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PSR Joins The Suspension Club With Its Own Lightweight K-Member For New Edge 'Stangs
By KJ Jones
Photography by KJ Jones
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Performance Solutions Racing's lineup of Extreme Tube K-members features engine cradles constructed of seamless D.O.M. steel. They're available in five eye-popping colors: Chrome Blue, Clear, Black, Translucent Red, and Competition Orange.
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The all-inclusive Extreme... 
   
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The all-inclusive Extreme Tube K-member is shipped preassembled. Installing one is as easy as removing the old frontend and hoisting this new piece into position.
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Here's a close look at PSR's... 
   
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Here's a close look at PSR's unique one-piece (as opposed to four separate pieces of chrome-moly) rear mounting plate for the tubular A-arms. This "mounting box," as Dan calls it, is produced with a water jet (cut) and press brake (bent). It's TIG-welded to ensure strength. The centersections of the plates are open as a method of reducing weight.
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Check out the Grade 9, aircraft-quality... 
   
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Check out the Grade 9, aircraft-quality Allen bolt that secures the A-arms to the K-member. The bolts pass through Energy Suspension urethane bushings with steel sleeves. This inverted view of the K-member shows a skid plate just behind the rack-mount dowel. PSR developed this dowel as a way to increase the unit's overall strength and alleviate the common cracks and breakage in this area.
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PSR includes a threaded, solid,... 
   
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PSR includes a threaded, solid, rack-mount dowel on each K-member for increased rigidity and preciseness in steering. According to Dan, hollow tubes common to other K-members are prone to bending and flexing back and forth. The solid posts eliminate this problem, and hexagonal-shaped retaining plates and Nyloc nuts keep a rack secured in the event of bushing failure. The Nylocs also protect the powdercoat finish from scratches.
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The A-arms feature Y2K ball... 
   
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The A-arms feature Y2K ball joints. PSR keeps these high-end pieces stored in a freezer prior to installation to simplify the process of popping the bushings in place.
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Shane Baker begins by disconnecting... 
   
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Shane Baker begins by disconnecting the negative battery cable and raising the car on a twin-post hoist; then he removes the factory frontend components. After first knocking the ball joints loose, he leaves everything else attached to the spindle to save time.
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Andy and Shane unbolt the... 
   
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Andy and Shane unbolt the steering rack from the stock K-member and pull it forward and off of its mounting dowels.

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