^ i just went out to home depot and got pb blaster...

give it a few taps after i spray it again in 15min?

thanks paimon, i checked right as i was buying something else and you said pb blaster, went back and picked up the can... only $4.97.

hopefully this works.

 

Yeah. As long as it has had some time to sit. The rep explained it slowly climbs into all available crevasses because it is slightly magnetized.

 

i read also that heat works.. i have a propane torch that i got for poops and giggles at harbor freight months ago.. Should i heat up the bolt?

any adverse affects of heating this bolt up?

 

well i certainly did poop on this thread... sorry...

Pb blaster didnt work... the bolt is on there good...

Ill let the mechanic charge me a flat rate for my alignment and then have fun with that bolt.. it was on there so good it bent my wrench, and broke one of my socket wrenches.. i was going to use a breaker bar with 2 more wrenches as a torque multiplier, but my friend told me to just stop ******* with it and remove the axle.

sooo im going to have to detach my axle tomorrow.. Thank god that i didnt have to adjust the ride height when i bought these coilovers used... i cant even imagine how much cursing i would do if i found out i had to remove the assemblies AGAIN.

 

Why are you messing with your camber bolts to put the rear strut on?

17mm for both rear control arms, that will let it drop down as much as you need.

You can also take a 14mm to the sway bar endlink and then it will drop even more.

3 bolts underneath and 3 bolts that holds the top mount in is all you need to do...

 

yeah i did it that way... the problem was that the sprint springs i had on were very wide...

i had to muscle it out violently..

coilovers are on though! ride feels slightly stiffer than my bilsteins.. although i was just cruising and it was raining...

 

Bump.

Okay so this past weekend I uninstalled a set of Powertrix coilovers for the second time. Both sets had the same exact bushing issues that is common with the Stance coilovers. Both sets had less than 10,000 miles on them and no track time and both cars were from Texas and saw no snow, etc. Both sets had significant bushing damage to the point that they should be replaced.

This pic is from the first set I uninstalled, all of the shocks had similar bushing damage. The second set I uninstalled had quite a bit more damage to the point where the bushing actually started to push out. I forgot to snap some pics but it was pretty bad.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9krpmrx8/9495469157/

I am not sure if Powertrix will handle it as well as Stance but I suggest you guys check your setups if you have Powertrix coilovers and get it addressed, this could be a serious issue if left unaddressed.

 

wow..i just had my powertrix coils installed if this happens to me this is not gonna be good

 

Oh it will happen, I actually have another buddy who just removed his because he sold his RX-8 and I just asked him to look and they seem to have the same exact issue. I will try and get pics of all three sets soon. But that is three out of three just here locally.

 

not sure about ptrix, but stance had fantastic customer service. I showed them my cracking bushings and they sent me new lower mounts no questions asked.

 

hopefully powetrix will have this fixed asap

 

Yeah they were pretty awesome. Supposedly they new bushings were "upgraded". It has been a while, I need to pull mine to install new adjuster cables so I will check mine out and see how they are doing.

I imagine a lot of people have this problem and don't realize it.

 

Good work Charles!

 

Thanks for updating the thread. Also just in case we missed anyone via our email list, Please feel free to contact us directly by phone, PM, or email if your Powertrix coilovers need the replacement bushings. This should be an isolated incident with in our last couple of production runs and we are currently manufacturing the new bushings with a targeted completion time of approximately mid September and will be sending out complete replacements to eliminate any down time.

 

oooo i should check mine too

 

yup... need to check mine too... thanks for the picture, 9k.

 

So I just got done crawling under my car to inspect my rear mounts. 9k, all I can say is that your picture paints a mild condition compared to the state mine are in.

Not happy. The realization that I have to redo easily a grand worth of prior work is not sitting well at all with me... and in the meantime I'm sitting on a death trap.

 

shell we can swap your suspension if you ever come up to do your cooling upgrades

 

aye.... one more thing to tackle. First to see how Powertrix handles this. If all I get are new bushings I'm also going to have to find a decent machine shop to pull the old ones and fit the new ones.

I would like to think I'll receive new lower arms... not sure how else they can stand by the product. Also Charles's email indicated that delivery isn't expected until some time in September *puke*

 

Yeah the ones in the picture are mild compared to the other set I recently pulled. The last set I pulled actually had the rubber surrounding the bushing protruding. Think what will happen when that rubber deteriorates completely.

 

If they do it the way Stance did, you will get the whole lower screw on piece with the bushing already installed. Replacing them is stupid simple.

 

yup, the one side I checked has a piece of rubber bushing sticking out about 1/4 the length of the mount.

Mid message, my house phone rang and caller id announced a call coming in from San Diego, CA.

Charles reached out to me directly in response to my email and indicated that all replacements will include the entire lower section.

We talked a bit about alignment and such and unless I come back with some really crazy numbers afterwards it sounds like it shouldn't be a problem.

It's not every day you a get a call from a parts manufacturer. That was very nice of him.

 

Well that is good, Stance handled my situation very well so I really can't complain but it still sucks, especially for those who can't or don't do there own work. A shop would charge a couple hundred to replace those.

I am excited to get mine off and get SARX built coilovers on it.

 

shell just a heads up. my bro has a press at his shop. thats where we will work on your car. lifts and every tool you can think of

 

He won't need a press, they send you the whole lower piece.