I'm making one thread I can update, since I ALWAYS seem to be having troubles with my vitara and am sick of making new threads all the time :p

- I've found even after putting the new CALMINI control arms in that my right hand wheel is sitting further back in the wheel well compared to the left side. I can put my hand into a ball and comfortably pass it between the panel and the wheel on the left and on the right side, I can't push my hand through. Can't remember exact mesaurements but if I went to 31s there'd be rubbing on one side.

Has it been in a crash???

- When I start my vitara in the mornings she blows a fair bit of white smoke for a few seconds and then run cleans for the rest of the day. haven't tested it at revvs. Is this just my o-rings wearing?

Mine does this too but im not really worried

- While I drive I constantly smell petrol fumes. I have a tear along the zip-up section on my softtop. Would this be where the fumes are coming in, or should I be taking a look at my exaust for holes and stuff?

I reckon the fumes would be coming in through the soft top

- Power loss. Esp in the mornings and when she is cold, I can put my foot down and it'll take a few seconds before it picks up OR if I'm already at speed it'll be as if I took my foot off completly and then pushed it down hard. I have no idea where it's coming from but has been happening for a while.

No idea

turn the wheel left again and try again

dont thrash a cold engine, when warm its the accelerator pump on the carby

@Josef: This is one thing I have considered. I've got it booked in for a visit to Pedders tomorrow for a general check and i'm going to ask if he can check the mounts over and see if the chassis is straight.

sounds like you need to drive it up to my place for a good going over!

have you turned your wheel yet? youll never know by looking if the wheel is straight ahead, if you want to check for damage look at teh rear mount for the control arm, it will be fair crumpled there and fitting your calamari arm would of ben pretty hard

if its efi its an air leak or the tps is set wrong

So from the 28pt safety check at Pedders, I only got told that i'll have to tighten my front bearings...thats it.

He also said something about seeing if I can drop my diff MORE because the CV's look like they are binding already when turning or something something. I asked him to have a look at the mounts and he said they're not mangled or look like they've been in a crash, so I got no bloody idea.

It's making more noises driving home now, or at least I can hear more

What is NRMA, so I can find the equivelent lol.
Can they write it off or something if it's not right though?

my g16b had some power and accelerating issues
i gave it a good service, dropped all the oils and just this morning replaced the spark plugs and what a difference it has made.

pedders probably installed a fresh packet of ticks & noises while they had it up on the hoist.

can you take a photo of your CV & calmini arm from the front, i'm guessing seeing the coils are still fresh the CV's might be get close to maxing out.

i've read somewhere about the EGR tubes clogging up with carbon & causing all sorts of issues.

is it still making noises when taking off after using the handbrake?

Also forgot to add that I have a rapid ticking sound coming from under my car whenever I touch the accelerator. I'll pay attention tomorrow between the differences in temps/speeds.