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I was thinking of doin my rear beam mounts(all 4)
How easy is it to do?
What parts have to be disconnected (ie.all brake lines??)
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We did it with our taking brake lines apart. Fairly easy but we had a pit to work in. I recommend the solid ones though.
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Get a jack under the beam and 2 axle stands. Undo the bolts and lower the beam down to the axle stands without bending brake lines.
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Yep as said can be done with out damaging the brake lines!!!
One of the front pair is harder to do than the rest but even on a drive way with jacks and axle stands it shouldnt take more than a couple of hours to complete
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Which ones are better for daily driving:
Solid mounts or Standard Mounts?
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Sold last forever and are now to slightly improve handling. When it comes to driving there's no difference at all.
You can buy custome solid ones for around the same price as rubber.
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Yes you will.need at least 4 stands ideally
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Holy thread revival batman!
Anyone got a guide for this? I'm replacing all my beam mounts soon and was hoping to get some tips. I currently only have access to one pair of axle stands and 2 (maybe 3) jacks. Do I need to buy another pair of axle stands ideally?
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Best tip I could give is the two bolts that hold the front mount on, do not fully remove the lower bolt! Just pull it half way out, the top one does need to come all the way out.
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Will it become obvious when I look which you mean by the 'front mount lower bolt'?
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Yeah under the mount there will be two big bolts. If you pull the bottom one all the way out it pulls everything out of line and can become a pain to get it back in again without having to unbolt the dampers.
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Cool, cheers cully! I'm hoping mine will be similar, I've not come across anything that's been particularly seized so far, guess its because its a late model.
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