Knee transplant on the Red Dragon

**Sniz** · 03-08-2013, 10:27 PM

Did a full rear end rebuild today with a ton of help from Adam. Crap I dont want to have to do that again

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Pulled everything out of the rear, replaced all bushings. Got another subframe with fresh OEM bushings, cleaned that up and painted it.
Also finally fixed front diff bolt that snapped off at last November MIR drag rental. snapped the bastard in half when the Radowski diff brace also snapped. Same launch brok both engine mounts, tranny mounts, snapped driveshaft in half, ripped the rear diff bushings....basically disconnected the drivetrain from the chassis.
Had to drill out the diff to make it all work again. pain in the ass.
here are the photos.
I washed it yesterday, first time since last November lol.

New parts ready to go in.....Turner lower control arms w sphericals

freaking awesome bmw tool set, thanks Rich! so very cool to use these.

Adams new e90 M3 DCT......awesome car. big things to come with this. He held the record in the 1/4 for a e39 M5 for quite some time. I have no doubt this will be on the same caliber.

Interior

Old rear end

Its out!

broken diff bolt

diff brace

die broken bolt!

I win

the bushing/ball joint tool set made very quick work of the bushings and Rtabs....then we improvised for the diff bushings lol
Removal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7LulvsE2yM
Install
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAlN6vAfnzQ

Going back in

Mickey Thompson spray from drag racing

All done!

rear end feels fantastic! every single bushing and ball joint was SHOT.......terrible. One of the subframe bushings ripped in half pulling the old subframe out.
now for an alignment!

**ColdshotM3** · 03-08-2013, 10:38 PM

awesome, man your paint looks wicked, and nice job on the rear end, big difference in ride with new bushings etc?

ughhh, i love your car.... i call dibbs when you decide to sell it...

**Sniz** · 03-08-2013, 10:42 PM

yup HUGE difference on the drive home. I went back to all fresh OEM rubber bushings and it feels great. I've had a snapped diff bolt since last November, therefore the car has seen very limited use.

Now all 4 corners are crazy out of alignement since this job plus new Ground Control camber plates up front. Feels skittish as hell.

**JuCo** · 03-08-2013, 10:44 PM

Lookin good Sniz. I want that garage when I grow up! lol

**Sniz** · 03-08-2013, 10:47 PM

^ you and me both......its the tits. for now i'll settle for using it every now and then

**Langertown** · 03-08-2013, 11:36 PM

This was my reaction after seeing that garage

**tystager93** · 03-09-2013, 01:28 AM

Sick dude, your car is beautiful props on the car and the big rebuild.

**Compactive** · 03-09-2013, 01:39 AM

So Adam's M5 is really gone huh? Never got a chance to see that thing

And that's just not fair that you haven't washed the car and it looks so good

we still need to catch up, hopefully some time soon

cheers

**GTRSv** · 03-09-2013, 01:53 AM

hoe lee fawking sheet

**m3j0n** · 03-09-2013, 08:52 AM

cool, where did you get that bushing removal tool?

**Sniz** · 03-09-2013, 08:54 AM

Originally Posted by m3j0n

cool, where did you get that bushing removal tool?

A friend locally, clutch.

Originally Posted by Compactive

So Adam's M5 is really gone huh? Never got a chance to see that thing

And that's just not fair that you haven't washed the car and it looks so good

we still need to catch up, hopefully some time soon

cheers

Absolutely

Originally Posted by tystager93

Sick dude, your car is beautiful props on the car and the big rebuild.

Thanks! Long time coming.....sore as hell today

**liilpa09** · 03-09-2013, 09:22 AM

Lookin good as always!

**Sniz** · 03-10-2013, 01:43 PM

Videos of the ball joints going in and out w the special tools.

Removal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7LulvsE2yM
Install
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAlN6vAfnzQ

Also going to order a full front end rebuild tomorrow. Install that then finally get to the alignment shop.

**hakstern** · 03-11-2013, 04:05 AM

Originally Posted by Sniz

Videos of the ball joints going in and out w the special tools.

Removal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7LulvsE2yM
Install
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAlN6vAfnzQ

Also going to order a full front end rebuild tomorrow. Install that then finally get to the alignment shop.

Both your videos are private.

**THADREAMIN** · 03-11-2013, 04:23 AM

Looking good!

**Jman23** · 03-11-2013, 10:24 AM

Love it Sniz!!! Makes my e36 look dry haha, hope you can make it out to the spring break meet!

**Sniz** · 03-11-2013, 12:04 PM

Originally Posted by hakstern

Both your videos are private.

Sorry fixed.

**Jkpgt96** · 03-11-2013, 01:10 PM

Nice work! You don't expect any issues with the OEM stuff back there when you do some more drag racing with the extra power? Just curious..as I don't know.

**Sniz** · 03-11-2013, 04:19 PM

Originally Posted by Jkpgt96

Nice work! You don't expect any issues with the OEM stuff back there when you do some more drag racing with the extra power? Just curious..as I don't know.

if I continue to drag race the car, yes, I would expect to have issues with just about anything I put back there. This chassis/suspension is simply not designed for it.

In the future if I hit the drag strip (I likely will next month

) it will be with street tires so much less stress on everything.

I find the drag strip the best place to test the car and its current mods/tuning. Where else can I go WOT in 3rd and 4th gear? On the highway that gets real fast/illegal/dangerous real fast.......real fast.

**jeremy5000** · 03-11-2013, 05:33 PM

Reinforce your RTAB pockets!!!

**Jkpgt96** · 03-11-2013, 05:50 PM

Originally Posted by Sniz

if I continue to drag race the car, yes, I would expect to have issues with just about anything I put back there. This chassis/suspension is simply not designed for it.

In the future if I hit the drag strip (I likely will next month

) it will be with street tires so much less stress on everything.

I find the drag strip the best place to test the car and its current mods/tuning. Where else can I go WOT in 3rd and 4th gear? On the highway that gets real fast/illegal/dangerous real fast.......real fast.

I gotcha.

And yeah..agreed..doing WOT pulls on the street, just to see how it is running/tuning in 3rd/4th is all over the above.

**Sniz** · 03-11-2013, 06:26 PM

Originally Posted by jeremy5000

Reinforce your RTAB pockets!!!

done by the PO thankfully, they look perfect as do the subframe areas. I found that out when I bought AKG bushings to put in a year ago. Pulled the old bushings out to find they were already AKG's lol.....so now i've thrown 2 perfectly good sets of AKG rtabs in the trash.

The subframe itself has swaybar reinforcements installed.