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I was also working alone and after fussing with all the screws it’s looked like there was no way to get the subframe lower than that with 3 screws still in it. Even if I disconnected the brake lines it seemed to me I would only be able to get the subframe lower than I had it by taking a second screw out (2 or more screws out total) and I felt like it starts to get sketchy working on it balanced on a jack or 2 jacks. That stuff makes me nervous I don’t want my kids to come outside and find me on the driveway crushed under the subframe, and then I would not be able to come here and share what I did with you lol. It might sound paranoid but I do always consider that because I’ve seen jacks fail and even know of one person who was crushed when a jack stand failed while he was under the car, so I always try to play it safe. So that’s also why I did it this way lol
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Get on Amazon and also buy some silicone plugs for future use. They're good to have on hand if you need to remove a caliper or other brake lines for some reason. As far as the subframe falling. It only weighs a few hundred pounds. For your jack that's nothing. You undo the front two fully and the rear two about half way. With the lines disconnected there is more than enough clearance.
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The cutting idea is pretty clever. One question - do you think there is any way cutting compromised the strength / integrity of the bushings ?
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So the UHMW bushing is absorbing lateral loads only as far as I can tell. So basically what you are asking is would it be harder to crush a stack of washers or a single piece of metal the same thickness. Seems to me like it wouldn’t matter much, and if I had to do this job again I would absolutely do the cut again vs disconnecting brake lines and bleeding brakes and all the while risking spongy pedal and annoying ABS bleeds with a laptop. The cut is adding about 5 mins to this job which is faster than disconnecting brake lines and bleeding brakes even if nothing goes wrong doing that route. Not saying my way is the best way just putting it out there as another option.
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Was thinking more of lateral forces being concentrated on one of the 3 sections and splitting it. Probably nothing to worry about, just throwing it out. I think it's a great idea and I can't think of any way it is detrimental to the bushing strength, will probably do the same eventually.
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Whiteline RSFB question
Been looking into rsfb's from various manufacturers. I'm definitely going 2 piece just so I can install (relatively) easily myself.
I found a couple of places with the Whiteline kit at a very good price. One is Amazon - $150 and with Amazon rewards nets out a little less. Question is - are these bushings something that would be counterfeited?
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Maybe write to Whiteline and ask for a discount code for their website where it's a little more expensive. Or if you go through the particular Amazon vendor if they can vouch for it.
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Logic tells me this isn't a part likely to be counterfeited because it's probably pretty low volume. Since I posted I found another vendor at a very good price. It's someone I bought Koni Sport dampers from so may just pull the trigger with them.
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Good to hear. I went ahead and ordered from the vendor I'd used before. The price was a slight bit better than Amazon and I had good luck with this company when buying dampers in 2018.
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