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Old May 5, 2011 | 05:36 PM
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Default What Am I Doing Wrong? SLP STB.
I bought an slp strut tower brace for my car. previous owner said it was for 93-02 camaros. The only problem is why isnt it going in?

Heres a link to http://marylandspeed.com/slp-strut-t...5-p-153.htmlit.


Here are two pics with the car being on a flat surface.

driver side.


passenger side.


What am I doing wrong?
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Time to bust out the SLEDGE
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Slide it all on at the same time. Not one side then the other.
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Originally Posted by babbage1109
Slide it all on at the same time. Not one side then the other.
This. You have to maneuver it just right to get in. Mine did that when I first tried to too. Wiggle both on at the same time, or one side slightly on then get the other side slightly on and keep wiggling it down.
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Old May 5, 2011 | 06:31 PM
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Ill go ahead and try that. Be back in a bit.
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sorry but its not working. =[
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Originally Posted by lowerthanyou00
Time to bust out the SLEDGE
does it work or were you being sarcastic.
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You could drill the holes out more so there is more room...
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It took a lil tap with a hammer to get it to fit. I feel a bit of a difference when I turn, a bit stiff, not too much, just nice. I had to lift it as high as my cat could go and a lil tap from the passenger side. Thank you for your info guys.
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Originally Posted by Mr.z/28
...I had to lift it as high as my cat could go and a lil tap from the passenger side. Thank you for your info guys.
its called a jack in English

where r the installed pics
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edit: nvm looks like you got it
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Originally Posted by Raptor_WS6
its called a jack in English

where r the installed pics
I just assumed he used his phone and it auto corrected something

....or he bangs things with his cat, I'm not one to judge.
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Originally Posted by 99FormulaM6r
I just assumed he used his phone and it auto corrected something

....or he bangs things with his cat, I'm not one to judge.
haha **** cats lol, i WOULD use my neighbors stupid cats to lift my car haha fucken ******** **** all over our lawn... Time to buy a BB Gun
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Originally Posted by Raptor_WS6
its called a jack in English

where r the installed pics


btw reason it didnt want to go in straight is maybe it was in a accident b4 u got the car so it has frame damage
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haha **** cats lol, i WOULD use my neighbors stupid cats to lift my car haha fucken ******** **** all over our lawn... Time to buy a BB Gun
lol

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btw reason it didnt want to go in straight is maybe it was in a accident b4 u got the car so it has frame damage
^ this!
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Originally Posted by 59 camaro


btw reason it didnt want to go in straight is maybe it was in a accident b4 u got the car so it has frame damage
same thing i was gonna point out
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drill out the passenger side a little more, put on driverside first and used some washers should pop on no problem


frame damage ^^^ ahaha
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Told ya some ol fashioned caveman hammering would fix it
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And it could either be the car is tweaked or ur brace is tweaked. Either way it's on now haha.
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I will be the 1st to say what you did wrong. You bought an SLP Part. lol
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