Mallory Ignition 21314 User 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

LAKEWOOD INDUSTRIES2

TO USE YOUR LOWER CONTROL ARMS TO
ADJUST YOUR REAR END PINION ANGLE,
FOLLOW DIRECTIONS BELOW.

13. Remove car from jack stands. Now place car upon
blocks or car ramps so that the car weight is on all
(4) wheels, keeping the car level, but making sure you
still have room to work under the car to make
your adjustments.

14. With the car up in the air you will need to check the
pinion angle of the rear end and drive shaft. If you

don’t have one, you will need to aquire a magnetic
protractor (angle finder) at any auto location.

15. Read this before performing the next operation!
Using a magnetic protractor (angle finder) check
the pinion angle. If you can’t obtain the desired
4-6 degree pinion angle, then loosen the 4 lower
bolts and pry between the shock stud and control
arm to adjust angle. Tighten all bolts securely
while checking pinion angle.

16. Do not attempt to drive the car with out securing
the lift bar plate to the axle housing plate. Check
(drawing # 2) and using the measurements supplied
lay out the hole location in the approximate area
shown. Center punch and drill starting with 3/16” as a
pilot hole then step up the sizes using 1/4”, 5/16”,
3/8” and finishing with 1/2” for final size. Then install
the 1/2” bolts, lock washers and nuts and tighten.
(torque to 65 ft lbs.)

17. Remove car from the jack stands or car ramps
and place it on the ground. You are now ready
to Rock & Roll!

PLEASE NOTE:

A. Be sure to check the bolts frequently. Make sure

they are tight and always stay tight. You can use
thermal locking liquid if you wish.

B. Welding is optional (but not required) to secure the

lower plates to the lower axle brackets.

C.These lift bars are legal for use in NHRA Stock

eliminator classes as a bolt on application only!
(no welding is allowed).

PINION ANGLE

Pinion angle affects the efficiency of power trans
mission from the driveshaft to the rearend. The pinion
angle is the spread between the pinion centerline and
the driveshaft centerline. For maximum performance,
the ideal is to have a slight pinion down angle (min. 2
degrees) under full power.

Obviously, the pinion angle changes as power is
applied, so the axle housing begins to twist as the
pinion tries to drive the ring gear. Rear axle wind-up
can take some of the intial energy or “hit” away
from the launch. As a general rule, a leaf spring rear
suspension should have between 5-7 degrees of
static pinion angle (pinion down); and a factory
four-link should be set between 4-6 degrees.

Keep in mind that these pinion angles are for
competition. If you primarily drive your car on the
street, you shouldn’t have more than a 5 degree angle,
max. The u-joints are designed to run at this angle,
which allows the cups to rotate, avoiding premature
wear and failure. This doesn’t affect leaf spring
supension, since it runs well within this tolerance.

The height of the rear end (relative to the
rest of the driveline) will affect the pinion angle.
Using an angle finder, which is a tool the combines
a bubble level and protractor, to determine the
correct pinion angle for your car. Position the angle
finder on the driveshaft and record the
measurement, and then place the angle finder on
the pinion (the u-joint yoke rotated to vertical
position will give an accurate reading) and record
the measurment. The pinion angle is a combination
of the two measurements.

Example:

(Pinion 0 Degrees & Driveshaft 6 Degrees = 6 Degrees Total)
(Pinion 2 Degrees & Driveshaft 4 Degrees = 6 Degrees Total)
(Pinion 3 Degrees & Driveshaft 3 Degrees = 6 Degrees Total)
(Pinion 4 Degrees & Driveshaft 2 Degrees = 6 Degrees Total)
(Pinion 6 Degrees & Driveshaft 0 Degrees = 6 Degrees Total)

PICTURE #2

**NOTE: THIS DRAWING IS AN

EXAGGERATION.

THE PINION ANGLE IS THE RELATION
BETWEEN THE PINION CENTERLINE
AND THE DRIVESHAFT CENTERLINE.