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Old May 24, 2012 | 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by FLYNAVY30
Glad they got you hooked up with a new set Now I really wish they'd respond to the email I sent, or in some way address those of us who have them and would like to know why they keep failing
Keep trying, I felt Anthony got back to me in a timely fashion given he was in the middle of moving the company to a different location. I'm sure he'll get to you soon enough.
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Old Jun 2, 2013 | 09:55 PM
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it saddens me to report that my driver side CO snapped on me again pulling into a gas station I'm too pissed off and disappointed right now to tear her down and inspect for damage. stay tuned for more details

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Old Jun 2, 2013 | 10:03 PM
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hmmmm.....very curious to see what the outcome is. Very sorry for your bad luck, I certainly hope the damage doesnt extend beyond the coil over.
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Old Jun 10, 2013 | 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Anthony @ LGMotorsports
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Old Jun 10, 2013 | 01:09 PM
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I'm getting PFADT....
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Old Jun 10, 2013 | 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by chassed
I'm getting PFADT....
Smart move.

That other designed C/Over is just way too busy on the top side, with extra parts, nuts & bolts.
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Old Jun 10, 2013 | 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by mickey_7106
it saddens me to report that my driver side CO snapped on me again pulling into a gas station I'm too pissed off and disappointed right now to tear her down and inspect for damage. stay tuned for more details

man, sorry to hear that...what the heck is going on?
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Old Jun 12, 2013 | 09:20 PM
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Im really close to shelling out the cash for a set of PFADTs as I drive my car daily and frequently take it on long road trips. I cant afford to have one of these things snap on me 8 hours from home.
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Old Jun 12, 2013 | 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Toque
Fingers crossed.... no issues.

I mentioned the issue to Anthony years ago when I installed mine in my garage. I found out that turning the shock into the lower cup would turn the top bolt at the same time. My upper shock assembly came loose and separated on me in my garage when I was trying to shorten my shock length. Surprised me for sure. I'm may have been the first one to mention this to Anthony, which cause them to redesign... I'm not sure though. The re-design stopped the upper bolt from turning when your shortening the shock length.

I later made sure mine were screwed ALL the way up into the upper housing when I completed my install.

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Hi Mark, I ordered and installed my GT2's on April, 2013, would these

be the re-designed version? Do you know approx. when the re-design

took place?

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Old Jun 13, 2013 | 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by tak06
Hi Mark, I ordered and installed my GT2's on April, 2013, would these

be the re-designed version? Do you know approx. when the re-design

took place?
I don't know exactly but the re design was a long time ago. 3 + yrs ago I think.

Contact Anthony to conform, but if you got yours in the last 2 or so years you for sure have the newer version.

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About a year and a half ago according to Anthony.
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Originally Posted by tak06
About a year and a half ago according to Anthony.
Here I go again, Lg coilover broke again.
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Old Feb 19, 2016 | 09:42 PM
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Wow. I'm shopping for some coilovers now. Excellent replacement service doesn't really help much when you're sitting with a broken unit.
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