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Aug 30, 2004 | 05:19 AM

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Just Dave

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Damn Scott, it looks good, but that just further proves you need to lower the rear of that car. Those tires on Derek's car are covered up by the 1/4 panel. On yours, you've got alot of room before it even touches.

LOWER THAT CAR!

Aug 30, 2004 | 05:34 AM

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Stangonline

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I take it your not going the SCCA route then, eh?

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Aug 30, 2004 | 05:51 AM

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I take it your not going the SCCA route then, eh?

Jeff

That would be a safe assumption, especially since my car has a hard enough time just turning off of the dragstrip.

Aug 30, 2004 | 07:16 AM

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Looks good, but see the front lower corner of your wheel well? That's the groove cutter I was telling you about

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Aug 30, 2004 | 07:31 AM

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Looks good, but see the front lower corner of your wheel well? That's the groove cutter I was telling you about

Yeah but once we loosen the double adjustable upper control arms and reposition everything that issue will be solved.

Aug 30, 2004 | 07:43 AM

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Yeah but once we loosen the double adjustable upper control arms and reposition everything that issue will be solved.

So now you are going to throw your suspension geometry out of whack to make the tires fit? This is making more and more sense to me

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Aug 30, 2004 | 07:47 AM

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That would be pretty funny to watch your car as it is on an auto-x course

Aug 30, 2004 | 08:54 AM

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Strokd85

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adjusting the upper control arms won't throw the geometry "out of whack" if done properly (which I'm sure Coastal will do). He obviously has to keep an eye on his pinion angle and make sure the rear stays square from side to side. Not sure what lowers he has, but probably what will need to happen is if it's anything like my lowers, they'll have to cut the welds on the LCAs, adjust the positioning of the LCA and UCA, reweld the LCA.

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Aug 30, 2004 | 09:42 AM

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Don't worry BBB I don't half ass things as much as you might think.

And I am actually quite the worry wart about the most minuscule details, guess that's why my car hauls ass and drives straight eh ?

I have already made some calls regarding how much play I have with adjusting the control arms and not messing up my very important pinon angle.

Hopefully not much will need to be done and certainly hope nothing needs to be moved around.

Derek, I have the Southside LCA's..