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Forum: Member's Car Journals 06-07-2024, 11:47 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 7,990
Posted By grippgoat
Just knowing you need to pull them tells me what...

Just knowing you need to pull them tells me what I wanted to know. I'll pull mine and get a pic of the connectors. Ansix gave me a tip dor the connector, but I want to get some.good pics to try to...
Forum: Member's Car Journals 06-05-2024, 07:34 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 7,990
Posted By grippgoat
Do you think you could take a picture of where...

Do you think you could take a picture of where the car wiring was tapped?

I've been staring at wiring diagrams and parts diagrams and instructions for things, and I have a decent idea of what...
Forum: Member's Car Journals 06-03-2024, 06:10 PM
Replies: 141
Views: 23,310
Posted By grippgoat
So, story time. Last year, I picked up a set of...

So, story time. Last year, I picked up a set of Accu-lign hub stands from Mittler Bros.

https://www.mittlerbros.com/accu-lign.html (TL;DR: Don't buy these for an 86)

First I had to send...
Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing 06-02-2024, 03:58 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 195
Posted By grippgoat
They won't be interchangeable, I don't think. ...

They won't be interchangeable, I don't think. I'm not sure if the rear upper is tapered or not. However, I do know it has a groove for a bolt that goes through the upright, and the edge of the bolt...
Forum: Member's Car Journals 06-01-2024, 08:35 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,166
Posted By grippgoat
Started putting together my new trailer. ...

Started putting together my new trailer.

225121

It's the 48"x40" from Harbor Freight that I saw a lot of people using as a base for their tire trailer. Normally $399, but I had the 20% any...
Forum: Member's Car Journals 05-30-2024, 06:21 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 12,898
Posted By grippgoat
If my memory serves, that's what pad knockback...

If my memory serves, that's what pad knockback feels like. Hydraulically everything is fine, the brakes work, the pedal doesn't go to the floor, there's just that bigger deadzone on initial pedal...
Forum: Member's Car Journals 05-30-2024, 03:51 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 7,990
Posted By grippgoat
Left rear light, you say? Does that get turn...

Left rear light, you say? Does that get turn signals? Or just lights on and brakes? Are trailers supposed to have turn signals? :thinking:

Looking here:...
Forum: Member's Car Journals 05-28-2024, 05:01 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 12,898
Posted By grippgoat
Could it be pad knockback? Maybe wheel bearings...

Could it be pad knockback? Maybe wheel bearings starting to go?

Are you giving the brake pedal a light tap with your left foot to cinch up the pads before the braking zone?
Forum: Member's Car Journals 05-28-2024, 03:55 PM
Replies: 141
Views: 23,310
Posted By grippgoat
How many times did you have to remove/install...

How many times did you have to remove/install that wheel to make the stud look like that? Lol.

Did it get cross-threaded at some point?
Forum: Member's Car Journals 05-28-2024, 02:45 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,166
Posted By grippgoat
Spent some time with DaVinci to do some editing...

Spent some time with DaVinci to do some editing on the video from 2024/05/17.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZqzf6uONHc&ab_channel=grippgoat

Not sure it was time well-spent, lol.
Forum: GR86 General Topics (2nd Gen 2022+ Toyota 86) 05-26-2024, 04:43 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,731
Posted By grippgoat
I run it. Install was fairly easy until it came...

I run it. Install was fairly easy until it came to fishing the wires through the firewall. That took me a while. The grommet isn't a great fit in the firewall, but it gets the job done. I used some...
Forum: Member's Car Journals 05-24-2024, 02:39 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,166
Posted By grippgoat
Got the RaceChrono GoPro import figured out. ...

Got the RaceChrono GoPro import figured out. It's actually pretty straightforward, and not so bad when I'm just grabbing 1-2 vids for the part of my best session that I want to overlay. It's...
Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing 05-23-2024, 05:21 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,036
Posted By grippgoat
I'd check wheel bearings and axle nuts, too.

I'd check wheel bearings and axle nuts, too.
Forum: Member's Car Journals 05-22-2024, 01:14 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,166
Posted By grippgoat
No, I found a library from AIM to pull data out...

No, I found a library from AIM to pull data out of their files. So I can import both those and RaceChrono CSV v3 into my custom UI.
Forum: Member's Car Journals 05-21-2024, 07:04 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,166
Posted By grippgoat
I think it depends who you ask, lol. I'm trying,...

I think it depends who you ask, lol. I'm trying, but the car doesn't really seem to want to do it. Maybe I need to try harder, or maybe I need a setup tweak. Or yeah, maybe I need to try XR2 pads...
Forum: Member's Car Journals 05-20-2024, 08:40 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,166
Posted By grippgoat
So I went to the track again on May 17th. ...

So I went to the track again on May 17th.

Changes to the car were:
- New Bridgestone RE-71RS tires, instead of well-used Goodyear SuperCar 3R tires. Same size and wheels.
- Cobalt XR2 front pads...
Forum: Member's Car Journals 05-20-2024, 05:00 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 7,990
Posted By grippgoat
What did you do for car-side trailer wiring? ...

What did you do for car-side trailer wiring? There's a CURT plug-and-play for 1st-gen cars, but it's not listed for 2nd gen cars.
Forum: Member's Car Journals 05-11-2024, 02:51 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,166
Posted By grippgoat
Went to The Ridge Motorsports Park today to do...

Went to The Ridge Motorsports Park today to do some HPDE with OnGrid. I put the SC3Rs back on since it was hot and sunny with zero chance of rain, and I want to use them up. Last year with these...
Forum: Member's Car Journals 05-06-2024, 03:55 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,166
Posted By grippgoat
I remembered another mod I did over the winter:...

I remembered another mod I did over the winter: Faction Fab rear shifter bushing. That combined with the MTEC shifter springs has completely eliminated the difficulty doing the 2-3 shift under...
Forum: Member's Car Journals 05-06-2024, 03:44 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 7,990
Posted By grippgoat
Yeah, a lot of jittering, until I turn up the...

Yeah, a lot of jittering, until I turn up the rebound enough that it starts to feel a bit harsh or just out of sync with the compression.



Interesting. I will have 3 or 4 way shocks someday,...
Forum: Member's Car Journals 05-03-2024, 01:30 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 7,990
Posted By grippgoat
Please don't tempt me. I've been kinda...

Please don't tempt me.

I've been kinda struggling with the 2WNR for the last year. Not that they've been bad (like Tein Flex), exactly, I just haven't been able to get them to feel "right",...
Forum: Member's Car Journals 04-16-2024, 02:39 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,166
Posted By grippgoat
After the previous track day, where I was...

After the previous track day, where I was fighting a loose car, I took off the 19mm rear sway and put the stock 14mm back on. I also lowered my rear spring perches 5mm, because the car had over 10mm...
Forum: Member's Car Journals 04-16-2024, 02:27 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,166
Posted By grippgoat
Wow, it's been a minute since I updated. ...

Wow, it's been a minute since I updated.

Lots of changes over the winter...

SPL front control arms and tie rod ends. I wanted roll center correction. This was the only option that worked with...
Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing 01-04-2024, 07:14 PM
Replies: 306
Views: 96,644
Posted By grippgoat
Could ride height change be from tightening bolts...

Could ride height change be from tightening bolts with the links at a severely not-ride-height angle?

-Mike
Forum: BRZ Second-Gen (2022+) -- General Topics 12-25-2023, 09:11 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,620
Posted By grippgoat
Those sound a lot like the Koni FSD dampers. Had...

Those sound a lot like the Koni FSD dampers. Had those on an older Golf, and liked them a lot.

-Mike
Forum: Northwest 12-22-2023, 05:27 PM
Replies: 2,457
Views: 579,894
Posted By grippgoat
Anyone have some 25mm-ish bolt-on wheel spacers...

Anyone have some 25mm-ish bolt-on wheel spacers they want to get rid of?

-Mike
Forum: Member's Car Journals 12-15-2023, 06:01 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 22,181
Posted By grippgoat
I've been giving my car lot of presents. Except...

I've been giving my car lot of presents. Except for me budget isn't the issue, it's weather. I don't have tires that aren't terrying in the cold + wet, so I keep throwing little mods at it to make...
Forum: Member's Car Journals 12-14-2023, 01:13 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 5,996
Posted By grippgoat
Did you feel a difference with the Perrin strut...

Did you feel a difference with the Perrin strut tower bar? I know people say "modern cars are so stiff blah blah" but I _felt_ a difference when I added one on my Golf R, and its shock towers are...
Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing 12-11-2023, 03:41 PM
Replies: 4,440
Views: 1,152,861
Posted By grippgoat
Interesting. I'll have to take a closer look at...

Interesting. I'll have to take a closer look at them. They came with the car when I bought it.



I was thinking I'd probably end up with SPL if I do trailing arms, because I'm using their stuff...
Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing 12-11-2023, 03:15 AM
Replies: 4,440
Views: 1,152,861
Posted By grippgoat
But, the rear toe arm doesn't use a bushing in...

But, the rear toe arm doesn't use a bushing in the knuckle? It uses a ball joint like the outer tie rod at the knuckle.

Unless they're calling the LCA the "toe arm" for some reason. But in the...
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