swoosh

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now, back to spotify and work

polobunny

Yeah my suspension and direction stuff look surprisingly good for a Canadian car, but I haven't tried unbolting anything yet either.

N1h1l1ty

Yeah part of me regrets going with the Tein SA because its a little limited in the adjustability department, but I think 16 way dampening is enough for my needs and I like the spring rate of the Teins thus far. Also I'm not sure if the Type S top-hats made any difference, but those are in there as well for what its worth. With the FSB swap and Compliance bearings she'll drive as well if not better than any Type S I think

swoosh

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WOW...I had to cut mine because I stripped the Allen bolt LOL...

N1h1l1ty

This is where I realized how lucky I was that I took it to a shop. Considering my whole left front shock fork seized with the stock shock still in there ... fuck Canadian climate

polobunny

Are the Type-S top hats any different? Also where did you get the Moog endlinks? Thinking the stock ones might disintegrate if I end up switching the RSB, so if they're not stupid expensive I might replace them.

polobunny

He's exaggerating. You just need to spray them with a ton of WD40/PB Blaster, wait a day, spray again, wait a day, spray again, wait a day, then do the job.

N1h1l1ty

Moog endlinks are available on amazon.ca: (also K90342 is the other one I believe). I got them stateside on ebay though

The Type S top hats actually use a hybrid bushing design, and are apparently a fair bit stiffer than regular TL top hats.

polobunny

Oh wow, $50 for both. I'd probably end up changing the stock ones at that price. Also those are greasable without removing them??


Edit: Haven't looked at the Type-S top hats vs TL top hats, so I was simply asking if they were actually a different design.

N1h1l1ty

Pretty sure they are greasable without removal, if I remember correctly, the shop owner actually mentioned that when we were talking about the endlinks!

polobunny

They look like they are from the picture.

N1h1l1ty

Ugh I had this Airport job fair thing I wanted to go to tomorrow and right now I'm realizing I have 0 motivation or energy

Just feeling like goddamn garbage this week, car is practically the most enjoyable part of my day. Not sure if that's sad or just life

Yumcha

Evening.

swoosh

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Stateside, I got the moog from AdvanceAuto Part with coupon code...gotta love coupon codes


yummy

Mizouse

time to go and

Oh Sickest TL

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this made me laugh quite a bit lol. god damn its bad here here in canada eh..

whys everyone got a huge boner for MOOG?? I personally wouldn't run moog anything but thats just me..... u can get OEM links thru delray for like 15 bucks lol..

Majofo

Did your parents torture you by taking away TV. Maybe they limited your phone privileges.
Did you until they relented.

Majofo

Not sure if exaggerating.

gatrhumpy

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justnspace

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gatr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TLDude876

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I lol'd

thoiboi

Everyone talking about aftermarket coils, I honestly would be happy with just A Spec MT suspension in my car. I did the whole coil set up in my old car and hated the incredibly shitty ride quality . Never again... Progress RSB, Moog Endlinks with stock suspension right now and the car feels damn planted in the rear.. I think my front compliance bushings are shot though... it feels a bit squirrely in the front...


Also got some cuppping of tires a while back.. Usually that's attributed to worn shocks right? I thought it was due to a bad alignment at first but would love your guys' input. Maybe I need to get the ASpec suspension sooner rather than later

polobunny

Because they're thicker than OEM IIRC and higher quality too (greasable!). For $50 for both it's almost a no brainer.

If you're going to lower a lot, whether coils or bag, I imagine you have to be ready to sacrifice some amount of comfort. Either that or get bouncy, which is the opposite of what you want to achieve.
The road quality here is one of the main reason I wouldn't run a DD too low. I'll just end up hating feeling every crack in the asphalt.

For the cupping it can be a lot of things.Bearings bushings ball joint shock you name it. Pretty much inspect suspension and direction components and repair what's worn or bent.

rockstar143

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Been meaning to thank you again, Anil. Been using your jack stands all the time lately as I now put the car on all 4 when I work on or under it.

Thanks again, man.

justnspace

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you never had 4?

best tool purchase ever, having two pairs of stands.

<------------JustonJacks!

rockstar143

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No sir...always used 2 and jacks...but it's great...didn't know it was okay to jack up on the sides quickly, then put the stands under the reinforced side points to easily get hte car up all the way off ground. Best sh*t ever

polobunny

Personally I never found that to be super safe with DIYer jack stands (because the base is rarely wide enough), if there's lateral force being applied to the car it would fall of the jack stands and mess up my pretty face. And I'm a chicken shit and don't want that to happen.

I use ramps + jack stands and on cars that are too low to get on the ramps I jack it up, put the ramps under as if they were stands, then jack the other side and put them on actual stands. The only downside to this is the lack of vertical adjustment of ramps, but it's moot point considering you usually want both sides of the car to be at the same height when jacking it completely.

rockstar143

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I'm most comfortable on my knees and on my back.

I actually don't mind exhaust work...got fan going under car and listening to toons...take my time...

Back when I had the RSX there was a local girl that had a bf working on her RSX one night late. Came out in the morning and found him dead under the car. That snapped me back to reality to stop taking stupid risks. Can you imagine that feeling...drowning, but your loved one on the other side of the garage door. Fkkkk

rockstar143

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yeah...Tiny Toons on Pandora...
TUNES!

rockstar143

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Rolled the S fenders last night...didn't burn the back of my leg with the heat gun this time!

did burn my little toe though... #barefootgarage

polobunny

What? That's freaky as shit man. What the hell happened?? :|

You're gonna scare me and I'll get cinder blocks lol

thoiboi

So much for keeping the fenders pristine because "they were in great condition" (or did you use the term 'virgen')

rockstar143

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I mention drowning and you mention cinder blocks...you the mob?

I think car fell off jack...I used to trust my life with the $25 big red special from discount auto parts. Fkng stupid kid I was...

justnspace

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dafuq did i just read?

thoiboi

If not fell off jack, the jack just failed in itself.

I used to do oil changes with the car just on the jack... then my friend told me one of jacks failed on him once and thankfully he had just gotten out from under it a few seconds ago..



Never again trusting any jack on its own, even my Arcan XL35R

rockstar143

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deep thoughts, by jack :pb:

polobunny

Cinder blocks to put under the car.

But yeah, for me it's ramps on the front + jack stands in the back + jack still in place. If any 1 part fails at least I ain't getting squished like a Go-Gurt.

rockstar143

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I skeet like a go-gurt

thoiboi

Wait am i missing something... I assumed Anil BOUGHT J jackstands.. not MADE some for him. wtf are DIY jackstands?!

justnspace

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I am assuming they are store bought jack stands.

idunno wtf diy jack stands are