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post Aug 12, 2004 - 9:12 PM
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Hey guys,
I dropped my car yesterday and now I need some help. The car doesn't take bumps very well at all. But I expected it. I hear some rubbing in the back and assume I'm gonna need my fenders rolled. Is this a common thing to do with a drop? My front doesn't rub, however I hear a strectching sound with the steering wheel. I did the work myself and I didn't see any rubber whatsoever. I'm wondering if the old topcap and bottom mount of the spring have to adjust to the new spring? Again is this common? My stats for suspension are below.

Front:
Stock strut assembly (105k miles)
KYB strut insert
TEIN S-Spring 1.5" Dropped spring
19" x 8.5 rims on 225/35/19

Back:
KYB strut assembly
TEIN S-Spring 1" Dropped spring
19" x 8.5 rims on 245/35/19

Now aside from that - the car looks B-E-A-UTIFUL. The rear is soooo wide on 245 tires and dropped. Pictures below. My car is very dirty and I just took them so its night time.

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post Aug 13, 2004 - 3:22 PM
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Found out whats up today.

The sound in back is my fender's lip like dan and I said eariler. Problem of course is the 2 layers of metal with the spot welds. I'm having my bodyshop guys cut at a cresant starting from the top of the mudflap and hitting its inward point at the peak of the well. At the same time, I'm going to be spraying the car with water to keep the heat transfer underneath the well lip. It should be done on wednesday and I'll take pictures then.

Problem in front. The stretching noise I figured out must be the upper bushing and bearings of the old strut. I'm going to order OEM stuff today and install later. I'm not rubbing my tire on anything. I have full 360^ turning ability. My suspension is perfect. I have the maximum allowed rim size, with maximum allowed offset, with maximum allowed drop in both front and back. My mechanics were impressed with it. And overall, so am I.

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