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Old Jan 2, 2011 | 11:57 AM
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Struts and Springs

well guys a fixed my broken knuckle yesterday and now i think the strut is bent also. my tire is still leaning in a little. what do you guys think?


and okay im looking in to lowering my car just a little. im not sure if id want to put ss/tc or pedders. right now i dont have that much money, i wish i had enough to buy the pedders kit from crate engine. but if i put ss/tc springs you guys think i need to upgrade my struts? and my car never goes to the track and does reallly do any extreme driving. i just want it a little lower and for it to handle good
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Old Jan 2, 2011 | 08:22 PM
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Old Jan 2, 2011 | 09:17 PM
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if i buy that pedders kit from CED do i need to buy the rack spacers??
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Old Jan 9, 2011 | 09:37 PM
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bump need rack spacers?
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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 12:22 AM
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You don't have to, but it will make the car much more tolerable over bumps. For the bigger rack spacers, you need to have at least a stage 1 rotated engine mount from OTTP.
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Old Jan 17, 2011 | 08:43 PM
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^what do you mean??
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Old Jan 17, 2011 | 10:21 PM
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Unless you have rotated engine mounts, the steering rack will hit when you try to put in the thicker spacers.
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 09:05 AM
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so i really dont need them then? im just lowering on pedders. no extreme drop
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 01:25 PM
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You're going to notice some bump steer. Right now I'm on the thin spacers. I'll be putting in thicker ones when I put my OTTP rotated mount in.

I get some mild bump steer. It's not awful, but it's noticeable.
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 03:11 PM
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wanna selll me your thin spacers? lol
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 03:16 PM
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I probably won't be yanking them out for at least another month. It's too damn cold.
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 03:26 PM
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yeah im not lowering my car still spring
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Old Jan 22, 2011 | 03:38 PM
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how much will ss/tc springs lower my car? or should i just go pedders?
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Old Jan 22, 2011 | 07:43 PM
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Old Jan 23, 2011 | 02:27 AM
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late night bump
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save your money and buy the pedders and tc package
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Old Jan 23, 2011 | 12:05 PM
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ya but the thing is imgoing to be able to pick the struts shocks off someone local
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