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  • #61
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    here is the story of how i almost died......
    hahahahahahahahahahaha holy that got a good laugh outta me.

    ya no biggy, da dundun daaaaaa! eric to the rescue
    I'm bay curious.

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    • #62
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      DUDE I left you my jack for a reason!!!!!! Why were you even using that thing?! Car looks good man see you later today!
      Bagged 2004 Jetta GLS 1.8T Stage 2 Unitronic, 2016 Tiguan R-Line , S13 SR20DET, Mk2 VR6 Project, 2011 Dodge Ram 1500

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      • #63
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        SIGH...Very JELLY!!! Next Saturday! Car looks GREAT!!!
        Last edited by Geobmx4life; 05-06-2012, 09:10 AM.
        Hers 2009 Audi A4 6sp manual
        Mine....2005 Golf TDI, VNT 17, Malone tuned stage 4, Spec stage 2 clutch, FMIC, Ventectomy, NewSouth gauges, BuzzKen 2.5 turbo back exhaust, Evolution Skidplate, Helix OEM Reps retrofitted with Morimoto Bixenon mini's, ST coils, colour matched Huffs. Frostheater

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        • #64
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          What is your final Fender to ground and did you have to use spacers?
          Tim
          Golf 1.8T GTI MKIV

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          • #65
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            dunno what my fender to ground is, but i got about 2 fingers from the fender to the tire. i still got 1.5 inches of thread left so if i want i can go quite a bit lower. i had to run 5mm spacers to get rid of some rubbing i had on the coilovers. i might pick up some bigger ones in a couple weeks, but that also means im gonna have to get extended lugs which i hear are very expensive.

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            • #66
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              Originally posted by nismodrifter View Post
              Theres a reason they call it "the widow maker".
              That is exactly what I was going to say. You should also never rely on a jack to keep you safe. Always use a jack stand no matter what. The only thing keeping you safe with only a jack is a $0.05 O-ring. Just ask the crew of the shuttle Challenger what happens when an o-ring fails...
              Name: Brent
              His: '04 TDI Golf Mods: None If it's smoken it ain't broken
              Family: '15 Jetta Sportwagon
              Fun car: '92 Blue Karmann Crabby Cabby Mods: Coils, front and rear swaybars, LED interior lights and some other old things.

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              • #67
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                Bent my fender because of a failed widowmaker. Luckily it failed just as I was pulling the wheel off, the wheel jammed under the fender is what was holding up the car.

                That was my lesson learned. Jack stands always, even if it's a quick tire change
                Last edited by btimbit; 05-07-2012, 08:27 PM.
                '14 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray (On Order)
                '06 VW Jetta TDI (Daily)
                '07 Ford F-150
                '06 Mazda 3 (hers)

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                • #68
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                  Yeah on my old jetta, the widow maker slipped out and pinched in between the rocker panel and ground, pushing up and destroying the rocker panel. :(

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                  • #69
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                    Originally posted by Stonewall View Post
                    That is exactly what I was going to say. You should also never rely on a jack to keep you safe. Always use a jack stand no matter what. The only thing keeping you safe with only a jack is a $0.05 O-ring. Just ask the crew of the shuttle Challenger what happens when an o-ring fails...
                    More like $0.002 o-ring. Canadian tire/princess auto sells cheap jack stands that wwould save your live potentially in a situation like this
                    Calgary Autoworks

                    2004.5 Jetta GLI
                    2005 Audi Allroad

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