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[Nate047]

Similar reason - partway had everything back together before realising I hadn't put the spacers in in place of the hex studs (RACP brace install with through bolts in place of the studs) 🙃


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Which brace do you have? I have a Yurkan Cages 6-point brace. Funny though the spacers he gave me are thicker than the hex washer on the OEM bolts. So I’m using the stock bolts and I cut myself a stud using an old stock bolt, and thread them in from the top. I wasn’t comfortable running a thicker spacer because of the solid aluminum CMP mounts I’m running. Dunno how much impact a few mm would have but I figured better safe than sorry(?)

[karter16]

Good looking out on the parking brake cables. The little brace is so already off, reason I'm in this situation is because I needed to access the diff mount bolt.

And yea one side seems like it will be not so bad for access, the other side might be harder.

Did you have to do it for the same reason by chance?

Similar reason - partway had everything back together before realising I hadn't put the spacers in in place of the hex studs (RACP brace install with through bolts in place of the studs) 🙃


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[Nate047]

Yep I did this a few weeks ago.

You also need to undo the 4 bolts that hold the v brace center bracket on.

It'll be tight access to the front left but you'll be able to do it. If you haven't already remember to undo the handbrake cables at the handbrake end before you lower and make sure you don't go so low it excessively bends the cables.


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Good looking out on the parking brake cables. The little brace is so already off, reason I’m in this situation is because I needed to access the diff mount bolt.

And yea one side seems like it will be not so bad for access, the other side might be harder.

Did you have to do it for the same reason by chance?

[karter16]

Can I lower my rear subframe by like 10-15mm if I just loosen the 4 mount bolts, and don't touch anything else? Is there anything that won't move enough to allow that? Driveshaft and exhaust are already off. I have a trans jack on loan from a buddy to support things.

I need to lower it enough to get a wrench on those hex washers built into the front mounting studs. The nuts on those two studs were stuck, leading to me driving the stud out of the car as I was trying to remove the nuts, pushing the subframe away from the body a little. I was able to drive one of them back into place using the two nut method, but unfortunately the other side is being a bastard and not releasing from the stud. Trying to avoid fully dropping the subframe obviously lol. Haven't tried a blow torch yet, possible that heat might help the nut let go of the stud? I had this nut off and then I thought oh I'll put it back in place temporarily to hold things, and now it won't let go of the threads. Just spins the stud and pulls it out. Fuckin love this car sometimes.

Yep I did this a few weeks ago.

You also need to undo the 4 bolts that hold the v brace center bracket on.

It'll be tight access to the front left but you'll be able to do it. If you haven't already remember to undo the handbrake cables at the handbrake end before you lower and make sure you don't go so low it excessively bends the cables.


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[Nate047]

Can I lower my rear subframe by like 10-15mm if I just loosen the 4 mount bolts, and don’t touch anything else? Is there anything that won’t move enough to allow that? Driveshaft and exhaust are already off. I have a trans jack on loan from a buddy to support things.

I need to lower it enough to get a wrench on those hex washers built into the front mounting studs. The nuts on those two studs were stuck, leading to me driving the stud out of the car as I was trying to remove the nuts, pushing the subframe away from the body a little. I was able to drive one of them back into place using the two nut method, but unfortunately the other side is being a bastard and not releasing from the stud. Trying to avoid fully dropping the subframe obviously lol. Haven’t tried a blow torch yet, possible that heat might help the nut let go of the stud? I had this nut off and then I thought oh I’ll put it back in place temporarily to hold things, and now it won’t let go of the threads. Just spins the stud and pulls it out. Fuckin love this car sometimes.