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NO auto! Are you looking for a particular year? Did you try out www.autotrader.ca . I find it to be the easiest when shopping around.

Is anyone planning on going to Delaware Speedway this Sat?

Update on spring install. First damn bolt I tried taking off sripped. It was for the cable bracket/link rod top and was only suppose to be torqued to 55 ftlbs when the link was replaced less than a year ago (it was probably air ratcheted on). So I decided to call a garage and get some quotes on the install. To save on cost I decided to try my luck on the rear. The first side, no problemo. Second side was going well until I went to tighten my last damn bolt. It wasn't even tight yet when it snapped like a twig! So, luckly I had a similar bolt in my tool box to replace it with. As It stands I have an appointment for 8am for the front install. The rear lowered 1.25" .Oh yeah, I also have an appointment for 1pm to get a new set of rubber. 225-50-16 Potenza 910's (I'd rather sacrifice performance for wet weather traction).

You get wheel hop from launching at too low an RPM, or are you turning? I can get perfect no hop launches on both the SVT and SE. I don't really rev it, just jam on the gas and let off the clutch. No hop, just the perfect amount of wheel spin to stay in the rev range, and not bog. Then again, the SVT has bald tires, and the SE has stiffer springs than you.

Well..........After replacing a tie rod end and both front stabilizer links, the springs were finally installed. $350 over the planned amount .

Right after the springs were installed I had to make it over to get the new 910's installed, so I really didn't get a chance to test out the suspension with the old tires. After putting on the new 225-50-R16's I quickly realized that I had a major problem as soon as I hit my first dip in the road. Rear Tire rub . I'm still not quite sure of what the tire is rubbing on but I sure as hell don't like it.

Anyway, being as stupid as I can some times be, I went out for the king of the hill. I felt the tire rub a bit when cornering going into the pits but I still proceded. I was lined up with a Beetle T and I spoke to him breifly about my troubles and that I may be no contest if I felt that I was causing any damage to my wheel wells/fenders. Well, getting off to go around the track to stage I drove into the ruff part of the track to see if my rubbing can be ignored. Of course it wasn't ignorable and I decided that I'd either get off the track now or ride it out. So, I rode it out (quite slowly)(I can be reasonable some times) and still had major rubbing happening. I lost by a fair margin.

*Sorry for the length of this* (venting)

I am severely pissed now that I have to work on the car some more and possibly shake the old money tree harder.

I'm going to post a "Wheel Rub. Help" in the tires and wheels forum but, if any of you think you can help ,please do so.

Not Happy Jap

P.S. Only one good thing. The car looks damn good!