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So here’s my review on The Parts Shop max subframe risers.
This is actually my 2nd set, it had the original prototypes that were supposed to go on tony angles car but he didn’t need them I guess so Dan at PBM let me have then (which was really cool of him) and I just paid for the install. I will be honest on my first set I was still getting used to everything so I can’t say how great or what gains I made I just knew it was fucking loud. You could hear every noise the diff made and at highway speeds the diff sounded like an exhaust…I loved it but for most people it would be too much. That set up though had the solid diff mounts/risers and the solid sub frame inserts and the subframe risers. This time around I’m running the diff risers and the sub frame risers without the weld in diff mounts. I got to say I love it. The rear finally stopped feeling nervous and is much much more progressive. Ride quality feels very good, no hopping around…it almost kind feels like stock again. The noise is nowhere near what it was the 1st time. There is a wine but it’s not too bad and I wouldn’t call it annoying. I have more exhaust clearance and it lowered the rear end a bit more which for some people will be really nice. Lastly you can see even though I’m pretty low my axles look a lot more straight than they used to before which gives me more piece of mind when I’m beating on my car.
So this time my buddy and I did the install…I will tell you flat out it’s a fucking bitch…do not even try if you are a beginner..It was stressful and if I didn’t have my buddy I would have just gone to PBM and had them do it. Here’s a basic run down
1. Unbolt the exhaust
2. Take of caliper and disconnect brake lines
3. Take off hub and disconnect handbrake
4. Unbolt the diff from drive line
5. Unbolt subframe-4pts
6. Lower subframe-we used two jacks for this-this is the easy part- it’s not fun putting it back up
7. With a torch-torch the shit out the bushings- till they are smoking and like goo-then beat them out
8. Then there are hardened steel rings around the bushing-there were a nightmare for us-either you can hit them out with a big socket or saw like we did but that’s stressful because we did on accident cut into the subframe a bit by mistake.
9. Put new risers in
10. With angles grinder grind down the excess subframe-you will see when you do it-or just use the spacers provided
11. Get subframe back in-this is was scary for my because we only had jacks and the subframe is like 350 lbs
12. Do the reverse of taking it out
13. Bleed brakes
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