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Depends on the climate, I took my OE off after ~3 years of not being touched and driven year round for ~45k miles, zero issues, California climate.
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The race shop I've favored in the past will use appropriate parts, from any manufacturer/producer/supplier, and the shop charges their cost + 10% for those parts. The focus is on making you and the car faster, and not milking you like a worn-out cow ready for the glue factory. Always spend your hard-earned money wisely, and take the claims of manufacturers with at least a grain of salt. As to the latter point, I've found Essex Parts' expositions on brake kits and their components to be among the best available online. Would that every manufacturer could, and would(!), provide facts and data in as in-depth a manner as EP does. Full disclosure: I've reviewed an EP kit (for another platform, and with no punches pulled), and received a 19% discount on that kit for doing so. |
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Got snow, roadsalt or salty humid air?
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My god. I’m surprised CS and DS twins didn’t bitch about this issue.
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Those two things change things slightly... at least as far as people worried about stress on the endlinks. As for ease of removal, yeah. That hasn't changed. It's no better, in my experience, with aftermarket. So on the whole, I'm still just as surprised as you are.
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To be fair, in two national events, I've heard very little complaints from the people competing in the class.
The philosophy from SCCA on this is to take a "wait and see" attitude before allowing aftermarket endlinks. If the links aren't actually needed, then they don't want to raise the price of entry. *IF* they start breaking then the allowance will be made. I asked about a spare because I thought a $25 insurance policy was cheap and easy. We all agree that the setup isn't optimal but we are all on the same setup. If you get frustrated about fixing setup issues one at at time I'm guessing STX is more for you. If you want to put the kit on and drive, come on out! I'll see you in Blytheville :-) Jonathan #21 SSC |
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Well at least they fixed some peoples' biggest complaints and the stickers are no longer blue. WHEW... glad to see that change pushed through.
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If you're using soft on the rear sway you're doing it wrong anyway. It's no big deal.
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Haha, thanks. At soft/hard, full stiff shocks. Works well at this site, probably at other lower grip asphalt lots as well. Rear toe is a big deal on these cars, going from 1/8" total in to 1/4" made a very noticeable difference in stability.
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While that's a useful data point, the fastest car on the left course in Ft. Myers (me) had both bars on soft. I couldn't get it done on the right and ended up third. It will be interesting to see where everyone ends up but I'm not sure there is a definitive answer just yet. It could be course and/or driving style dependent, or it could end up being clear, but I'm not sure we know *for sure* just yet. It appears Tony is well ahead of the curve on testing so he may feel there *is* a definitive answer!
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