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monk_t
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 Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 8:12 pm
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Interesting very interesting thread... I have serious concerns about wear...but from looking at it you really need to know how and when to apply power, so the car moves and not drifts on the track.
I guess time will tell if I join the party. |
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MG Man
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Joined: 01 May 2003
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Location: Sitting on a cornflake
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Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:32 pm
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ok, my car is mos def the oldest car to compete at dex.....it has seen four full seasons, and at least two events a year outside that...........never changed a single suspension bush or anything else as a result of dex......just wear on tyres
Even my steering rack, which is not assisted has shown no signs of wear
Whatever stress or loading on a car during dex is experienced for just a few seconds.....not nearly enough to do any damage
If your car already has issues, dex may show them up........if you have a bad CV joint or worn bushes, they may be more noticeable after dex, but competing cannot be blamed for that......... |
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MG Man
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Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:40 pm
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| another point for nOObs; if after dex you find your car vibrating, it is not the suspension.....you probably flat-spotted your tyre...........and don't count on the alignment place to pick up on that |
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sirbill
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:42 am
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| Zilch on increased or unusual mechanical wear that I know of. I suspect the daily drive to work does a hell of a lot more damage. And as the organic matter becomes more in tune with the inorganic stuff, less wear on the tyres and better times too. Go figure. |
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MG Man
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:07 pm
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tip: stop driving like me and you will vastly improve your times  |
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megadoc1
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Joined: 09 Jan 2006
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:16 pm
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| MG Man wrote: | ok, my car is mos def the oldest car to compete at dex.....it has seen four full seasons, and at least two events a year outside that...........never changed a single suspension bush or anything else as a result of dex......just wear on tyres
Even my steering rack, which is not assisted has shown no signs of wear
Whatever stress or loading on a car during dex is experienced for just a few seconds.....not nearly enough to do any damage
If your car already has issues, dex may show them up........if you have a bad CV joint or worn bushes, they may be more noticeable after dex, but competing cannot be blamed for that......... |
thats all  |
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Quiksilver
3NE 2NR for life
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 1:11 pm
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| ^^agreed.....my daily drive results in alot more wear and tear on my car so i highly doubt that dex does anything other than show up the issues.... |
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MadCrix
3NE 2NR Moderator
Joined: 22 Mar 2004
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Location: Missing the ride
My 2NRide: Mitsubishi Evolution VII
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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:51 am
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i have changed about 50 pairs of tires 4 knuckle joints and 8 stablizer bushings in 3 years of dex and i drive daily south north and back on south roads.. and i doh like to stop for humps as well..
in the evo i stop  |
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NarendZORCE
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Joined: 16 Apr 2003
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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:10 pm
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nice thread!  |
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Advil
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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:51 pm
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| indeed! |
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MG Man
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Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 10:42 pm
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| good info |
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noshownogo
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Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 3:35 pm
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| MadCrix wrote: | i have changed about 50 pairs of tires 4 knuckle joints and 8 stablizer bushings in 3 years of dex and i drive daily south north and back on south roads.. and i doh like to stop for humps as well..
in the evo i stop |
Crix that was you on the roadside on Diego Highway Saturday afternoon? Problems  |
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MadCrix
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Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 3:58 pm
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nope car was home parked up and i not in country
edit: most likely car was being tuned
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*KRONIK*
Riding on 17's
Joined: 05 Aug 2005
Tech posts: 1209
Location: Rollin' in a Foreign used...with the hard pong!!
My 2NRide: Mitsubishi Mirage
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Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 4:12 pm
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Hmmmm.... besides destroyin 4 good tyres on my first attemp at dex...........(i blame the 2 minutes of adrenaline 4 dis)
i damaged two mounts (due to ignorance and improper shifting techniques)
axles (not dex but playin the a$$ with the after dex activities)
never damaged a bushin yet
neither any of my steering components
i aslo managed to damage a set of wagner disc pads by over heating dem and they fractured
so really ur biggest setback @ dex is ur tyres
providing ur car has no unresloved issues
and my milage is over 100K |
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Rudman
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Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 4:55 pm
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Yuh know kronik, you and I have exactly the same type of car and I have been dexing with it for more than 2 years now........wat de fack U does be doing with your car??!!
I never had to deal with half of dem problems you does be posting up. God man.......yuh giving CK lancers ah bad name!
Stop roughing up de car for heaven's sake, or get ah EVO or something....
I am willing to bet your transmission is the next problem to deal with. Yuh swap it out yet? |
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wagonrunner
30 pounds of Boost
Joined: 18 May 2004
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Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 6:52 pm
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Rudman,
but yuh won't be fast, unless yuh exaggerating yuh steering inputs, slamming on d brakes, jumping on d accelerator, and launching from N to 1st. |
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*KRONIK*
Riding on 17's
Joined: 05 Aug 2005
Tech posts: 1209
Location: Rollin' in a Foreign used...with the hard pong!!
My 2NRide: Mitsubishi Mirage
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Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:21 pm
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| wagonrunner wrote: | Rudman,
but yuh won't be fast, unless yuh exaggerating yuh steering inputs, slamming on d brakes, jumping on d accelerator, and launching from N to 1st. |
yup daz me rite dey
LOL
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Yuh know kronik, you and I have exactly the same type of car and I have been dexing with it for more than 2 years now........wat de fack U does be doing with your car??!!
I never had to deal with half of dem problems you does be posting up. God man.......yuh giving CK lancers ah bad name!
Stop roughing up de car for heaven's sake, or get ah EVO or something....
I am willing to bet your transmission is the next problem to deal with. Yuh swap it out yet?
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well i duz rel ruf ruff up the car..........no lie dey.........
if i coulda afford a evo i would have bought one already
rite now i feel ill do like b] Venum[/b],and buy a Pick up 
i actually am experiencing tranny problems but i tink i cuz my fluid duefor change
(it brown after 25,000Km  )
i am currently unemployed/broke/owing my mech money for changing my axles and spindles and in need of5 more quarts of Diamond transmission fluid
so it sad
but i tink once my trany fluid change ill be OK
cuz i los a quart whil removing the axls andthe one quart i aded actaully has the tranny feelin better
so i tink is all good
i wont be dexin my car anymore.. but ill ill come to the events and take it in (probably hop a ride in urs) |
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Spectre
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Joined: 27 Jun 2007
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Location: Zorcing around Belmont
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Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 4:57 pm
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| Who supplies Polybushings, Rubberized engine mounts and energy suspension kits |
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Greypatch
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Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 2:06 pm
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find your car vibrating, it is not the suspension.....you probably flat-spotted your tyre....
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well said..
real nice thread fellas |
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