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Old Aug 29, 2004 | 05:06 AM
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hello everyone... i was doing a oil change today at my shop and i took a look under mah car and checkd everything out to see if everythings in good condition and i noticed mah left front lower control arm is pushd out a lil bit and my right side is okay...
so just be aware and keep an eye out for ur lower control arms. ill post some pictures up tomorrow.. cant seem to find my digi cam =(...

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Old Aug 29, 2004 | 05:39 AM
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hmm....ok........i will be careful.......
Old Aug 29, 2004 | 06:18 AM
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Chrno you freak!!! The reason your arms are like that is because you drive your scion like its a drifter from japan!!! Your always trying to taunt me to take you on a hill that makes your car bend in ways that only a heavy car can take. Thats why you blew out your rear tire and had to run on your spare for two weeks!! Dam it chrno!;you need to slow down and bring me breakfast at shop monday! :D oh yeah SLOW DOWN!!!
Old Aug 29, 2004 | 08:58 PM
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gash dammit gabe! whai r u alwayz haten mah kar =( hahahaha to bad no food for u till u rip out mah res for me muhahahahahaha
Old Aug 30, 2004 | 04:12 PM
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heh
Old Aug 30, 2004 | 06:13 PM
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now kids.. play nice..

easy fix is have the dealer check the alignment.. the alignment rack will show it easily if the caster or anything is off..
Old Aug 30, 2004 | 06:52 PM
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You haven't been towed recently, have you? I've seen it twice now in SF - towing away a car that was parked close to a curb in front or near another car... The tow truck driver just hooks under the front driver's wheel and drags the car out sideways until he can get to the front. First one I saw was a Jag, the second, an Exploder. The wheel is left sticking out at a weird angle and the owners probably never know why their alignment is suddenly off - or worse...
Old Aug 31, 2004 | 05:05 AM
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no no toes no nothing, and dealers probably wont fix it cause after market springs and yeh i hit a kurb a while back at 2mph other then that everything else is perfectly fine
Old Aug 31, 2004 | 08:45 PM
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Are you on crack!?! you try to warn us that the lower control arm might be faulty, then you admit that you hit a curb!!

It think your the one that needs to carry the warning lable....
Old Sep 1, 2004 | 04:42 AM
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man... dont be snapp'n on me... if u knew about lowering your car, the center weight of gravity puts even more weight and stress on the lower control arms and in some case's they do come loose, they are machine pressed. get some of ur knowlege straigth before you come snapping at me homeboi and hell yeh i'll carry a warning sign on me once u see me ryden ur a$$ off the road
Old Sep 1, 2004 | 04:45 AM
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oh yeah and rubbing a curb at 2mph with my donuts rubbing the sidewalls does not throw off my alignment or my lower control arms
Old Sep 1, 2004 | 07:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Chrno
no no toes no nothing, and dealers probably wont fix it cause after market springs and yeh i hit a kurb a while back at 2mph other then that everything else is perfectly fine
Return the Box to stock then take it in

Been there, done that with my last 2 civic's. Feels nice having a 100% stock car because I've been through $hit like this in the past......
Old Sep 1, 2004 | 07:38 AM
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I dont even know how to respond! I refuse to argue with a 16 year old over the internet!...
Old Sep 2, 2004 | 01:44 AM
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foo im 21. just cause i know my suspension gets you all intimitaded, you gots to say im 16. fine u dont want to argue here lests do it in person then
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Maybe if you learned English people wouldn't think you're a kid or a dumbass. Language says a lot about a person. Not picking a fight, just making an observation.
Old Sep 7, 2004 | 04:19 AM
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obviosly this is the internet..... i or anyone can speak/type howeva they want to this is america, freedom of speach. get it ? good!
Old Sep 7, 2004 | 05:06 AM
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Speak as you like, but then don't get bent when people treat you like a dope as a result, that's all. Just because you can do something doesn't mean it's good or you should do it.
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Originally Posted by Chrno
this is america, freedom of speach. get it ?
Damn, that speeks volumes... :?
Old Sep 7, 2004 | 05:38 PM
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one of the most intelligent threads i have ever seen
Old Sep 7, 2004 | 06:16 PM
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Chrno wrote:
this is america, freedom of speach. get it ?


Is that pronounced like bi'ach? JK, I couldn't resist.



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