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Originally Posted by orthojoe
Mods:
Whiteline front camber bolts
project mu club racer pads
MPSS tires on OEM wheels (failures occured when I was on OEM tires)
That's it. Nothing else. I swear. I didn't break my rear axle. My friend did. I'll let him know what you said. You could be right. LOL.
Regarding the alignment. It's NOT just me. I can confirm that 2 other owners have problems with the car maintaining alignment.
Front wheel bearings failed on my car and my friend's car. 2 other people I know have not had their wheel bearings fail yet. 50% failure rate in my microcosm.
300whp on factory drivetrain will overheat and melt on the track. Street driving and track driving are totally different animals. We all have 2013 models. IIRC my build date was November 2012, and my friend was Feb 2013.
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Let me chime in here. I'm that friend. The wheel bearings are just crap. Yes, I have driven the car hard, but the wheel bearing broke after the first track day.
Alignment is crap too. I had the car realigned after every 2 track events and they were totally off each time. So I spent $300 on alignments last year.
The CV rear axle is probably my fault. I was learning how to heel toe and didn't get the hang of it until after 5-6 track day. But really Subaru, you got to build a slightly stronger rear axle. I'm planning to do another 5-6 days this year. If anything else breaks, I will have a 2013 BRZ for sale.
My mods are the same as orthojoe. Everything broke while I was on OEM tires. I have a new set of 17" rivals I want to run this year.
Any advise on preventing rear axle breaking? I will try to shift smoother. Anything else?