it was actually tame and stuff got done we had food aswell :]

 

good night... never saw so much under 21 grub at dozers before :P
nice meeting some of you there, and then there was that one guy that didnt even belong there...

 

i'm guessing dozers driveway was a success?

 

Ill break it down for you...

got the front shock off in liek 15 mins was on course for super speedy times!!

then...

His used Koni shocks didn't come with all the hardware. So John and I started messing around with the sway bar, while they went to go get parts.

6 or 7 hours later the suspension was complete.

3 hours later the coil swap was complete.

 

dude, i gotta say.. im hearing this weird knocking noise once in a bit on the way home. did we put the shock on right?? cause i feel like we had to many parts left over.

im gonna give it another test drive without all the **** in the trunk.

PICS UP SOON!!! woop

 

I know everything I did was torqued to spec...

 

i dont think it would be a torquing issue but an assembly issue.


i know it was my responsibility and im just wondering while i was gone i saw u guys on the lapytopys was it for the instructions or just the parts? ( i havent gone on my test run yet btw)





again guys THANK YOU for all ur help i'd be lost without you guys...

really.........
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........ especially shady , for personal reasons. ^_-

 

ghay

 

lol.

 

shinka,
you gotta start breakin' it in n' pay really close attention to everything. Listen for noises, see you can feel differences in ride quality n' don't be hesitant to take things apart n' double check (i know it's saved my *** a couple of times)

it was good seein' you again n' even better seein' you work on your own car finally Keep it up!

 

Mike.. except you... cause u just ate stuff.


hahahah jk


Shady

Atilla yeah dude im gonna tryem now, i mean on the way home i could hear it but i dont know if its because the shocks are new to the car ( dont know if thats a factor or not) but i rolled over a few bumps on purpose now and then and i didnt hear this said noise.


idk but i just got ready to take it out for a spin, and thanks for the props .

 

Might want to double check the front sway bar bushings. other than that I dunno what could be making the noise.

 

P.S. ditto to what P said.

 

What could it be, it occurs when the road gets uneven, but it won't do it when iim goiing over a bump. Its really weird, also happens during some turnsthe rear iisnt doing it just the front. Shady if its the bushhings what am I looking for it to be doing and not doing

 

 

dude i left my camera at my friends house. i gotta pick it up in the morning.

 

the bushings are the things you had a trouble finding the lots for, remember those? check to make sure that the bolts are tight on all 4 bolts.

 

alright, i think i found the issue.


https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...d+link+install

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...end+link+sound
exact issue.

 

well that solves that mystery

 

i'm glad i could help in resolving that mystery..

nice work gentlemen...

 

DAMMIT now i know what we didnt do.

we didnt preload the endlink, we tightened the endlinks when the car was still up, not when the car was on the ground.

 

well - good thing you did it yourself shinka - now you know how to fix it

 

yeah its pretty easy, just undo the bolts and re tighten them with the car on the ground.

ill do it in the morning.

 

Good to hear that~
Sorry couldn't stay for the whole thing, gotta pick up my kid.
Nice to meet you guys, definitely try to stay longer next time. (I'll nag my wife.)

Looking forward to next meet~

Cheers,

 

ShinkaEvo: Good meeting you too bro


Shinkateen: Just that simple aye?