Fixed the starting issue, and then.....
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Drifting
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Fixed the starting issue, and then.....
So, yeah....some of you who may be following...I had an issue with the ignition. Well, I fixed it. Turns out, it was just a very corroded wire connecting to the battery.
So, I went tearing around on some back roads, hit one turn fast, and after words, feel a wobble in the wheel. I get it back home, and am looking for the problem, and I notice 2 problems.
One is, on the VBP suspension I have installed, one of the bolts that holds in the rear springs to the dual mount system is MISSING. Like....gone. Just...not there anymore. So, only 3 small bolts are holding in the spring on that side.
As if THAT were not enough...I found out why the wheel felt wobbly. 3....THREEE, of the studs, snapped. As in, ONLY 2 studs were holding my wheel in place.
Time to get new studs for the rear wheels...and...while I'm at it....fronts too.
I can't even go into thinking what could have happened, and quite frankly...I don't really want to. Just home now, happy to be, and drinking some beers. Putting together a game plan.
So, I went tearing around on some back roads, hit one turn fast, and after words, feel a wobble in the wheel. I get it back home, and am looking for the problem, and I notice 2 problems.
One is, on the VBP suspension I have installed, one of the bolts that holds in the rear springs to the dual mount system is MISSING. Like....gone. Just...not there anymore. So, only 3 small bolts are holding in the spring on that side.
As if THAT were not enough...I found out why the wheel felt wobbly. 3....THREEE, of the studs, snapped. As in, ONLY 2 studs were holding my wheel in place.
Time to get new studs for the rear wheels...and...while I'm at it....fronts too.
I can't even go into thinking what could have happened, and quite frankly...I don't really want to. Just home now, happy to be, and drinking some beers. Putting together a game plan.
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I'm actually wondering if these are related. The driver side rear wheel lost three studs at the same time as I realized that a bolt was missing from the rear spring mounting point....of that same side.
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I would go around your Vette with a torque wrench and see if anything else is loose. When I bought mine some bolts were on there finger tight. And what is the first thing you do when you get a Vette, take it out and floor it to see what it will do 
A couple of years later a shop the deals only in Corvettes didn't tight the rear spring bolts under the diff. Can't trust anyone anymore, start at the front and work your way back, this goes for anyone reading this thread
A couple of years later a shop the deals only in Corvettes didn't tight the rear spring bolts under the diff. Can't trust anyone anymore, start at the front and work your way back, this goes for anyone reading this thread
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Drifting
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I installed the VBP suspension, and tightened everything as much as I physically could. Short of getting an impact gun, I don't see that I could have tightened those bolts any more.
I should also note that I am not completely innocent, here. I have wheels from a 2000 corvette...so they are considerably wider than stock, and with MUCH better gripping tires. I used 3 inch spacers in the rear to get em to fit. Maybe it was a bit too much for the old studs to handle...maybe they went, and began to wobble, causing the bolt to go in the spring mount....
Who knows. Honestly, who even knows how long I was driving around with a bolt missing?
I should also note that I am not completely innocent, here. I have wheels from a 2000 corvette...so they are considerably wider than stock, and with MUCH better gripping tires. I used 3 inch spacers in the rear to get em to fit. Maybe it was a bit too much for the old studs to handle...maybe they went, and began to wobble, causing the bolt to go in the spring mount....
Who knows. Honestly, who even knows how long I was driving around with a bolt missing?
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So...how do I replace that bolt in my suspension?
Call VBP and ask....WTF? Why market a suspension kit that loses bolts?
Seems to me, this is a recurring problem, after reading some threads about it...
Call VBP and ask....WTF? Why market a suspension kit that loses bolts?
Seems to me, this is a recurring problem, after reading some threads about it...
