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So my suspension project hit a good bump tonight.

I had the rear completely assemblied except for the tie rods. I was going to wait for those till tomorrow. I went to turn off the bench light and go upstairs, and guess what i found! The top plate to the strut! Things can never be easy.

oh man. been there done that

Something will always go wrong, count on it!

Hopefully, you won't have any more issues getting the install completed.

Well kind running double posts now, but meh!

I got all the problems sorted out. Took the car for a test drive with just the new rear on it. I noticed some improvement but for reason posted already I didn't try to mess with it.

Originally posted by ZeroHour:

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I noticed slight improvement but did not try to drive above the posted speed limits because one it was the test run, two dusk sunlight = zero visibility, three I passed the same cop twice. I was thinking of turning around just to wave as I drove past him again, but that might be rude.

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Tomorrow begins the fronts!

Hopefully the front will be easier for you. **fingers crossed**

at the rate I'm going I'll have one hand left by Saturday.

I spend 9 hours getting no where...

First out of the two T-55 torx bits we have, both were mia and only figured this out after cleaning the entire garage.

Not to mention 5 hours later I still can not get the lower control arm off. This is possibly the worst problem I have EVER had doing anything. Such a simple freakin object to just fall out of a open hole, but nooooo. It wants to stay in there. Or at least until I take the angle grinder cut the [censored] out and order two new LCA and laugh at the pieces of the old ones.

edited to remove dozens of mad faces:

No I could do the alternator especially since I have all the room in the world now that inner cv joint came out.

I saw to god I'm going to find a deer and throw into my car. I am just completely pissed at this point and I dont even want to think about this anymore.

I have no freakin clue how to do a CV joint nor do I have the extra money to go replacing $xxx parts or a way to tow this freakin car to a garage without a front axle.


Anyone in the area feel like making a road trip?