Signs That You Need A Subframe Retorque.

[SupaMan]

When you take the cars weight off the subframe and your bushings look like this.

Weight off:

Weight on:

So thats my next job.

 

[Poodles]

They'll move around a bit, even properly torqued...

 

[CyFi6]

They are more than likely worn rather than improperly torqued

 

[SupaMan]

thats a really big space tho? i figured theyd move around some with no weight on them but like that?

 

[Poodles]

Yep...

 

[SupaMan]

Yep...

well what kinda shit is that?! who the hell in upper management at toyota ok'ed that idea.

in all seriousness tho im prolly still gonna check and see. my car is older than me and its got some miles so i might as well check.

 

[Poodles]

They're supposed to insulate the noise and vibration, can't do that when they're solid...

Try retorquing (definately can't hurt as it's supposed to be done at specific intervals but never is), but I bought you'll see too much change...

 

[GotBoost?]

Would this be corrected by installing new bushings and retorquing those bolts? I'd guess that having that much up and down play can't be good for handling and rife comfort. The other day i was thinking about this, then I run into this thread. So yeah, I'm gonna check mine asap.

 

[SupaMan]

They're supposed to insulate the noise and vibration, can't do that when they're solid...

Try retorquing (definately can't hurt as it's supposed to be done at specific intervals but never is), but I bought you'll see too much change...

True. well good to know that they are supposed to do that to an extent i got very worried when i saw that.

 

[NashMan]

it will suck back up

 

[SupaMan]

im not sure i wanna retorque first and see what happens but one day down the road this cars gonna get a full ES bushing kit and prolly soild subframe spacers or the ones BIC offers.

 

[grimreaper]

crack them loose before a re-torque!!

 

[mdr40z]

Oooooo, I bet mine look just like that

 

[NashMan]

re turq? i just sap them on with an impact gun fuck turq wrench

crack them loose before a re-torque!!

 

[grimreaper]

re turq? i just sap them on with an impact gun fuck turq wrench

what can i say, i like using my digi tq wrench on everything i can get to :icon_mull

 

[adampecush]

re turq? i just sap them on with an impact gun fuck turq wrench

well, at least you can pull four of the bolts out from above when they snap, I'd hate to break off the bolts threaded into the frame...

 

[spinningheadboy]

First do this:

Then add these :

Its super solid with poly.

cwd

 

[SupaMan]

nice!

 

[Poodles]

Do NOT use an impact...

Hell, if you have a cheap impact and a smallish compressor, you're not going to get to the proper torque value for the rears...

 

[NashMan]

piffft go tell that it any shop they look at you funny

if you snap it you should never use an impack gun ever again


the only thing i truq is wheel's and stuff that really requires it