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<table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width="99%" align="center"> <tr bgcolor="#000000"><td> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"> <tr bgcolor="#000099"> <td colspan="2" align="left"> <font size="2" color="#ffffff" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>T O P I C R E V I E W</b> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Jmir018</b> <br /><small>Member # 1414</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,10,24,21,1,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> so.. i've had a set of upper adjustable control arms sitting in my garage for over 5 months.<br />I never bother instaling them because i didn't have the tool nor knew the procedure to asjust the pinion angle.<br />Well.. today i decided to install them.<br />I measured the length of the stock ones and the Adjustable ones.. one side lined up great.. the other one i had to mess with it a little bit to get it to fit. Took me about 20 minutes.. the bolts came right off for the first time in my life i had no issues...<br />So i went for a drive afterwards.. and now the car won't stop spinning the tires.. i mean.. it'll just be spin city all the way to third.<br />My question is... what is the worst that can happen if my pineon is off.. it feels like i actually raised the pinion in relationship to the ground.<br />I wanted to take it to infineon tomorrow hoping for 12s, but i just might skip the trip if i'll just get crappy times.<br />Thanks.<br />Jersey<br /> <br /> <small>[ November 24, 2006, 09:05 PM: Message edited by: Jmir018 ]</small> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>white50steve</b> <br /><small>Member # 5887</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,10,24,21,50,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> you should set the pinion about about 2 degrees down. you'll need an angle finder <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>SmokinLX</b> <br /><small>Member # 1684</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,10,25,0,11,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Do You have unidirectional tires and accidently got em on the wrong side? I had this happen when We did Mine <img border="0" title="" alt="[Embarrassed]" src="redface.gif" /> . <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>PonyXpress</b> <br /><small>Member # 7084</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,10,25,1,14,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Sears sells a cheap angle finder that will help you out greatly. <a href="http://www.baselinesuspensions.com" target="_blank">www.baselinesuspensions.com</a> has some great information that will help you out as well. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Jmir018</b> <br /><small>Member # 1414</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,10,25,1,55,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by SmokinLX:<br /><strong> Do You have unidirectional tires and accidently got em on the wrong side? I had this happen when We did Mine <img border="0" title="" alt="[Embarrassed]" src="redface.gif" /> . </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">my tires have no thread left<br /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" /> <br />....Thanks for the suggetions guys..<br />does anyone have the tool locally in the san mateo area and can adjust mine tomorrow?<br />Thanks. <br /> </font> </td></tr> </table></td></tr></table> <br /> <br />
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