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Old Dec 30, 2003 | 11:32 PM
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ok heres whats up. my hatchie scraps netime i have a lot of weight in the back. only the drivers side rear wheel touches. when i turn right or i hit a pothole. they told me my bad shocks were dead. so i replaced them and im still scraping. what could be the problem?
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Old Dec 30, 2003 | 11:48 PM
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Is youre car lowered?
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Old Dec 30, 2003 | 11:50 PM
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raise it up(if you have coil-overs) or stop carrying a heavy load.
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Old Dec 31, 2003 | 12:24 AM
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heh no actually its stock height
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Old Dec 31, 2003 | 12:46 AM
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have you done anything to the suspension?

what do you mean by "scraping"
I usually think of the bottom of the car hitting the ground with a term like that

what size wheels/tires do you have,
and(very important) what offset?
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Old Dec 31, 2003 | 12:47 AM
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Hes probobaly just rubbing. No big deal.
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Old Dec 31, 2003 | 04:10 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Ekay &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Hes probobaly just rubbing. No big deal.</TD></TR></TABLE>

so its not bad if he's riding around on busted *** shocks?
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Old Dec 31, 2003 | 04:10 AM
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how big are your rims?

thats what i would like to know'
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Old Dec 31, 2003 | 04:57 AM
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i got si rims. its like the wheel is touching inside of the wheel well. i got kyb shocks installed. but i could have 3 people in the back and itll only scrape when i turn right. and itll keep scraping till the car is straight again. also when i hit pot holes, my car doesnt bounce around a lot but the wheel still scrapes. then i just smell burnt rubber what else could it be? could it be a bad spring?
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Old Dec 31, 2003 | 05:35 AM
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might be b/c of the si rims themselves, i only say this b/c on my 96 coupe i have si's and when i make full right or left turns its rubs or when i hit a big hole you hear it rub (but my car is dropped) in your case i guess its because of the normal bounce the shock.
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Old Dec 31, 2003 | 09:25 AM
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All it is, is you riding with three people in the back and the Si Wheels rubbing. So,

in other wheels don't ride with that many people. My rule is only 3 people in my

car... 2.25" and scraping (stock shocks). And also, I might be wrong!
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Old Dec 31, 2003 | 10:47 AM
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i use to have that prob til i upgraded to a ITR sway bar.
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Old Dec 31, 2003 | 12:16 PM
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check bushings that would be my guess
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Old Dec 31, 2003 | 12:20 PM
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waht size tires are you running? could be the prob.
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Old Dec 31, 2003 | 12:49 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Blk_Guy_N_S3DAN &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> My rule is only 3 people in my

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Demn. I can't take anyone else other than myself.
Only seat is a Sparco Torino.
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Old Dec 31, 2003 | 07:18 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by R_EG &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Demn. I can't take anyone else other than myself.
Only seat is a Sparco Torino.</TD></TR></TABLE>

So what do you do for dates and ****?
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