After a while I'm back with a fresh start

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Dick Guldstrands shop installed the control arm upside down! All the forces generated by chasing that Audi R8 in those canyons roads just snapped it. It wasnt designed like that.

SPC investigated it. I always felt like my left hand turns were a bit off and my aligment specs showed it.

Car handles a hell of a lot better now. Rotates real well, starts to slide, drop the throttle and it squats down.

No worries SPC is all good, after an education in further suspension geometry just make sure to run them with tall ball joints.

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Originally Posted by preston

Isn't the community a lot more concerned with why that UCA ball joint plate broke than anything else ?

It doesn't look like the weld failed, but possibly the HAZ was the issue ? That's a pretty thick BJ plate, I've seen them sold by Coleman/Howe only 1/8" thick and that looks 3/16" or more. Did you replace it with the same style ? Can you give us a more close up picture of it ? Actually looking at it I think there must be a clevis there not a weld - that makes me even more curious why it broke. Any signs of fatigue from fretting ?

That could have been a very very serious crash. I'd think I'd be taking a good hard look at what happened there. Binding or mechanical issue ?
I couldn't figure out exactly but you were saying it came from Guldstrand ?
How long had it been on the car ?
there is some rust but it looks minor.

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Originally Posted by tones2SS

Welcome back Dane. Glad to hear you are doing better.
This pic is awesome. LOL @ the Grand Theft Auto billboard in the background. Very cool.
Sorry about hear about the 2013 EVO. I was thinking about trading in the truck for a '14 EVO MR at one point, but after reading some of the threads online on the forums and now this,...I'll pass. They seem to all have trouble with the ACD pump as well, which, if goes after warranty is BIG BUCKS. I'll pass.

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome back.

I know for a fact Mitsubishi had to tune the car specifically for Arizona California and Nevada 91 octane. So with a factory tune, people should be ok, but anything else, even minor, and you should be running E85 or octane booster. I filled up RIGHT before it started detonating.

Cars a bit rough to drive too if you dont have the best roads. But MAN is it a blast to drive awd. It feels like cheating honestly.

I get back in my Camaro and find myself a slower more methodical driver these days, after finding the limite of the evox on street tires. My track buddies put the fear into me, understably. I've always driven like I have nothing to lose, but thats not true, I've got 4 limbs and the rest of my body to keep healthy!!

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Originally Posted by SBDave

Welcome back! I too was just recently wondering where you'd gone. Always loved reading your snappy posts. hahaha

No more judgement 'snappy' posts.

I still stand by my believe that the best modification to any car is seat time at the track.

Ive been handled some humble pie a couple time by cars MUCH lesser than my own simply due to the drivers skills! But I fully understand the appeal of autocross and lack of risk. You screw up at the track, things can get deadly, at an autocross you get some cone rash.

Happy Holidays everyone!