Shoeface

FINE! you'll see the "green" theme I'm going for.. lol

In no particular order:

rockstar143

iTrader: (6)

LMAO...if he says you were there, Anil, that's enough for me. I'd like to see some before and afters though.

swoosh

iTrader: (5)

was I???

I should post the slits and cuts and scratches on both my hands I got from the install

but the car looks awesome....I like the drop and the face that he has another inch-ish if he wants to drop further....once he gets the rims and tires put on, it will look SICK !!!

Shoeface

I can post that video I took of sitting the car on the ground off of the lift for the first time after the install. You can see/hear Anil in it

Yeah I'll have to make comparisons to some old pics. I think I'm gonna wash it after work today and then I'll take a few so you can see how it sits being only a day after the install. Then again after my new wheels/tires!

swoosh

iTrader: (5)

^^^ I should have done the Indian accent a little more prominently....

"put it down yaaar"

rockstar143

iTrader: (6)

Unless I see the sandals in the shot, I will not believe he was there...

Shoeface

Now I think you're a pirate.

Oh yeah, since we had to replace my end links, we also discovered that the previous owner of the car installed an aftermarket rear sway bar. We're thinking it's Progress, or maybe H&R. Either way, it was on the "comfort" setting, we moved it to the "sport" setting.

It's kind of cool that I'm still finding things that the previous owner did.

swoosh

iTrader: (5)

Jeremy, I was wearing shoes this go around....them dirty shoes matched with my dirty "work on the car" clothes

Steven Bell

iTrader: (2)

Wow, I guess I get to update the date in your thread's title.


Nice job, guys!

Shoeface

Thanks Steven!

I ordered tires last night. They should be in this week and I'll finally get to put on my new socks and shoes!

rockstar143

iTrader: (6)

LMAO, I had you confused with Shoofin (I think)...I was like, wasn't this thread supposed to be about buying and selling cars!?!



Anil, you're a good sport...glad we don't want to kill each other anymore.

swoosh

iTrader: (5)

^^^

I just think we got off on the wrong foot and stepped on each others toe a couple times....now we just play footsie

rockstar143

iTrader: (6)

...and "just the tip"

swoosh

iTrader: (5)

rockstar143

iTrader: (6)

first...then kessssss

TheLowLife

Shoeface

Here are some before pics (WARNING: WHEEL GAP!):












And now some after pics, 5 days after dropping it with Tein SAs, spring seats/locks are 1" from the bottom of threads on the coils, stock wheels on 245/45/17:










Hopefully after tomorrow, I'll be on my XXRs 8x8.75 +33 with 235/40/18. I like how it sits right now, but maybe a bit lower after I see where it sits with the XXRs.

swoosh

iTrader: (5)

put the XXR's on, measure the clearances, DROP a little more !!! I would drop and easy 1/2 inch on each side

rossv1

That looks great. Can't wait to see the new wheels on

o4Komodo

iTrader: (2)

Thanks for the wheel gap warning! I had to prepare to shelter my eyes.

Car's lookin' good so far!

Steven Bell

iTrader: (2)

It looks good David!

Shoeface

Just what I was thinking

Thanks! Stay tuned for some quick pics tomorrow evening!

Shoeface

Some quick pics





I love them! Holy sht they're awesome looking in Chromium Black. I gotta remove those XXR center caps though, those are hideous. Probably gonna get another set of center caps and color them how I want, heat them up and stick them in. I love how I can see my Brakemotive rotors better now too.


BUT here's the issue, tell me if you can spot it:

o4Komodo

iTrader: (2)

Aside from that weird mark on your tire the only problem I can see is that you don't have RDX brake covers.

Shoeface

Haha yeah, I wish that was my problem. That weird mark is left over tire cleaner.

So you at least figured it's a picture of a rear wheel... Look at how the wheel is positioned in reference to the wheel well.

In the meantime, I'm researching how to fix it and/or what I need to buy to fix the problem.

tweeder82o

nice color!

rockstar143

iTrader: (6)

Gorgeous!
For sure, you'll end up lowering it more.

Shoeface

Yeah I love the wheels, and I want to lower it a bit more, put that'll make my problem worse. Check out my alignment after installing the coils and new wheels/tires (but mostly probably from the coils)



Toe is outrageously out of spec in the rear, and the stock adjustable arms are maxed out. You can actually see how far in the front of the tire is pointing in towards the body. That's what I've been researching what I need to do exactly to fix it.

Things to keep in mind:

• Installed Tien SAs
• Discovered I have an aftermarket rear sway bar, moved it from the "comfort" setting to the "sport" setting
• Had to buy new endlinks (Moog)

So any suggestions/recommendations? Firestone recommended this to fix the toe problem:
http://store.excelerateperformance.c.../i-397045.aspx

I'm ok with a little camber, but the toe is what I'm worried about.

rockstar143

iTrader: (6)

That will only fix your camber from above...look into the 2 arm lower kit that allows for toe. I don't see how they couldn't fix the toe...I was much lower with no camber kit originally and toe was at zero. Have them unload tension on all suspension bolt bushings while on rack with weight if car on it?

Steven Bell

iTrader: (2)

Wow David! I can't wait to see them in person.

Shoeface

Yeah they're awesome! I'm glad I pulled the trigger when I did. You'll see them soon, probably before the meet. Maybe hang out, wash our cars, and go for that shoot that you want to do

swoosh

iTrader: (5)

Looks great David....and Jeremy did give some solid advice for the Camber/Toe adjustment

rockstar143

iTrader: (6)

There is no way that's intense enough to NOT be able to get the toe straight. Get another tech.



Thanks Anil.

ebelp

Car looks great, but you should become a Barkeepers Friend.

Dem XXR center caps.

TheLowLife

Looking good, I like!

Shoeface

Yeah I'm going to take it to another Firestone to see what they say (lifetime warranty ). Maybe the bolt(s) is seized and they think the adjustment is maxed? Not sure. There's gotta be a reason why my toe is so far off, other than "because you lowered your car". I'm going to measure the car height, but I don't believe I'm dropped more than 2". My camber does not exceed -2.0 on every corner. And from what I've read, that amount of camber shouldn't cause that much toe, or at least so much toe that isn't fixable to the OEM toe arms. Unless something else is wrong... ball joints? rubber bushings?

Ha yeah, I forgot to tell them not to put the caps on. I'll hopefully have something better by the national meet.

Thanks man!

rockstar143

iTrader: (6)

Polish your exhaust tips was what he was alluding to.

Try relaxing the bushings under load from the suspension, Ask Wacker for more information about it.

Shoeface

Ha right, guess it's been more than a year since last time I did that.

I've read through Wacker's thread and I'll take it into consideration. Hope I don't find any bushings that need to be replaced...

Thanks J for the replies

rockstar143

iTrader: (6)

Anytime, man...I do wish you luck on solutions!

Shoeface

After some more extensive reading, and help from the AZ community, I ended up buying Ingalls ball joint for the front and Ingalls 2 arm kit for the rear
http://store.excelerateperformance.c...0/i-60159.aspx
http://store.excelerateperformance.c...5/i-60220.aspx

Yes, I've read some reviews about how the rubber bushings in the Ingalls arms are soft/squishy and can cause "wobbling" in the rear, but only a few people out of hundreds-thousands of people. Some of those people who experienced the issue had the arms assembled wrong or installed incorrectly. Others swear by Ingalls, so I'm giving it a try.

I'll save all of the parts that I take out, and hopefully nothing will be rusted so bad that I'll have to cut some bolts. If so, then I have to order more parts which would suck. Nonetheless, I need to get this fixed so my I won't kill my tires.

Thanks to those who've helped me thus far!