Saturday, October 23, 2010

Whiteline Rear Subframe Lockout Kit


It started out a bit difficult in the rear as we jimmied the Whiteline rear subframe lockout bolts into place. The procedure that proved to be great for me goes as follows:

1. Remove Tires and Rotors (you don't have to take off the rotors but I am getting mine turned so the extra room was nice)
2. Clean out the holes with air and/or pipe cleaner
3. Insert Whiteline bolts into subframe holes and tighten (mine went right into the holes and threaded without issue)
4. Loosen all 4 subframe bushing bolts
5.Tighten the Whiteline bolts slowly with a breaker bar for ease (I didn't need the crowbar, I tried it but it seems like you risk hurting your brake lines and are unable to actually shimmy the subframe over the bolts)

NOTE: there is speculation that the bolts should be exposed and not screwed in all the way to allow for the subframe to move up and down. THAT IS COMPLETELY INCORRECT. The bolts should be tightly installed at 66 ft lbs with the head of the bolt flush with the outer subframe casing. It is a tight fit as the tolerances are extremely small, but you should be able to get it in there if you have a clean hole ;)

Saturday, October 16, 2010

More Parts...



Good news, more parts arrived.

Cleaned the garage a little with a buddy and now we are ready for wrench'n... next weekend when it's not sunny that is. Went out in the dirt up @ Snoqualmie Pass today to get a little baseline. Excited for the new changes. I also measured my roof for the perfect Cargo Roof Box and it looks like the Packasport 90 XP is the perfect one for this ride.


Friday, October 15, 2010

Intro

It was a Subie... from day one. I loved her for the 2.0L and then when she got her 2.5 EJ257 I loved her some more, and then now the newest EJ257 is even better.

She was always enjoyable on a set of used JDM STi struts, but left much to be desired once they expired.

So finally after bumps and bruises and three engines shes finally getting a suspension and accessories make over. Her kit for Rebirth looks as follows...



Exterior:
- Lightforce Striker 170 Fogs
- Re-Powder Coat Prodrive P7's to Darker Grey
- Rear-Hatch Fix

Suspension:
- Tokico D-spec adjustable shocks
- TiC Subaru Rear Diff Mount Bushings - Comfort
- TiC Stage 1 - Steering
- Ingalls Camber Kit
- Whiteline Subframe Lock Kit
- Hawk HPS Performance Street Brake Pads - Rear
- Hawk HPS Performance Street Brake Pads - Front