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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 05:52 PM
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should this happen after i install sportlines?

my steering wheel sits about 15 degrees to the right ... i havent got an alignment but i have an appointment on mendsaday .. will it be fixed after that?

p.s. who ever started the rumor of needing a spring compressor to take apart the front struts ... is WRONG ...
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 06:07 PM
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A proper wheel alignment should straighten the wheel.

Do you NEED a spring compressor? Maybe, maybe not. Will it make the job easier? yes. Will it help prevent injury? yes.
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 06:09 PM
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thanks buddy. and i just took the strut out ... took the top off and it just popped off .. very little pressure ... but yes ... installation would have been easier with them

thanks again
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 06:10 PM
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No that's not normal, though an alignment will fix that. I can't believe you changed the alignment that much with just a spring change, you must have messed with way more than you needed to.
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by ChargedxSSx
p.s. who ever started the rumor of needing a spring compressor to take apart the front struts ... is WRONG ...
Seems legit
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ChargedxSSx
my steering wheel sits about 15 degrees to the right ... i havent got an alignment but i have an appointment on mendsaday .. will it be fixed after that?

p.s. who ever started the rumor of needing a spring compressor to take apart the front struts ... is WRONG ...
tell yourself that we'll wait for your pics with one eye and no teeth
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 06:33 PM
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Yeah DEF not normal I just installed mine last weekend and have had no problems with it pulling or anything..(WTF did you do?! )
but I'm still going to get an alignment after spring break.

and you had to have compressors to get the new springs on the strut...?
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 06:38 PM
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theres no way I couldve gotten my spring back on the strut without the compressor
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 06:42 PM
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there isnt any pull or anything ... just a little camber ... and the alignment is off ... it was off a little before i did it tho ... there isnt too much u can do wrong .. its only 2 bolts and a sway bar link ...

and i did it fine with no compressor ... just took it apart and when i put it together ... i pushed down on the top while my buddy screwed the stru top back together ..
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 06:45 PM
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and arent the SC struts way cheaper and weaker than the TC
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 06:45 PM
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yeah I know ha that's why i was wondering.... and then y'all must be damn strong
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 06:58 PM
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Yea you need to have an alignment done after raising or lowering your car
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 07:02 PM
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hoonestly man it wasnt that bad ... at all ...
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