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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 12:11 AM
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Boxed a-arms

I HATE THIS NEW SITE!

Just had to get that out.

Does anyone have any pictures of boxed a-arms? I'm doing it tonight and I'm going off of memory. I'm bracing by the bushings and then from the outer to the spring cup. Any help would be appreciated!
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Blue1989RS
I HATE THIS NEW SITE!

Just had to get that out.
What? Is it the fact that the headers take up half the screen? Or the Reply window takes three minutes to load? Or that the signatures and avatars take up all your bandwidth and push the text off the screen? You can adjust a lot of that in your PHP settings (Control Panel) and browser settings. Then again, if you're using MS Internet Destroyer, you might be screwed.
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Old Apr 2, 2006 | 08:53 PM
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I don't have the picture here, as i'm not at home... you could try searching for it? "strengthening A-arms"...
I heard it wasn't a ton of help though.

basically 1"x1/8" strip of steel, maybe 2" long... put it over the ears to strengthen it, slightly outwards of the spring pocket, then one more just inside of the spring pocket...

hope that helps.

Or the Reply window takes three minutes to load
oh good, I thought that was just me, it takes a really long time to make the post itself... sheesh...
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Old Apr 3, 2006 | 11:08 AM
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this is what i did
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Old Apr 3, 2006 | 04:22 PM
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Ya welded over the indexing holes

How ya set your springs?
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Old Apr 3, 2006 | 06:41 PM
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Same way I always do, I line up the cut end with the spindle knuckle. Is that what those holes are supposed to be used for? My welder friend got a little crazy with the welds, at least they were deep.
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Old Apr 7, 2006 | 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Vader
What? Is it the fact that the headers take up half the screen? Or the Reply window takes three minutes to load? Or that the signatures and avatars take up all your bandwidth and push the text off the screen? You can adjust a lot of that in your PHP settings (Control Panel) and browser settings. Then again, if you're using MS Internet Destroyer, you might be screwed.
I have no problems with Firefox. IMO its by far the best browser. I love tabs, i usually have atleast 20 webpages open.
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Old Apr 20, 2006 | 03:12 PM
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hey Travis, those look good, let me know how they work for ya, I may have to think about that for the vert
Rich
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