[Build Thread] -- Journey to 700+ WHP [Supercharger]

[Rusty]

"We finished installing the Quaife differential first. Then we ran into the issue of attempting to pit the rear subframe on. One side would be flush while the other remained gapped for a mysterious reason. Only to find out that the gap was caused by the actual subframe being slightly bent (probably from a speed bump I went over causing the back to be scraped? Or maybe I bought the car like that, not sure!)
But he fixed the issue by bending it back through a funny method that worked lol. K so now the rear is done - exhaust, brace, and subframe all snug."

Let me get this straight. You dropped the sub-frame to change the LSD in the diff? Correct? The only time to drop the sub-frame is to change the bushings. You don't have to drop it to work on the diff.

So installing the sub-frame. You ran into a problem. I just got done installing the SPL sub-frame bushing in my Z. From what I went through. One of the studs caused the sub-frame to hang up. Bet the same thing happened to you. Your sub-frame wasn't bent. If it was. You have a major problem with the body being twisted, and you have a bunch of bent suspension pieces.

[cupcakez]

Originally Posted by Rusty

"We finished installing the Quaife differential first. Then we ran into the issue of attempting to pit the rear subframe on. One side would be flush while the other remained gapped for a mysterious reason. Only to find out that the gap was caused by the actual subframe being slightly bent (probably from a speed bump I went over causing the back to be scraped? Or maybe I bought the car like that, not sure!)
But he fixed the issue by bending it back through a funny method that worked lol. K so now the rear is done - exhaust, brace, and subframe all snug."

Let me get this straight. You dropped the sub-frame to change the LSD in the diff? Correct? The only time to drop the sub-frame is to change the bushings. You don't have to drop it to work on the diff.

So installing the sub-frame. You ran into a problem. I just got done installing the SPL sub-frame bushing in my Z. From what I went through. One of the studs caused the sub-frame to hang up. Bet the same thing happened to you. Your sub-frame wasn't bent. If it was. You have a major problem with the body being twisted, and you have a bunch of bent suspension pieces.

No sorry. I forgot that my friend came last month to install the bushings. He also changed out the center bushing as well which was a *$&#$& to do.
That's why the story didn't make sense!
It's all whiteline now! Haha. Even the center one! I have the old broken cut out one as a trophy in my garage!!!

And yeah , I think you're right about the subframe cuz all the other pieces wasn't bent at all lol. ^^

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by cupcakez

No sorry. I forgot that my friend came last month to install the bushings. He also changed out the center bushing as well which was a *$&#$& to do.
That's why the story didn't make sense!
It's all whiteline now! Haha. Even the center one! I have the old broken cut out one as a trophy in my garage!!!

And yeah , I think you're right about the subframe cuz all the other pieces wasn't bent at all lol. ^^

You changed out the 3 diff bushings AND the 4 sub-frame bushings that mount to the body?

[cupcakez]

Originally Posted by Rusty

You changed out the 3 diff bushings AND the 4 sub-frame bushings that mount to the body?

Nah it was just the center bushing since on the subframe since the LSD From red Z was being swapped in which already had all the other white bushings in the diff case.

We also ran into the issue of bolts for the diff to the axles. The bolts we had that was on the red Z was a tad too short for the Yellow 09 Z which was odd. So I had to go to Fastenal (bolt place) and buy the same type of bolt but a bit longer (10 of them in total I think it was). Even then when we put it in it was a bit difficult, had to use a vice grip to hold one spot in place while we put the new longer bolts in.