South Louisiana Thread

[Enigmus]

Originally Posted by -max-

3/4" rake? Any reason for that?

the front was already preset at the 2 1/4" drop but the rear was like 1/4" So I was in a rush before the shop needed their lift back to close. I was under the impression adjusting the height was like 1:2 (someone told me that) so I turned it an inch or so thinking it'll drop 2. I'll readjust it when I get the lift free this week

i had it on 22/30 stiff all around and the ride was bouncy. it feels close to stock when I turned them full soft all around. I haven't taken any hard turns with the crappy weather and constant wet rides yet so i can't really judge the performance. Eyeballed the wheels and it doesn't look like there's any camber but I'll get it aligned something this week. No rubbing at all either.

[-max-]

Originally Posted by Mitch

Yeah, rwd in the wet, without aids especially, is both hairy and fun. I was looking forward to it. I should have an alignment, airaid intake, Perrin pulley, and Visconti tune done in time for the delta double header. Don't know when I'll have time again to rip out the rear suspension to put the whiteline camber adjustment in.

No aids for me! That don't sound right.
The rear control arms a royal pita! If I had to do it over, I would have sprung for the lower arm. The bolts that hold it on are TIGHT! And there is no room to get anything on them. I had to soak them in wd40 and let them sit for an hour. Then when you get them off, one bushing is a 2 piece that is pressed on from both sides. I got this off with a hammer and chisel and a lot of beating. The other side is one piece and pressed in and will need to be pressed out. Had to take them to a local shop to get done. Then when you get them on, no small task, each side of the control arm has to be adjusted exactly the same. Which there is no way to tell how they are adjusted when on the car. And I'm not real sure they can be gotten to without taking off the wheel. As in on an alignment rack, I'm not sure you could get to all the bolts. My suggestion is to adjust them to maximum camber and instal them and try to not move them while tightening them up.

[-max-]

Originally Posted by Enigmus

the front was already preset at the 2 1/4" drop but the rear was like 1/4" So I was in a rush before the shop needed their lift back to close. I was under the impression adjusting the height was like 1:2 (someone told me that) so I turned it an inch or so thinking it'll drop 2. I'll readjust it when I get the lift free this week

i had it on 22/30 stiff all around and the ride was bouncy. it feels close to stock when I turned them full soft all around. I haven't taken any hard turns with the crappy weather and constant wet rides yet so i can't really judge the performance. Eyeballed the wheels and it doesn't look like there's any camber but I'll get it aligned something this week. No rubbing at all either.

The only measurement that we can compare to each other is center of the hub to fender, as its the only one that does not change with tire changes. Stock mine was at 14 1/2" and now I'm at 13 1/4".
Adjusting mine has been 1:1. The KWs have been the easiest coilover I've ever had to adjust.
Been riding around on 2 clicks of 18 on compression and rebound front and rear for daily and the ride is good. I've hit the bumpstops a few times in the front and have been meaning to up the compression to 3-4, see how that feels. For racing I will start in the middle for bother setting on the front and 2 compression 6 rebound in the rear. For single adjustable, I would probably start out twice as hard front as rear.
Before I put the camber busbings on, I had 1.8 left and 2.5 rear camber. Don't know why. I got it set at 2.2 rear and 2.8 front right now with 3mm total toe in on the rear. Going to see how this feels at the next event.

[Mitch]

Originally Posted by -max-

No aids for me! That don't sound right.
The rear control arms a royal pita! If I had to do it over, I would have sprung for the lower arm. The bolts that hold it on are TIGHT! And there is no room to get anything on them. I had to soak them in wd40 and let them sit for an hour. Then when you get them off, one bushing is a 2 piece that is pressed on from both sides. I got this off with a hammer and chisel and a lot of beating. The other side is one piece and pressed in and will need to be pressed out. Had to take them to a local shop to get done. Then when you get them on, no small task, each side of the control arm has to be adjusted exactly the same. Which there is no way to tell how they are adjusted when on the car. And I'm not real sure they can be gotten to without taking off the wheel. As in on an alignment rack, I'm not sure you could get to all the bolts. My suggestion is to adjust them to maximum camber and instal them and try to not move them while tightening them up.

Bloody hell.

[Enigmus]

damn it i should have measured hub center to fender before i dropped it. makes sense now. i was thinking ground to fender and the 2.5" drop didn't make sense at all. thanks!

[-max-]

Mine was right at 14 1/2" all around stock.

[NickD]

Didn't realize the tail light moisture problem was this bad, never noticed this. Fffff

[Mitch]

Well, my car got broken into last night. Just parked in my driveway. They smashed the driver window and grabbed some cash. Insurance will cover everything, so I'm not out any money. The big issue is that the there aren't any replacement windows in the US. ETA is late September, at which point I'm 8th in line for one. So the BRZ is garaged for the next month or so.

[Enigmus]

Originally Posted by NickD

Didn't realize the tail light moisture problem was this bad, never noticed this. Fffff

WTF is that a pool of water ?? I'm caulking mine tonight!

[-max-]

Originally Posted by Mitch

Well, my car got broken into last night. Just parked in my driveway. They smashed the driver window and grabbed some cash. Insurance will cover everything, so I'm not out any money. The big issue is that the there aren't any replacement windows in the US. ETA is late September, at which point I'm 8th in line for one. So the BRZ is garaged for the next month or so.

Wow! That effin blows. I would have no choice but to drive it or get a rental.
That's one thing I'm scared of at work. My stock radio looks like an aftermarket navigation unit and even says pioneer on it. I work In a shitty place and every once and a while some crackhead will go on a breaking in spree. Its always cars with aftermarket radios that get hit. But ill have a single din removable face this weekend.

[Mitch]

Originally Posted by -max-

Wow! That effin blows. I would have no choice but to drive it or get a rental.
That's one thing I'm scared of at work. My stock radio looks like an aftermarket navigation unit and even says pioneer on it. I work In a shitty place and every once and a while some crackhead will go on a breaking in spree. Its always cars with aftermarket radios that get hit. But ill have a single din removable face this weekend.

Yeah, fortunately I still have the M3 and the Si. Thing is, they didn't touch anything else in the car. I had a gopro and a digital camera. They just broke the window to grab the cash and run. Hopefully we don't see stock headunit thefts at a higher rate than any other car.

[-max-]

Obvious question-wtf is cash doing sitting in your car!

[Mitch]

Originally Posted by -max-

Obvious question-wtf is cash doing sitting in your car!

Specifically, I had left my wallet in the car, and they only took the cash out of it. I had a bunch of stuff in my car from the autocross that got rained out. It was raining when I got home, so I just left everything in it and said I'd get it later. Of course I forgot and actually spent five minutes looking for my wallet this morning before I remembered I'd left it in the car.

[NickD]

Yeah

Guess I have to wait for it to evaporate