hey guys, long time since ive posted. and here to give some good friendly advice. i left of on getting rear end, trans., and cam done on my ride. thats not gonna happen. long story short, on my way to work a kid in a dirt bike crossed infront of me and i almost hit him. talk about scary. hes ok, and no one got hurt, thats a good thing. so heres the deal, when i applied my brakes pretty dog gone hard, the car shooked really bad and it pulled to the left extremely hard. that was a awfull experience, and dont want to go thru that again. this is all drum brakes, so before u think your inline ride is all good, think again. i cant express enough to make sure that all the steering,suspension and brakes is in proper order. im in the process of doing it all right now,,, its a long tiring thing if you decide to do it yourself like i am. anyone whos done this can say so. keep in mind that all the steering and suspension is original. so, i went to my local alignment shop to get to get things checked. dude said,rear end bushings and all are ok, body buhings ok, but you front end is shot, and boy he was right! upper ball joints where loose,rubbber boots where gone, linkage was pretty messed up too. pitman arm was waasted aswell. and my brakes just had enough to grip. so to save alot, alot of money, its still a bit pricey for the regular guy like some of me and you. so i will do all the work myself to save a ton of cash. the bottom line is, we have got to have a safe car, and i was so caught up on doing performance get up and go parts, that i neglected the rest of the ride. i say, from here on out, i will make sure that everything else gets done firts before i continue any performance upgrades. im just glad that i didnt hit this kid and got killed or something. thats when i will count it as a blessing. thanks to anyone who read this and i hope it makes sense to all who read this. a fellow inliner. thank you. any comments, thoughts, and suggestions are welcomed.
