SLP Bolt-On Sub-Frame Connectors
03-14-2009, 08:33 AM
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SLP Bolt-On Sub-Frame Connectors Just put in SLP SFCs last night. I had a little trouble making all the bolts fit it on the passenger side, but finally got them in. Then I moved to the driver side, trimmed the heat shield, and got every bolt in except the rear center one that also holds the cross brace in place. The holes aren't even close - about 1/2-inch off no matter what I do.
Just wondering if anyone else had this problem or if it's a defect - should I contact SLP and return it? Or should I widen the bolt hole?
Just wondering if anyone else had this problem or if it's a defect - should I contact SLP and return it? Or should I widen the bolt hole?
03-14-2009, 11:08 AM
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Nope, never wrecked. Not even any paint missing underneath. It almost seems like the the two diagonal brackets on the SFCs are welded in opposite locations (by the way it lines up).
03-14-2009, 02:49 PM
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I notched mine out so they'd line up. These are unibody and top cars and it doesn't matter if they've been wrecked or not. Things may not line up due to the lack of structural support causing extra flexing. My cars never been wrecked either. Thats why SFCs are mod #1 in all f-bodys from 67 to present.
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03-14-2009, 10:40 PM
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I made sure to use blue loctite on all the bolts. It will prevent them from coming loose. I rechecked mine every now and then, and there still all at spec.
03-15-2009, 08:34 AM
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I had the same problem as you. I also trimmed the heat shield. I found out that the problem I was having was due to the way I jacked the car. I jacked the car with the wheels on the ramps, and with them not on the ramps. Don't remember which way caused the problem, but it was all in the way the car was jacked. No my car was never wrecked, and it was done shortly after getting the hawk. For whatever reason I had the car in a slight bind because of the way I jacked it. I remember it was still tough getting that bolt in after rejacking. I even re did the order of the bolts to get it to go in.
03-15-2009, 09:22 AM
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I had the same problem as you. I also trimmed the heat shield. I found out that the problem I was having was due to the way I jacked the car. I jacked the car with the wheels on the ramps, and with them not on the ramps. Don't remember which way caused the problem, but it was all in the way the car was jacked. No my car was never wrecked, and it was done shortly after getting the hawk. For whatever reason I had the car in a slight bind because of the way I jacked it. I remember it was still tough getting that bolt in after rejacking. I even re did the order of the bolts to get it to go in.
03-15-2009, 09:43 AM
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Yea, it's a real bitch. But everything I have done to the hawk, would of been so much easier if I had a lift. Have you got any connections like a friend that works at a shop, that has a lift? I actually had to let my boy crawl under and he re did the order of the bolts and got it to work. But we had pry bars, and a floor jack on the subframes moving the angle till he got the bolt started.
