Rear Subframe help!

[white2abbit]

After installing my new wheels tires, it appears as though my subframe bushings are shot.

The important question – can I continue driving to work for a few weeks until I can afford to get this fixed? I work about 5 km from my house, smooth roads, and I'd drive cautiously...or is this just a reallllllly bad idea?

Here are 2 pics:

http://i44.tinypic.com/15p4ynt.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/x6g4yq.jpg

[Shift_Cory]

i think u can make it a while if u baby it haha... but dam thats crazy.... and if it did fall off or some crazy shit that would REALLY SUCK! i would personally park it. risky biz right there.

[gijoe69]

just get some spacers and torque that bitch down!

[white2abbit]

replaced with solid aluminum bushings :D

[Bigsyke]

Do not get spacers, get the solid bushings.

Mine are like that, it sucks with spacers

[upsdude]

my rear bushings went out too, but it's my dd and my mechanic said as long as i don't drive it hard i'd be ok. he mentioned doing the spacers thing too...but i figure sooner or later the bushing's just gonna have to be replaced. So don't bother with spacers just save up and get the bushings done. do you get that horrendous CLUNK sound if you brake too hard? every time i hear it i'm worried the rear half of the car's gonna fall off :(

[Sileighty_85]

your rear sub frame aint going anywhere

Mines the same been driving on it for months, just sloppy

I got some Nismo Bushings waiting to go in

[white2abbit]

Replaced with these:

http://www.bings.ca/files/subframe%20bushings.jpg

[upsdude]

^^oh cool what brand are those?

[white2abbit]

bings.ca (http://www.bings.ca) - local guy here in Ontario

[EDacIouSX]

thats some super gappage. no idea if that is bad or whatever but it must be putting a lot of extra stress on the bolt since your subframes slapping around....

[Grimace]

thats some super gappage. no idea if that is bad or whatever but it must be putting a lot of extra stress on the bolt since your subframes slapping around....

It will and does, I just replaced my worn out bushings with SPL's. I literary pulled the center section out with my fingers.

The driver front however, Binded the metal insert to the subframe stud. Not only that, From it slapping around for about a year bent the shit out of it. I had a REAL fun time fixing that.

[upsdude]

bings.ca (http://www.bings.ca) - local guy here in Ontario

any difference between that type of bushing and the energy ones people rave about?

[Bigsyke]

thats some super gappage. no idea if that is bad or whatever but it must be putting a lot of extra stress on the bolt since your subframes slapping around....

No crap, this is what im worried about, all 4 of my subframe bushings are just like the OP's

It will and does, I just replaced my worn out bushings with SPL's. I literary pulled the center section out with my fingers.

The driver front however, Binded the metal insert to the subframe stud. Not only that, From it slapping around for about a year bent the shit out of it. I had a REAL fun time fixing that.


So you litterally bent the stud, or sheetmetal around the stud? fuck!

[Grimace]

No crap, this is what im worried about, all 4 of my subframe bushings are just like the OP's




So you litterally bent the stud, or sheetmetal around the stud? fuck!

This...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/teckademics7420/Sr20%20S14/IMG_6149.jpg

That's the metal insert from the factory bushings, Its seized to the stud. Also notice the end of the stud, It was pretty bent. If your subframe bushings are shot and it clunks around, Replace the bushings or prepare to replace subframe studs.

[lflkajfj12123]

lol mine are completely gone

the subframe drops about an inch when i jack the car up

the clunk is fucking awesome

i have new psm solid riser ones here but i have yet to put them in

too hungover everyday

[upsdude]

ok i'm still a noob for this stuff...but i thought bushings were some kind of rubber/urethane? or does the rear subframe use metal while other sections use the other material?

[Bigsyke]

This...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/teckademics7420/Sr20%20S14/IMG_6149.jpg

That's the metal insert from the factory bushings, Its seized to the stud. Also notice the end of the stud, It was pretty bent. If your subframe bushings are shot and it clunks around, Replace the bushings or prepare to replace subframe studs.

my god that stud is totally bent!!!!! seriously I think this is how mine is, i just ordered some solids so ill know next week.

Yes the casing is siezed on mine, I got it loose with some heat and pblaster..

this is my worst fear right now!!

thanks for the pic bro + rep!

[apex]

ok i'm still a noob for this stuff...but i thought bushings were some kind of rubber/urethane? or does the rear subframe use metal while other sections use the other material?

all the bushings are rubber or whatever but they all have a metal shell outside and a metal insert in the middle
here is a good pic of one that got pressed out
http://www.gtfactory.jp/cms/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?3169.0

[Bigsyke]

grimace did you replace that stud??? if so you would be a true boss if you showed us where you drilled a hole in the frame to get the stud out..

[apex]

:bigok:grimace did you replace that stud??? if so you would be a true boss if you showed us where you drilled a hole in the frame to get the stud out..

gotta search dude heres one sumbody did
http://zilvia.net/f/tech-talk/128649-i-broke-my-subframe-stud-help.html

[Bigsyke]

:bigok:

gotta search dude heres one sumbody did
http://zilvia.net/f/tech-talk/128649-i-broke-my-subframe-stud-help.html


^^^I posted in that thread like 3 times man.

That was an S13, S14 is much, much different. like 2 layers of frame before you see the stud.

[apex]

osnap my bad i just looked real fast didnt notice it was an s13 till right now sorry

[Bigsyke]

np brotha, non the less its one of the biggest pita on a vehicle I would assume, aside from a 1 man tranny swap job.

[Kyosuke]

im scared to know what kinda condition mines are in,i drove the car back from dallas with it clunking loud as hell,sounded like somebody was shooting at me at times


I just ordered adjustable subframe bushings :D