https://technotoytuning.com/toyota/ae86 ... 86-corolla

Just installed the T3 ultimate rear chassis brace. it works amazing except i overlooked one thing...i left the spare bolted down and welded the front brackets. So now I cant remove the spare. Any ideas on how to get it out without grinding welds? I dont mind cutting a crappy spare tire wheel in half, i just want to try and make it easier than that

Grinding the welds may be substantially easier than trying to knock a wheel and tire into pieces with a sawzall.

You could try deflating the tire and tossing a ratchet strap around it to compress it. Not sure if the wheel itself is small enough to make its way out.

New take on painting yourself into a corner.

I am going to cut the tire off today. It's dry rotted anyways, its the original spare that came with the car.

How'd that turn out? At some point I've taken a sawzall to an empty tire - still not entirely sure why. I can imagine the pita it will be /was with the tire trying to jump around the spare well/bottoming out the blade...

There are those fun little metal bands around the bead seat are too. I have had to cut what was left of tires that blew out before. Not fun even when you can get at it easily.

Rotary tool with a 10,000 rpm cutting wheel I ran out of cutting wheels. Looks like a project for a weekend. My boss thought it was funny as hell when he saw it.

This is exactly why t3 should have made that middle bar removable -.-

No. That's why you check before installing things. If the middle bar was removable it wouldnt be as stiff.

LOL, sorry this made my day. but yes, cutting the spare rim even enough to bend it and yank it out would be best.

Pictures or it did happen

How do I post pictures?

meifert wrote:How do I post pictures?

I usually put it on a hosting site like photobucket. theres a ton out there.

LOL.

Props for having thick enough skin to post your mistake for the world to see. Now show us some carnage pics!

I will when I get the time.....and figure out my new PC.

meifert wrote:No. That's why you check before installing things. If the middle bar was removable it wouldnt be as stiff.

+1 for the double checking part

As for the not being as stuff... Strut bars have screws making the bar removable soo I don't believe in it being less stiff if the middle bar was removable. If anything the difference would be too small to make a difference. I had an ueo copy rear hatch chassis brace like yours without a middle bar or a bar connecting the rear points and that was plenty stiff for what it was.

Aside from that looking forward to picks to make my day haha this sh** was hilarious to read

meifert wrote:I will when I get the time.....and figure out my new PC.

Do not go near the new PC with your welder



thanks for the laughs, made my day

The easiest redneck way to get it out is....don't. You slide a piece of board or sheet metal over it and put the carpet back

If you could find some in the right size, you could cut the center bar, remove the spare, and then reinstall the center bar with some roll cage end bungs:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/CBM-11009-Steel ... 2169wt_734

It would give you the ability to use the spare tire well with a minimal and most likely negligable change in brace rigidity.

If your house room needs painting, contract it out please: