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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 11:38 PM
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And why didn't you raise it so you can tow it without the possibility of damaging something??
Old Feb 16, 2009 | 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by SW_08
why was it getting towed...?
my axle was shot.. bearing were damaged so i had to replace the whole thing..

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And why didn't you raise it so you can tow it without the possibility of damaging something??
i didn't want to mess up the alignment that i had done recently.. the only thing it actually damaged was my lip, but that was from letting the car off of the bed.. the tow truck guy didn't do it slowly and the bumper just caught on the 2x4 noob..
Old Feb 17, 2009 | 12:18 AM
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blkTC i must say your tc is hot...i guess i hadnt seen good pictures of it before but that looks amazing
Old Feb 17, 2009 | 12:35 AM
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lol. thanks dude.. i hope my future plans for my car will make it on fire!! :D
Old Feb 17, 2009 | 12:39 AM
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dude you should've hit me up, I have ramps you could've used to help get you on the truck -____-"
Old Feb 17, 2009 | 12:45 AM
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i think i did hit you up... but needed some wheels... lol, not ramps.
Old Feb 17, 2009 | 02:44 AM
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Originally Posted by BlkTC
Originally Posted by SW_08
why was it getting towed...?
my axle was shot.. bearing were damaged so i had to replace the whole thing..
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So what caused it?
Old Feb 17, 2009 | 06:00 AM
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im gonna guess being too low for too long.
Old Feb 17, 2009 | 06:20 AM
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man i hope not.
Old Feb 17, 2009 | 06:22 AM
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Yep. He was too low for too long.
Old Feb 17, 2009 | 06:29 AM
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price to pay to look good i guess
Old Feb 17, 2009 | 06:43 AM
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from another thread:

Originally Posted by BlkTC
Originally Posted by nebster
why were you getting a tow?
my cv boots tore and didn't know, so my bearings got f*ked up..
Old Feb 17, 2009 | 07:00 AM
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it's something with his suspension geometry... and putting more strain on certain parts.. finally gave out and next thing you know his car's in el monte.
Old Feb 17, 2009 | 08:34 AM
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it's the same thing mystik.. because i was too low, my cv boots tore and the grease of my bearing all went ape sh*t all over the place.. the reason for the tear, is because of the acute angle which is caused by the height of my car.. which therefore put too much stress on the bearings... It's bound to happen to anyone that's this low.. I warned cory (yellowxhoodie) about this too.. that might've been another reason why he raised it...

$1200 fix.. for being low when i paid 1k + for the coils.. -_- 2200 to be low. lol
Old Feb 17, 2009 | 12:37 PM
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yikes
Old Feb 17, 2009 | 01:40 PM
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wow they are raping you, its def not a 1200 fix, i would do it for 200 and a few beers haha. too bad im not local. athough it probably would still be cheaper if you flew me out there hahaha
Old Feb 17, 2009 | 05:39 PM
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well if you had discovered the tear/leak earlier probably woulda been an easy fix. but things happen, how often are you gonna look under your car but i guess maybe now some of us who are that low might just to check...i know i will
Old Feb 17, 2009 | 06:11 PM
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Yikes, that's an expensive repair!

Maybe some of the others that are this low can make it a point to check the cv boots say every oil change or something.
Old Feb 17, 2009 | 10:42 PM
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dont mind my n00bishness but how exactly does the cv boot look like/ where is it located?
Old Feb 17, 2009 | 10:48 PM
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http://images.google.com/images?um=1...=Search+Images

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