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Old 03-31-05, 01:52 PM
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Red face sub frame?

how bad is it to drive without ur sub frame on?
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Originally Posted by rx7babygurl85
how bad is it to drive without ur sub frame on?


Its not really possible to do that.

Your rear sub-frame holds your diff/axels.

The front holds the engine IIRC and I think the A_arms bolt to it.

So yeah if you can even move the car without one of them thats amazing yet dangerous.
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Originally Posted by 1987RX7guy
Its not really possible to do that.

Your rear sub-frame holds your diff/axels.

The front holds the engine IIRC and I think the A_arms bolt to it.

So yeah if you can even move the car without one of them thats amazing yet dangerous.

Agreed...you wont be able to drive..and if you happen to start rolling, be prepared for your car to drop to the ground and damage things underneath.

Can I ask why you ask this question?
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Originally Posted by 1987RX7guy
Its not really possible to do that.

Your rear sub-frame holds your diff/axels.

The front holds the engine IIRC and I think the A_arms bolt to it.

So yeah if you can even move the car without one of them thats amazing yet dangerous.

really well ive had mine off for all long time now. and its the front one but the only reason it not on cause it wont fit, because my header is in the way..

QUOTE=xtremeskier97]Agreed...you wont be able to drive..and if you happen to start rolling, be prepared for your car to drop to the ground and damage things underneath.

Can I ask why you ask this question?[/QUOTE]

i cant this because ii havent had it on and it doesnt seem to make a difference with it on or off..
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What ever your calling your, "Subframe", is not your subframe.

Like said before...your engine has no place to be mounted nor does your front suspension. And your rear subframe holds your rear suspension and diff.

Without these, your car is sitting on its unibody.

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yeah,what do you mean by "subframe"??
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you must not know waht the subframe is.....

look under the back of your car, everything under and next to the differential is the subframe. its baisically the entire rear suspension.

your car hasnt, isnt, and wont be going anywhere without it.

descirbe the part it is that you dont have on your car currently and mabe we can help you out a bit.
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Indeed...you must be confused.

Can you find a pic of it in the FSM and tell us what page so we can have a look (though it should tell you in there what it is really called)?

**EDIT** page R-3 in the FSM for 89-91 on www.iluvmyrx7.com has a picture of the subframe.

http://www.iluvmyrx7.com/2ndgen/manu...suspension.pdf

that is the direct link to the FSM. Flip to page R-3 and you will see it.

And I just noticed you said your header was in the way. So that means you are talking FRONT of the car.

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ok here is a pic of what "i think is that sub frame" what is this? then
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I have a guess as to what she is talking about.

Are you talking about the black plastic splash guard that bolts up underneath the engine area?
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the pic of his car looks to be a vert- he is talking about the K frame that bolts to the chassis.
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no its not plastic its metal see my pic thats what im talking about?
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Yeah..I see your pic now...I was posting the other thing and hadnt refreshed before I started typing.

That is somewhat of a subframe, I guess. But I believe it is for keeping the frame stiff and less flexible, and if you have been driving with it off, and doing any type of hard driving/cornering, it may be possible that you skewed your frame. Just a guess, but it is there for a reason.

I sure as heck wouldnt have been driving without it. Asking for trouble if you ask me.
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i know but the thing is i cant get it on .......unless it would be on
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You could get it on if you took that header off.

How much in the way is it?
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alot.... and i cant get the header off cause i had to cut a pieace of my exhust so that header is going to stay on there untill i can get enough money together and get a new header also a whole new exhust system

p.s i want the header off it makes my 7 sound like ****
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LoL...sounds like you're up ***** creek without a paddle!

If I were you, I wouldnt drive hard around corners just to be safe.
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yeah i havent been driving it hard at all ...... well thats because its been down.......... but im going to be back driving it this weekend... even thou u all know about this .... when u see a really sharp turn r like hell yeah i dont have to slow down ..... yeah well i do slow down
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I would make the 'vert reinforcment fit somehow. Even if you have to take a torch and clearence it a little. How bad is it? Are the header and k member trying to occupy the exact same space? We didn't have this problem with our EP car. You might have to make a custom one. This piece really helps cut down on cowl shake which can occur at any speed in a straight line or turning.
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What header are you using?
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huh, i didnt know vert's had an extra bolt on peice like that. has anyone tried bolting one of those to a regular coupe (fc3s) chasis to stiffen it up more than stock?
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what kind of header?
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