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gen3v8 02-26-2021 12:52 AM

Top hats for stock Ts shocks
 
I was wondering if you can get top hats with camber adjustment for stock Ts brz shocks

MrSkubi 02-26-2021 03:50 AM

Raceseng makes nice top hats ;)

Racecomp Engineering 02-26-2021 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by MrSkubi (Post 3409569)
Raceseng makes nice top hats ;)

They make great top hats, but I don't recommend them for stock shocks.

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Originally Posted by gen3v8 (Post 3409550)
I was wondering if you can get top hats with camber adjustment for stock Ts brz shocks

How much camber do you want to run? What kind and what size wheels + tires do you run and will that change in the future?

- Andrew

gen3v8 02-26-2021 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Racecomp Engineering (Post 3409596)
How much camber do you want to run? What kind and what size wheels + tires do you run and will that change in the future?

- Andrew

I`m wanting to get more than I have -1.5 with camber bolts. I have 2 wheel sets 18 x 8 +48 with 235 Re003/?500 tires street and wet track use, 17 x 8 +50 with 225 Nt01 for track (1/8+/4mm clearence).
I was going to wear out the stock ts shocks and replace with some Bilsteins and some top hats if possible.

ZDan 02-26-2021 05:02 PM

On my car, Raceseng plates plus 1.2" lowering springs resulted in bottoming of the stock struts. They work great with same setup with Bilsteins though! What's your ride height?

gen3v8 02-26-2021 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ZDan (Post 3409758)
On my car, Raceseng plates plus 1.2" lowering springs resulted in bottoming of the stock struts. They work great with same setup with Bilsteins though! What's your ride height?

I have the standard Sti pink springs

ZDan 02-27-2021 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by gen3v8 (Post 3409778)
I have the standard Sti pink springs

Should be OK, but camber plates will take away some bump travel so be aware of that. Bilsteins have a lot more bump travel so even at -1.25" ride height I'm OK now. With stock struts the ride was horrendous, front struts would bottom out with a big bang over the *smallest* bumps!

Racecomp Engineering 02-27-2021 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by gen3v8 (Post 3409697)
I`m wanting to get more than I have -1.5 with camber bolts. I have 2 wheel sets 18 x 8 +48 with 235 Re003/?500 tires street and wet track use, 17 x 8 +50 with 225 Nt01 for track (1/8+/4mm clearence).
I was going to wear out the stock ts shocks and replace with some Bilsteins and some top hats if possible.

You could consider the Pedders OEM style top mounts, which would be easy but you'd probably want more for the track. No change in ride height or bump travel.

Not all camber plates take away bump travel...if they mount on top of the OEM spring perch you're okay but most will usually raise ride height slightly.

I'm not sure what's easily available for you in Australia, but Pedders, Cusco, and Beatrush have camber plate options. Of those I would probably choose the Beatrush as I generally don't like the generic flat camber plates and worry about them bending (it happens). They'll all raise ride height though (no change in bump travel).

We have an option that actually lowers the car and does not remove bump travel, but they're backordered and we're on the other side of the world.

- Andrew

Koba 03-08-2021 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Racecomp Engineering (Post 3409596)
They make great top hats, but I don't recommend them for stock shocks.

Why not? Just curios. Thanks!

Racecomp Engineering 03-08-2021 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Koba (Post 3412090)
Why not? Just curios. Thanks!

Their design replaces the OEM upper spring perch with their own design, which is neat but it reduces compression travel when used on stock style struts.

- Andrew


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