Rear Subframe Assembly s13 hatch - s13 coupe

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locoluna825
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Car: 90 240sx coupe

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So i was out inspecting my 90 s13 coupe, and I've always known about a funny "SWAY" in the rear end of the car at 55+ and on sloppy roads. Any ways Ive recently replaced the rear shocks on the car because the driver side one was Totally blown to hell. Made it much better but i still felt the swaying,

SO just recently took it apart again to look at it and i found that some of the arms that connect from the sub frame of the car to the upright were all jacked up twisted and s***. (I think i found the reason the car has a junk slip )

Well i have 90 hatch shell just sitting around in my backyard so i went and took the stuff i needed off of that becuase they were exactly the same. Went to go bolt them in and they wouldn't fit they were not really aligning up. and i couldn't figure out why TILL I SPOTTED on of the brackets on the subframe was all folded in. I was thinking wtf .

I took pictures but my dad stole my camera card and i have to wait till he gets home so i can get it off him.

Anyways im sure that this why the shock was blown an thats why the car has a sway becuase the linkage just aint sitting right like the other side, and the quarter panel on the car was mashed in and why the car has a junk slip. The original owner never fully told me what exactly happened to the car.

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SO here are my options:

~I can have this bracket cut off hammered out and straightened and re welded on. (I don't really like that idea, becuase what if they dont get it right or becuase of the fact your cutting it, your shortening it a little and wont be the same as the other side and on top of that will cost me some money).

~I can take the sub frames off the two cars and switch them. (since i can do this and i have all the tools and time and will cost me little to no money.)

Only thing is I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WILL FIT, they look identical just i don't want to take it off and then find out SO IM ASKING YOU GUYS.

ill get some pictures up soon so, if anyone knows let me know about the sub frames, thanks


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locoluna825
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Car: 90 240sx coupe

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The first three are of the coupes brackets (the twisted ones)

tried hammering this out it and heating it wouldn't even budge

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This ones of the good one off of the hatch

r3v_v3ng3
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Car: 91 fastback ka-t

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yeah just swap the subframe. its the same. that way you won't worry about if its straight or not


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