Lakewood Drive shaft Loop
1. Jack up the car using a floor jack under the k member and then support the car with jackstands.
2. First thing you do is find the location where the d/s loop will be mounted on the car. This is roughly 6 inches from where
the driveshaft goes into the transmission.
3. Assmeble the d/s loop* and check to see if the d/s clears the loop and you got the location right.
4. Score in the holes on the bottom floorpan from the mounting bracket .
5. Remove the drivers seat,power seat harness, and the passenger seats. Then remove the trim panels on the floor, and
allowing the carpeting to come up**.
6. Drill the hole into the floorpan from where you scored the drill marks earlier.
7. Assemble the d/s loop passenger and driver side brackets. The passenger side will have an extra plate to fill in the gap
from the floorpan and d/s loop bracket.
8. Now that the brackets are tightened, install the top and bottom halves of the loop. Make sure everything is tight. Rotate
the driveshaft and check for clearance issues.
9. Re-install the drivers seat, and take the car out to test the loop. If there are any rubbing, slapping of any kind(you will
feel it in the seat), readjust the loop for clearance. This may require some slight bending.
10. If everything fits fine and no problems press down the carpet, and re-install the floor trim, passenger seat, and make
sure you plug in the drivers side power seat harness.
* You will not tighten the bolts. This is just to check to see if the loop can be mounted on the car.
**You can also cut through the carpet if you are not worried about looks.
The driveshaft loop used was the lakewood model, and it was not a 1 piece d/s loop. The one piece would be installed the
same way except the d/s would have to be removed and slipped inside the d/s loop.
1. Jack up the car using a floor jack under the k member and then support the car with jackstands.
2. First thing you do is find the location where the d/s loop will be mounted on the car. This is roughly 6 inches from where
the driveshaft goes into the transmission.
3. Assmeble the d/s loop* and check to see if the d/s clears the loop and you got the location right.
4. Score in the holes on the bottom floorpan from the mounting bracket .
5. Remove the drivers seat,power seat harness, and the passenger seats. Then remove the trim panels on the floor, and
allowing the carpeting to come up**.
6. Drill the hole into the floorpan from where you scored the drill marks earlier.
7. Assemble the d/s loop passenger and driver side brackets. The passenger side will have an extra plate to fill in the gap
from the floorpan and d/s loop bracket.
8. Now that the brackets are tightened, install the top and bottom halves of the loop. Make sure everything is tight. Rotate
the driveshaft and check for clearance issues.
9. Re-install the drivers seat, and take the car out to test the loop. If there are any rubbing, slapping of any kind(you will
feel it in the seat), readjust the loop for clearance. This may require some slight bending.
10. If everything fits fine and no problems press down the carpet, and re-install the floor trim, passenger seat, and make
sure you plug in the drivers side power seat harness.
* You will not tighten the bolts. This is just to check to see if the loop can be mounted on the car.
**You can also cut through the carpet if you are not worried about looks.
The driveshaft loop used was the lakewood model, and it was not a 1 piece d/s loop. The one piece would be installed the
same way except the d/s would have to be removed and slipped inside the d/s loop.
