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Dropping Rear end
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 12:52 am
by BKH808
So basically I got a GTS parts car at my house now and was going to drop the rear end tomorrow for my TE72. Anyone have any tips when doing this? Is a impact gun/ compressor necessary? Good to have more than myself to help?
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Re: Dropping Rear end
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 2:48 am
by CBR_TOY
i used air tools for mine but i'm sure regular sockets/ratchets will do...... it wasn't too difficult when i did my GT-S swap
Re: Dropping Rear end
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 9:37 pm
by mooreofit
i dunno about the swap but changing a solid axle is pretty basic. simple hand tools should suffice.
Re: Dropping Rear end
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 6:11 pm
by Law
If the bolts aren't on too bad then hand tools will do the trick.
Once you have the rear end unbolted from the arms, it does help to have some extra muscle to move the rear end around but you can do it yourself. I just use a jack to lower the rear end and balance it as I pull it out from underneath one car and over to another.
Any pics of the TE72?
Re: Dropping Rear end
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 3:02 pm
by BKH808
Law wrote:If the bolts aren't on too bad then hand tools will do the trick.
Once you have the rear end unbolted from the arms, it does help to have some extra muscle to move the rear end around but you can do it yourself. I just use a jack to lower the rear end and balance it as I pull it out from underneath one car and over to another.
Any pics of the TE72?
I feel like a idiot, thing was so easy. I expected more haha.
Prepping this right
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Re: Dropping Rear end
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 3:04 pm
by Ricky86
SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!
Re: Dropping Rear end
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 3:09 pm
by dr.occa
good to hear you got it all squared away BK. the 20v is always nice to see. i don't see why more people don't just have the factory extractors modified just above the initial collector flange by having the runners cut and turned. i can expect the work to be any more expensive than buying new headers and then end up modifying the flange at the left most mounting point.
Re: Dropping Rear end
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 3:17 pm
by mandm177
That BT looks like one that was up on ebay foreverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. the blue spark plug cover looks very familiar..
Re: Dropping Rear end
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 10:03 pm
by BKH808
For the ebrake cable do you just bend the bracket to get them out?
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Re: Dropping Rear end
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 1:35 am
by mooreofit
they just pop in believe.
Re: Dropping Rear end
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 2:10 am
by dr.occa
mooreofit wrote:they just pop in believe.
what alan said. you can use a screw driver as leverage.
Re: Dropping Rear end
Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 10:37 pm
by McKenney
If you're easy with it bending it slightly will work. But be careful not to break the plastic keepers that hold em in place. Was your te a 3tc car? If so whatcha doing with it?????