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  1. Stupid Door Handle

    Well, it happen to me two days ago. Blast those plastic door handles! It just snapped right on one hinge (the one that controls the spring). Well, there she is below: $84 of DSM quality. Good news for all you white 2g people. The parts man said that Mitsubishi only sends white handles...
  2. Ground Wire unconnected after exhaust install

    I just installed an Apexi N1 and Apexi downpipe. After taking off the stock exhaust, I noticed there was a short, black grounding wire that was bolted to the stock piping. After I installed the N1, I couldn't find a place to ground this wire so I just left it dangling right now.Was this...
  3. Clutch Squeaks / Creaks

    I had my master and slave cylinders both replaced about 1,500 miles ago. I had a new clutch and throw out bearng installed as well as a transmission rebuild 600 miles ago. Now, with the car on or off (in any gear) something from underneath the car makes a squeak / creak sound when the pedal is...
  4. 16G still not spooling right!

    I got a B16G and I don't hit full boost (16 psi) until 3800 rpm in 1st. But if I'm in 2nd, I get 16 psi at about 3500 rpms.
  5. Alignment Specs for bigger tires

    My car's most recent alignment was based on the GST with 16" wheel specs. It got into spec.
  6. 18" tires?

    Even when you hit a pothole or a bump? No rubbing? On one instance, I cut up some rubber as I entered a Blockbuster entrance ramp. It cut off a sliver all the way around the tire about 2 mm thick.
  7. 18" tires?

    Yeah the combination of too wide and wrong offset will slice those tires up. In the front when I was lowered on 18s, it was funny. My wheels would hit the fender...and after a couple of times I check for damage. I was surprised that nothing was bent..but all those bolts that hold the inner...
  8. Alignment Specs for bigger tires

    I drive a GST. I got my car aligned with 17" tires. Firestone pulled up the GSX spec because it has 17" wheels standard. So, they aligned my GST (sporting after-market 17" wheels) with the stock GSX specs. A week later, I put some 18" wheels. I took advantage of my lifetime alignment and...
  9. 18" tires?

    Yeah, stock height and 18s work fine. But lowered height, even a 1.2" drop will be murder on 18s. I was lowered 1.5" on 18s, and every time my suspension compresses, BAM...my unrolled (and highly sharp) rear fender would hit the upper sidewall of my tear...tearing up some rubber! I drove like...
  10. Driver side fender higher than passenger side?

    Hmmm...I don't think that my weight has made the driver side front lower than the passenger side front. I mean, I'm a skinny person who doesnt weigh that much. My Tokicos weren't even on the car for a year. I find it amazing that my weight could make the front side sag that much...
  11. 18" tires?

    I run 235/40/18 on my car but this is on a 7.5" rim. Also, I'm not lowered. When I was lowered, it was rub rub city.
  12. Pictures: Tokico Height

    I do know how to drive a lowered car. I said that I'm tired of memorizing which lanes have pot holes. I'm tired of slowing down for bumps in the road and railroad tracks. And how does having knowledge of "how to drive a lowered car" apply if there is a ridge that stretches across the entire...
  13. trying to pick out some new wheels

    18 x 8.5! I don't think those will fit unless you want to mod your fenders.
  14. Pictures: Tokico Height

    I'm just reading what you said. If you are going to make a definitive stament using the phrase "shouldn't have ANY bearing," then you should explain yourself. :thumb:
  15. Pictures: Tokico Height

    I'm not giving out any advice. When I had 18s and lowered, I rubbed. When I had 17s and lowered no rub. But regardless of what wheel or tire you're on, the ride will be rough and bumpy. Getting up entrances to driveways and clearing speed bumps will be more difficult (but not impossible)...
  16. Driver side fender higher than passenger side?

    Interesting. I had the same problem but on the opposite side. My driver front fender had only a 2 finger gap while my passenger front had a 3 finger gap. This was when I was on the Tokico Illumina and Tokico springs. Now that I'm all stock again (except wheels) I'll go measure it tomorrow to...
  17. Pictures: Tokico Height

    98TSIAWD: You are correct. :thumb:Cuttheduck: You are wrong. Let's take a hypothetical extreme about low profile tires vs. normal tires. Let's make the normal tire a Jeep Wrangler style tire. Now assuming the wheel diameter is the same and assuming that the jeep wheel/rim fits on the...
  18. wierd noise over bumps sometimes?

    Is it your exhaust pipe? Is it the previous owner didn't cut the bump stops when he installed the shocks?
  19. Bad Gas Mileage [Merged 9-6]

    18 mpg in the city for me! Stock injectors with a Walbro 255 pump. That is with a new O2 sensor too. :thumbdown
  20. Pictures: Tokico Height

    Yeah, I know it really was a 1.5" drop. I know I didn't measure it right. I was just comparing stock height with stock tires from the ground to the dropped height with lower profile tires from the ground.Going from the stock wheels, with a huge sidewall, to skinny skinny low profiles tires...
  21. Car PDA Mount

    There ain't no room on a 2G dashboard to mount a big PDA. This car mount is as clean as you can get while still being functional. Sure you could make some kinda contraption that fits inside the center console...but then you can't see it while driving.
  22. Thinking about buying a Apexi N1 Exhaust

    Probably around 5-10 HP.
  23. greyish ,blue smoke

    Your burning oil in places that have oil and get hot. Could be turbo. Could be valve stem seals are broken. And it only takes a couple of drops of burning oil to create massive amounts of smoke. Therefore, you won't notice any level changes on the dip stick.
  24. Why the 2G bov is worthless [Merged 9-8]

    stock BOV can probably handle 13 psi, but will leak at anything higher.If you get a greddy BOV, your stock IC piping should be fine.
  25. Car PDA Mount

    I just got my mount from Ebay from a seller named globalpremier for around $23. I got the 9" goose neck version. He shipped it in 4 business days. I really like the mount. It is very small to fit small Clies. The side arms are adjustable in a rachet-style fashion. There is a quick release...
  26. The dreaded white smoke

    Start your car. Take a glass plate (preferably white) and hold it behind your exhaust for a while to collection some smoke. Then proceed to lick it. If it tastes like water, it's coolant. If it tastes like oil, then it's oil ha ha.Just kidding. But do the plate trick. Then feel the...
  27. Got My Exhaust In Today!!!!!

    $230 to install O2 housing, DP, and exhaust! :eek: That's only a 2 hr job max including your welding. So at your rate, your mechanic was charging you $115/hr!!
  28. The dreaded white smoke

    I had a similar problem. I thought it was the stock turbo. So I took the opportunity to put in a B16G. Well, that didn't fix the problem. It turned out to be the valve stem seals.
  29. Rear camber adjustment

    Yep, that's pretty much sums what the rear kit does. The ingall brackets though, are adjustable in themselves. The center bolt in the brackets can slide either more toward the car our more toward the outside, thus, mimicking the same effect that two layers of washers have.
  30. Close Up Pics of Illumina Adjustment: What's Wrong With Them?

    I called Tokico. Ask for Ray in the Warranty department. :thumb:He said that that mushy plastic thingy is a Selective Pin. He says he gets calls from people all the time about damaged pins. He didn't even want me to fax a sales receipt. I gave him my name and address and he will send...
  31. Close Up Pics of Illumina Adjustment: What's Wrong With Them?

    This adjustment is the worst design ever! I don't understand why that stuff is mushy, nor do I understand why that stuff isn't secured in the hole. I can only twist the metal thing with a pair of thin needle nose pliers. Even with that tool, it is still very difficult to twist the adjustment...
  32. I must be slow: how do you install ingalls

    In the picture, if you divide the picture into thirds, then only the center section stuff goes in the front. The far left and far right side stuff will go in the rear.
  33. Close Up Pics of Illumina Adjustment: What's Wrong With Them?

    Well shoot. So you are saying that that mushy plastic stuff actually molded around the twisty adjustment. So that when I use the flat head screwdriver to twist the plastc stuff, the plastic stuff grabs hold of the adjuster to turn it. If that's the case, they are gone! They must be lost at...
  34. Car too low to get an alignment?

    It was the scariest feeling in my life. I had to drive about 1 mile just on a 30 mph road (but everyone goes like 45). Going straight was no problem. But if I were to hit uneven pavement, a bump, or a pothole. The entire car would immediately turn right or left (as if I had spun the steering...
  35. Car too low to get an alignment?

    I went from lowered on Tokico springs to raised to stock springs. The Firestone guy did fix my front toe (off by 2.16" and 2.11) and my rear toe (off by 0.37" and 0.62"). Firestone gives you a nice print out with tons of information including Before, After, and the Range required to be in...
  36. I must be slow: how do you install ingalls

    :thumb:This is the full front and rear kit. Yeah sounds like you got jipped on the four gold bracket plates for the rear. The gold plates give you 1 degree of adjustment in themselves. However, you can reuse your stock brackets. Take the stock brackets off. Put your washers behind...
  37. Tokico 5way Suspension kit is perfect

    Yeah, the thicker your sidewall, them more comfort you get because you are riding on more air. But thick looks ugly. But, I think I'll go with 45 series on my next tire.
  38. Close Up Pics of Illumina Adjustment: What's Wrong With Them?

    I just got my Illuminas out of the car. It's been a long time since I've even adjusted mine. But look at the "Normal" picture. Look at the little metal thingie in the center. Ummm...I know you are suppose to use a flathead screwdriver to just twist the setting. But look carefully at the way...
  39. Car too low to get an alignment?

    I just got back from Firestone. There alignment machine is pretty sweet. It's super flat and any lowered car should be able to get on it. I did a lifetime (unlimited alignments for the life of the car) for $140. Good deal. From going lowered to now back to stock height, my toe was off by 4...
  40. Tokico Illumina

    Ah yes, everyone at first has trouble determining what setting they are on. The way to tell is you look at the line of the dial. Imagine the line of the dial (the spot where you insert your flat head screwdriver) to extend another 3" in both directions forming an imaginary line.The...
  41. Car too low to get an alignment?

    Yeah I hate my lowered car. It impedes the places I could go shop, eat, play. And there wasn't one single shop besides a performance shop that could accomodate the lowness of my car. Lowered car is just not practical for daily driving. I got so frustrated that I am having my shop raise me...
  42. Loud Crack/Pop when going over bumps

    Glass onto metal contact huh? The stuff that rattles in my car is the third brake light on the window. It came loose and on every bump I hit, the thing rattles around.But from what you're describing, it doesn't sound like that's your problem. Be a little more descriptive.
  43. Best Camber Kit?

    Check your private message.Ingalls is what everyone uses. The Xtreme Kit offers 0 - 3 deg for all tires in 0.5 deg increments.
  44. Pictures: Tokico Height

    So how low is everybody's car? I decided to take pictures one last time before my car went back to stock height. This is the Tokcio Illuminas with Tokico Springs. They advertise a 1.5" drop on a FWD. That's a total lie! After looking at my measurements, does it look like I only dropped...
  45. Tokico 5way Suspension kit is perfect

    I've tried the Tokicos on the lowest and highest setting. With it on the hardest setting, the ride is almost unbarable. With it on the softest, I could defintely feel a difference but it still sucked. Oh well, I'm getting the whole stock suspension put in right now.How many of you guys...
  46. smoke from exhaust

    Condensation in the exhaust is normal and a gift from mother nature heh heh. As for frozen lines? Are you talking about like coolant lines? That fluid has been treated so it won't freeze at 32 F like normal condensation would. If you have no leaks in your lines, then you won't be getting any...
  47. Tokico 5way Suspension kit is perfect

    Are you refering to #15 in the diagram for the front and #6 and #16 in the rear diagram above?
  48. Tokico 5way Suspension kit is perfect

    What about the fact that I run a 215/40/17 tire? Is a 40 series tire just too thin to have good comfort level? Is 45 series more comfortable?
  49. Tokico 5way Suspension kit is perfect

    Uhh...try without the camber kits?? Why? The camber kit is not affecting a rough ride.Yeah, my bump stops (strut bumpers) were never cut. The instructions say to cut them in half. So that's like trimming off 1-2" Is this really gonna make a dramatic difference?Irregardless, I'm...
  50. Tokico 5way Suspension kit is perfect

    I have the Tokico Illuminas with matching Tokico Springs. Yeah I hear tons of people praising how this kit has great comfort level. But I must disagree.Ingalls Xtreme Camber Correction KitI had my shop install it. Everything went fine (I think). Now seeing how my ride...
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