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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 11:06 AM
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The Easter Bunny left me some rims, rubber, tokico d, and some springs. I spent the past weekend installing the suspension and made the biggest noob mistake ever.

Im curious to see who can figure this out. What is wrong with this picture? And no, "You don't have coilovers on the car" is not the correct answer.



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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 11:13 AM
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is your abs wire on the wrong side of the "non-coilover"

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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 11:16 AM
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moderators are wise....
Old Apr 20, 2009 | 11:16 AM
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That was the consequence of the action. But Why?
Old Apr 20, 2009 | 11:18 AM
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do you have the non-coilover on the wrong side....?

also, looks like you posted this in the wrong forum...but uh, ya, em...


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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Jgrizzle
moderators are wise....
Im the DIY moderator...........
Old Apr 20, 2009 | 11:20 AM
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ya I did!!! Man, you are good!

I posted here because I wanted to see how many DIY'ers there were in the Mid-A.
Old Apr 20, 2009 | 11:21 AM
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Im the DIY moderator...........
gangsta...

+10000000 on the avenger shorty antenna. I think your sig is what made me get mine
Old Apr 20, 2009 | 11:38 AM
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gangsta...

+10000000 on the avenger shorty antenna. I think your sig is what made me get mine
lol.......cool! its weird, but i was happiest buying that thing over all the other crap i have bought for this car...

i think it had to do with the 10 second installation....lol..

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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 11:41 AM
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hahahahaha.
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Those aren't coilovers.
Old Apr 20, 2009 | 04:29 PM
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i also think your swaybar link is not mounted right. or i'm not seeing that hole... are there 4 total ?
Old Apr 20, 2009 | 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Tac-M
i also think your swaybar link is not mounted right. or i'm not seeing that hole... are there 4 total ?
?
sway bar looks fine to me.. that Notch is inside hole #2 (from the end of the bar going inwards)
Old Apr 20, 2009 | 05:09 PM
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Guys, it's already been answered in post #5, confirmed in #7.

BTW - swaybar is fine. It has 4 holes but one is obscured by the locking tab on the end link.
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Yes, answered and done.

This guys, is an example of what not to do.........thanks OP for sharing.....its a small but important point to keep in mind when working on your suspension, weather it be a spring/shock swap like this one, or a complete coilover install........

-J
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