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Originally Posted by takjak2 Be careful, bumping the top of the a arm has caused catastrophic failure This. If you have smacked the underside of the tower even once, you

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Old 09-27-2013, 11:18 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Be careful, bumping the top of the a arm has caused catastrophic failure
This.

If you have smacked the underside of the tower even once, you may have done damage to your spindles.

The answer here is to raise the car, there is no other solution.

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The answer here is to raise the car, there is no other solution.
Oh, come on. Suspension travel is for posers.
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