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Old 04-01-2008, 05:42 PM   #1
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Well, got done with my install today, which involved Che's rear toe arms. These did allow us to get an absolutely perfect alignment, however, required some modifications to work which I'm not pleased about. The rod ends on these things are HUGE, and we had to remove some shims from the rod end, and trim the backing plates to get them to fit. Even still, there is barely enough clearance for my 18" BBS RSIIs. There is no way you could fit a 17" wheel now. All told, the added PITA factor for this cost me an extra $100 in labor on my suspension work.

All in all, I could be a bit more pleased with things.

Patrick
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Old 04-03-2008, 11:22 AM   #2
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Well, got done with my install today, which involved Che's rear toe arms. These did allow us to get an absolutely perfect alignment, however, required some modifications to work which I'm not pleased about. The rod ends on these things are HUGE, and we had to remove some shims from the rod end, and trim the backing plates to get them to fit. Even still, there is barely enough clearance for my 18" BBS RSIIs. There is no way you could fit a 17" wheel now. All told, the added PITA factor for this cost me an extra $100 in labor on my suspension work.

All in all, I could be a bit more pleased with things.

Patrick
Patrick, do you have any pictures, or would you be able to snap some pictures of the modifications you had to do to the trimmed backing plates, and the removed shims? I am not sure exactly which parts you had to modify.

Also, have you noticed any better/worse feel in drive quality, or handling response?
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