Rochester / S.E. MN

JBark....you are right....County 1 is a blast! There are actually lots of cool roads as you head down toward Preston....Houston...etc.

I am going to try go get something organized in October. I'll start working on it next week.

Steve

 

Anybody else planning on going to the next fun run?

 

I'm going to pass on the Fall Run.

Is anyone interested in this? http://www.mnsubaru.com/forums/showthread.php?p=245512#post245512

 

OK Fun Run is tomorrow, i am going to go enjoy myself. anybody else going? If so let me know we can group up and go.
-Josh

 

Drive safely!

 

come along and show me how man! lol

 

So I'm seeing a few new names on the site from the 507 (and a few old too), just thought I'd see if people were up for a get together sometime. Ya know, meet n greet, hang out, maybe a drive.

 

I am around this weekend. Will probably do my oil change on saturday.

Sunday would be a good day to hangout. We could meet up at chateau or some other place.

let's do it!

 

Sunday afternoon sounds good. Just need to get some more of the 507 dwellers interested now.

 

hmf... out of town have fun guys
- nabil, nice to see you're still alive!

the "clunk" in my suspension has mysteriously returned. I don't know if it's a blown strut or some clearance issue. its just mildly annoying at this point.

 

Is it in the rear? Mine has one too, wrxboy2003 thought it might be from a bolt on my swaybar that doesn't look right.

 

If you wait a week I might be able to make it up there with a few subys from my area. Dont change the date because of me but I would like to make it to meet some of you guys

 

no, actually it's in my drivers side front, maybe both front sides, but likely just the drivers side. i tried tightening the top strut nut because that seemed to do the trick this spring when i had the same problem, but no dice... almost sounds like a rattling/shaking over low speed bumps/cracks.

 

I suppose we could do this twice if we had to.

 

well Pat, I'd say either play around in there and see if anything is loose, or replace everything with upgrades! Seriously if I get any ideas I'll let you know.

 

heh, yeah i have been hiding. If you plan on working on your suspension this winter, let me know as i would like to add RSB and Springs to my car. I just bought some tools (floor jack/stands/mechanic's toolbox etc).

let's meet at about 1pm and after hanging out for a while we could go watch a movie or something. I would'nt mind watching Saw3, the departed, the prestige, or flag of our fathers.

I have the weekend of 11th and 29th available. You are more than welcome to visit and maybe we can organize a drive in town.


let me know.

 

Pat

Are you running aftermarket endlinks in front? Going back to the stock ones cleared up all of my front end clunking.

If you want to take the strut out and check things out I do have a set of spring compressors.

Steve

 

Sounds good.

 

I'm still running stock endlinks. This spring when i first had this problem i believe i still had the stock FSB (now whiteline). I'm wondering if my foglight is loose or something on that order. I need someone to bang around under there while i'm in the drivers seat to listen for it. Worse case senario, my axle is loose and my wheel falls off while i'm driving to my parent's...

 

Let me know if I can help.

 

Maybe Friday afternoon?

 

I'm free until 1. I need to get off of 2nd shift.

 

I can help as well.
Can't do Friday afternoon, evening works though.
We could do it in my garage or your's. For FYI, mine is shared with 3 other's.

 

Pat

I should be around Friday afternoon after 3:30 or so if you want to come over....I don't mind taking a hammer to someone else's car.

Respond here or call my cell if you want to come over so I make sure I am there.

Steve

 

FINE....see if I ever offer to help again!

I'm sure between you and Josh you ought to be able to figure it out.

Steve

 

Just let me know when you want to do them. I can definately get the RSB in, Steve has Spring compressors...

Steve, Josh and I accomplished nothing - save for putting on my stock wheels/tires. The noise is still there, and the top rubber on my strut/spring is all messed up. I would like to borrow your spring compressors and possibly break some of your tools ... let me know when/if you can help...

 

Wow, Josh and I can post in the future! V(see below)V we actually posted at 2:44 AM

 

Well, I think I'll have Josh help at first. If we can't find it then I'll head to Steve's, then maybe Nabil can join us later! ) haha! anyway, I'm not too worried about it. just frustrated that i can't figure it out. I'll probably put on my stock wheels this weekend too. Should have some Blizzaks coming my way borrowing an employee discount.

 

Just gimmie a call, I'm usually up by 10. Usually.

 

Dude, dont tell then about our time warpie thingy, now they're gonna want tomorrows lotto numbers. )

Btw If you need a hand tomorrow I will have more time and can help drop the struts, prolly find a spring compressor if need to. (not a great one but it works)

 

woohoo, the case of the mystery strut noise is solved! Thanks Josh and Steve for your help/spring compressors.

 

Well, what was it? I's gots ta kno

 

Yeah....geez.....don't keep us in suspense! Spill the beans....

Steve

 

Sweet! Sooooo what was it?

Josh,

Are we still meeting at chateau at 1pm?

 

Absolutely. Last call for everyone else!

 

It was the rubber ring where the top of the spring meets the metal top of the strut. (did that explain it? i don't know) anyway it was metal on metal whenever the spring compressed. So there you have it - mystery solved!

Steve, I'll get your spring compressors back to you sometime. You probably don't need them anytime soon though.

 

Wasn't sure if it was that or something else. Good to know its gone though.

Btw you missed a fun afternoon, not a big showing (just me and Nabil) but it was still fun.

 

Spoke too soon. Tbe 'clunk' is back... oh, well, back to the drawing board...


Which coilovers should i get? KSport, Megan, or Endura-Tech?

 

That bites.
I don't know about their coil-overs but I had Megan springs on t3h SRT, did a pretty nice job. And quality was good for the $.

 

So as promised, I will be at Rookies on friday with some co-workers. You and everyone else that hides in Rochester is more than welcome to hang out.

We can discuss on finding a better place for winter hangouts and upcoming events!

 

I gotta work Friday night, Saturday would be much better if possible.

 

So....you're inviting us out to hang with your fellow computer-nerd friends....

shows what you think of our social lives.

Actually....I just realized....I pretty much don't have a social life.

FYI....I wouldn't care if we had occasional winter gatherings at my place....but a bar wouldn't be too bad either.

Steve

 

Pat....come over this weekend some time and let me give a listen. I have had more than my share of mystery clunks.

What about a wheel bearing. Try yanking on the wheel a couple of times and see if you feel any play.

Steve

 

Steve,
there is no play in the wheel/bearing. I'll be around this weekend, so we can meet up at some point (Sat. afternoon?).

 

I am pretty much booked this weekend. Next weekend?

And we gots to decide on a permanent spot.