I installed my Rear Strut 2day
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I installed my Rear Strut 2day
I installed my Rear Strut tower brace from VIPCLK320 2day and the car is stiff like a **** 
... i was surprised.. First i took it in a straight line and honestly u can feel the diff right away, it felt stiff and stuck to the ground for some reason(like the chassis did move or twist lil), then i tried couple corners, and all what i got to say .
Tomorrow, im installing my rims and the front strut from VIP, and cant wait to see how it feels at higher speed taking corners... i did not have time 2day.
and next week, installing his intake as well ...wuahahahahah
btw VIP, i painted em black as well
Thank u VIP, keep it up son.
... i was surprised.. First i took it in a straight line and honestly u can feel the diff right away, it felt stiff and stuck to the ground for some reason(like the chassis did move or twist lil), then i tried couple corners, and all what i got to say .Tomorrow, im installing my rims and the front strut from VIP, and cant wait to see how it feels at higher speed taking corners... i did not have time 2day.
and next week, installing his intake as well ...wuahahahahah
btw VIP, i painted em black as well
Thank u VIP, keep it up son.
Last edited by big_mike1979; Jun 11, 2010 at 11:43 PM.
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i don't know if you've already played with the settings in the rear. cause as for mine. i've tightened it up pretty well, meaning that instead of the bar just being snug, i put a screw driver in that tiny hole and made it as TIGHT as possible without over doing it. i don't know if it's the same for you, but because of that, i can take corners not only hard but at a pretty fast speed. it helps to play around with the settings. some say that it makes their rear "bounce" on the streets, like it gives a bouncy feel to it, but mine is perfectly fine in my opinion.
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^ i tightened mine to the max and man its glued. i jsut installed my front and about to put my 19 back on now...
my front shock blew, after i left the shop..im upset as i can be.. its my front left too..grrrrrrrr
my front shock blew, after i left the shop..im upset as i can be.. its my front left too..grrrrrrrr
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i dont recomend tightening it super tight but the bouncy feeling is there when the shocks are on their way out i had the same issue on mine before i replaced my shocks and now it rides like a charm. for the people that still want them Alexbenz purchased a few of them from me on the first round and i belive has two sets left so if you want a set he has them available and that is the last of it.
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he has a good point. i guess what i forgot to mention was... i have a stiff aggressive type of bounce. not the... "i'm driving a boat" type of bounce. just wanted to prevent confusion
