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Postby Jimmy S » Fri May 15, 2009 7:17 pm

OK... Some progress...

Chris fitted up the whiteline front and rear swaybars for me last weekend (much <3) and Wow! What a difference... Definitely highly recommend this mod... Combined with the lowered/stiffer springs, its a completely different car!

Finally got a bit of fixing up done on the car, when I got the TEIN springs fitted, the workshop who did it obviously didnt get a chance to test drive the car, as the front springs were clunking and banging like crazy! This is due to how close the coils are(basically they just bang against each other, which is noisy and feels "bad")... Anyway, the fix is very simple, an application of "rubber tape" that seemingly fixes her all up!
Finally got that on the springs today, and the workshop owner was kind enough to throw in a free wheel alignment as well, so she is all up and go around the corners now! Very happy!!

Cosmetic's are still waiting, and will probably not happen until at least next week! So in the mean time I will be test fitting up some strut braces care of Ultrex! :D
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Postby smythie » Fri May 15, 2009 8:21 pm

Jimmy S wrote:as the front springs were clunking and banging like crazy! This is due to how close the coils are(basically they just bang against each other, which is noisy and feels "bad").


Sure it isn't the coil buckling against the shock tube? If it's the coils banging against each other, they are binding and you have run out of travel :shock:
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Postby Sentinel » Fri May 15, 2009 9:50 pm

smythie wrote:
Jimmy S wrote:as the front springs were clunking and banging like crazy! This is due to how close the coils are(basically they just bang against each other, which is noisy and feels "bad").


Sure it isn't the coil buckling against the shock tube? If it's the coils banging against each other, they are binding and you have run out of travel :shock:


That's what I was thinking...

Anyway - Jimmy you got of her on her guts??
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Postby Jimmy S » Sat May 16, 2009 11:37 am

I didn't look to see where they have wrapped the coils, but from the wear on them before putting the tape on, it looked like they were just too close together!

Its not anywhere near "on the ground"... just your regular TEIN springs AFAIK... will see if I can get a photo to show you what I mean...
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Postby senator » Sat May 16, 2009 12:58 pm

nothing to worry about IMO.

its common for the sti pinks to bottom out, i can see the marks where the coils have made contact and also can hear the knocking you describe, most springs a now sold with a liner which looks like heat shrink around the ends of the coils.
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Postby smythie » Sat May 16, 2009 4:05 pm

So is it the full length of the spring touching or do they happen to be progressive springs where the coil will progressively bind? If it's the full length of the spring that is banging coils against each other, you have no travel left and should be looking at stiffer/longer spings
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Postby Jimmy S » Mon May 25, 2009 6:46 pm

Problem solvered...


Anyway...

Small Update:

CF spoiler and eyelids arrived today(Thanks Troy)...

look great!!

Just need to find some 3M tape to fit them now!! :P
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Postby Sentinel » Mon May 25, 2009 6:51 pm

Jimmy S wrote:CF spoiler and eyelids arrived today(Thanks Troy)...

look great!!

Just need to find some 3M tape to fit them now!! :P


Hmmm CF.... Pics mate pics once they're on!
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Postby GTSPECB STI » Mon May 25, 2009 7:15 pm

Sentinel wrote:
Jimmy S wrote:CF spoiler and eyelids arrived today(Thanks Troy)...

look great!!

Just need to find some 3M tape to fit them now!! :P


Hmmm CF.... Pics mate pics once they're on!


Jimmy has been searching for tape since he ordered these pieces. Could be waiting a while longer for installed pics I reckon :D
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Postby Sentinel » Mon May 25, 2009 8:12 pm

GTSPECB STI wrote:
Sentinel wrote:
Jimmy S wrote:CF spoiler and eyelids arrived today(Thanks Troy)...

look great!!

Just need to find some 3M tape to fit them now!! :P


Hmmm CF.... Pics mate pics once they're on!


Jimmy has been searching for tape since he ordered these pieces. Could be waiting a while longer for installed pics I reckon :D


Haha! Always the way - big bucks spent only to be buggered by a $2 part! Doh!
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Postby dwayne » Tue May 26, 2009 1:17 am

Jimmy, the stuff I got from supercheap worked great on my eyelids.

I forget the name and have thrown the packets away, but it's black with a green backing. Available in two widths (two different brands hehe), grab both and lot's less cutting :-)

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Postby Jimmy S » Tue May 26, 2009 1:24 am

hahah... yeah... freaking double sided tape... :evil:

I'm seriously tempted to just get the cheaper stuff and give it a crack... :roll:

test fitted the spoiler... <3 it... :lol:
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Postby Jimmy S » Tue May 26, 2009 12:39 pm

few pics... test fitted the spoiler...

gave in and bought some "cheaper" tape from Supercheap this morning... looks like it will still do a great job, and if it doesnt, then I will rip it off and get the 3M stuff later... :roll:

Anyway... phone pics... better, fitted pics to come...

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Postby GTSPECB STI » Tue May 26, 2009 12:56 pm

lip looks the goods Jimmy! Will need to see the eyelids fitted to make comment on them. Let me know if you need some assistance.

edit: fix that brown hole in the rear bumper :D
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Postby Jimmy S » Tue May 26, 2009 12:58 pm

Cheers Dave... I did line up the eyelids on the car and they seem like they will fit well, obviously hard to get a photo of them with only 2 hands though! ;)

Will be attempting the fit this arvo after work, so if you feel like going for a spin around 6pm, let me know! :lol:
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