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Thread: 1998 Z3//M Roadster sub frame ISSUE

  1. 03-24-2011, 07:14 PM #1
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    1998 Z3//M Roadster sub frame ISSUE

    I have heared alot about the subframe issue with no one except Randy Forbes coming up with a comprehensive solution. Sadly he is in Ohio and I am in Colorado.

    I am looking for help..........proactive solutions BEFORE the welds fail.

    Where is the help out there?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jubantique View Post
    I have heared alot about the subframe issue with no one except Randy Forbes coming up with a comprehensive solution. Sadly he is in Ohio and I am in Colorado.

    I am looking for help..........proactive solutions BEFORE the welds fail.

    Where is the help out there?

    Bobby
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  4. 03-24-2011, 09:16 PM #4
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  5. 03-24-2011, 10:34 PM #5
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    You did the whole job with the car placed on jack stands?! Nice to see, I'm going to try it that way, too.

    Did you have any problems?

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    To the OP,

    Do you have problem already - any visible cracks or broken welds?
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    Quote Originally Posted by RST Driver View Post
    You did the whole job with the car placed on jack stands?! Nice to see, I'm going to try it that way, too.

    Did you have any problems?

    Best regards,
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    Yes - on jack stands in a tight 1 car garage...good times.
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  8. 03-24-2011, 11:11 PM #8
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    Randy's fix was so popular my indy shop knew what to do to fix my subframe and at the time I didn't know who Randy was. If I didn't still have a single diff mount I'd thought they ordered his kit.
    Here's a pic or two of my mess...because I like posts with pics.




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    I'm waiting for the big brown truck (not FedEx!) to deliver Randy's Kit tomorrow. I looked into other alternatives, and chose Randy's. His method spreads the load to the whole rear unibody structure. This isn't a repair - its a re-engineering!
    Any good shop should be able to do the install. There are 34 pages of instructions, with LOTS of pictures to follow.
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    If I knew Randy then how I know Randy now. It's a no-brainer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Adrian G. View Post
    Fedex delivers.

    Buy Randy's kit and install it yourself or have it installed. I installed it myself back in 05

    First time I saw those pictures, I thought I had done the work myself!

    One of the more recent cars I worked on was shipped to me from Denver.

    The past couple of weeks, the kits have been flying out the door; you can sure tell when Spring hits
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    You should be on BMW payroll for godsake.
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