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Old 04-04-2017, 07:40 PM   #111
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Maybe it was covered over the last 11 pages, but what are you using for references/instructions? I've looked into some of the rear suspension DIYs online, and I feel like a lot of them are written by people who like taking extra shit apart for no reason.
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Old 04-04-2017, 09:08 PM   #112
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References and instructions?
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Old 04-04-2017, 09:51 PM   #113
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References and instructions?
I think he means for torque specs.
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Old 04-04-2017, 10:05 PM   #114
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I think JV just uses his memory from the last N times he took his race car apart and put it back together.
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Old 04-04-2017, 10:18 PM   #115
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As in, factory service manual vs. something else, one of which was helpful before you gained the ability to do the work drunk and blindfolded.
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Old 04-05-2017, 07:08 AM   #116
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TIS beats everything else.
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Old 04-05-2017, 08:02 AM   #117
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I do some recon via YouTube and forum DIY's and use a Chilton book mostly for torque specs.
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Old 04-05-2017, 08:27 AM   #118
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I use the TIS for torque settings and other specs... though TIS is incredibly frustrating to navigate. TIS was indispensable when I rebuild the engine in the DSP car.

For procedures, I kind of just figured things out on my own.
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Old 04-07-2017, 08:05 AM   #119
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Stock shift lever and bushing versus new ZHP shift lever. Shifter had upwards of 8mm of vertical play and 2-3mm of fore-aft play. Not good.

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Old 04-07-2017, 08:12 AM   #120
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Vertical play?! Like, Z-axis play?!
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