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Apr 12, 2026 | 03:13 AM

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Whiskers1996

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So, the inner/outer links did not fix anything. I thought the clunking I felt/heard was the inner, turns out it has to be the rack. Alignment is now complete **** now ofc..

The weird feeling of sketchyness... It was the the steering not self centering. Such an odd feeling, didnt even notice it at first with how uneasy it felt.. I rather the car be in good order before the SC, so I'm just gonna start on everything next week after the new parts arrive.

Apr 12, 2026 | 09:11 AM

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DarkZ03

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Gotcha.. I'm in the same situation with you with the rear main and rack lol. Engine has 124k - Not worth doin the main seal, at least to me with how much it is currently leaking. I'd personally pick the side where you can do everything at once, but selling **** local sucks. Finding a shop you trust is hard af honestly... At least they didnt snap the frame stud :P.

It's definitely something I would rather avoid but an A-frame is like $300 so it might not be worth trying to access the one I have. My rear main leak is small enough that the crossmember catches it and it never really drips on the ground, but it's there lol.

They did heavily score one of the studs but I'm going to fill and clean them up while I'm there.