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Old 12-15-09, 03:41 AM
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Chrispy,

Hurry and get those brackets in. I was rubbing in the front also and luckily I corrected early.

Glad you got out of the area safely. After this thread, I know I need to carry some wooden blocks or mini ramps in case I have a problem like yours.

Thanks for sharing.
Old 12-15-09, 08:11 AM
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Sorry to hear but glad a friend was there to help.
Old 12-15-09, 09:15 AM
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..and i thought my luck with tire blowouts were bad
Old 12-15-09, 10:22 AM
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beautiful story
Old 12-15-09, 12:11 PM
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Cute Vinh is my hero too! lol. sorry to hear chrispy, i was thinking your car would be out of commission but luckily u got the extra bags n stuff. you going to be able to make the meet thursday night?

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Old 12-15-09, 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by vinh
you're big vinh, i'm cute vinh.

Cute Vinh is the hero in this scenario haha.


LOLOLOLOLOL Cute Vinh.



And chris.....welcome to the hood *****. haha j.k
Old 12-15-09, 09:30 PM
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damn, that sucks. same thing happened to me in my Nissan hardbody mini truck years back, but I had to get a tow.

Glad it worked out man, especially with a nice whip in the ghetto
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gahh i meant thursday night man edited my post
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chris you should update this thread with the new brackets and such. show them your new ride height. and the bad news at the same time.
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Bad news?? NOOO!!
Old 01-10-10, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by NemeGuero
that sucks. makes me happy i have coilovers instead of air.
I agree.
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sorry to hear that glad you are ok
Old 01-11-10, 06:11 PM
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UPDATE: I had all the bags rebuilt shorter and installed new Bilstein Sport shocks. The ride is stiffer and is comparable to coilovers now. Problem is, my "all the way up" height is lower than most peoples' ride height. Also, the front bags still rub when the car is dumped all the way down. This is either because I have RCAs or because I cut holes for my UCAs. There's no point of having air suspension anymore. Although I might play around with where the bag sits on the strut to get more lift. But I am now coilover shopping.



Might as well go back to coilovers.



Front lifted up all the way.



Rear lifted up all the way.



Gauges.
Old 01-11-10, 07:32 PM
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WHat??? No more air... Couldnt stand the heat huh? .. How is it that your "all the way up" is so low? Can you post pics of all the way down? DO you have the UAS brackets? Also, why did you have the bags made shorter?
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Originally Posted by EN_VY
WHat??? No more air... Couldnt stand the heat huh? .. How is it that your "all the way up" is so low? Can you post pics of all the way down? DO you have the UAS brackets? Also, why did you have the bags made shorter?
his all the way up is because he got smaller bags also because of the rcas. He got shorter bags probably hoping to not have problems with rubbing on the uca and yes he has the uas brackets (also part of the reason its so low when locked up)


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