# I love LaDuke fails (Alero material INSIDE!)

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-laduke-fails-alero-material-inside/245164>\
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [July 1, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-laduke-fails-alero-material-inside/245164 "2009-07-01T19:58:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-laduke-fails-alero-material-inside/245164/1 "2009-07-01T19:58:43Z")

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I’m sorry Bobby and Alero2000, but my mind is on an imaginative trip right now and I must post said thread. :lol

Without further interruption:

I was driving home from work today and I noticed Alero2000’s Olds up on jack stands halfway in LaDuke’s garage. I figure great, they must be working on his turbo setup that they have been babbling about all this time. Awesome.

HOWEVER :rofl

Browsing my facebook and responding to an inbox email, I see this pop up in my news feed after I click send:

Nick Alero Bobby Jetta: Thanks for the help with the springs dude, I’m glad we got at least halfway there. . .  
5 minutes ago · Comment · Like · See Wall-to-Wall

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Nick Alero 2 springs are done. . .after over 10 hours!!!

:rofl

Did it really take you monkey-inspired meat whistle blowers over 10 HOURS!!! to install 2 coil over springs? :rofl Even more LOLLIES if it was the rear “axle beam” springs. :rofl

Okay. This can now be discussed. :number1

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**Author:** ![JVG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jvg/32/6348_2.png) [@JVG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JVG)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2009, 8:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-laduke-fails-alero-material-inside/245164/2 "2009-07-01T20:00:48Z")

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:ahh

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**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2009, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-laduke-fails-alero-material-inside/245164/3 "2009-07-01T20:01:09Z")

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holy shit ,thats a 1.5 hr long job tops

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**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2009, 11:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-laduke-fails-alero-material-inside/245164/4 "2009-07-01T23:08:14Z")

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i my buddy’s 09 rabbit’s rear springs in no exaggeration 40 minutes, probably less. would have had the whole car done in \<3 hrs tops if VW didn’t require some stupid tool to “split” the bottom of the strut :gay

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**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2009, 11:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-laduke-fails-alero-material-inside/245164/5 "2009-07-01T23:28:30Z")

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LOL!

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**Author:** ![GermanPSI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/germanpsi/32/6353_2.png) [@GermanPSI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GermanPSI)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2009, 11:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-laduke-fails-alero-material-inside/245164/6 "2009-07-01T23:46:31Z")

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Good thread would read again

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**Author:** ![Singh1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@Singh1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh1)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2009, 11:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-laduke-fails-alero-material-inside/245164/7 "2009-07-01T23:57:30Z")

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lol facebook tells all

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**Author:** ![Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mk4_30r_ban/32/6347_2.png) [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 3:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-laduke-fails-alero-material-inside/245164/8 "2009-07-02T03:15:55Z")

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> [@invisible sneakers!!!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/invisible-sneakers/17770/29):
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> i my buddy’s 09 rabbit’s rear springs in no exaggeration 40 minutes, probably less. would have had the whole car done in \<3 hrs tops if VW didn’t require some stupid tool to “split” the bottom of the strut :gay

i have that stupid tool by the way :tongue

i can do a mk4 suspension pretty quick.

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**Author:** ![JVG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jvg/32/6348_2.png) [@JVG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JVG)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 4:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-laduke-fails-alero-material-inside/245164/9 "2009-07-02T04:23:37Z")

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> [@invisible sneakers!!!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/invisible-sneakers/17770/29):
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> i my buddy’s 09 rabbit’s rear springs in no exaggeration 40 minutes, probably less. would have had the whole car done in \<3 hrs tops if VW didn’t require some stupid tool to “split” the bottom of the strut :gay

i always used the larger snap-on screw driver or small ended pry bar on the mkiv

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**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 5:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-laduke-fails-alero-material-inside/245164/10 "2009-07-02T05:09:32Z")

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Holy fuck 🤣rofl

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**Author:** ![deadbeatrec](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deadbeatrec/32/6401_2.png) [@deadbeatrec](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deadbeatrec)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 5:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-laduke-fails-alero-material-inside/245164/11 "2009-07-02T05:48:59Z")

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i saw this on my way into my hood from work last night

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**Author:** ![xdsmlaser93x](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xdsmlaser93x/32/6507_2.png) [@xdsmlaser93x](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/xdsmlaser93x)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 5:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-laduke-fails-alero-material-inside/245164/12 "2009-07-02T05:53:42Z")

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wait for it…

wait for it…

:facepalm there it is.

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**Author:** ![Fn\_Skanks](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fn_skanks/32/6308_2.png) [@Fn\_Skanks](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fn_Skanks)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 8:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-laduke-fails-alero-material-inside/245164/13 "2009-07-02T08:31:13Z")

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> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/20095/10):
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> i have that stupid tool by the way :tongue
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> i can do a mk4 suspension pretty quick.

same here.

with the rear shock mount bolts pointing down, the rear springs/ shocks are a 15 minute job. the only thing that can be a pita is beating the shit out of the knuckles to pull the fronts. i’ve done probably 6 or so of these.

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**Author:** ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 8:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-laduke-fails-alero-material-inside/245164/14 "2009-07-02T08:38:59Z")

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Took me about 2.5 hours to do my shocks/struts and springs, and that was with a trip to Fastenal to get a better nut than the ones they came with.

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**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-laduke-fails-alero-material-inside/245164/15 "2009-07-02T09:24:19Z")

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> [@FS:TW 1992 Honda Civic VX -56K nope.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-tw-1992-honda-civic-vx-56k-nope/18236/37):
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> i always used the larger snap-on screw driver or small ended pry bar on the mkiv

we tried EVERYTHING to get it separated but couldn’t do it :facepalm

he ended up paying for a shop to do the fronts :lol

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**Author:** ![Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mk4_30r_ban/32/6347_2.png) [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-laduke-fails-alero-material-inside/245164/16 "2009-07-02T13:37:00Z")

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> [@FS:TW 1992 Honda Civic VX -56K nope.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-tw-1992-honda-civic-vx-56k-nope/18236/37):
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> i always used the larger snap-on screw driver or small ended pry bar on the mkiv

correct tool was only like 20 bucks. worth it to me, ive used it tons of times already

> [@Drifting skills](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drifting-skills/20113/3):
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> same here.
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> with the rear shock mount bolts pointing down, the rear springs/ shocks are a 15 minute job. the only thing that can be a pita is beating the shit out of the knuckles to pull the fronts. i’ve done probably 6 or so of these.

no beating necessary the spindle spreading tool opens the knuckle right up and my H&R coilover slides right out of the knuckle.

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**Author:** ![Murrdog9000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/murrdog9000/32/6391_2.png) [@Murrdog9000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Murrdog9000)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-laduke-fails-alero-material-inside/245164/17 "2009-07-02T13:41:01Z")

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coil overs on my old gsr took two full days… thats what rust will do to ya

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**Author:** ![swaiknow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/swaiknow/32/6359_2.png) [@swaiknow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/swaiknow)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-laduke-fails-alero-material-inside/245164/18 "2009-07-02T13:47:43Z")

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fuckin amazing thread!!!

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**Author:** ![underboosted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/underboosted/32/6424_2.png) [@underboosted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/underboosted)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 2:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-laduke-fails-alero-material-inside/245164/19 "2009-07-02T14:19:42Z")

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HAHAHAHAHAHA…HA

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**Author:** ![Fn\_Skanks](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fn_skanks/32/6308_2.png) [@Fn\_Skanks](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fn_Skanks)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-laduke-fails-alero-material-inside/245164/20 "2009-07-02T18:51:49Z")

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> [@WTFIND: a somewhat "real job"](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtfind-a-somewhat-real-job/20111/21):
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> correct tool was only like 20 bucks. worth it to me, ive used it tons of times already
> 
> no beating necessary the spindle spreading tool opens the knuckle right up and my H&R coilover slides right out of the knuckle.

theres really no need for the tool. you just need a sledge, and a prybar to open the knuckle a touch. i don’t use it.

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