GSTspeedracer
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- May 10, 2002
Yes.....it's all most done.
My friend talked me into dropping my car, meaning that we could do the work. I just really didn't feel like doing it.....
So....this stuff has been in my garage for quite some time (H&R race springs, Koni yellow's and Specialty Products front and rear camber kits). Well, we had some problems.....mainly lack of knowledge in the install, but in the end we got everything installed ( 2 days ). The worst part was when we let the jacks down and the car came down on to the front tires.....the fenders actually set right on the tires.........very bad indeed. I have 18x8 with 235x45, these DO NOT fit with a really low drop....now on the front I have 225x35, just on the front for now until I get some more $$$$$$, but I must say that my rims look HUGH now. So.....I got that part fixed ( in the front anyway, the rear was fine with the old tires for now), so later I noticed that the A arm's ( both fronts ) had a shiny glare on the end's, so looked way up inside of fender well and the end of the A arm was scraping the inner fender well on the outside, VERY BAD. Yes....I'm sure just an alignment will fix these things.
So.....I couldn't help myself and took it for a less then one mile ride for some air in my new front tires that I had to get and on my trip I heard my Supra Side Mount Intercooler hit the ground three times, NOTE to self......this isn't going to last long. Mine hung quite low ( not penis ) but, the actual piping, so my way back to the house, I thought I'd stop at Starbuck's and meet some friends and admire what we've done so far. Well, very bad idea.....while turning into the parking lot BOOM.....and I came to a dead stop in the middle of the road. Short story, SSMIC gone!!!! and all piping and it pinched my clutch line, so it got towed and kinda fixed at a local shop. I didn't like what he did so back in the garage and waiting for a new lower intercooler pipe from RRE and the stock intercooler goes back on, that sucks!!!, but at least I can drive my car around. Plus it gives me excuse to get a FMIC sooner......
Now....I need the pipe and an alignment and that's it.
While it's down for the count I bought some HAWK brake pads!!!!!! and I was curious if anyone had used them?, $150.....BOOM, there supposed to be the BEST!
My friend talked me into dropping my car, meaning that we could do the work. I just really didn't feel like doing it.....
So....this stuff has been in my garage for quite some time (H&R race springs, Koni yellow's and Specialty Products front and rear camber kits). Well, we had some problems.....mainly lack of knowledge in the install, but in the end we got everything installed ( 2 days ). The worst part was when we let the jacks down and the car came down on to the front tires.....the fenders actually set right on the tires.........very bad indeed. I have 18x8 with 235x45, these DO NOT fit with a really low drop....now on the front I have 225x35, just on the front for now until I get some more $$$$$$, but I must say that my rims look HUGH now. So.....I got that part fixed ( in the front anyway, the rear was fine with the old tires for now), so later I noticed that the A arm's ( both fronts ) had a shiny glare on the end's, so looked way up inside of fender well and the end of the A arm was scraping the inner fender well on the outside, VERY BAD. Yes....I'm sure just an alignment will fix these things.
So.....I couldn't help myself and took it for a less then one mile ride for some air in my new front tires that I had to get and on my trip I heard my Supra Side Mount Intercooler hit the ground three times, NOTE to self......this isn't going to last long. Mine hung quite low ( not penis ) but, the actual piping, so my way back to the house, I thought I'd stop at Starbuck's and meet some friends and admire what we've done so far. Well, very bad idea.....while turning into the parking lot BOOM.....and I came to a dead stop in the middle of the road. Short story, SSMIC gone!!!! and all piping and it pinched my clutch line, so it got towed and kinda fixed at a local shop. I didn't like what he did so back in the garage and waiting for a new lower intercooler pipe from RRE and the stock intercooler goes back on, that sucks!!!, but at least I can drive my car around. Plus it gives me excuse to get a FMIC sooner......
Now....I need the pipe and an alignment and that's it.
While it's down for the count I bought some HAWK brake pads!!!!!! and I was curious if anyone had used them?, $150.....BOOM, there supposed to be the BEST!
