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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 11:52 PM
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One of the spanner wrenches that came with my raceland coilovers bent somehow and now its as useful as a poopie flavored lollipop! I mean they sucked anyway, they would barely bite and it wont bite at all! My question is, where came I get some spanner wrenches that are worth a ____ and wont cost me a fortune? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Old Apr 15, 2010 | 11:56 PM
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lol those raceland spanner are horrible
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http://performance.yoparts.com/i-146235.aspx

btw, i am in no way vouching for that company.
Old Apr 16, 2010 | 12:15 AM
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Nice thanks hoodie. OP just bend it back and it will serve its purpose til you pick up some higher quality spanners. RL cast spanners are terrible. Throw it in a vice and bend it until it works.
Old Apr 16, 2010 | 12:19 AM
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Thanks hoodie! BTW I did try to bend it back.. Its pretty straight it just doesnt fit right though!
Old Apr 16, 2010 | 01:37 AM
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wow i guess it is true you get what you pay for
Old Apr 16, 2010 | 03:18 AM
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RL? Yes cast iron chitty spanner wrenches... What a deal breaker lol
Old Apr 16, 2010 | 04:07 PM
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Haha yea if i had known there spanners sucked i would spent another $1000 on B&Gs lol
Old Apr 16, 2010 | 04:35 PM
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The RL spanner wrenches are knuckle breakers. You have to be real careful to get them to stay on. I think someone actually mentioned a way of bending them to make them bite better.
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Yea they are definatly knuckle busters! Before i bent mine i sheared the skin off one of my knuckles!
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