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Originally Posted by BigBody
Crystalworks, thank you for the guide. I appreciate your time and effort in putting it together. I just finished this job thanks to your help.
I have a question regarding the alignment. Is it necessary? My car is driving perfectly, and it seems as the bolts that go into the rack have almost zero play inside their mounting holes. Many thanks again.
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No problem. Glad it helped. Not strictly necessary to align it... but at the cost of tires I thought it a worthy expenditure. I have lifetime alignments (~$220 if memory serves) on Red anyway through Firestone. They aren't the best, but manage to get it into specs and my tire wear has been great.
I agree. Without dropping the subframe... job is not worth tackling for the headache you'd endure IMO.
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Originally Posted by TriX5
Nice work and great write up!
I would think there would be some stress on the exhaust hangers? Did you consider loosening them as well?
Funny your wife wanted to witness you crawling under a suspended engine.... If I did that the job would be suspended....indefinitely! At any rate, I'd opt for a jack stand under either side of the sub-frame. Those engine support bars make me nervous.
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Thanks. Yeah, could be some stress on the hangers. I find they are pretty robust and have never loosened them when raising/lowering the engine. Something to think about though.
Hah! The wife knows I am safe when I do things. She's seen it enough times to not be nervous anymore, though does still come check on me if she hears a tool drop or other loud noise.
The subframe is still connected to the suspension too so it can't drop too far.
