7677243 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Hey, I have been rebuilding this car and tackled the rear end this week, the car had a strange knocking coming from there and to be honest, it was pretty scary looking. I decided to drop the subframe and strip out the back and refurbish it. The subframe was blasted, stitch welded and coated. The car was running the old NA brakes and all the bushes were worn so it was a great time for an upgrade anyway. I have noted all the torque settings of all the bolts in the rear of the car and will post them up tomorrow with a diagram as the references I found were a little hectic. More should go on fairly quickly once I have new wheel bearings pressed in. Just a few various pictures, still more floor to refurbish but nothing is in the way, shouldnt be any dirt left to get in my eyes Ill update things as I move on.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrosixfour Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 You should've pressed in the two rear diff mounts before refitting the sub-frame to the car mate. Tidy looking job though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Let's hope you don't regret using those arms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7677243 Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 Hey Ric, ill report back on the arms and will give updates on how they are holding up, the stuff seems good quality and cleanly welded/reinforced. Pedro, fortunately with the sub frame being clean the mount goes in a little easier, I am still waiting to receive one of the mounts so this couldn't hold everything up. Should be another update on Tuesday evening, until then ill draw up a map with torque settings.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T14PPA Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 What arms are they mate? Looks like a good job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
np89 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 What bushes did you go for on the subframe mountings both back and front of the rear subframe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2soops Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Nice job so far, reminds me of the fun I had when I did mine last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
np89 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 What bushes etc did you go for 2soops? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2soops Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Everything under mine is Oem Toyota except for the diff ear bushes which aren't available from Toyota. I got them from Vibra-Tech, very good product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7677243 Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 What arms are they mate? Looks like a good job The arms are from driftworks, they seem very solid, ill report back on how they affect the ride for anyone who is interested. What bushes did you go for on the subframe mountings both back and front of the rear subframe? I went for stock bushes on the subframe and on the diff polys on the ears and stocks on the rear. Nice job so far, reminds me of the fun I had when I did mine last year Yours looks real clean mate, did you give the same treatment to the front? I would love to see some pics of it, I will be doing the front within a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T14PPA Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Please do mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2soops Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Haven't touched the front end yet, will do that next winter. I'll add a couple of pics when I get home tomorrow. Thanks for the comments, it is real clean as you say. Full nut and bolt restoration of the complete under floor and rear suspension Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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