um..... is this SAFE?
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um..... is this SAFE?
this is not my car, i just found the picture when looking up parts..
http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_...0197_large.jpg
does that seem kinda unsafe to anyone else? is this common?
http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_...0197_large.jpg
does that seem kinda unsafe to anyone else? is this common?
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Re: um..... is this SAFE?
Those are for sale on ebay.
Also at least one member here runs them from a name brand company back in the day.
I don't like them either.
Also at least one member here runs them from a name brand company back in the day.
I don't like them either.
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Re: um..... is this SAFE?
Originally Posted by mitchberry;5550153[url
http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/2/3431/621/21075310197_large.jpg[/url]
is this common?
is this common?
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Re: um..... is this SAFE?
They'd be a lot better if the installer had used larger diameter spacers, on both the top and the bottom, so that the load was spread onto the sheet metal better... but other than that, there's nothing inherently wrong with the principle.
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Re: um..... is this SAFE?
STG, never did come up with the picture but he did post of the strut tower bending down around them because of the way they are mounted. The load was not spread out correctly. IIRC
The reason I hate them is water is going to flood under them.
You can get Chinese ones like that on eBay for $125 delivered. http://www.ebay.com/itm/FRONT-CASTER...39a8e1&vxp=mtr
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The reason I hate them is water is going to flood under them.
You can get Chinese ones like that on eBay for $125 delivered. http://www.ebay.com/itm/FRONT-CASTER...39a8e1&vxp=mtr
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Re: um..... is this SAFE?
esc has been using those on his car for about 15 years now. If he can't break them, they're unbreakable. 
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