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dori_sil8t
03-20-2008, 02:45 PM
im putn in my solid mounts in sometime soon. now the brackets that come off the front part. i guess you could say brackets (held on my 2 12mm's bolts and the 17 for the sub frame) are they really that important to put back on? i snapd two bolts one on each side.. one in the driveshaft tunnel and the other beside the jack point.??

sr20det drift
03-20-2008, 03:51 PM
selftappers. FTW

racepar1
03-20-2008, 03:52 PM
I really don't think that they are THAT important, but you should put them back as I doubt nissan would have wasted money on a bracket that does nothing.

nastjuid
03-20-2008, 04:00 PM
^ upper timing chain guides :keke:

No really though. If you're going to do it, do it all the way. That's my motto anyway. Extract them bolts :hammer:

sac
03-20-2008, 05:21 PM
ya.. i had a transmission bracket bolt break.. I tack welded a nut on that bitch and it came right out.. no damage to the thread or anything.. Or easy-out can work too..

projectRDM
03-20-2008, 06:31 PM
I'd replace the bolt, but if you can't it's not going to hurt too much. The subframe stud is the main concern.

dori_sil8t
03-24-2008, 06:25 AM
thanks for the help guys im going to put em back in anyways.

Dream240
03-24-2008, 09:06 AM
From what I can tell the two L-brackets that bolt to the front part of the rear subframe are for dispersing load for those two front subframe bolts. I'm sure it's not a big deal.

Really I've always considered them just really convenient lift points. :p