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Old 03-28-2009, 04:18 PM
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Question installing tein basics..need help!!!!

hey guys im installing tein basics right now at my boys house...we have an idea on what exactly to do but need some instructions to be sure that we're doing it right...anyone know where i can go to get the instructions or does anyone know where i can get a DIY video?
 
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hey man ur a life saver...this guy at a bodyshop was confusing us bigtime...we needed to get the top base mount off!...am i suppose to have a rubber bushing??? or does it come off the oem damper
 
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hey man ur a life saver...this guy at a bodyshop was confusing us bigtime...we needed to get the top base mount off!...am i suppose to have a rubber bushing??? or does it come off the oem damper
read the instructions i gave you..
they say what parts you reuse from your oem suspension
 
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the page where it shows the diagrams of the tein basics
 
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thanks again
 
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Old 03-28-2009, 05:52 PM
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np
post pics of your drop when its done
 
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Old 03-29-2009, 01:10 PM
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Big problems!!!!

my tie rod screw thread is completely done...my buddy couldnt take the screw out so he started pounding on it with a hammer and now the threads are all f#$ked up and the nut wont go back on...i took it to pepboys to see if they can re-thread it but they said no...do i need a new tie rod end???..

i hate when **** just doesnt want to work...
 
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Old 03-29-2009, 01:16 PM
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damn that sucks
im sry i cant help you on this one
i dont know what a tie rod end is..
 
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Old 03-29-2009, 01:22 PM
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what were you screwing with the tie-rod end for? you dont have to touch it to install coilovers.
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Old 03-29-2009, 01:33 PM
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the stupid strut was not coming off at all...we were trying to take that thing off for hrs...soo he decided to just take that part off to make it easier
 
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Old 03-29-2009, 01:37 PM
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im telling you that damn thing was not coming over...it was stuck bigtime...we pushed the whole assembly all the way down and tried and tried to remove the stupid strut but the stupid thing would not lift off the arm for some reason...
 
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anything i can do?
 


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