I am an idiot.....I put on a rear suspension link upside down. [Archive] - SR20 Forum

: I am an idiot.....I put on a rear suspension link upside down.


NJse-r
10-05-2004, 10:27 PM
While doing my rear energy suspension bushings i managed to put one of the rear links on upside down. Not the the parrallel links but the one that ties in at the bottom of the hub. It has a kink in it that kinks away from the tire....but i put it on so that it kinked toward the tire...upside down. It lined up perfectly because both ends are aligned straight and the kink is there to just move it away from the tire. When i put it together the wrong way i took the car for a ride and only got a few feet when i heard this noise like the brakes where rubbing. I took a look and saw that the link was rubbing on the rim! i was like......WTF. I guess i was not paying attention. Anyway i just thought i would share.....i put it together the right way and everything is fine now. Has anyone else ever done this....it seems pretty easy to do.

NJse-r
10-06-2004, 07:03 AM
I guess i am the only person who has done this.......now i feel real dumb.

JimR
10-06-2004, 10:05 AM
I guess i am the only person who has done this...
Nope.

Not saying who, but I plead the fifth. ;)

Horus
10-06-2004, 10:28 AM
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For all us dummies out there who might try this!!!!!!! ;)

nissasin
10-06-2004, 01:07 PM
one time I drove around all day and forgot that I never torqued down my front lug nuts. It was pretty funny when I got home and realized my mistake. So yeah humans are dumb.