Reduce Wheel hop, bushing deflection, and cradle movement on your S550
Mustang with a Cradle Bushing Lockout Kit from BMR Suspension. Built
from 6061-T6 billet aluminum, stainless steel, and heavy-duty 1 5/8-inch
DOM steel tubing, BMR’s CB005 Cradle Bushing Lockout Kit is designed to
nearly eliminate cradle bushing deflection, which is one of the biggest
causes of wheel hop. BMR’s CB005’s billet aluminum upper bushing lockout
rings capture the inner bushing sleeve (front and rear) and the outer
lip of the bushing cup on the cradle (front). The lower bushing locating
washers (front) capture the bottom portion of the bushings’ inner
sleeves. By capturing both parts of the bushings’ inner sleeves,
movement on any plane (fore/aft, lateral, and vertical) is nearly
eliminated. This assembly is completed with bolt-on cradle braces that
replace the factory sheer plates. The large lug on the cradle side of
the braces positively locates the cradle, ensuring it is perfectly
centered under the car. The two bolts in the frame ensure the location
of the cradle can’t change under any form of driving.
BMR Suspension designed the CB005 Cradle Bushing Lockout Kit for any
application. This 100% bolt-on kit use existing boltholes and hardware,
allowing for easy installation with simple hand tools. Once installed,
the Cradle Bushing Lockout Kit minimized bushing and cradle deflection
with nearly no change in NVH. (During BMR’s testing, no change in NVH
was observed without accompanying modifications.) The cradle brace also
gives a convenient, rock-solid jacking point on the rear of the vehicle.
This single kit helps address wheelhop, bushing deflection, and cradle
movement, unlike other companies that make you buy multiple parts to get
the entire “system.” You would spend well over double the price, and
those “systems” don't provide you with the performance and
value-per-dollar that the CB005 gives you. BMR Suspension’s CB005 Cradle
Bushing Lockout Kit is the only part you need to affordably and
effectively lessen wheelhop, bushing deflection, and cradle movement.
Throughout testing, BMR has seen about an 80%-90% reduction in fore/aft
and lateral cradle bushing deflection. A car with no other mods and
stock tires that isn’t driven overly hard is going to see a 90% or
higher reduction, while a more race oriented S550 with sticky tires will
see slightly less of a reduction. Launching the test vehicle at over
7,000 rpm on drag radials, BMR saw about an 80% reduction in bushing
deflection. Through the testing BMR has seen a 95% or greater reduction
in vertical deflection in all testing situations. When performance is a
must, rely on BMR Suspension!
BMR Suspension’s CB005 Cradle Bushing Lockout Kit is available in black
hammertone and red powdercoat for long-lasting good looks. Installation
time is 1-2 hours. Proudly made in the U.S.A.!
***NOTE: This product does not currently work on Convertible models,
unless you install it without the fore-end lower cradle braces.***
