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Old May 25, 2003 | 12:03 AM
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Rubber blocks in stock Evo front strut coils

jsut randomly looking in my front struts..... why in the hell are there huge rubbber blocks inbetween the coils of the springs, why not just use a stiffer spring...

talk about cutting corners i was shocked
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Old May 25, 2003 | 12:07 AM
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Ummm...those are packing bumpers that should have been taken off when you car was "PDI'd" at the dealer!! So how long you been driving with those in Ride seem a little stiff??
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Old May 25, 2003 | 12:11 AM
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are you kidding me? man f-ing modesto mitsubishi I HOPE I BREAK SOMETHING they are like 6 inches long wrap around 1 coil and sit between two others...
I've got 2100 miles on it i'm hella ganna make a complain i'm few up with that dealer
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Old May 25, 2003 | 12:22 AM
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If you jack the car up you should be able to pull them out. Tie them to a brick and throw them through the front window at the dealership ....Just kidding
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Old May 25, 2003 | 12:30 AM
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kidding, i'll take a picture when i throw them through the general managers mercede S500's windshild, SOB's
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Old May 25, 2003 | 12:36 AM
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2100 miles...? damn...
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Old May 25, 2003 | 12:47 AM
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man, world of difference, i jsut thought it rode crappy like a subaru lol
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Old May 25, 2003 | 01:27 AM
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you ran a 1.83 60 ft with spacers?! damn... you're a pretty good driver.
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Old May 25, 2003 | 04:00 AM
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haha thnaks for the compliment, i was really having a hard time understanding why other people can run a 13.1 and all i can manage is a 13.5 I inthk this will help with my wheel hop issue and hopefully give me a 1.7 and low 13's run..
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Old May 25, 2003 | 04:08 AM
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leave em in the back youll get less weight transfer to the rear lol
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Old May 25, 2003 | 04:26 AM
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why would i want that, the nose is heavy on these cars i want to shift some of that weight to the back... besides cois are too tiny in the rear. They have been relocated to the garbage in hopes of improbings it's weight transfer

ya right
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Old May 25, 2003 | 01:37 PM
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Fek sake! wait until I tell the rest here in the UKl

How the hell did they let you drive away with that car

Moe
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Old May 25, 2003 | 01:38 PM
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Your EVO must look taller than you with those in you will notice it drop a fair bit when they get taken out you poor bugger

MOE
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Old May 25, 2003 | 01:44 PM
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ya i don't know, i think i might go back there and see if I can't get something out of them... lol
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