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Old 10-29-2012, 04:14 AM   #1
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DIY - Whiteline Rear Crossmember Mount Insert Bushings


20121028-WhitelineRearCrossmemberBushingsDIY-01 by VictorN07, on Flickr

^^
I absolutely love that picture!

Team Houston86.com has been on a roll lately with our functional mods. Today we present a more challenging yet worthwhile upgrade to the rear suspension. These inserts fill in gaps between the rear member sub assembly [RMSA] and the chassis. This connection is important because all the suspension bits are connected to the RMSA as well as the chassis. Any give or flex reduces response of the car because the car has to waste energy settling itself.

You may have felt this sensation of the rear dropping a little bit when accelerating from a standstill, shifting gears, slowing at a light. That's the slop we are taking out and gaining those precious milliseconds, because racecar.

All of those listed things happen sooner now, and the first few times it was surprising because I did not expect that much of a transformation. In my opinion this, the Whiteline positive shift kit, and Perrin Rear Shifter Bushing completely transform this car. Words like precise, control, instant come to mind. Although the rear is stiffer, I haven't felt the car wanting to break traction and overstreer. It's probably because I'm running 245 width tires. Overall, I think this is a must have mod.

My only negative feedback is that the instructions could use some more clarity. I found it fairly hard to follow. It doesn't even show you where to place the jack for the front set of bushings. At times we had to make it up. However after two installs, we have fine tuned this guide for our community. Hope y'all enjoy.

Thanks @cobrabyte for doing the install on the car while we documented. I greatly appreciate your workmanship and hope you enjoy this mod as I do mine. Shoutout to @post_break for helping as well and bringing his voice of reason. Thanks to @FT-86 SpeedFactory another smooth purchase. Always a pleasure.


Please pardon the lower quality photos, it was dark in the garage today. As always, we are not responsible for any injuries or damage done to yourselves and your vehicle. Please be safe.

Another disclaimer: We used a drive on lift to do this mod; therefore our wheels never left the ground. This suggests that its possible to do the mod with the car on the ground, but there isn't enough room to work the front. If you opt to use jack stands and remove load from the suspension, then the instructions may differ. See below for note

Arrows, Arrows everywhere

20121028-WhitelineRearCrossmemberBushingsDIY-02 by VictorN07, on Flickr


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Seawater?

20121028-WhitelineRearCrossmemberBushingsDIY-20 by VictorN07, on Flickr


20121028-WhitelineRearCrossmemberBushingsDIY-21 by VictorN07, on Flickr


***If you opt to use jackstands to lift the car off the ground, then I believe you can carefully lower the jack supporting the rear member sub assembly to gain access. Please be careful****

20121028-WhitelineRearCrossmemberBushingsDIY-22 by VictorN07, on Flickr


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20121028-WhitelineRearCrossmemberBushingsDIY-33 by VictorN07, on Flickr

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