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Need Car Suspension Repairs & Upgrade?

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With over 50 years combined experience in the industry, our car mechanics can assist you with any car or 4WD suspension repairs & upgrades on the Gold Coast. Suspension helps make your vehicle comfortable, by lessening the impact of rough surfaces underneath the tyres. It also helps your tyres stay in contact with the road, allowing all four tyres to move seamlessly over any road, be it sealed or a rocky dirt track.

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Addressing Lexus Airbag Problems at the Most Sought-After Shop in Lowell

Mechanics Direct

If you own a luxury car like the Lexus brand, then you want to be sure of a safe ride every time you get behind the wheel. Lexus is one of the most popular and safe car brands in the automobile industry. Even with the excellent safety features in these cars, they can have issues with the airbag. This important safety feature can sometimes have problems and cause issues.

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Mk2 Ford Focus ST225 Engine Tuning (Complete Guide)

TuneAutos

✔ This article has been fact checked. The Mk2 Ford Focus ST (2005-2010) comes as standard with 225hp. The Volvo 2.5L 5 cylinder engine found under the bonnet is a capable engine with lots of power potential. There are usually 4 stages of tuning for an ST225: Stage 1 (~260-275hp) Stage 2 (~300-320hp) Stage 2+ (320-340hp) Stage 3 (340hp+) Each tuning stage requires a different set of modifications and upgrades to reach the power output listed.

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Mk2 Ford Focus ST225 Block Mod (Explained)

TuneAutos

✔ This article has been fact checked. A common issue with tuned and modified Mk2 Ford Focus ST225s is their cylinder liners cracking, it's theorised that this is caused by a weakness between the liners where "heat-swelling" can occur, causing a small crack. The block mod is a modification for the Mk2 Focus ST225, the block mod places small metal shims between the gaps in the cylinder liners, strengthening the engine and lessening the heat spots and heat swelling, preventing cracks from occurring

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Volvo 2.5L Inline-5 B5254T3 Engine (Specs, Design & Reliability)

TuneAutos

✔ This article has been fact checked. The Volvo 2.5L Inline-5 engine was produced in many different variants and versions from 1991-2016. In this engine guide we'll be specifically looking at the B5254T3 variant. This engine was used in many different vehicles, induing Volvos but it was used in some models of the Ford Focus, Mondeo, Kuga, and S-Max.