Originally Posted by
lpittman
Thanks InspGadgt. What I don't like about the XRay is all the slop/play in the front end. Love the rest of the car and find it drives okay. There is no parts locally anymore so that is a non-issue.
As far as design features well, I'm hoping to try other brands to see just exactly what those other features are and how they feel.
Slop in the steering links is pretty easy to get rid of...slop in the suspension pivots not so much. If it is steering link slop that worries you just stick some cotton inside the ball cup before you snap it on...that takes up the slop. Then if it is too tight you'll need to take some out...too loose you'll need to add more.
If it is suspension pivot slop you'll want to look at the CRC either the Xti or the Altered Ego. While some companies have a screw on the lower arm to take out slop in the lower pivot ball...only CRC has a pillow ball joint for the upper suspension pivot point so you can remove slop out of both the upper and lower outside pivot points. You will still have some slop develop at the inner pin point though.