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Old 05-12-2010 | 08:10 PM
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Just be careful.. Paint eats away at the rubber...
Old 05-13-2010 | 03:03 AM
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UPS shows
SECAUCUS, NJ, US 05/12/2010 6:26 P.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
if its not out for delivery tomorrow I'm just going to call to see if I can pick them up... yea I feel like a little kid at Christmas ..
Old 05-13-2010 | 07:08 AM
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haha i know. i bet we all do. the worst part about ordering stuff is waiting for it to show up.

i know, i need to replace the tires soon anyway. i'll see if i can get it off this weekend. my dad told me acetone would work. would that be bad for the rubber too?
Old 05-14-2010 | 05:08 PM
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now iam excited to try and get some from all the good reviews here.
Old 05-14-2010 | 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by CK028
haha i know. i bet we all do. the worst part about ordering stuff is waiting for it to show up.

i know, i need to replace the tires soon anyway. i'll see if i can get it off this weekend. my dad told me acetone would work. would that be bad for the rubber too?
Yea I should be getting it today... I know the UPS guy normal show up around 1pm...

What are you putting acetone on?
Old 05-14-2010 | 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by CK028

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the after picture was taken the moment i drove out of the driveway. it is lower now since the springs have settled.

i also know there is a little green on the tires. it's from touch ups i made without them being masked. save the flames.
loookin good CK, reppin reno
Old 05-14-2010 | 09:22 PM
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Mine just came in.. I will be installing tomorrow morning... And wow this things feel super solid..
Old 05-14-2010 | 09:44 PM
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Can you take a picture of the top portion of the front strut? I want to see where you hold onto the top portion to tighten the top nut.
Old 05-14-2010 | 10:39 PM
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Hope that helps, sorry for the crappy pics.. my camera is in FL right now.. if you need another pic just let me know.
Old 05-14-2010 | 10:53 PM
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Something else I just noticed.. The shock can be removed easy. The You can unscrew top,,, So I i'm thinking is there go they can be replaced with a adjustable shock...
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Old 05-15-2010 | 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Macavely
Yea I should be getting it today... I know the UPS guy normal show up around 1pm...

What are you putting acetone on?

the tires to get the paint off. most of it has worn itself off just by driving around but there is still some there. i don't want the tires to crack or whatever so i'm open to chemicals to strip the paint off. any ideas?

thanks kris, someone on here has to rep the 775. there aren't many of us.
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baby oil...
Old 05-15-2010 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by CK028
the tires to get the paint off. most of it has worn itself off just by driving around but there is still some there. i don't want the tires to crack or whatever so i'm open to chemicals to strip the paint off. any ideas?

thanks kris, someone on here has to rep the 775. there aren't many of us.
when i got paint on my tires i just spray painted it black lol
Old 05-15-2010 | 09:28 PM
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Question guys, I let my coils settle, and got an alignment last week. They got the toe in and everything, and the car runs much smoother, but it still has negative camber on the rear right tire.

Will this deteriorate the tires quickly even though the toe is in? Will I need a camber kit?
Old 05-15-2010 | 09:43 PM
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I have had negative camber in my rear (lowering spring) for going on 4 years...tire have never worn out un even.. How negative are you ?
Old 05-15-2010 | 09:44 PM
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Camber affects very little of the tire wear. Even a couple degrees of camber won't give you uneven wear.
Old 05-15-2010 | 10:08 PM
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I called up Tire Kingdom and they told me the camber will make the tire deteriorate "extremely fast", I smelled bullsh*t when he told me the camber kit and labor would cost $200.
Old 05-15-2010 | 10:26 PM
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People run worse camber. When you got an alignment, did they print off the numbers for you? They should have given you toe, camber, and caster.
Old 05-15-2010 | 10:31 PM
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No clue where I put the paper, as long as the tire doesn't wear crazy fast, its fine.

Thanks
Old 05-16-2010 | 02:00 AM
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i got the knock n i already tighten everything down even the center nut in the rear on both sides. when i turn i get a loud knock but when i run over bumps i dont get anything its only when im turnin that i get the loud knock any1 have any ideas on what it could be



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