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[Eddy@ApexWheels]

Originally Posted by arrutled

noises are back on passenger side. The camber plate nut is tight, I wanna drop kick these effin plates in the damn river. While wearing steel toed shoes for safety reasons of course.

Vorshlag plates are known to be pretty much silent. They have the best bearing setup you can get. Ground-Control plates are what usually give everyone popping sounds (me included).

I don't know what is causing you all these noises if they were installed properly

[arrutled]

Me either, its only on passenger side right now. I'm going to take a closer look today since its a bit nicer outside.

[larryn]

My best guess either the sway bars or the M3 parts loosened up.

One more thing... you are lowered now. Are your endlinks too long now? (just a thought)

[arrutled]

Hmmmmm possible. wont hurt to check anyways.

[Feyd]

Wow this is the most epic install thread evAR!!

[larryn]

lol agree. I pretty much just bolted this exact same setup on with no issues.

[Bdh821]

Originally Posted by arrutled

noises are back on passenger side. The camber plate nut is tight, I wanna drop kick these effin plates in the damn river. While wearing steel toed shoes for safety reasons of course.

you can borrow my boots. that sucks man sorry to hear it. I also have some end links you can try

[arrutled]

It can't be end link length or else I would have it on both sides. When I get a free afternoon Im going to just reseat the spring again. I bought some spring compressors and everything I need to do it. I freaking almost had it all apart yesterday cause I dropped the allen bit inside the top of the upper spring perch, FML. good thing I have small hands/fingers, lol.

[larryn]

Originally Posted by Bdh821

you can borrow my boots. that sucks man sorry to hear it. I also have some end links you can try

Btw, you still have my old UUC end links, or are those the ones you are talking about?

[Bdh821]

Originally Posted by larryn

Btw, you still have my old UUC end links, or are those the ones you are talking about?

I do still have those. They seem like they are pretty beat up. I also have the velocity motorworks end links you told me to get that I was offering him to use

[larryn]

Originally Posted by Bdh821

I do still have those. They seem like they are pretty beat up. I also have the velocity motorworks end links you told me to get that I was offering him to use

D'oh. Okay. I'd like to try to free those UUC ones up some day, so I have a spare set.

Sorry, but I told you initially that I got the Velocity ones, then said don't get those ones. They have far to small of a mating surface on the inside bolting surface, and would not stay tightened on my car.

How did yours fare?

[arrutled]

i think I wanna blow my head off. got recommended sansossio auto body for fender work. Bad idea. I got goddam dents on my fenders which look fucking awful. goddamit. I am throwing in the towel before I do anything else fucking retardly stupid. tires still dont even fuckin fit either.

[larryn]

Originally Posted by arrutled

i think I wanna blow my head off. got recommended sansossio auto body for fender work. Bad idea. I got goddam dents on my fenders which look fucking awful. goddamit. I am throwing in the towel before I do anything else fucking retardly stupid. tires still dont even fuckin fit either.

Andy, step back and take a few breaths. This has been too long of a road, I agree, but giving up when you are so close?

Regarding the fender... Wtf??? Definitely talk to Phil. I've never used him, but have only heard great things about his shop.

[arrutled]

Phil was the one who took the hammer to fender. I thought he would be gentle to my baby, but he kinda beat the crap outta her. I worked the dents with my fender tool a little and it looks better. Ill need a good hot day and a little time to make it to my liking though. I wont be taking it back there thats for sure and this gives me a reason to buy a hammer and dolly set . I like buying tools, lol. I can do two things to make them fit as of now if I want to continue down this road. raise the car a little more and get an alignment to bring the toe in a little.

second option: stock springs, dinan camber plates, 235/40 265/35 kuhmo excsta's and keep direzzas on my performance wheels for the rainy days.

[arrutled]

bought a different style spring compressor. Hoping to put stocks back on thursday (what I originally wanted) while also painting megans car. shes has been hit and run 3 times in a year!

[arrutled]

good news to all who have read this long borin thread. One stock spring is in!!! Takes spring compressors and then pretty much clamping the camber plate on top of it until you can fit the nut on then a hammer to smack the spring into its seat. The passenger side camer plate's three nuts that connect it to the tower were scraping the upper spring perch which is what was probably creating all the noise. either way I am excited to have figured out one side. Gonna start on the second side when the sun comes out. If I have time today Ill do the rears. got my fingers crossed for a squeak free start up!!

[arrutled]

both done!!! gonna play some video games + eat and then put on the wheels/tires and take photos.