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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 08:45 AM
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o damn.. i don't think that'll affect your braking.. but it'll rip apart your tires. What the hell did you hit?

surprisingly with my driving style and road conditions, my cars alignment it still on point...
buffalo is notorious for potholes.
and yeah it did shred my tires something fierce, but now its all on point.
i dunno, maybe i need to check my brake lines.
I gotta look all this stuff up before i move to philly this june/july.
not gonna have a garage to be able to work in out there.
and changing oil is about the only thing id feel safe doing in the street in philly.
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 08:46 AM
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the only time you'll need a camber kit is if your car is being lowered to 2 inches or 2.5 inches
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by bruce988jl
o damn.. i don't think that'll affect your braking.. but it'll rip apart your tires. What the hell did you hit?

surprisingly with my driving style and road conditions, my cars alignment it still on point...
same here, and I beat the **** out of my car with corners, autox, etc. I've had it sideways on accident at the track and on the street, and had to use the e-brake to force a slide to prevent a collision once (on the track). still straight and true, unless the roadway is tilted for runoff.
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Joho22
Im paying ROLSD tomorrow morning for the perches and lower tie bar, so those will be on within the next two weeks... if its warm one day in buffalo ever again.
do you mean sway bar and perches? if you are talking about the tie bar I suggest you read, thoroughly, the DIY on here. Pay specific attention on how to retain the correct position of the camber bolts
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=185785

remember, take your time mr. baldtiresvalvelashfailkingJoho22

srsly, take your time.
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 03:31 PM
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Hey Joho, we're having an install day at my house on Sunday. If you want a hand there'll be at least a dozen capable people hanging out.
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 06:47 PM
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Hey Joho, we're having an install day at my house on Sunday. If you want a hand there'll be at least a dozen capable people hanging out.
I hope you get the runs at a very inconvenient time sir.


but thanks for the offer, i mean were only... really far away.
tomorrow is oil change and clean air filter day.
and pay RAOLSD...

but i assume this installation is within my grasp.

it doesnt require anything to be TDC :-)
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 07:21 PM
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Srsly, though, you're actually not very far from me. If you have a passport, you can cut through Canada and I'm only 5 hours away. And we'd actually be helpful, and you could see some very cool, well modded Evos.

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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 07:40 PM
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when we talking?

havent paid for the parts yet,
wont be here til sometime next week... too bad for me... for the beer of course :-P

but i have dual citizenship, so its not a hassle for me to get across the borders.

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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 07:44 PM
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same here, and I beat the **** out of my car with corners, autox, etc. I've had it sideways on accident at the track and on the street, and had to use the e-brake to force a slide to prevent a collision once (on the track). still straight and true, unless the roadway is tilted for runoff.
yeah, if you wanna see what my tires looked like, wait til i get to my usb phone adapter.
they were coming apart alright.
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 08:07 PM
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It's this Sunday, but in all seriousness, if you ever actually wanted help, I'm almost always willing on weekends.
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 03:45 AM
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 05:58 AM
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(with friends liek you guys, who needs enemies )

Well i just paid raolsd, so im sure my parts will be here some time next week.

now all thats left to buy is:

Brake pads (front seems fine for a good while)
Rotors (for the back)
Get the hood and other blemishes touched up by the collision shop.
Springs
amd Maybe the KYB's.

total before shipping so far were looking about 1300.


oh and dan,
my check engine lights on... dont forget that!
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 06:08 AM
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Originally Posted by DangerousDan
do you mean sway bar and perches? if you are talking about the tie bar I suggest you read, thoroughly, the DIY on here. Pay specific attention on how to retain the correct position of the camber bolts
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=185785

remember, take your time mr. baldtiresvalvelashfailkingJoho22

srsly, take your time.
well i was told that the sway bar and perches were pretty much synonymous...
so i just neglected to point out they were two separate parts...
but i also grabbed the lower tiebar.

and after reading that, there is a lot more to that process than i initially thought,
but ill be sure to have my mecanic friend be around when i do put it on... but ill wait for a day that i am not
going to be bombarded with snow... like today
http://www.weather.com/weather/tenda...nav_undeclared
:-(

edit:
so how tough are the perches and sway bar going to be?

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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 08:07 AM
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they are very simple. no chance in hell of you screwing it up no matter how hard you try

glad to here you got the combo you'll like that for sure.

oh. snow sucks.
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by DangerousDan
they are very simple. no chance in hell of you screwing it up no matter how hard you try

glad to here you got the combo you'll like that for sure.

oh. snow sucks.
yeah, snow definately blows the big one.
i didnt really think that the lower tie bar woulda been that rough...
definately asking a friend for help.

and with this weather,
now way in hell am i going to michigan otter.

quick side note...
was the site down almost all day today?
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