Mallory Ignition Lakewood LIFT BARS 21314 - Manual

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FITS 1979-1993 FORD MUSTANG, CAPRI, 1980-1985 FORD THUNDERBIRD, COUGAR
1978-1982 FORD FAIRMONT, 1981-1982 FORD GRANADA, MONARCH, ZEPHYR
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
LAKEWOOD INDUSTRIES
LAKEWOOD
“TRACTION...ACTION” LIFT BARS
Part Number
#21314
WORK SAFELY!
For maximum safety, perform this installation on a
clean, level surface and with the engine turned off.
CAUTION: To avoid any possibility of bodily injury
or damage to vehicle, do not attempt installation
until you are confident that the vehicle is safely
secured and will not move.
PREPARATION FOR INSTALLATION
1. Place vehicle on a solid level surface to ensure
safe installation.
2. Place wheel blocks in front of and behind both front
wheels to prevent movement in either direction.
3. Raise rear of vehicle and support chassis using
approved automotive support stands having
adequate load capacity.
LIFT BAR INSTALLATION
1. After jack stands are in place, be sure you have
placed them where the car floor pan is strong
enough to support the weight of the car with two
car wheels off the ground.
2. Remove both rear wheels and swaybar also remove
the horizontal quad shocks (Discard them ! Do not
reinstall) these are not needed when using our lift
bars.removing these will not affect your car’s
handling. They were only installed to control the
wheel hop from the factory.
3. You will need to disconnect the dual exhaust
between the catalytic converters and the mufflers.
Just let them hang so you have access to the front
bolts of the lower control arms.
4. Raise rear axle with the floor jack and remove the
lower bolts from both shock mounts and lower the
rear axle all the way down. Remove both coil springs.
5. Raise rear end back up and place just the bolts
back into the lower shock mounts to hold it up.
6. Now remove stock lower control arms and set aside.
7. Install grease fittings (supplied) into each end of
traction bar by driving fittings into drilled hole of
bushing eyelet using a hammer and either a 9/32”
or 7mm socket. Use care not to damage fittings.
8. Install bars into front brackets using O.E.M.
12mm bolts and nylon washers supplied. Use a
small amount of grease to hold them in place,
acting like glue (see drawing #1) do not tighten
them yet ! Swaybar bracket goes towards the
outside of the car.
9. Assemble plates and spacers into lower axle bracket
and re-install the 12mm bolts supplied into upper hole
with steel tube spacer between them. Do the same to
the other side. (do not tighten them yet)
10. Attach the nylon washers over steel bushing as
you did above (nylon washers are to help hold in
the grease around inserts, when you grease them)
now swing bar into place between lower axle
brackets and line up with lower hole. Install 1/2”
bolt, lockwasher and nuts supplied.Do both sides
the same way.
11. Now tighten the bolts on the front and rear of the
bars (torque to 80 ft lbs.)
12. Raise rear end. Remove lower shock bolts. Lower
rear end until there is enough room to install the
coil springs back into the original position. Raise
rear end back up and install lower shock bolts and
tighten. Finally re-install wheels and exhaust securely.
PICTURE #1
2nd Hole must be drilled here for mounting.
Two upper bolts needed if not welded.
WHITE NYLON
WASHERS
WASHER ON EACH SIDE AS
SHOWN AT BOTH ENDS OF
THE BARS.
(DRAWING #1)
LIFT BAR
CHASSIS
OR
AXLE
BRACKETS