BioTriffid Posted August 20, 2023 Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 So I've been putting it off but after much gathering of parts I managed to change out my old subframe for a nice new one. Through the rain me and my partner got the old one out in no time at all. Everything was going well until i went to drive the car the alignment was out by miles and couldn't drive the car at all. I've got more to tell but it's a long story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted August 20, 2023 Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 Oh, do tell. About to do three here... one just back from the sand blasters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BioTriffid Posted August 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2023 @mk2well since the old subframe was completely bent from the years of abuse it appears the tracking was out by miles so I had to drive it ten miles with both front wheels scrubbing and squealing along luckily I had 4 new ones going on the next day, turns out the tracking was out by 5 on both sides so i guess that's not a thing to be proud about lol. But I can only recommend that you fit new everything apart from suspension (unless you are) I am running camber bolts but I sense I may no longer need them 🤔. Get a full subframe alignment if you can find a garage that has that. But my next date with the lupo is to get the bonnet fixed and I need to pull the passenger side rear sill out since it was bashed in years ago in a kfc car park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted August 30, 2023 Report Share Posted August 30, 2023 5 degrees both sides?! OMG... yeah must have really been squealing! LOL. I need to take some pics of my freshly blasted f & r frames. Then, the swapsies start. Remove then get another blasted and so on, until I get to the worst one which goes to the metal recyclers along with an old cat I just swapped out. It's going to take a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decvalts Posted December 5, 2023 Report Share Posted December 5, 2023 I do love a subframe thread. Hours (days) of potential "fun". My alignment was way out after the swap although not by that much it sounds! Didn't know some places would do subframe alignments I just went off the dirt marks as near as I could. Might have to investigate one of these places... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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