ff_drift's curb incident thread

[BlackCobalt707]

lol got ya. well i know if i need to get somethin measured up ima hit you up

 

[ff_drift_lol]

pretty simple, cradle from one corner to anothe must be within 3mm according to gm. control arm from corner to ball joint picture the ball joint as x, the corner with the 2 bolts is y and the bushing is z, measure from x to y and x to z. you must have both control arms out of the car. if you know one is good, (i forgot the measurements) measure that one, compare it to the one you suspect is bent. if its 2mm off it's no good according to gm. knuckle is the last thing you replace. you kida narrow it down to the knuckle worst case scenario. the hub will make noise if it's bad. spinning it by hand and hearing abnormal noise, not moving, moving too freely means it's bad. it should turn freely but not spin on its own. it'll turn and stop itself turning it by hand. the struts..well if you have a camber problem and the cradle and control arms are good replace struts. it's tough to replair front end damage...and it costs quite a bit.

 

[ls1fbody]

Liz told me the story, bummerific man.

The new wheels are going to look sick. The knuckle could be all fuggered up. You're gonna need to compare it to another one in god shape just to make sure.

IMO you should have painted a few other pieces that cadillac white, like your VC and maybe FLCA's

 

[ff_drift_lol]

the wha and the wha? i get the paint for free i work at caddy

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compared it to the other knuckle it looks fine. hopefully the struts fix it.

 

[ls1fbody]

Valve Cover, and your control arms.

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how much + camber?

 

[dman090]

Valve Cover, and your control arms.

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how much + camber?

i think a Valve Cover would look very nice in that color. but i dont see a point in painting your control arms lol, whos ever gonna see them? ( allthought yours looks sexy as **** lol)

 

[ff_drift_lol]

i drive the car daily so painted control arms would last a week lol. ok soo...update. my phone's camera kinda blows...so bare with me til I take a real photo shoot.

the real color is obvious in the pictures in my 1st post
bowties are also pearl white. it's like a tuxedo balt

 

[ls1fbody]

Powdercoat. Just saying.

 

[ff_drift_lol]

paint is just as strong. powdercoating chips too

 

[dman090]

i think it looks damn good! so is that your drop with ground force springs?