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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 09:57 PM
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Never put in steering rack spacers.

will it hurt my car? and can i trim bump stops with springs on?
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 10:11 PM
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dont trim the bump stops.

what springs did you install? You dont HAVE to have rack spacers, but they will help keep the rack aligned with the wheels so you dont get bump steer etc when driving harder. Also with rack spacers you'll probably need a rear engine mount spacer or the rotated powell mount. Otherwise with rack spacers it may make the mount hit the steering rack.
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 10:17 PM
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sportlines. and i havent trimmed bump stops which im going to do sometime.
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 10:26 PM
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If you have Sportlines, the directions say to trim the rear bump stops. I have Sportlines and I trimmed the rear bump stops per the instructions that came with the springs. The rack spacers should be installed with the Sportlines as they minimize bump steer. You will still get slight bump steer with the Sportlines and rack spacers installed, but it will be much less noticable. Also remember that the rubber sleeves on the springs should be turned down 1 full coil in the front and 2 full coils in the rear. I also have the TTR upper engine mount and TTR Stop Mounts installed, and they went on fine with the Sportlines and rack spacers installed. Hope this helps.
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 10:31 PM
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ok so if i just trim the rear ones and dont put in rack spacers i will be fine right? im getting ottp stage 1 mounts sometime anyways but ive never had bump steer problem.
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 11:06 PM
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Ya, you don't really NEED the rack spacers but they do help with the bump steer. I would def. take a look at the rubber sleeves on the springs to make sure they turned down the correct amount of coils from the top to minimize coil binding.
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