How f***ed am I in this situation? (rsb install)

[Inverted]

I jacked the front of the car a bit on the opposite side of the wheel I was working on, and it pushed the rear down. Also tried having my friend sit in the trunk and my girlfriend in the back seat. We found the right combination to get the angle needed.

Can't wait to extract those broken off bolts though, kind of worried since I haven't done it before.

[SleeperSolara]

I jacked the front of the car a bit on the opposite side of the wheel I was working on, and it pushed the rear down. Also tried having my friend sit in the trunk and my girlfriend in the back seat. We found the right combination to get the angle needed.

Can't wait to extract those broken off bolts though, kind of worried since I haven't done it before.

When you jacked the car up in the air, did you put the rear level on both side [left and right??]
Is the broken bolt in the frame??
You should be able to get some small vise grips and unthread it out.

[CamryOnBronze]

I installed my RSB with jack stands on the rear and both wheels off of the ground with no major issues to report- I just threaded it all by hand to be decently tight, then tightened it up with the wheels touching the ground.

I had to cut my end links off as well- Michigan winters suck. You might run into some binding issues with no boot on the end link- all of the grease will get washed out while dirt, rocks, and grime will get stuck in- and this might cause the endlink to bind.

[Inverted]

Today I took off the parts between the chassis and bushing in order to extract the bolts, here's a picture.



Didn't have any luck getting the bolts out though. I bought a tap+die set and a T-tool, but didn't get an easy-out, and I'm too nervous about the situation getting worse =/ I drilled a hole on the other side of the bracket and tried to reverse the bolt but no luck. I think I'll bite the bullet and bring these guys into a mechanic and pay the $10-$20 for the extractions. I miss driving my car =(

[SleeperSolara]

Today I took off the parts between the chassis and bushing in order to extract the bolts, here's a picture.



Didn't have any luck getting the bolts out though. I bought a tap+die set and a T-tool, but didn't get an easy-out, and I'm too nervous about the situation getting worse =/ I drilled a hole on the other side of the bracket and tried to reverse the bolt but no luck. I think I'll bite the bullet and bring these guys into a mechanic and pay the $10-$20 for the extractions. I miss driving my car =(

You could go to the salvage yard and pull that piece off. *shrugs*

[CamryOnBronze]

Or the dealer and start fresh with brand new ones

[Inverted]

Paid my mechanic to extract them, 1 came out easy, the 2nd had to weld a new nut on it, only $20CDN, not bad. Here's hoping for tonight's install!

[Inverted]

Well the install failed after bolt extraction. The mechanic's weld for the new nut didn't hold. Lucky for me I went to my dad's this morning, re-welded the nut, everything went perfect, then installed no sweat! Put the end-link boots back into place with a little effort and cursing but now it's all good!

Loving those corners now, my girlfriend even notices how she doesn't bash her head into the window when I cut a hard left

To anyone that attempts this install in the future, here's my advice: RAMPS ARE YOUR FRIEND no matter what anyone says about not having to raise the car up! I backed up onto my dad's ramps and it made life soooooo much easier, much better than trying to work 3 inches from your chest and I came out a lot cleaner too! Just putting that out there since I read here on the forums that people do this install without any jacking whatsoever, I'm 6'2" maybe that's why I found it a little more difficult.

Mike