Tokico D-Spec on deck
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Re: Tokico D-Spec on deck
I thought you had to be active duty to rent the bays at Ft Myers? Are they open on Sundays?
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Re: Tokico D-Spec on deck
They are opened from 9-5 on Sundays. We would need to call/verify. They don't open until 12:30 on Fridays. I just added the link to my last post.
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Re: Tokico D-Spec on deck
I talked with a guy there and he said it is possible for contractors to rent bays. They just need to bring their CACs.
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Re: Tokico D-Spec on deck
Thanks for calling, it's been crazy here at the office today.
I guess I'll head to Ft Myer at 9:00 on Sunday.
I guess I'll head to Ft Myer at 9:00 on Sunday.
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Re: Tokico D-Spec on deck
Sounds good!
Jason, I can't remember, do you have a CAC? If not, did you want to meet somewhere?
Jason, I can't remember, do you have a CAC? If not, did you want to meet somewhere?
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Re: Tokico D-Spec on deck
I plan on being at the hobby shop NO LATER than 09:30. I'm setting an alarm and everything.
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Re: Tokico D-Spec on deck
No, I don't have one. There is a 7-11 not too far from the west gate Whatcha think? 9:15?
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Sounds good! I'll see you at 9:15.ElZorro wrote:No, I don't have one. There is a 7-11 not too far from the west gate Whatcha think? 9:15?
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Re: Tokico D-Spec on deck
well, they're on... and the rears are especially noisy. going to have to do some research, I think I may be missing a piece between the spring and the top-hat that came with the kit.
but they're on, thanks to Jason and Adam.
but they're on, thanks to Jason and Adam.
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Bummer. How's the ride though? I'm free again next Sunday
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Re: Tokico D-Spec on deck
the ride is better, if I plug my ears
I don't have a free weekend for a few months. going to call PTuning and have them look at it when I get an alignment.
I don't have a free weekend for a few months. going to call PTuning and have them look at it when I get an alignment.
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Re: Tokico D-Spec on deck
On the other hand, we can upgrade your factory sound so you wont hear them
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Re: Tokico D-Spec on deck
Mr Kleen wrote:well, they're on... and the rears are especially noisy. going to have to do some research, I think I may be missing a piece between the spring and the top-hat that came with the kit.
but they're on, thanks to Jason and Adam.
damn, that's not cool. what piece do you think you're missing? if there's a washer missing, you could run into problems where the tophat meets the strut shaft.
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Re: Tokico D-Spec on deck
Congrats on the install! What kind of noise are you getting in the rear? Is it NVH or more of a clunking type noise? How do they feel in the corners?!?!
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Re: Tokico D-Spec on deck
complacent wrote:Mr Kleen wrote:well, they're on... and the rears are especially noisy. going to have to do some research, I think I may be missing a piece between the spring and the top-hat that came with the kit.
but they're on, thanks to Jason and Adam.
damn, that's not cool. what piece do you think you're missing? if there's a washer missing, you could run into problems where the tophat meets the strut shaft.
Thats what I am missing and it sound like a chicken is stuffed in my rear driver side strut!
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Re: Tokico D-Spec on deck
Rubber strip between the rear springs and the tophat.
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doh! is that what's missing? ugh!Mr Kleen wrote:Rubber strip between the rear springs and the tophat.
colin
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Re: Tokico D-Spec on deck
Yeah. If the stocks needed to be modified and reused, it was beyond me. Researching now...
edit: so it appears that all 2004 Imprezas need either spacers or 2003 rear top hats. I was led to believe that only the 2004 waggons needed this.
guess I didn't do a thorough job with my homework on this one.
edit 2: but why did the kit come with rear top hats but no rubber for the spring to seat in? do I need just a portion of a 2003 top hat?
edit: so it appears that all 2004 Imprezas need either spacers or 2003 rear top hats. I was led to believe that only the 2004 waggons needed this.
guess I didn't do a thorough job with my homework on this one.
edit 2: but why did the kit come with rear top hats but no rubber for the spring to seat in? do I need just a portion of a 2003 top hat?
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Re: Tokico D-Spec on deck
Thats a PITA... they gave you a complete replacement tophat, it should have been right.
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Re: Tokico D-Spec on deck
It wouldn't make sense to include a top hat that didn't work, unless it was a 02-03 top hat, which it wasn't. That was a strange looking top hat too. You could reuse your stock rear 04 tops hats since it has the rubber.Mr Kleen wrote: edit: so it appears that all 2004 Imprezas need either spacers or 2003 rear top hats. I was led to believe that only the 2004 waggons needed this.
guess I didn't do a thorough job with my homework on this one.
edit 2: but why did the kit come with rear top hats but no rubber for the spring to seat in? do I need just a portion of a 2003 top hat?
Here are the spacers I used for the rear, Scooby 921 Spacers
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Re: Tokico D-Spec on deck
Wow, I remember this! I was originally going to go with a D-spec set in my 04 wrx.. but i decided against it because of the rear top-hat thing.Mr Kleen wrote:Yeah. If the stocks needed to be modified and reused, it was beyond me. Researching now...
edit: so it appears that all 2004 Imprezas need either spacers or 2003 rear top hats. I was led to believe that only the 2004 waggons needed this.
guess I didn't do a thorough job with my homework on this one.
edit 2: but why did the kit come with rear top hats but no rubber for the spring to seat in? do I need just a portion of a 2003 top hat?
damn. at least the rears are pretty easy to take apart? do you have a spring compressor?
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Re: Tokico D-Spec on deck
The top of the ne spring is a much larger diameter so no part of the stock top hats would work. Not sure how that spacer would remedy this situation. I wish I wasn't in class so I could make phonecalls and do more research.