Suspension Questions Help
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Suspension Questions Help
ok i just got my car lowered on springs and the two bolts that hold the strut to the knucke were beyond a pain to get off. in the process one nut got pretty beat up and rounded.
now my question is does it pay to get another nut (some wierd specialty size i'd imagine) or is the dealer going to switch out bolts/nuts anyways when they have to do an alignment in order to get the camber correct??
now my question is does it pay to get another nut (some wierd specialty size i'd imagine) or is the dealer going to switch out bolts/nuts anyways when they have to do an alignment in order to get the camber correct??
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I havent lowered my car but I know on my truck the two bolts at the bottom of the front strut/shock whatever it is was a pain, I took heat to it and it finally broke loose. I would buy the nut.
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well yea i know they were a pain.. but im not going to buy the nut if the dealer is going to replace it with different ones so they can adjust the camber.. you get what i saying?
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i kinda figured.. anyone have any idea what the specs are on those nuts? would any hardware store have a nut that would work?
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Just get it from the dealer. Can't be more then a few bucks. If you get one from a hardware store or something it won't be right and could snap and cause other problems.
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Well, we can adjust camber a littleeee bit. But not much. there are markings on the strut that allow you to open up the bolt hole to make extra camber adjustment to stay within spec. Of course, those markings can be abused to add extra camber
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another thing.. what size lugs do we have? mine stock ones are pretty beat up so ill probably just get new ones? im not 100% sure on the size so if someone knows that would be great
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yup im happy with them.. as a matter of fact i got a pic of how it's sitting now.. ill be happy once these petty issues with the nut are solved
future:
custom painted 16" stockers (nobody has done it quite like im going to as far as im aware)
black lugs
but for now
future:
custom painted 16" stockers (nobody has done it quite like im going to as far as im aware)
black lugs
but for now
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how necessary is an alignment after a drop.. i mean i know i need it but everyone in my college town here wants $76+ just for a freaking toe adjustment on an alignment!! im not paying that kinda money for that..
so would it be ok to drive 4 hours back home where i know alignments are much much cheaper? or is that going to spell disaster for tire wear?
so would it be ok to drive 4 hours back home where i know alignments are much much cheaper? or is that going to spell disaster for tire wear?
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