This is Sofie- Now w/ 5 lug and MT-2!

[glucklich21]

Made a part listing of hardware bits required to mount a MT2 kit on a cabby. There's some parts missing such as the rear tow hook attachment as I have that and a couple brackets for the bumpers and spoiler. So it's not a definitive list, but pretty complete.


Excel:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6qMSgbyJMbTRk8tMVFNQUlneGc/edit?usp=sharing

PDF:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6qMSgbyJMbTc2tzZ1o1aGtSNzA/edit?usp=sharing

[freeride53]

God damn it. Now I want to kill you, steal your vert, and drive it around Bavaria wearing lederhosen with a few German broads in the back.

[glucklich21]

BC made me a E30/E36 hybrid. E30 strut mounts, E36 struts, E30 rear springs.

[hfabricius]

Are the BC Racing coilovers you used the E36 ones that they make or something custom like what GC does?

[glucklich21]

Mine are stock replacements. Price I guess?

[flyboyx]

i have a set of those and was planning to run them. i think they raise the sub inside the body 15mm. why aren't they any good?

[325ix]

Love it! Curious to see how you like the powerflex bushings. Not many people seem to use them.

[ZekeTheSneak]

Going above and beyond. I like. Your going to love the Bc's. You can go super low or stock ride height and never compromise piston travel. You can order shorter springs as well as I did. Theres 2 numbers on the springs. The 3 digit is lenght in mm probably 200mm, and the other 2 digit is spring rate.

[glucklich21]

No, but I will be this coming week!

[flyboyx]

damn. home for the holidays? she looks pretty b.a.

[glucklich21]

A good whack with a hammer.

[Vtec?lol]

Uber jealous.
I'm taking notes.

how'd you knock out the subframe pins?

[glucklich21]

So I found my pics. I had been missing them for months thinking I had taken them with my camera. Instead as it turns out, I took them with my phone. As for me uploading and typing this up, that's a bit different time scale.....

I did the rear 5 lug swap around the end of May in about 3 days working by myself as per usual.

Started by clearing the crap my parent's put on its boot:







Jacked up the rear end and started getting to business:










Had to cut the exhaust off. It's okay though, it's getting completely redone sometime in the next upcoming 2 weeks:




Unbolted the rear shock mounts. They're hidden under a cover under the top storage bit:



Stepped on the trailing arms to remove the springs:








Next step was to unbolt the diff to get ready to drop the subframe:








Unbolted the allen and main subframe bolts/nuts:









With a little wiggling the subframe came down about half way:



Then it got stuck on the passenger side stud. :/




With some force, wiggling, and strategic jacking it came off:






Then the rear sway:







Called it a night:











The next day I a super fun time with a 5 ton press and socket to get these bastards out. I actually ended up putting a bend in my press getting these little bitches out:


Stuck half way out:








Now I had to figure out how to get the socket out.....





Filthy subframe!






After some stripper:




Rear Ti hubs were next:









Now for the bushings:





You have to remove the outer lip of the bushing to press them out:





Cleaned up:





Primed and painted the subframe and trailing arms for the next task:






New bushings:





Bit of grease:







Reinstalled hardware:







Old bushing vs: new Powerflex:









Painted these since they are all yellowed:




Pretty subframe:











Location of rear subframe pins on a cabby:





Looks like this on the inside:




Old vs. new






New brake hoses and lines:







Popped the top of the bushing on:




Rear BC Coils:





Old vs. new:





Hoisted her up!






The results:







Rear brake setup pics coming tomorrow!

[glucklich21]

S50 Refresh List. Just about everything is there if you start from the long block up like I did.

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B6qMSgbyJMbTdk1kZ2RZeERxUzg

[glucklich21]

Teaser of next update. :)