dschmink

Had some free time today. Took my car to the autocraft center and started working on the suspension. Asked them what time they closed and she said regular time. Regular time, mind you, is 930pm. So I get the rear end done, new tokico d specs, and the rear springs for the eibach prokits. Feeling pretty good... seeing as this was my first time doing this ****. So I move to the front and get all the bolts and such off and what do I hear? "Tool turn in" over the loudspeaker. F@CK! So I start cleaning up and I have a half finished suspension when a monkey asks if he can help so I let him put the 10mm bolts back on for the brakes and ****. Well as I'm clearing out and paying my fees at the desk he goes ahead and puts my wheels back on. Ok... no problem. Til I drive away and hear a ****ing CLUNK in the front. So, of course I'm pissed/worried thinking I messed up my first suspension install. WRONG. That f@cking monkey didn't put a lug nut in all the way and the **** in the back of our trunks don't fit my steeda lug nuts. Sooooo until tomorrow my car is half stock/half tuned.
Now I know how michael jackson felt inbetween ops.

dschmink

PS... They closed today at 4. I started at 230.

Vertigo

That sucks, but she will be all together soon! I wish i had "monkey" to help me out. Was he a chimp?

dschmink

I wish, then he would have had an excuse. He was a wrench that works in the shop. I'm just hoping he didn't strip the lugnut with the impact gun. But a half tightened or loose lugnut would DEFINITELY cause a clunk right? I did some twisties in the parking lot to recreate the sound and its def from the left front

paydirt

make sure the bolt on the top of your strut is tightend. I swaped out my springs to the prokit and went for a test drive and noticed a loud clunk from the front I pulled over and looked but I didnt see anything than i went home and searched further and noticed that the nut on the right side was alot further down than on the left. another way to check is just liftup on the side of the car you hear it coming from and you'll definentally see it moving around.

157dB

No one touches my ride, be it with tools or their rear end.

dschmink

well i hadn't even pulled it out. I was about to then they made me stop gave me the option to leave it over night or put it back together. So the front struts should be fine . I checked the bolts as soon as I stopped again but the only thing I could find that looked out of place was a lone lugnut deciding to go rogue.

paydirt

oh alrighty. well I hope you get it all sorted out. I know I hate having un finished work.

dschmink

First thing in the morning i'm going back in. On a good note, I love how the rear looks with the drop.

Black Mamba GTT

Hey Michael Jackson is the Shiznit!!!!!