quick fix to loose sub frames s14

[slikklogic]

ok this is for s14 owners who don't have the time to put the car into a shop for 3 days to get there old bushings burned out and pay them hundreds for it.
I originally had that loud a** clunk in reverse and any time u start to bang gears on the highway. so instead of getting into all that work right now i installed this temporary fix.
I did this at my job,a dealership on a lift with air tools, but honestly it isn't hard with a jack and breaker bar.

Parts- assorted sockets
can of pb blast
1/2in air gun or breaker bar and pipe
scissors or wire cutters
possibly a pry bar too
and a pack of energy suspension s13 rear subframe inserts ($20 or so)

first you start of by cutting the the inserts top half off of all 4 of them. This is because the s14 has solid bushings so basically your using the insert to gap and push your subframe against the car.

second you unbolt the 2 front subframe bolts and push in the insert and the 2 large pieces you cut off. insert the 1-2 new washers included in the pack. bolt up the front.

third repeat the same for the rear(the bolts will sit a few threads lower now)

forth go test drive. the rear is much more solid and has no clunking anymore.
i know this is a cheap unprofessional fix and does not yield the same results as putting in the whole bushing new but it cuts it for now.

job time is about 1-2 hours and is fairly easy not including any seized bolts

pm if anyone is intrested in pictures of what it should look like.. nico has me ona brain fart and idk how to upload pictures

[SX APPEAL]

Halfassed repairs ftw! If you want to get even lazier do only the front pair, cause nine times out of ten those are the ones that go.

[badbob2121]

did he just link to the "Z" word website??

isnt that instant bad criteria???
lol

[alms24sebring]

Lol^ true.. BAN!

I refuse to click that, but I assume it is a quick fix to sub mounts. I know AZHitman made homemade subframe mounts (or might have been engine mounts, don't remember)that looked pretty good and costs about $20. All you need is rubber, a bolt, and a plastic cup = new mounts.

[Hijacker]

Greg made engine mounts. OP why don't you c&p that article for here? A lot of people here don't like z ville

[SX APPEAL]

I never got what the animosity was between NICO and "those we do not speak of" lol. I always just thought it was a running joke? Whats so bad that you wont even follow a link to their site?

[alms24sebring]

... Nope

Screw their communist mods and their birthday emails

[Hoffman5982]

I used Zilvia when buying my current s14. At the time there was no clean 240sx fs on Nico. I joined Zilvia and instantly found 2 extremely clean s14s fs. It seems like most cars fs on this forum are half assed drift build failures. no offense.

And how do you figure that their mods are communist? Our mods have become the exact same as theirs. This forum is nothing but a popularity contest.

Yea, I said it

[slikklogic]

meh i found my s14 on b20vtec lol yes a honda forum with a kouki on stance coils

[OutToWinPAHC]

We let certain things go, just linking to other forums and flaming are a no go to me. As long as the info is valid, and topics are on point open game. However it is kinda of hard to manage because we have so many sections.

As far as Zilvia and Nico.... they are competitive forums. We dont link to them, they dont link to us.

But lets keep to topic