Hatch subframe inserts
#1
Hatch subframe inserts
Hi
I purchased some whiteline subframe inserts for my 2008 hatch sti and they won’t fit in the original bushes. The void in the original bush isn’t big enough, they line up ok but just won’t fit. Has anyone got any ideas on how they should fit? I’ve seen videos online and the inserts just slide straight the void of the original bush but on mine there is no chance.
cheers
I purchased some whiteline subframe inserts for my 2008 hatch sti and they won’t fit in the original bushes. The void in the original bush isn’t big enough, they line up ok but just won’t fit. Has anyone got any ideas on how they should fit? I’ve seen videos online and the inserts just slide straight the void of the original bush but on mine there is no chance.
cheers
#2
Scooby Regular
I think it depends when your Hatch was actually built and when Whiteline developed them.
The UK MY08 had 3 different rear subframe part number upgrades in the 12 months it was in production.(**021/023/030)
The MY09 had 4 (**031/033/034/035)
Not much else on the subframe, apart from the bushes, would change to that degree.
Someone else who experienced the same problem..... but with a specC HATCH (It follows a similar part number upgrade path to the MY09)
https://www.scoobynet.com/763923-08-...l#post12008142
The UK MY08 had 3 different rear subframe part number upgrades in the 12 months it was in production.(**021/023/030)
The MY09 had 4 (**031/033/034/035)
Not much else on the subframe, apart from the bushes, would change to that degree.
Someone else who experienced the same problem..... but with a specC HATCH (It follows a similar part number upgrade path to the MY09)
https://www.scoobynet.com/763923-08-...l#post12008142
#3
I think it depends when your Hatch was actually built and when Whiteline developed them.
The UK MY08 had 3 different rear subframe part number upgrades in the 12 months it was in production.(**021/023/030)
The MY09 had 4 (**031/033/034/035)
Not much else on the subframe, apart from the bushes, would change to that degree.
Someone else who experienced the same problem..... but with a specC HATCH (It follows a similar part number upgrade path to the MY09)
https://www.scoobynet.com/763923-08-...l#post12008142
The UK MY08 had 3 different rear subframe part number upgrades in the 12 months it was in production.(**021/023/030)
The MY09 had 4 (**031/033/034/035)
Not much else on the subframe, apart from the bushes, would change to that degree.
Someone else who experienced the same problem..... but with a specC HATCH (It follows a similar part number upgrade path to the MY09)
https://www.scoobynet.com/763923-08-...l#post12008142
Thanks for the info Don
Last edited by Lee225; 02 June 2020 at 07:37 PM.
#4
Scooby Regular
When comparing the later version KDT910 (MY11> with later subframe images they match quite well, even for the extra smaller opening on the underside.
Bush topside
bush underside
With the earlier insert version (KDT902) I'm curious as to what the two round "dowels" on each insert go into....
You could always fit the replacement bushes KDT907
Last edited by Don Clark; 02 June 2020 at 11:19 PM.
#5
Scooby Regular
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That's a shame, as I think they are one the best 'suspension' mods you can do for your hatch
https://www.scoobynet.com/suspension...nsion-mod.html
https://www.scoobynet.com/suspension...nsion-mod.html
#6
I have taken a photo of the bush to show you my predicament. The holes on the bush line up with the insert but there isn’t room for the insert, I can’t even get a screwdriver in the holes on the bush. Maybe the bush has collapsed in some way meaning the insert won’t fit.
#7
Scooby Regular
Good to see a picture of the problem - that RH side doesn't look good and the "dowels" now make sense
A 2008 grpN bush (ST20174ZR000) fitted in place
A 2008 grpN bush (ST20174ZR000) fitted in place
Last edited by Don Clark; 03 June 2020 at 11:30 AM.
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#8
After further investigation it looks like the metal collar (or it maybe the subframe that’s rusting if the bush doesn’t have a metal collar) that the rubber bush fits in has rusted causing the bush to be squashed out making the voids smaller. If I stick a screwdriver between rubber bush and subframe lots of flakes of rust fall out. Is there a way of removing bushes with subframe still attached to car?
Last edited by Lee225; 03 June 2020 at 11:43 AM.
#9
Scooby Regular
Bushes are metal sleeved so would be very difficult to cut out, let alone refit the new actually on the car (they also only fit in one way - from the top)
#10
The metal sleeve has rusted and expanded causing the bush to squash leaving no room for the Insert. I’ve hooked lots of rust out and now I can get a screwdriver right up to top between bush and subframe. Would the kdt907 be easier to fit as they come in 2 halves?
Last edited by Lee225; 03 June 2020 at 12:28 PM.
#12
I contacted whiteline today and they said it’s a common thing to happen on the hatch. The original bush sleeve collapses and the bush gets compressed. They suggested I purchase the kdt907 bushes.
It still leaves me the problem of getting the old bushes out. May try the air saw, don’t fancy burning them out. Any other suggestions would be appreciated. Would like to do it myself rather than take it to a garage.
It still leaves me the problem of getting the old bushes out. May try the air saw, don’t fancy burning them out. Any other suggestions would be appreciated. Would like to do it myself rather than take it to a garage.
#18
Scooby Regular
ive got some of these fitted to my hatch and they are certainly a tight fit, and on original bushes. my mate managed to do it with a high lift jack and they went in.
#19
Scooby Regular
There is also some further failures with the inserts in the Hatch thread (which I somehow missed/forgot about ???)
From basically here
https://www.scoobynet.com/763923-08-...l#post12078094
and
https://www.scoobynet.com/763923-08-...l#post12078319
From basically here
https://www.scoobynet.com/763923-08-...l#post12078094
and
https://www.scoobynet.com/763923-08-...l#post12078319
#20
There is also some further failures with the inserts in the Hatch thread (which I somehow missed/forgot about ???)
From basically here
https://www.scoobynet.com/763923-08-...l#post12078094
and
https://www.scoobynet.com/763923-08-...l#post12078319
From basically here
https://www.scoobynet.com/763923-08-...l#post12078094
and
https://www.scoobynet.com/763923-08-...l#post12078319
#23
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (5)
As Don mentioned at the beginning, I had issues when I asked a local garage to do the inserts; my car only had 25000 miles, and no rust, but when I picked it up, he said he had had to drill the old ones out to fit the new ones. I was really pissed off.
It only dawned on me, by reading another thread that Don was advising on, that the spec c hatch has Group N subframe bushes, with hardly any void, so all the work was unnecessary.
It only dawned on me, by reading another thread that Don was advising on, that the spec c hatch has Group N subframe bushes, with hardly any void, so all the work was unnecessary.
#25
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Hope all is good with you up there on the border.
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