Originally Posted by Jeremy Gilbert
Good progress so far tu

Originally Posted by Charles Lavoie
I want to be able to put the wheels back on and roll the car out of the garage if necessary.


Careful with this; your axle nut is what holds your wheel bearings together. If you have your axles out of the hubs, even rolling the car in and out of the garage can cause the bearing to separate.


Driving to and from the body shop without a front roll stop would be doable, but as Bryan said, you need to drive like a grandma. It's one of only two mounts used to prevent the engine from twisting under torque, so be really easy on the gas pedal and shifter.


I leave my axles right in the hub and unbolt the lower control arms, I find it much faster and easier than dealing with stupid ball joints. Plenty of room to get the axles out of the tranny in this manner. Hell the last time I had my motor out I didn't even take the wheels off.

I agree, driving in granny mode would be ok.


1997 Eclipse GST - AWD swapped - TPC - GT Spec powered
2023 - 9.63 - 145mph