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Offline TysonS

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I learned the hard way
« on: July 10, 2006, 09:19:37 PM »
don't put in your lift and take your zuk out and then get all exited and drive up a hill when your struts are zap straped into place. (don't have the strut spacers yet) That was a very bad idea and it looked really bad when i got out but it wasn't too bad.  Cost me 2 hours and $30.00 for new lower ball joints :'(


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Re: I learned the hard way
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2006, 09:12:20 AM »
It's always those little things that bite you in the butt.
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Re: I learned the hard way
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2006, 10:30:39 AM »
i was just so excited to have the lift in and have to drvie up the bank and now it cost me 30 bucks >:(
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Re: I learned the hard way
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2006, 11:11:11 AM »
well 30.00 is better than 300.00 so I guess its not as bad as it could have been huh?

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Re: I learned the hard way
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2006, 01:31:09 PM »
you mean the bolts came lose?
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Re: I learned the hard way
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2006, 01:32:56 PM »
I drive mine without struts all the time. ;D
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Re: I learned the hard way
« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2006, 01:44:32 PM »
Quote from: mrfuelish on July 11, 2006, 01:32:56 PM
I drive mine without struts all the time. ;D

yea, I think you need new control arms on your sami. maybe some axle drop brackets adn coil spacers too ;)
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Re: I learned the hard way
« Reply #7 on: July 11, 2006, 05:01:10 PM »
ya but 1600 bucks is too much to spend for coils.
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Re: I learned the hard way
« Reply #8 on: July 11, 2006, 05:02:51 PM »
Quote from: mrfuelish on July 11, 2006, 05:01:10 PM
ya but 1600 bucks is too much to spend for coils.

I was being sarcastic. no need for axle drop brackets on a sami. but seriously, 1600 is super cheap for a coil conversion if you ask me
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Re: I learned the hard way
« Reply #9 on: July 11, 2006, 05:05:46 PM »
I drove my buddies tj last week off road the one I put an old man emu lift in and after you run it hard the shocks start to loosen up and i'm not sure I like the ride after that. the coils get bouncy.
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Re: I learned the hard way
« Reply #10 on: July 11, 2006, 05:08:01 PM »
Quote from: mrfuelish on July 11, 2006, 05:05:46 PM
I drove my buddies tj last week off road the one I put an old man emu lift in and after you run it hard the shocks start to loosen up and i'm not sure I like the ride after that. the coils get bouncy.


yea, my ome struts let the front get a little bouncy as well. ome shock absorbers are too soft. go with rancho shocks, pro comps, skyjackers.. whatever it takes, not ome
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