Mar 13 2004, 06:51 PM
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DSM Tech Wizard ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 2,256 Joined: 10-January 01 From: central IL Member No.: 10 |
With the warm weather appraoching, and people getting anxious to start a little accelleration testing, I urge everyone to take a look at thier brake pads to make sure they can stop when the need arises.... I was installing the front shocks and springs on my car this afternoon when I happened to glance down and noticed that my pads were all but GONE. Probably another week before I would have been riding metal on metal. The wear indicators had been broken or bent so they wouldn't squeel to warn me of the lurking disaster. I'm just glad I cought it when I did...
-------------------- The fastest car I own is a minivan....
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Mar 15 2004, 11:39 AM
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DSM Tech Wizard ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 2,256 Joined: 10-January 01 From: central IL Member No.: 10 |
The whining wasn't actually coming from the rear-end, but rather from the transfercase which is mounted to the tranny. No matter, it's fixed now!!
The springs are fairly stiff, and it rides about the same as the lowest corner of the car with the stock spings you had in it (front driver's side if I remember correctly). It rides like it's on rails now! Sounds like you've got one heck of a project underway there! We'll have to line em up once you get it together!! -------------------- The fastest car I own is a minivan....
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AWD DSM 1 Check your brakes!! Mar 13 2004, 06:51 PM
SCCA Stang thanks for the warning rob, fortunatelly I wont ha... Mar 13 2004, 06:57 PM
AWD DSM 1 That reminds me... I'm going to have to just ... Mar 13 2004, 08:35 PM
SCCA Stang do not buy organic, they heat up too much too fast... Mar 13 2004, 09:07 PM
ncgalant I had wondered that. I have organic pads on the f... Mar 13 2004, 11:39 PM
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SCCA Stang QUOTE I had wondered that. I have organic pads on ... Mar 14 2004, 09:11 AM
AWD DSM 1 As do I now!! New brakes are a 100% impro... Mar 14 2004, 05:51 PM
mark95turbo QUOTE (POS AWD @ Mar 14 2004, 11:51 PM)As do ... Mar 14 2004, 06:16 PM
AWD DSM 1 Haha!! Transfercase has been sitting in t... Mar 14 2004, 08:35 PM
TSiwrx its great to hear you got that damn whining noise ... Mar 15 2004, 10:43 AM![]() ![]() |
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