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Old 06-02-2010, 05:42 PM
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that is the after

if you look at some of the photos before of the front you can see that I have it turned up the highest setting... am I wrong... I went the other way to and it suck the tire into the top of the tirewell




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the front measurements from the bottom bolt up to the first cylinder
is 21.59 centimeters and from the
turn cylinder up to the top bolt it is 17.78 centimeters

the rear measurements from the bolt up to the first turn cylinder is
20.32 centimeters
and from the turn cylinder up to the top bolt it is 33.02 centimeters
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that is the after

if you look at some of the photos before of the front you can see that I have it turned up the highest setting... am I wrong... I went the other way to and it suck the tire into the top of the tirewell
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wow. that is pretty f'ed up. Hope you get everything resolved and compensated asap.
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with sport suspension i had about a two finger gap now with this the suspension does not recoil or function and the tires are up in the tirewell
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with sport suspension i had about a two finger gap now with this the suspension does not recoil or function and the tires are up in the tirewell
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Yikes. Coilovers gone bad.
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every single side is messed up? front and rear left and right?
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