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    Issues with upgraded swaybar/end links

    in Brakes, Suspension and Steering

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    1 minute ago, RaKid said:

    The believe I understand the issue I'm having and as per the pic above it's my understanding that I'm missing the spacers on each end of the link.

     

    Yeah those spacers might help get the angle correct again. Tbh the other style is a better link as the two ends pivot like a ball joint which puts less stress on the whole thing,  what you choose to you is your choice of coarse, just giving you an option

    Issues with upgraded swaybar/end links

    in Brakes, Suspension and Steering

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    16 minutes ago, RaKid said:

     

    Could you elaborate a little further on this please? 

    The links appear to look identical this this kit here which is the GC8 front alloy links. What links should I be fitting?

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    Those are for steel arms not alloy, they'd listed it wrong. 

     

     

    2 minutes ago, RaKid said:

    Well Whiteline also have this style as on option for this chassis yes.

     

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    But my question still remain unanswered...

    Those are what you want, you can get them from bnt cheap enough. 

     

    Once you replace the fronts you'll be fine

    What have you done to your car today?

    in General Vehicle Discussion

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    12 hours ago, boyracer693 said:

    Lesson learned....ALWAYS USE A TORQUE WRENCH!!!!

     

    Tbh you don't need to use one, 10mm bolts require so little tension. I see people up there that the recommended setting is 18nm, you'd have to buy a small 1/4" torque wrench for that and they aren't cheap. You just need to learn to be sensible when tightening small bolts and nuts (such as suspension tophat nuts) and do them with a 1/4" socket just tight enough. 

     

    I bought a parts car recently and the rear tophat nuts were so tight I had to use a 3/8" breaker bar to loosen them, and whoever put them on also managed to snap one of the studs, so one strut only had 2 studs holding it in place! Muppets

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    Theft prevention tactics

    in Stolen Vehicle Register

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    2 hours ago, pl0x said:

    A mate's "professionally" installed alarm really opened my eyes as to how easy it can be done. He drowned his remote so we needed to bypass the alarm and it took us all of 2 minutes.

     

    Also side note; we had a mates paddock racer going missing (2L n/a impreza). No battery or gas, 4 flat or popped tires, rwd/welded diff with 1 snapped axle, almost if not every panel dented. Why would you...

     

    When it comes to "professional" installation, you really only get what you pay for. If you want them to remove your dash to bury the module and incorporate its wiring into your factory looming that'll cost a whole lot more money as it takes a lot of time. 

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    Theft prevention tactics

    in Stolen Vehicle Register

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    4 hours ago, Batbaruman said:

    nek minit they break in just to steal the iphone and gap the scene. i suspect for this to work you'd want to hide it in a place that's really hard to access.

     

    question about immobilisers. i have a 5 star car alarm, is the immobilizer good enough to stop someone from being able to take the care other than by towing it? its got a loud ass alarm siren too but i guess that is easily shut up by cutting the cable to it. famous last words but i'm not that concerned about anyone towing it away, more concerned about the smash and grab opportunist types

     

    also have 1 locknut on each wheel and intend on putting the locknut somewhere a bit more secure too

    5 star merely means the car has 2 immobilizers and a battery back up siren (and they're not even half as loud as a standard siren). Nothing will stop a smash and grab or a tow. 

     

    As for lock nuts,  I recently bought a car that had one on each wheel and I didn't have the correct socker for them.  Took maybe an extra minute to get all 4 of them off.

    Theft prevention tactics

    in Stolen Vehicle Register

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    The only guarantee you have when it comes to theives is theft insurance.

     

    Gone are the days of the simpleton smashing a window and hot wiring the car for a speedy getaway. These guys literally do it for a living, if they want it they'll take it,  pure and simple. No amount of alarms, switches, disconnected circuits or anti thrift equipment will stop them.

     

    A friends wrx got stolen from a train station in broad daylight, it was alarmed with immobilizers and a steering wheel lock, police closed the case a few short days in due to lack of evidence and leads. Cc tv at the station wasn't even useful enough to id  anyone or anything. 

     

    Insure it, you at least get a small some of money back, because you'll never see the car again. 

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