just got a lower arm brace

SILINC3R · Post by **SILINC3R** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:44 pm

bought a lower arm brace off of ebay and finally got it. i have not looked at the package but asked my mom to look at it. she said there was no bolts just a brace will i have trouble trying to install or will it just bolt back up with the old bolts

Post by **Legacy777** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:57 pm

Is the bar specifically for a non-turbo car? If not, it will probably hit the exhaust manifolds.

If it fits you use the existing bolts.

SILINC3R · Post by **SILINC3R** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:59 pm

well... it says that it is for turbos i think but i went ahead and got it anyway

Post by **Legacy777** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:00 pm

You can try it, but it probably will interfere with the exhaust.

SILINC3R · Post by **SILINC3R** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:01 pm

ebay link

here it is and sorry the damn thing is so long

Post by **Legacy777** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:36 pm

It probably won't fit.

BTW, please use the url tags for ebay links

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[url=http://ebaylink.com]ebay link[/url]

SILINC3R · Post by **SILINC3R** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:55 pm

sorry i still dont know how to do that. ok really need your help. i put it up to it and i am pretty sure your right, so... what can i do to make it fit. take the converter shield of or what cause i want this think to work.

dscoobydoo · Post by **dscoobydoo** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:37 pm

There is no real way to make it fit, as the exhaust will ALWAYS be in the way.

Sadly, this is why this part is only for the turbo cars.

At this point, you could modify the part to make it fit, but then you lose a large part of the rigidity- and that is the whole reason for the part.

I really don't see a way to re-route the exhaust to make the part fit.

I Put the one on our SS up on the lower side of our 01 RS and I know what you are looking at.

Sadly, I would suggest selling it here and taking the loss as a learning experience.

( and research more BEFORE you buy parts)

SILINC3R · Post by **SILINC3R** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:11 am

can i like dent the exhaust or something. cant be defeated.

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:52 am

Change the crossmember and exhaust to turbo exhaust manifold and have a custom exhaust put in place of the turbo. Or swap in the turbo stuff altogether.

Post by **Legacy777** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 2:03 am

You know what I did see on the newer cars is that the n/a exhaust header is routed like the turbo header around the front of the engine. You can kind of see it in these pics
http://www.main.experiencetherave.com/s ... aloutback/

SILINC3R · Post by **SILINC3R** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 2:58 am

right now i have a big problem. i stripped one of the control arm bolts.

dscoobydoo · Post by **dscoobydoo** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 2:58 am

All of this money for a $90 part. It can be made to fit, but is it cost effective?

SILINC3R · Post by **SILINC3R** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 3:41 am

alright you guys win. ah i hate my life

dscoobydoo wrote:\

Sadly, I would suggest selling it here and taking the loss as a learning experience.

i was so close too.

ericem · Post by **ericem** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 5:26 am

About the stripped bolt, get a impact and pry on the bolt at the same time while you unscrew it.

SILINC3R · Post by **SILINC3R** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 5:33 am

the bolt is out

n2x4 · Post by **n2x4** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:16 pm

SILINC3R wrote:the bolt is out

Why'd you take the bolt out?

dscoobydoo · Post by **dscoobydoo** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 2:44 pm

I early on picked up a few parts that would not fit. I made that error a few times. But I learned to READ UP quite a bit BEFORE I buy parts.

SILINC3R · Post by **SILINC3R** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:09 pm

well since it was from ebay i thought they didn't know what they were talking about or that they had wrote it wrong but damn that thing would be sweet. oh well my front and rear sway bars come this weekend so i guess it doens't matter

n2x4 i took the bolt out so i could install the brace cause i thought i could make it work

dscoobydoo · Post by **dscoobydoo** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 2:51 am

SILINC3R wrote:well since it was from ebay i thought they didn't know what they were talking about or that they had wrote it wrong but damn that thing would be sweet. oh well my front and rear sway bars come this weekend so i guess it doens't matter

n2x4 i took the bolt out so i could install the brace cause i thought i could make it work

I hope your front sway bar is for a NON-Turbo, as they ALSO are very different.

SILINC3R · Post by **SILINC3R** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 3:55 am

SHITTT. no just kidding i went to a subaru dealership who sells whiteline products. however if somehow i did manage to mess up again, i quit. someone can have my car

dscoobydoo · Post by **dscoobydoo** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:26 am

If you got it at the stealership, then ask before you take them home.

SILINC3R · Post by **SILINC3R** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 5:47 am

will i looked at whiteline's website for the part number so i know i did not mess up.

New92 · Post by **New92** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 2:07 pm

Hey if you have a perfectly useless turbo underbrace just laying around ...........I could find a new home for it!

BTW how far are you from Mall Of GA?

SILINC3R · Post by **SILINC3R** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 5:19 pm

right now i am only like 20 min.

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just got a lower arm brace

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