Appointment @ Elite Image

Originally i had an appointment to have my friend take a look on Saturday but decided to reschedule it today... So I emailed work that I'll be a tad bit late... So i get to the shop my friend take a look at it. Well actually he took it to a shop that specializes in auto repair. So I waited for a couple hours. But it seems like it took a while just to diagnosis the issue. They had to drive it around. Put it on a lift to listen to the noise. 3 hours past then 4 hours.... And i had to notify work that I couldn't make it. My day was pretty much shot from waiting. So my friend got my car back and told me issues not related to the noise. First, he told me that my differential is making noise ( not a good thing) , second my wheel is bent which might be rubbing on something, third my new rotors had to be resurfaced... I told my friend it might just be a wheel bearing. So we took it in the back of the shop and ran some more tests. I decided just to take the plunge and replace the wheel bearing. He placed the order and told me to come back tomorrow to get installed...

argh!

i'm a bit bummed right now. for a while know i've been having this squeeking noise coming from the rear of my car. at first the noise wasn't so bad. it was bearable. but ever since i swapped those new wheels it seems like it has gotten louder. so last month i had my friend listen to the sound. and he told me that my rear rotors were warped and rubbing against my brake pads. so i decided to purchase a set of new slotted rotors ($180) and set of brake pads ($40). I ordered the rotors which took about 2 weeks to get to me. by this time the sound is unbearable.... it'll drive you mad if you drive next to me during slow traffic with your windows down. fast forward to yesterday i got everything installed at my friends shop which cost me another $65. when the car was all done i drove it around and the freakin noise was still there. i was so bummed and disappointed... and the guy told me that my rotors were still in good shape and didn't need to switch them out.

i was quite puzzled. what was causing this loud and annoying noise. i had my friend, the owner of the shop listen to it. and he told me it could be either a loose bushing in the differential or my wheel hub bearings. i doubt its the differential but the wheel hub bearing seems more like a logical thing. the sound is definitely coming from the wheel. so, when i got home i did a search on supraforums and searched for wheel hub bearings.... and low and behold some people have been experiencing that seem loud noise.

i'm going to have a second opinion to be sure that it's the wheel hub bearing. i dont want to be spending more money on things i currently don't need. oh well. we live and learn and not assume things. i should've just had a professional take a look at it.

new wheels!

yeppie have new wheels... actually its not really new but it will work for now. a friend of mine who had a set of Supra TT 17" wheels on his MK3 wanted to see how my 16's look on his ride. So we swapped both our wheels. In the end we just decided to just keep it that way. So now i'm rollin 17" wheels. It feels a bit higher than my other wheels. But now i don't have to feel super paranoid going over bumps.

ALso, i can get my brakes upgraded as well! I can't really fit TT brakes on my 16's but with these 17's i can!

NA vs NA

Raced a buddy of mine last night. My 97 NA with TRD Exhaust vs his 95 NA with Intake. Haha He got me a couple of times but i got him back. I guess we're even.

vogtland lowering springs

decided to take a risk and purchase some vogtland springs from titan motorsports... im getting tired of looking at my wheel gap.