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Forum: EUROPE

06-19-2018, 03:49 PM

Replies: 112

Sticky: Any more from Sweden here?

Views: 148,431

Posted By Trettiosjuan

Sålde min. 4,5år av nöje tackar vi för. Finns en...

Sålde min. 4,5år av nöje tackar vi för. Finns en aktiv svensk/dansk grupp på Facebook, swedish/danish gt86 & brz drivers union

Forum: DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Guides

06-10-2017, 01:56 AM

Replies: 30

DIY__twincamRob's 5min Whiteline Positive Shift bushing install

Views: 18,552

Posted By Trettiosjuan

I could mainly hear a lot more whine from the...

I could mainly hear a lot more whine from the gearbox. My car is a commuter car and I grew tired of the added NVH. So after a year or so removed it and it felt like a huge relief! Silence at last...

Forum: Wheels | Tires | Spacers | Hub -- Sponsored by The Tire Rack

05-20-2016, 03:55 AM

Replies: 734

Anybody got 16 inch wheels on their FR-S /BRZ?

Views: 407,127

Posted By Trettiosjuan

Sorry to be critical and off topic, but highly...

Sorry to be critical and off topic, but highly sceptical there. Your suspension sits on a subframe that creates the link left-right with bushings to the body. The top of your suspension struts, if...

Forum: EUROPE

03-24-2016, 08:27 AM

Replies: 112

Sticky: Any more from Sweden here?

Views: 148,431

Posted By Trettiosjuan

Grattis Lasse. Jag är nära dig med en ganska...

Grattis Lasse. Jag är nära dig med en ganska vettig moddat GT86 om jag säger det själv. Hör av dig (PM) om du vill möta upp.
Inte helt omöjligt vi redan träffats (träff coop häggvik)...

Forum: Wheels | Tires | Spacers | Hub -- Sponsored by The Tire Rack

03-20-2016, 10:59 PM

Replies: 734

Anybody got 16 inch wheels on their FR-S /BRZ?

Views: 407,127

Posted By Trettiosjuan

Liking the pic. Wouldn't say forged is more...

Liking the pic. Wouldn't say forged is more rigid, rigidity depends mostly on the design (geometry). However forged will be a lot stronger, actually meaning it would flex further under higher...

Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing

01-30-2016, 03:54 AM

Replies: 138

Tein Flex A

Views: 64,152

Posted By Trettiosjuan

Yes. I threaded wheel lugs over so that luggage...

Yes. I threaded wheel lugs over so that luggage can't mess with damping adjustment...

Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing

11-26-2015, 08:26 AM

Replies: 138

Tein Flex A

Views: 64,152

Posted By Trettiosjuan

Just drove a very deep pothole at speed, and the...

Just drove a very deep pothole at speed, and the preload does clunk when the fronts top out. If I would redo it today I could just go for the original length spring at 7kg, and run it at a small...

Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing

11-26-2015, 05:26 AM

Replies: 138

Tein Flex A

Views: 64,152

Posted By Trettiosjuan

Need to take back some of the above, I drove a...

Need to take back some of the above, I drove a very short speedhump today, and I could clearly hear how the front struts top out. Sounds similar to bottoming out, but on the extension fase. So 7mm...

Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing

11-25-2015, 07:15 PM

Replies: 138

Tein Flex A

Views: 64,152

Posted By Trettiosjuan

I specifically drove and listened for cluncks and...

I specifically drove and listened for cluncks and to see if I could notice droop issues or the fronts topping out because of the preload. No such thing. But wouldn't want to run much more preload,...

Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing

11-25-2015, 06:48 PM

Replies: 138

Tein Flex A

Views: 64,152

Posted By Trettiosjuan

Sorry, 6 clicks front from full firm in front, 7...

Sorry, 6 clicks front from full firm in front, 7 rear. Corrected in previous post. Recommended is 8/8(Non-US)

Don't know about other people using a wide range of setting on their shocksI always...

Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing

11-25-2015, 05:29 PM

Replies: 138

Tein Flex A

Views: 64,152

Posted By Trettiosjuan

So got the springs today and installed them right...

So got the springs today and installed them right away.

New Swift spring is green also (they only fit Teins?), nice touch. 178mm instead of 150mm, 7kg instead of 6kg....

Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing

11-24-2015, 08:03 AM

Replies: 138

Tein Flex A

Views: 64,152

Posted By Trettiosjuan

Flex A damper stroke front/rear is 93/96.5 mm...

Flex A damper stroke front/rear is 93/96.5 mm (from Tein UK)
With motion ratios that becomes at the wheel approx 98/129mm respectively. Fairly normal numbers for a double adjustable lowering...

Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing

11-24-2015, 02:12 AM

Replies: 138

Tein Flex A

Views: 64,152

Posted By Trettiosjuan

Not sure. If wallowing is the suspension riding...

Not sure. If wallowing is the suspension riding the bumpstop, then perhaps so, as the HBS won't have the return jolt of the compressed rubber bumpstop releasing its energy.

But if your cornering...

Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing

11-21-2015, 11:58 PM

Replies: 138

Tein Flex A

Views: 64,152

Posted By Trettiosjuan

Haha! More than once ;)

Haha!

More than once ;)

Forum: Other Vehicles & General Automotive Discussions

11-21-2015, 11:43 AM

Replies: 11

► 2016 Ford Focus RS

Views: 2,685

Posted By Trettiosjuan

Looking at three Pictures will provide more info...

Looking at three Pictures will provide more info than this vid..

So did they crash frontally at the end?

Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing

11-21-2015, 10:12 AM

Replies: 138

Tein Flex A

Views: 64,152

Posted By Trettiosjuan

Some more observations on the Hydraulic Bump Stop of the Flex A

So, I am disappointed? Do my experiences contradict those of e.g. DeaconRoc?

No. On a fast back road drive on a bumpy road, the Flex A is very controlled and stable over bumps. Impressive. Yet on...

Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing

11-21-2015, 02:51 AM

Replies: 138

Tein Flex A

Views: 64,152

Posted By Trettiosjuan

For a .8 drop, a set of RCE Tarmac Zero, ST...

For a .8 drop, a set of RCE Tarmac Zero, ST coilover or KW v1 (or v3 if adjustability is wanted) would give you a good amount of travel with reasonable spring rates for DD. Those are single height...

Forum: Wheels | Tires | Spacers | Hub -- Sponsored by The Tire Rack

11-19-2015, 08:18 AM

Replies: 25

What do you recommend with these tires

Views: 4,896

Posted By Trettiosjuan

Two favourites: Rota Titan 17x8 et42 Fox...

Two favourites:
Rota Titan 17x8 et42
Fox FX005 wheel 17x7.5 et35

Look good (concave), not too wild fitment, light (7,7 and 7,4kg resp) and not too expensive.

Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing

11-18-2015, 09:01 AM

Replies: 138

Tein Flex A

Views: 64,152

Posted By Trettiosjuan

First update: I had two candidates for the...

First update:
I had two candidates for the front springs, the Tein standardized spring ID 70 7kg 175mm (https://www.tein.co.jp/e/products/stsp.html) and the Swift Metric coilover spring 7kg ID70 7"...

Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing

11-14-2015, 08:59 PM

Replies: 138

Tein Flex A

Views: 64,152

Posted By Trettiosjuan

Less travel than stock. Most kits are a (lot)...

Less travel than stock. Most kits are a (lot) shorter, only in part compensated by harder springs. Too bad nobody makes a consumer grade high travel kit like they have for the Impreza.

Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing

11-12-2015, 08:51 AM

Replies: 138

Tein Flex A

Views: 64,152

Posted By Trettiosjuan

4mm preload is not much. But on the Flex A, no...

4mm preload is not much. But on the Flex A, no use with more in front, spring will bottom out first thus reducing HBS function, and droop is also limited...

Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing

11-12-2015, 02:37 AM

Replies: 138

Tein Flex A

Views: 64,152

Posted By Trettiosjuan

Preload adjustment is not advertised, height...

Preload adjustment is not advertised, height adjustment is. The double collars are just how the lower spring perch is locked in place. A short spring also allows for maximal height adjustability. So...

Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing

11-11-2015, 08:58 AM

Replies: 138

Tein Flex A

Views: 64,152

Posted By Trettiosjuan

There is no room to spare, measured space between...

There is no room to spare, measured space between coils, it is the same as total shock travel. Any preload and the spring will bind and load on full compression.

Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing

11-11-2015, 06:11 AM

Replies: 138

Tein Flex A

Views: 64,152

Posted By Trettiosjuan

So I was so curious about the HBS and the...

So I was so curious about the HBS and the positive reports, I now have the Flex A on my car since Saturday, here are my impressions.

First the baseline: I had RCE yellow springs for over...

Forum: Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum

11-09-2015, 05:09 AM

Replies: 183

How common is torque dip?

Views: 54,658

Posted By Trettiosjuan

I have similar mods, in 2nd and at 30mph, my wife...

I have similar mods, in 2nd and at 30mph, my wife says I hurt her neck when I floor it, and my good friend commented how snappy it felt when I accelerated out of a curve at those speeds. At the same...

Forum: Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum

11-07-2015, 01:04 AM

Replies: 183

How common is torque dip?

Views: 54,658

Posted By Trettiosjuan

If the torque would be low between 2k-3,5k rpm,...

If the torque would be low between 2k-3,5k rpm, there would be no dip, just a 'v-tech' effect at 4500rpm. But the FA20 actually has really good torque low down for a NA 2.0L. For daily driving, it's...

Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing

11-06-2015, 12:39 AM

Replies: 26

Opinions: Tein Flex A or RCE Tarmac/Bilstein

Views: 9,453

Posted By Trettiosjuan

Anybody near RCE/CSG should feel fortunate to be...

Anybody near RCE/CSG should feel fortunate to be able to use their services.

Because I'm not I have the Flex A incoming because of the damper adjustability. If I was, I'd go for Bilstein B8 with...

Forum: Other Vehicles & General Automotive Discussions

11-03-2015, 11:40 PM

Replies: 33

Do you aim for perfect parking?

Views: 4,705

Posted By Trettiosjuan

Learn your car and learn your references esp on...

Learn your car and learn your references esp on parking spots you use a lot. Adjust your mirrors to reference your car and surroundings. Have Rexspeed convex mirrors, helps lots to widen the view. On...

Forum: CANADA

10-31-2015, 05:29 PM

Replies: 26

How much snow is too much? Guelph/London/ Barrie driving?

Views: 4,825

Posted By Trettiosjuan

, more specifically, your static friction will...

, more specifically, your static friction will increase as much as the total weight increase and thus as much as the increased force needed to MOVE the car from static (Newtons second law) IF the...

Forum: CANADA

10-31-2015, 01:24 PM

Replies: 26

How much snow is too much? Guelph/London/ Barrie driving?

Views: 4,825

Posted By Trettiosjuan

That is true by itself, but this relation it is...

That is true by itself, but this relation it is not changed by adding weight at the centre of gravity.

F=m*a

If you increase weight (m), you need more F (force), here that is, traction, to get...

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