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AVS_Racing 03-27-2013 02:57 PM

conditioned the leather :megusta: tinkered with suspension settings again

dared3vil0 03-27-2013 02:58 PM

Sprayed some water on it out of the hose after school, Wash it? :fuckthatshit: i'll do that saturday... probably. :troll:

BrRsn 03-27-2013 08:20 PM

came to a stop in my car today and all the lights flickered and the electronics went haywire (engine sputtered, radio shut off, all the screens flickered ... )

Driving along, notice my voltage is cycling between 14V and 16V. Think "oh fuck voltage regulator is broken"

Get to stop light, engine shuts off. Restart engine, everything is reset but car runs perfectly.

My car healed itself today. Fuck all ya'll!

Suprarz666 03-27-2013 10:00 PM

^ sounds like maybe your alternator is on its way out.

westopher 03-27-2013 10:05 PM

Put the coils down a bit farther:fuckthatshit:
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l3...psc21b677c.jpg
We will see if it settles bit more. Heres how it sits in the front.
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l3...ps6c3815e1.jpg

BrRsn 03-27-2013 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Suprarz666 (Post 8197221)
^ sounds like maybe your alternator is on its way out.

checked battery, had some loose terminals (actually just sitting ontop of the temrinal, bolts were not tightened at all).

Tightened those up, hopefully that fixes something. :badpokerface:

imp_squared 03-27-2013 11:02 PM

winters out and summers in. finally got around to it.

k2damax 03-28-2013 03:16 AM

took off my bumper
thanks fufu and 240 :D

PJ 03-28-2013 05:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by imp_squared (Post 8197317)
winters out and summers in. finally got around to it.

Same here. Just changed mine 2 days ago.
Ran some STP.
Probably do fuel filter today.
New cat should be in soon. :nyan:

hk20000 03-28-2013 08:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by westopher (Post 8197227)
Put the coils down a bit farther:fuckthatshit:
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l3...psc21b677c.jpg
We will see if it settles bit more. Heres how it sits in the front.
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l3...ps6c3815e1.jpg

Ouch it looks like these are not full length adjustable ones. If you bottom out on city driving you might want to consider raise it back later. :suspicious:

westopher 03-28-2013 09:25 AM

Do you mean the adjustable shock bodies? The only brands that make those for my car are ksport and b+G both, not the greatest quality. Koni is well designed enough that they put the coils in the shocks intended range so they actually ride really well. Its just that I rub fender liner and hit subframe in bad spots. haha. Coils aren't gonna go back up til winter, but I may remove the lower locking collar to give it a bit more room to go down once I cut my fender liners.

fliptuner 03-28-2013 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by westopher (Post 8197613)
I may remove the lower locking collar to give it a bit more room to go down

Love the look and I totally get what you're trying to accomplish but please don't do that.

E60_M5 03-28-2013 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by westopher (Post 8197613)
Do you mean the adjustable shock bodies? The only brands that make those for my car are ksport and b+G both, not the greatest quality. Koni is well designed enough that they put the coils in the shocks intended range so they actually ride really well. Its just that I rub fender liner and hit subframe in bad spots. haha. Coils aren't gonna go back up til winter, but I may remove the lower locking collar to give it a bit more room to go down once I cut my fender liners.

I have had the Koni on my gti, with 1/3 thread to go it started bottoming out. With that being said, I got rid of them within 2 months and installed a set of Bilstein PSS10 which made the ride handled much better. Firmer, less bouncy.

If u want to go low, I suggest getting the H&R ultra low coils which got a shorter shock body.

dared3vil0 03-28-2013 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by westopher (Post 8197613)
Do you mean the adjustable shock bodies? The only brands that make those for my car are ksport and b+G both, not the greatest quality. Koni is well designed enough that they put the coils in the shocks intended range so they actually ride really well. Its just that I rub fender liner and hit subframe in bad spots. haha. Coils aren't gonna go back up til winter, but I may remove the lower locking collar to give it a bit more room to go down once I cut my fender liners.

If you have a full car of people do you have rubbing issues with the tires against the fender wells?

westopher 03-28-2013 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by E60_M5 (Post 8197658)
I have had the Koni on my gti, with 1/3 thread to go it started bottoming out. With that being said, I got rid of them within 2 months and installed a set of Bilstein PSS10 which made the ride handled much better. Firmer, less bouncy.

If u want to go low, I suggest getting the H&R ultra low coils which got a shorter shock body.

My konis have never bottomed out in the shock. Unless you had huge bumpstops on yours I'm not sure what the issue was. I had bilstein pss9s before and couldn't handle how bone rattling they were, and they didn't go near low enough so I got rid of them for the konis. It comes to preference and how you have them set up, since we both made the opposite switch and are both happy with them. To dar3d3evil. My car doesn't rub in the rear at all no matter how full it is. Front rubs a bit on big bumps and full lock but it isn't really affected by passenger load.
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jing 03-28-2013 05:59 PM

Installed my ARtech exhaust on my Miata. 2.5" piping into a 3" Magnaflow race muffler. Custom made TIG welded goodness. Gf complains it's too loud tho lulz
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westopher 03-28-2013 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ICE BOY (Post 8197628)
Love the look and I totally get what you're trying to accomplish but please don't do that.

What issues would it cause? There is the piece there on the shock body that prevents the perch from dropping below the threads. I probably won't do it. More effort than its worth to go lower than what is already too low, but are you saying this for concerns of accelerated wear on suspension parts or an actual safety perspective?

finbar 03-28-2013 07:43 PM

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R&Red the oil pressure sending unit. Had to move the steering pump out of the
way to make it happen.

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Happy it's not the journals giving the low gauge.

fliptuner 03-28-2013 07:45 PM

BBF?

bcrdukes 03-28-2013 07:49 PM

I washed my dirty whore of a car. :sweetjesus:

maxxxboost 03-28-2013 09:39 PM

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Watched the Canucks game while polishing my rims :thumbs::thumbs:

Geoc 03-28-2013 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dhillon09 (Post 8197031)
came to a stop in my car today and all the lights flickered and the electronics went haywire (engine sputtered, radio shut off, all the screens flickered ... )

Driving along, notice my voltage is cycling between 14V and 16V. Think "oh fuck voltage regulator is broken"

Get to stop light, engine shuts off. Restart engine, everything is reset but car runs perfectly.

My car healed itself today. Fuck all ya'll!

GM Electricals :fuckthatshit:

BrRsn 03-28-2013 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geoc (Post 8198201)
GM Electricals :fuckthatshit:

I don't own a GM :suspicious:

bcrdukes 03-28-2013 10:58 PM

I learned something new today.

Jeep is made by GM, guys. GM!

Geoc 03-28-2013 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dhillon09 (Post 8198214)
I don't own a GM :suspicious:

thought you drove something murican, didnt know the brand


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