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Old 08-06-2013, 02:28 PM   #1
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The suspension was hanging from the shocks (figured I'd be OK since it was on the stands). I started messing with the driveline angle by jacking the front snout on the axle. With the shocks at full extension they didn't have any give and snapped the shaft on one, bent the shaft on the other. Not one of my smarter moments.

Better you did it now than at high speed in a corner.
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Old 08-06-2013, 02:37 PM   #2
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Better you did it now than at high speed in a corner.
True. But I already knew I needed limiting straps before I drove it any more that way. I thought I could get away with it while on stands, but I was wrong.
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Old 08-06-2013, 03:00 PM   #3
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True. But I already knew I needed limiting straps before I drove it any more that way. I thought I could get away with it while on stands, but I was wrong.
Didn't you already get some straps for the suspension? or are these something else entirely?
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