Quick Aluminum Subframe Mount ?

[MilTownSHO]

Do you still use the rubber bushingS or not? I don't think you do, but I just want to check as I am more than likely having mine installed at work tommorow.

Does anyone have a picture of them installed, it would be a great help!

Anything else I should tell the Tech or should know. I have FPS ones.

Thanks in advance!

 

[shojuan]

No. None of the original rubber gets reused. Just tell your tech to not raise the subframe by tightening the bolts. Once the bushings are in place and the bolts started then he should raise the subframe with a jack (or jacks) until the bushings make contact with the body and THEN tighten the bushings.

Also, there are alignment holes that take 3/4" OD pipe near the front two subframe bushing mount points. The basic Helms procedure for aligning the subframe is to have the subframe bolts loose a little bit then stick the 3/4" OD pipe through the subframe and body holes in the front driver's side so that the pipe is straight, then tighten that bolt down some. Then move to the front passenger's side hole and do the same thing. Then torque everything down (about 100 ft-lbs)

I haven't done this yet, so anybody who has been there and done that and has something to add please do.

 

[MilTownSHO]

shojuan:


Also, there are alignment holes that take 3/4" OD pipe near the front two subframe bushing mount points.

OD pipe?

 

[shojuan]

MilTownSHO:

shojuan:


Also, there are alignment holes that take 3/4" OD pipe near the front two subframe bushing mount points.

OD pipe?

outer diameter

 

[Bizzy]

if you do one bushing at a time you shouldn't need to align the subframe.

I had to get Mark Nunnally to help me with mine as they were pretty well fused in place from the cruel northeastern winters.

He aligned my SF, and my steering wheel is a little off but that will be fixed next week when I get my new lower control arms on the car and get it aligned.

<small>[ July 29, 2003, 08:50 AM: Message edited by: Bizzy ]</small>

 

[SHO--ripper]

Are you talking about installing ASB's?
If SHO make sure to have the recall done and get a recall kit for the front. Do it one at a time and you should have no problems. Remove the 4 10mm bolts on all four corners of the subframe. You don't need them when installing ASB's. Good luck and check the bolts after the job to make sure they stay tight. thumb

 

[MilTownSHO]

netviper:


Too bad you bought the FPS SFB's, mine are $149 cheaper.

I didn't buy them, I won them at the SHO convention. boink Free is always the best price! thumb

 

[twr]

Probably a little late...

 

[shojuan]

shojuan:

MilTownSHO:

shojuan:


Also, there are alignment holes that take 3/4" OD pipe near the front two subframe bushing mount points.

OD pipe?

outer diameter

The closest thing to 3/4" OD pipe that I could find was 1/2" EMT electrical conduit. A 10 foot length cost me $1.25. It's just a tiny bit smaller than 3/4" OD but should be fine as long as you eyeball it as perfectly centered in the alignment holes. I tried 1/2" black pipe and it was a hair larger than 3/4" OD. A hair too large...it wouldn't fit. A waste of $2.50 for a two foot section and a waste of 10 minutes hacksawing it into two 12" sections.

Now, as for the best procedure for aligning the subframe I'm all ears. I'm probably going to just loosen all four bolts a bit without supporting the subframe and then get things aligned with those front two alignment holes then use the pipes as levers to pull the subframe forward as far as it will go for maximum positive caster.

An alternative is I thought about supporting the subframe on four jackstands each sitting on two squares of sheet metal with grease in between and then doing the above. The problem is I don't think I have enough sheet metal and don't have money in the budget to buy more until Friday (and I don't feel like scrounging up some for free right now).

Is the first method good enough? Or should I really opt to try the second method with the sheet metal sliding plates? Or is there an even better technique that one of you has used?

 

[MilTownSHO]

twr:
Probably a little late...

Actually no it wasn't they won't be going in till Wednesday now, thank you! thumb beer

 

[Bizzy]

MilTownSHO:

netviper:


Too bad you bought the FPS SFB's, mine are $149 cheaper.

I didn't buy them, I won them at the SHO convention. boink Free is always the best price! thumb

Well true you really really can't beat that. I think the set that I had polished and donated to the Red Cross auction there at the convention ended up going for like $120 or $130. I was shocked that they went that high.

You got a great free door prize, all I got was a can of Wurth Rubber care, a can of Wurth Glass cleaner, and some nifty powertain books from Ford. Funny thing was the only 2 things I wanted "rubber care & glass cleaner" were the ones my number was called for. Course I would have loved to have gotten the set of Accel injectors that was given away!!!!!!