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12-04-2015, 12:16 PM | #1 |
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Vehicle Purchase 5/10/14 from Carter Subaru
Cosmetics: 4/24/15 - Diode Dynamics Always-On Module 6/15/15 - Valenti Tail Lights 6/20/15 - Valenti Bumper Light 8/20/15 - Beatsonic Shark-Fin Antenna Suspension: 11/27/15 - Fortune Auto 500 V5 coilover system 7k-f/8k-r Delivered. 01/26/16 - SPL Rear Lower Control Arm Delivered Miscellaneous: 3/23/15 - Fumoto Oil Drain Valve 11/20/15 - K&N Drop-In Filter 2016 Mod Plan: (STX Build) Suspension/Wheels/Header/Tune - Fortune Auto 500 Coilovers (Complete) - SPL Lower Control Arms (Complete) - Wedssport TC105N Gunmetal (Ordered) - Bridgestone Potenza RE-71R 245/40/17 (Ordered) - 22mm Front Swaybar - Gruppe-S UEL Header - Drift Office Tune Activity and Maintenance Log: 03/23/15 - Oil Change: Royal Purple 0W20 and filter @ 4252 Miles 05/08/15 - Rear left tire replaced (unfillable puncture) - Discount Tires @ 4844 Miles 07/03/15 - Oil Change: Royal Purple 0W20 and filter @ 7300 Miles 07/03/15 - Cabin Air Filter change: FRAM cabin filter 08/20/15 - Shark-fin Antenna and frameless rear view mirror installed 10/09/15 - New front left strut (Warranty) - Carter Subaru (did not fix issue) 10/09/15 - Wheel Alignment - Carter Subaru @7800 Miles 10/09/15 - New DRL LED module swap (Warranty) - Carter Subaru 10/09/15 - Roof Dented by semi trailer 10/28/15 - Roof panel and windshield replaced by Special Interest Auto Collision 11/20/15 - Oil Change: Royal Purple 0W20 and filter @ 11700 Miles 11/20/15 - Transmission and Differential: Motul Gear 300 75W90 @ 11700 Miles 11/20/15 - Tire Rotation 11/20/15 - K&N Drop-in Filter Change 12/04/15 - NAV Unit Replaced - Carter Subaru (Warranty) 12/04/15 - *Shifter Collar, Bushing, Clamp Snap Boot Dust, Plate Washer replaced - Carter Subaru (Warranty) (did not fix rattle issue) 12/04/15 - Shifter Knob replaced - Carter Subaru (Warranty) 12/04/15 - Rear deck brake light module replaced - Carter Subaru (Warranty) 12/11/15 - Front Strut Mount, Coil Spring Replaced - Carter Subaru (Warranty) 12/11/15 - Wheel Alignment - Carter Subaru @ 12207 Miles 12/11/15 - Gear Shift Lever Assy. Replaced - Carter Subaru (Warranty) (did not fix rattle issue) 01/11/16 - Shifter bushing and O-Ring changed - Carter Subaru (Warranty) (issue relatively fixed) 02/27/16 - Fortune Auto 500 Coilover Installed @ 13940 Miles 02/27/16 - SPL Titanium Rear Lower Camber Arms Installed @ 13940 Miles 03/02/16 - Autocross Custom Alignment (Cam 2.4f/1.5r, Cas 6.5, Toe 0.0f/0.15r) - Chase Race @ 14005 Miles 05/02/16 - Oil Change: Royal Purple 0W20 and filter @ 16650 Miles Last edited by slyphen; 06-27-2016 at 01:00 PM. |
12-04-2015, 12:19 PM | #2 | |
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When are you putting them on?? I ordered a very very similar setup and want to know how they ride. Mine are not going on until spring. |
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I should get them around late december. But the weather is cold and i don't have a garage, so i might not put them on till Feb/March when it gets warmer. It'll also give me some more time to get a little better at autocross and be more consistent, this way i can see the actual difference once i install the coils. I'll let you know tho!
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12-04-2015, 05:12 PM | #6 |
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12/4/15 - NAV Unit Replaced - Carter Subaru (Warranty)
Navigation unit throw error code, state SD card not found. Possibly a corrupt SD card, or the unit's sd card port had a short. 12/4/15 - Shifter Bushing replaced - Carter Subaru (Warranty) Shifter rattles badly at high rev. Issue still there. informed Subaru of Toyota TSB on rattle issue. 12/4/15 - Shifter Knob replaced - Carter Subaru (Warranty) Shifter Knob face plate disbonded. Last edited by slyphen; 12-05-2015 at 02:23 AM. |
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shifter rattle has been relatively fixed. there is still mild vibration, but the rattle is dampened quite a bit.
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01-11-2016, 08:10 PM | #8 |
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These just arrived
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01-11-2016, 08:40 PM | #9 |
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Nice - anxious to hear your thoughts on these post-install
If possible - would you mind checking what the highest ride height setting on these is? I've been interested in them, but I've only seen one or two post suggesting that the minimum drop is "about 1"" lower than stock; would be nice to have this confirmed or debunked. Hope you love them! |
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01-26-2016, 11:43 PM | #11 |
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Just got a great deal on SPL Rear LCA. Will be installing it together with FA500 Coilover
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The ride quality for daily driving is fairly comfortable. Cruising on the highway it feels like stock, but going over little bumps you'll definitely feel it. There is also significantly less body roll as expected. For autocross however, my setup is a bit overkill on trying to tune out the understeer which i experienced on stock suspension. The 7k front 8k rear made it extremely tail happy, my rear would be sliding out with the slightest steering and power input (with traction and stability control full off that is). The damping adjustment i have yet to had any time to play around with due to this offset in spring rate, mainly because i have to set front full hard and rear full soft to try to soften the oversteer. Adjustment clicks to hard are spongy and barely noticeable, which i am a little frustrated with, but clicks to soft, you can easily feel it. As for now, i am waiting on wheels and tires to show up, we will see if the additional grip in the rear will dial out a bit of the oversteer, if its not enough, i will be upgrading to a stiffer front sway bar which i'm sure will balance the car out. feel free to leave any input/comments. Last edited by slyphen; 07-05-2016 at 05:21 PM. |
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