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Old 06-08-2010, 02:39 AM
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Originally Posted by 1GreeKtC
....it'd probably glue you to a chair. hahahah
Beer or wine can glue me to a chair, so yea...
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Originally Posted by 1GreeKtC
Rookie
As Dirty Harry once said, "A man's got to know his limitations." After 45+ years on this planet, I know mine.

(BTW, it is a LOT of beer or wine!)
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Man i want coilover's but not sure if i can deal with the BS lol But pete you came all this way just keep it going! I got faith in ya brother!
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Post pix. Asa you do it
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Old 06-08-2010, 06:07 PM
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We just ____ed up on the install, shouldn't be that much of a headache under normal circumstances.

Yo papo, posting pics as soon as the car is drivable :D

ps your car is HAWT!
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Old 06-08-2010, 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by 1GreeKtC
We just ____ed up on the install, shouldn't be that much of a headache under normal circumstances.

Yo papo, posting pics as soon as the car is drivable :D

ps your car is HAWT!
lol thanks, it is still awaiting the wheels im getting pretty ____ed with jdm wheels.com -.-
how did you guys fk up on the install?
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the end link that connect to the disc break, is not meant to be adjusted....there's supposed to be a specific number which we didn't follow, so yeah we need to raise that up and then take it from there.

It's my understanding that it's pretty easy to fix, but we'll see. :/
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wait what do you mean?
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You see the bottom piece where the bolts are screwed into?
that has a certain spec which we overlooked.....we actually loosened it as much as we could which is retarded! No wonder the front wouldn't slam.
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Originally Posted by 1GreeKtC
We didn't know
Who's the rookie now?

Glad to hear that it seems like you've figured it out.
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I'm most definitely the biggest rookie in here, as far as modifying cars go, but I can probably drink you under the table! hahahhaha
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Old 06-08-2010, 11:18 PM
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You just fail.

Spell fail?

okay...

P-E-T-R-O-S = Fail
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Old 06-08-2010, 11:51 PM
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lol @ riding with no swaybar nice going easy fix when you get it try 8 clicks form soft and it will be chilllin.
btw you can leave the brake lines hanging its not a big deal [it will look cleaner]
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that's a picture of an SRT-4 ...just googled a pic.... ahahah
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Just spoke with Anthony from Ksport and he pretty much shed some light on this issue. The endlink is meant to be at the same height from the first bolt of the bottom piece as the stock suspension.
So we'd have to measure that and adjust it. Then we'd have to tighten up the rings really well and "technically" voila!!!
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....we were also supposed to tighten the end link piece with an allen key but failed to do so. :/
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try and just run springs and no shocks at all .thats bounce
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My bounce is similar to that.
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