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I'll do my best to avoid the issues! It all seems straightforward, but there's always that stubborn rusty bolt or 2. Cant wait to get it done and off my mind haha Thanks for the advice!

I actually have a set of whiteline adjustable lateral links to go on the car, might as well do those too. I'd probably need an alignment after dropping the subframe anyways, so why not!

Thanks for your info and advice! Originally I was only going to replace the blown RR hard line from the junction block to the soft line connection, but figured that if that side blew, the other wouldn't be far behind, so I opted for both. In retrospect, I probably should have just gotten a roll of NiCo tube, but I figured something bolt-on would be less time consuming. The biggest issue I could encounter is breaking one of those mounting nuts for the subframe. I really dont want to deal with that, so I'll saturate the bolts in PBlaster each day before I hit them with the Milwaukee Impact. Do the fuel tank mounts/straps generally go bad on these? If I'm dropping the tank, I should probably check those too. I do want to nylon brush, clean, and por-15 the subframe and any hidden parts that I probably wouldn't ever pull off the car or even see again. With all this in mind, maybe I'll take more time on this project to do it all and cover all my bases. For the mileage, the car is super clean and in my opinion, the vehicle that checks every box- turbo, manual, wagon, ground clearance, awd...so I'd prefer to keep up with degradation as best as I can! Thanks again for the help!

I understand that this is an old thread, but I had my RR hard line blow a couple days ago on my 09 obxt with 194,500 miles. I had no clue there was ever a recall, or even this corrosion issue, on these cars. I've owned over 30 vehicles so far (all in NH) and have never had a hard line go bad on any vehicle until now. I honestly didn't think that was even a thing! I've had a couple brake hoses go bad though... Looking up my vin, it showed my car wasn't included in the recall for some reason. I ended up getting the LR and RR pre-bent hard lines from the stealership, figuring this was the easiest way to do it. They were only $130 total, special order. I'm really not looking forward to dropping the subframe and fuel tank to get this done though lol. So is there anything else I should replace while everything is pulled out, thats a known issue as well? Maybe the fuel pump housing or lines running to and from the pump? Or maybe there is a stiffer bushing option for the bolts on the subframe? I dont have the rear swaybar or interior in the car, so I do have some more room to work. Plus, I'm using my parents garage for this, so I have maybe a weekend or 2 to fully complete this job before they get impatient. I bought a flare wrench set, brake line flare tool, braided brake hoses, one man brake bleeder, and I'll be buying a new junction block for the rear this week. I also have plenty of gray and black POR-15 to use wherever I can. Any advice or warnings before I go into it?

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