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i've always had a clunk/squeak from the front passenger side. dealership was useless. rt didn't find anything so i just let it go.
as for that issue with my car pulling to the right on the highway, turns out it was indeed a tire. i rotated them finally yesterday and the damn thing is pulling hard to the left now....hence my sudden interest in wheels. i have the stockers sitting in the garage that i believe i can get through summer with and then get snows for my stock wheels.
i am thinking about suspension mods now too. i would like some pros and cons to lowering springs vs. coilovers. here is what i got so far.
1. pro springs: less expensive, easier to install
2. con springs: not adjustable, possible bump steer
3. pro coilovers: fully adjustable
4. con coilovers: expensive, expensive to align, more difficult to install
i had more but can't come up with them right now.
as for that issue with my car pulling to the right on the highway, turns out it was indeed a tire. i rotated them finally yesterday and the damn thing is pulling hard to the left now....hence my sudden interest in wheels. i have the stockers sitting in the garage that i believe i can get through summer with and then get snows for my stock wheels.
i am thinking about suspension mods now too. i would like some pros and cons to lowering springs vs. coilovers. here is what i got so far.
1. pro springs: less expensive, easier to install
2. con springs: not adjustable, possible bump steer
3. pro coilovers: fully adjustable
4. con coilovers: expensive, expensive to align, more difficult to install
i had more but can't come up with them right now.
1. Not neccesarily.
2. Bumpsteer can be apparent with springs and coilovers.
3. Fully adjustable, and more. (changeable spring rates, rebuildable)
4. Expensive depending on what your specs are. Cornerbalancing is expensive, but a regular alignment is about the same price. Very easy to install, and save a ton on weight.
It really depends on what you're going to do with the car, and what you dont mind sacrificing. I was very satisfied with my spring/shock combo for the last year. The coilover was just an upgrade for stiffer rates. How often do you really adjust height...you know?
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so it seems someone was in my car recently without my knowing.
i usually keep my coat on the back seat but this morning is was rolled into a ball and jammed underneath the driver's seat. i don't know when this could have happened because my car is almost always locked. except for about 30 minutes yesterday when it sat in my driveway.
reason #3 why my neighbors must die.
also i am playing around with some ideas. i just started looking at some rpf1's but i don't know if they'll look good on a X. and i would be torn as to which looks better....black or silver.
i usually keep my coat on the back seat but this morning is was rolled into a ball and jammed underneath the driver's seat. i don't know when this could have happened because my car is almost always locked. except for about 30 minutes yesterday when it sat in my driveway.
reason #3 why my neighbors must die.
also i am playing around with some ideas. i just started looking at some rpf1's but i don't know if they'll look good on a X. and i would be torn as to which looks better....black or silver.
I'm getting RPF1's too with any luck but going to coat them bronze.
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And on the interest of sways, I've never driven anything but the stock rear and I **** on every cone I go around. I've got 10k springs in the rear and judging by pictures I've seen of it on track it still needs some extra help keeping the inside rear on the ground.
I'm at least planning on pushing up the damping and rebound from the softer settings, but am doubting it'll solve the issue entirely.
Anyone running the whiteline bushings in their steering rack? Interested in thoughts on em. Picked them up for the first of many bushing replacements hopefully.
doug, spring rates don't have an effect on the rear tire lifting... thats all swaybar stiffness & suspension travel. Looser bar will keep the wheel planted, a stiffer bar will lift it. Good looking on the brackets, not sure what Chuster is up to but if you have them both, and you're not looking to use them ever again I will gladly take them off your hands. Let me know how much you're looking for them.
Dan, glad you finally nailed it down. don't just do the suspension 'because'... stock suspension is very capable. take that car to one of the dozen or so AX's we have this year and see how everything handles. I think you'll find upgrading the suspension is one of the last things you spend money on (seat time).
Dan, glad you finally nailed it down. don't just do the suspension 'because'... stock suspension is very capable. take that car to one of the dozen or so AX's we have this year and see how everything handles. I think you'll find upgrading the suspension is one of the last things you spend money on (seat time).
Doug, re whiteline steering bushings. I had them installed after my "detail"... but I had a couple other things intalled at the same time so I don't have a direct apples to apples comp.
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it wasn't in there that day. i put it in there on friday when i drove to work. plus i know you didn't roll it into a ball and STUFF it under my seat. it didn't simply fall off or was moved aside, this took a bit of effort.
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