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Old Mar 14, 2007 | 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by TrueWildMan
That being said, MACDRIVE, you gotta remember that slotting those holes is factory spec.

That would be fine if they had a special jig with a templet to get the holes perfectly concentric, but doing them by hand, there'* no way they'll be perfect. :(
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Old Mar 14, 2007 | 10:38 PM
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That being said, MACDRIVE, you gotta remember that slotting those holes is factory spec.

That would be fine if they had a special jig with a templet to get the holes perfectly concentric, but doing them by hand, there'* no way they'll be perfect. :(
Actually, it doesn't have to be a perfect slot. The hole is there already, and really all you need is about 10mm at the very most. It would be pretty hard to cause the strut tower to go left or right to such a point that it can't be adjusted.

Those holes don't need to be machine perfect, as is noted by the oversized hole anyway.
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 07:18 PM
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Got my car back from the alignment shop yesterday. They did as the bulletin suggested, and my car is now flying perfectly straight!! I can let go ot the wheel, and the car stays driving straight.

Now that feels right, and I'm happy. :P
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 07:20 PM
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Good work.
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 09:01 PM
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Great news....glad that it all worked out for you!
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