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    From Ogg@21:4/106.21 to All on Thu Jun 24 20:03:00 2021
    Hello All,

    For several years, I was driving with what clearly became poor
    rear suspension and reduced clearance. This only started to
    become apparent about 4 or 5 years ago. The vehicle was only
    about 9 yrs old then.

    This is what a $3500+ repair gave me:

    https://photos.kolico.ca/tmp/rav4-before-n-after.jpg

    Next.. I need to work on those wheels.. I know, I know. :(


    --- OpenXP 5.0.50
    * Origin: Ogg's WestCoast Point (21:4/106.21)
  • From paulie420@21:2/150 to Ogg on Thu Jun 24 17:54:11 2021
    For several years, I was driving with what clearly became poor
    rear suspension and reduced clearance. This only started to
    become apparent about 4 or 5 years ago. The vehicle was only
    about 9 yrs old then.

    This is what a $3500+ repair gave me:
    https://photos.kolico.ca/tmp/rav4-before-n-after.jpg

    Holy crap - I can't believe how much you can see the change in height! It was expensive enough!! Glad you got that issue sorted, I bet it drives a lot better now, huh?



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  • From Ogg@21:4/106.21 to paulie420 on Sun Jun 27 06:23:00 2021
    Hello paulie420!

    ** On Thursday 24.06.21 - 17:54, paulie420 wrote to Ogg:

    This is what a $3500+ repair gave me:
    https://photos.kolico.ca/tmp/rav4-before-n-after.jpg

    Holy crap - I can't believe how much you can see the change
    in height! It was expensive enough!! Glad you got that
    issue sorted, I bet it drives a lot better now, huh?

    Yes.. almost feels like driving a completely different machine.

    But it surprises me that the rear coils gave out like they did,
    and not the front ones where a whole lot more weight (the
    engine) resides.


    --- OpenXP 5.0.50
    * Origin: Ogg's WestCoast Point (21:4/106.21)
  • From paulie420@21:2/150 to Ogg on Sun Jun 27 11:27:54 2021
    Holy crap - I can't believe how much you can see the change
    in height!

    Yes.. almost feels like driving a completely different machine.

    But it surprises me that the rear coils gave out like they did,
    and not the front ones where a whole lot more weight (the
    engine) resides.

    Well... I think all the energy, and therefore weight, ends up on the rear axle - it makes sense to me that the rear ones went out worse than the fronts... its where all that momentum ends up.



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    |08.........

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/06/21 (Raspberry Pi/32)
    * Origin: 2o for beeRS>>20ForBeers.com:1337 (21:2/150)
  • From Ogg@21:4/106.21 to paulie420 on Thu Jul 1 09:28:00 2021
    Hello paulie420!

    ** On Sunday 27.06.21 - 11:27, paulie420 wrote to Ogg:

    Well... I think all the energy, and therefore weight, ends
    up on the rear axle - it makes sense to me that the rear
    ones went out worse than the fronts... its where all that
    momentum ends up.


    It's back to the shop for an inspection. A couple of the
    brakes/calipers are not applying evenly across the rotors.
    Corrosion easily begins in those exposed areas.

    One front rotor:

    http://photos.kolico.ca/tmp/r1b-IMG_20210629.jpg http://photos.kolico.ca/tmp/r1a-IMG_20210629.jpg

    One rear rotor:

    http://photos.kolico.ca/tmp/r2-IMG_20210629.jpg


    :(


    --- OpenXP 5.0.50
    * Origin: Ogg's WestCoast Point (21:4/106.21)
  • From paulie420@21:2/150 to Ogg on Thu Jul 1 18:36:04 2021
    Well... I think all the energy, and therefore weight, ends
    up on the rear axle - it makes sense to me that the rear
    ones went out worse than the fronts... its where all that
    momentum ends up.

    It's back to the shop for an inspection. A couple of the brakes/calipers are not applying evenly across the rotors.
    Corrosion easily begins in those exposed areas.

    One front rotor:
    http://photos.kolico.ca/tmp/r1b-IMG_20210629.jpg http://photos.kolico.ca/tmp/r1a-IMG_20210629.jpg
    One rear rotor:
    http://photos.kolico.ca/tmp/r2-IMG_20210629.jpg

    :(

    Yea; prolly fixin to turn dem rotorz. :P

    ... Error 3032 - Recursion error. See error 3032.



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    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/06/21 (Raspberry Pi/32)
    * Origin: 2o for beeRS>>20ForBeers.com:1337 (21:2/150)