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Nearly Died On The Great Ocean Road


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On the weekend I Was away with family up in Lorne and during the weekend did a couple of sorties up and sown the G.O.R. Awesome fun as I have not had a chance to really test out the new brakes and suspension. Anyway, the weekend wraped up and my brother and I left to come home. We did the road at a fairly good pace which was good no doubt but as we got back into Geelong just before you hit the freeway I took off at the lights normaly and the lower end part of my right rear shock popped off the suspension arm. I only just installed the Coilovers like a month ago so I am pissed this could happen. Whats more if this happened at 100kmh around the G.O.R I’d be freaken dead.

Mental note, check everything properly before you push the car. OMG I still can’t stop thinking about it. Sat there and waited an hour and half for RACV. Jacked up the back and put a bolt in and off I went.

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Who installed the suspension on the car???

Also btw - can you make your sig about half the size inline with forum requirements please :D

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/boardrules.html

It was all done at my mates works shop. Big part of me says I should have double checked before we finished up but didn't. Massive lesson learnt this week.

Signiture is fixd.

Surprised I didn't see you!! I went down to Portarlington on Thurs afternoon and again late Tues night to drop my niece back home :cool:

Roads are very craphouse for the suspension, especially between drysdale and portarlington :D

Lucky it wasn't pouring as well, GOR is super dangerous in the wet

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