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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 01:40 AM
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anyone had em? on anything? i want cut outs but electrical ones are too expensive and since i have true duals id need 2. but could they be made or found for pretty cheap. i want to be able to run a cable to em and open it and close it while drivin
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 02:16 AM
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I heard they suck. electrical ones FTW, theyre easier to install. mostly hearsay and yes they can get expensive. I thought about doing this, roll up to the drag in a quiet truck then open them up and she roars like no other.
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 10:35 AM
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**** electric lol im too poor for that ****
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 11:10 AM
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save your $$$ and ill help ya put them in when I come up there to do my spindles that is if I dont get spindles before then..
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 11:15 AM
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ha idk man the ones i looked at were like 300 a piece and id need two. not worth it imo haha. i just thought of this. taking old throttle bodys and riggin em up lol
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 11:37 AM
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haha ya throttle bodys might work, youd prolly need stronger flapps since it will have to keep exhaust gases at bay.

and Im jackin yo thread!! ok so right now I have stock springs and coil spacers for 2in of lift. I wanna get coils that are longer, the same length as stock coils and spacers. I think it would not only look better when you get close but also work better like having more articulation using a full spring. let me use a clicky pen as an example. would it be better to have a short spring'd pen that has a piece of plastic that will sometimes not come all the way out or a longer spring that will come out everytime? ok bad example but I think you get the point.

I will get you pics of spindles in just a min.
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 11:45 AM
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hahahaha horrible analogy but i get it. and your stock springs prolly saggin a lil now so itll prolly b even bigger
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 11:49 AM
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probably, and it would ride nicer esp with my new shocks. oh and spindles are the things that go between upper and lower control arms, they turn to turn your wheels, your hub is attached to them, your brake caliper, rotor and wheels are attached to them, for YOU your driveshaft thingy for your 4wd goes thru them to give power to your wheels. steering linkage connects to your spindle as well.
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 11:57 AM
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i am getting the electric cut out some time was supposed to be here about a month ago called QTP (quick time performance) they make the cut outs, they are sending it all brand new and ill have it by the end of the week or its free.. cross your fingers lol but once it comes in the cats will be straights and then the cut out but i only need one as i have SI/SO so ill post up a vid after i think i paid like 240 for mine its a 3 inch
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 12:14 PM
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exactly 240! and i need 2 haha but ill try the throttlebody as a cut out
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