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> done fuming, d.a tech person
rhodyguy
post Sep 15 2004, 03:18 PM
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my car rode rough and cornered like... well less than i expected after the first suspension upgrade. every expansion joint a pita, lliterally. i thought it was just the koni and mild rear spring. specificly AFTER the big fancy alignment and corner balance at a "race shop" in bellevue. well shit. it came back low all right. the adjusters are tuned down to the point where is 1/2 of 1 complete thread showing on the top portion.

b mentioned some time ago about a members car riding on the rubber snubbers/cushions on the fronts. well mine were too. to the point where the bottom ring was collasped, as in partialy shoved up inside of the next ring. so my konis were not working at all, the only, "work", i had going on was the COMPRESSION of the snubbers inside of each other. now it gets even better, or worse depending what side of the computer screen you are on.

i purchased some mono balls from triad when i was doing the front end. there is supposed to be a sleeve type affair that slides up from the bottom securing the strut rod in the monoball. well that f-er wasn't there either. i only started with the drivers side. no point in putting back together WITH OUT ALL OF THE DAMN PARTS!! i didn't drop or misplace it. the fool didn't not put it in.

well i know i'm going to have raise the front end a bit. how could it have truly been balanced whe the car was sitting on the hard on the front. i've just about had enough. AARRGGHH!!! another alingment is in the works. f me to tears. i'm going to break down and have a becks

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Rocky
post Sep 15 2004, 03:44 PM
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Hay Kevin, I had mine aligned at a place not far from where you probly went. The guy knew teeners very well and gave me a print out of before and after laser alingment. Dead on (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif) . I just needed to supply rear shims. Im sure the Seattle guys know other places but to me it was $160 well spent.

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rhodyguy   done fuming   Sep 15 2004, 03:18 PM
davep   So the ""race shop" in bellevue" is not going to s...   Sep 15 2004, 03:22 PM
rhodyguy   i think i'll just set the height to where i wa...   Sep 15 2004, 03:28 PM
rdauenhauer   Kev who did you use. I took min over to the shop b...   Sep 15 2004, 03:41 PM
Rocky   Hay Kevin, I had mine aligned at a place not far f...   Sep 15 2004, 03:44 PM
seanery   Engman has a nice supply of alignment shims.   Sep 15 2004, 03:52 PM
LS6/914   Kevin, call me I will take care of your concern. O...   Sep 15 2004, 07:11 PM
reverie   Kevin, thank you for posting this. I'm planni...   Sep 15 2004, 07:36 PM
Bleyseng   Ok, bite me. WTF shop are you talking about???? ...   Sep 15 2004, 07:50 PM
Aaron Cox   cough* fordahls * cough   Sep 15 2004, 08:18 PM
qa1142   This is why I do all my own work. These cars are s...   Sep 15 2004, 09:07 PM
RAR   I'd insist the shop that did the work make it ...   Sep 15 2004, 09:54 PM
F4i   Anybody know of a good alignment shop in Calgary? ...   Sep 15 2004, 10:30 PM
Bleyseng   I always just take them the rims to mount the tire...   Sep 15 2004, 10:37 PM
airsix   ...and to keep your lowerd car off the bump stops ...   Sep 15 2004, 11:50 PM
ChrisReale   $10 says its Fordahls. Surprising, since I h...   Sep 16 2004, 12:22 AM
John Kelly   Hi Kevin, Up to now I've only heard good thin...   Sep 16 2004, 06:39 AM
rhodyguy   i will dive into things after a bit. dave ellison ...   Sep 16 2004, 08:05 AM
!   Shave the bump stops....   Sep 16 2004, 08:45 AM
rhodyguy   did it yesterday when i was trying to put the stuf...   Sep 16 2004, 08:53 AM
mike_the_man  
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rhodyguy   " can i watch?". "our insurance company prohibits ...   Sep 16 2004, 09:11 AM
mike_the_man   "My common sense prohibits me from letting you tou...   Sep 16 2004, 11:52 AM
rhodyguy   where did the expansion joints go? the car came do...   Sep 16 2004, 11:58 AM
J P Stein   The guy up the street (Carl's Alignment) that ...   Sep 16 2004, 12:11 PM
rhodyguy   elmers, 7:00am, on the other side if the freeway? ...   Sep 16 2004, 12:14 PM
F4i   Hey Mike I can ask a friend of mine from The Big R...   Sep 16 2004, 01:10 PM
mike_the_man   Dylan, that'd be great. Is it wrong that I wa...   Sep 16 2004, 02:08 PM
F4i   It is one of the best citys in Canada. Jobs, no pr...   Sep 16 2004, 02:32 PM


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