Turbosocks Rigid Collar Install

Last night, I finally got around to installing the rigid collar kit on my car. Went quite

easily. Needed a breaker bar to get the bolts in the front loose though.

Tools needed:

• Jack stands

• Jack

• 19mm deep socket + socket wrench

• breaker bar

Most important item..

Tightening torque :

Sub frame mounting bolt & nut

156.9 ~ 176.5N.m(16.0 ~ 18.0kgf.m, 115.7 ~ 130.2lb-ft)

That is on all four points.

Step one:

Jack up the car in the front as high as you can, place jack stands.

Step two:

Use breaker bar and break loose the subframe nuts in the front. You will have to

access them through the ~2" holes in the subframe. Remove the nuts and insert the

collars marked 'F' and hand tighten the nuts.

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Step 3:

Loosen the big rear subframe bolts. You should not need the breaker bar here.

Remove one bolt, add one of the collars from the leftover bag and hand tighten. (It

is OKAY if the collars don't quite line up at this point) Do the same to the other side.

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Step 4:

Go through and start tightening each bolt/nut back up and make sure that the collars

are pushed through the hole without much resistance. When everything is finger

tight, this will allow for the centering of the subframe.

Torque everything down quite snug and make sure all collars are seated.

Go through and torque to the specs above. (I typically don't use a torque wrench but

would recommend one)

Enjoy your new-found steering response and other benefits. I felt a noticeable

difference after the collar kit and really enjoy the new feel!