X Brace under car
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From: Leesburg GA
X Brace under car
found my 88 vert has an x under it. Goes from front drive tire to rear passenger tire and opposite on the other side It appears to be some sort of cross brace. Looks like it will need to be dropped before I can drop my trans pan. Any comments or suggestions?
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From: Lacey WA RVN 68-69
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Not a big deal to remove but the higher you can get the car, the better. Each corner has two bolts and there are nuts to remove on each side of the back half of the brace. You can use a floor jack under the center of the brace to lower it and also to raise it back up when re-installing.
The brace is not real heavy but just bulky. The bolts are torqued to something like 47 ft-lbs and the nuts to 20 ft-lbs.
The brace is not real heavy but just bulky. The bolts are torqued to something like 47 ft-lbs and the nuts to 20 ft-lbs.
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From: Lacey WA RVN 68-69
NCM Sinkhole Donor
Also, the factory ride height of the convertible is slightly higher compared to that of the coupe. That's necessary because the X-brace takes up about 1-1/4" of space under the car.
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