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    The suspension noise of doom

    Alright, this is a long story so bear with me. I put Koni FSDs on my car in April or so and things have been weird ever since. I have a strange popping when I go down the road, and it doesn't seem dependent on speed. I've done not only struts, but new top mounts, bump stops, control arms, and...
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    The curse of the crunchy 2nd gear

    I watched a video of someone disassembling the trans, and the plastic on the shift forks didn't look like anything I had seen, so it's possible it wasn't from my transmission. My engagement point had been pretty high during this whole ordeal, and I figured that I just needed a clutch, but the...
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    The curse of the crunchy 2nd gear

    I appreciate your feedback. I recall a mention of an aftermarket fork with brass pads, but everywhere I saw showed them as out of stock. How dangerous is it to drive the car as it is? I've been babying the trans into second given the issue (basically letting the revs drop to 1500RPM or so before...
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    The curse of the crunchy 2nd gear

    Hey all, I've got a trans issue that I can't nail down. A few months ago, I changed trans fluid to the Ford XTM that people like for these cars, and I noticed a new hesitation to go into second gear. It's hard to explain exactly how it feels, especially since the feel changes, but it's a cruncy...
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