Thanks! Appreciate it! 👍

[@paulmarino8810]

your wheel and tire setup looks killer, could you tell me what rims, tires, and sizes you are running?

[@VogelStang]

Thanks man!! Sure, I've got MMD 551C wheels from American Muscle 20x10 (R) & 20x8.5 (F) Mickey Thompson Street Comp tires 305/35-20 (R) & 255/35-20 (F) and I run wheel spacers on the front...I believe they are 15mm. No spacers on the rear. The wheels are decent but not great quality, the fronts have developed some cracks in the finish.

[@OEMPlus]

did you need an alignment at all after this? im pretty skeptical of the irs staying in one place with the way ford designed it.

[@VogelStang]

I didn't get an alignment after this install. From what I had heard, if your alignment is off, you would have problems installing these. If you're skeptical, get the alignment done for peace of mind 👍

[@motox947]

I know ford loves to use TTY (torque to yield) bolts. those 4 large bolts on the subframe look like them. are they supposed to be single use? but at only 129ft lbs it shouldn't be a problem.

[@VogelStang]

I think you're right. Good to know! Apparently the gray colored bolts are TTY. Every resource I used for doing anything that required dropping the subframe did not mention replacing the bolts with new. That included steeda and cjponyparts so I'm sure it's fine as long as the bolt is in good condition. But I'm curious about what the specific reason is that makes these bolts one time use.

[@motox947]

@@VogelStang so i learned about them from my ford dealer when i was buying parts to swap the power steering rack in my F150. those bolts are torqued to 300ft lbs so i changed them, but it has something to do with stress on the threads at full yield. He did tell me anything less than 150 is going to be fine, or else you'd need to replace lug nuts everytime the wheels came off.

[@motox947]

@@VogelStang so on another note, how do you like this kit? did it help? i know on the track i can feel the slop in the subframe coming out of corners at full throttle. I'm thinking of doing this, the adjustable diff bushings and vertical links. I'll probably do a coil over kit while it basically all apart.

[@VogelStang]

@@motox947 got it, makes sense for something torqued to 300ft lbs. That's a ton of stress on a bolt. Also, glad to be reassured what I did is fine. Thanks for sharing that info!

[@VogelStang]

@@motox947 I can't say for sure if this kit alone does anything major. But I did this kit, vertical links, and the subframe braces pretty much all together and it definitely made a difference. I had some tire chatter at the track in first and second, after installing those parts it was gone. Smooth continuous tire contact with the track.

[@mc-xw8nz]

Hey I have a question. Since this guy install the subframe kit and I noticed that he didn't install the subframe braket that should be put it back on the front one. And I ask him that why didn't u install it and he told me it doesn't need it cuz alignment kit went in and tight up with bolts. Is that true what he said or wrong I'm just askin cuz he kept on telling me it doesn't need it.

[@VogelStang]

Yea I would question that as well. I don't know the answer for sure but my opinion is that, even if the brackets are for alignment, it definitely won't hurt to have them still on there. If it was my car, I would want them on there. In reviewing other videos, like CJ Pony Parts installation of the alignment kit, they also reinstalled the brackets afterward. So, I can't say who is right and who is wrong but it literally would have took 60 seconds to put them back on after they did the install, why not just do it?

[@mc-xw8nz]

​@@VogelStangthanks man

[@2003evodave]

I see you like shopping for tools at the China store.

[@VogelStang]

I see you like writing useless comments

[@diecast118scale7]

Please rethink your intro music, nothing worse than trying to be quiet whiles others are sleeping and intro music starts blasting louder than the rest of the video waking everyone up. Drop it down to a normal volume.

[@bindir428]

if u were really tryn 2 be quiet u would have been using headphones

[@clintmaldonado5820]

If mosquitoes are bad on you. Place a fan on you because mosquitoes can't fly good in a good steady breeze plus it keeps you cool...

[@VogelStang]

Awesome tip! I will definitely try that the next time those little vampires come at me for a snack! 👍