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Old 06-29-12, 06:44 AM
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time to clean you engine bay homie!
Old 06-29-12, 07:02 AM
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Originally Posted by excluesive
time to clean you engine bay homie!
Haha car wash is on the agenda for after work today...
Old 06-29-12, 07:28 AM
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so after you cut the holes does it still hit or no
Old 06-29-12, 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by neegroy
so after you cut the holes does it still hit or no
Haven't felt it hit since I cut the holes.... Night and day difference...
Old 06-29-12, 07:12 PM
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would love to get rid of clunk noise but don't think i could live with two holes in my engine bay, can someone post the thread with the custom covers....thanks
Old 06-29-12, 08:02 PM
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It no longer hits, but it allows the control arms to move up more and therefore more stress on the upper ball joints. I contemplated on doing this, but I raised the car a little bit and so far havent hit like I used to. Wash the bay
Old 06-30-12, 12:52 PM
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That's the best mod for every lowered car.
Old 07-04-12, 11:48 PM
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Looks like someone needs a bath =p
Old 07-05-12, 08:37 AM
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i also did this to my car and it really really makes a huge differance. i deff recommend this done if your slammed
Old 07-05-12, 11:40 AM
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i did mine bout 6 months and def a big difference, only thing i notice is i get more dust around that area but i just clean it as much as i can.
Old 08-12-12, 12:58 PM
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Does anyone have a drawing that shows how the control arm articulates with respect to the rest of the suspension that causes the contact to the underside of the strut tower?
Old 08-13-12, 02:24 PM
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I raised my car like a half inch to avoid the banging.
Old 08-13-12, 04:31 PM
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I was actually going to do this a few months ago...but I decided not to. The frame is so low that my control arms hitting it is pretty much stopping the chassis from slamming the ground lol...It is a wonderful mod though and I do recommend it!
Old 08-14-12, 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by AEeighty6
I was actually going to do this a few months ago...but I decided not to. The frame is so low that my control arms hitting it is pretty much stopping the chassis from slamming the ground lol...It is a wonderful mod though and I do recommend it!

same exact reason i didn't do mine.
Old 08-15-12, 04:25 AM
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Originally Posted by nGooo
same exact reason i didn't do mine.
I feel like when the control arm hits it puts a lot of stress on the rim when hitting bumps because the suspension doesn't get full travel... Causing rims to get out of round or bend...


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