RallySport Direct's BRZ: The Albino Rhino

[nquillen]

Does the PST Carbon shaft replace the 2 piece shaft with a single piece?

[RallySport Direct]

Originally Posted by nquillen

Does the PST Carbon shaft replace the 2 piece shaft with a single piece?

Yes it does eliminate the center carrier, reason is that the shaft is so light that it doesn't require anything to hold it up

Kirill
RallySportDirect.com

[VSGTS14]

nice! this mod is going to make a nice difference.

[gmookher]

I wanna drive it before I buy it. Next time I am up in Moab, we need to meet!

[SnapOv3st3r]

Very nice

[Turbowned]

Yay, I'm glad to see a CF driveshaft is already available. I'm willing to bet it's a bit pricey for the benefit it offers, but still worth the money. Plus with those high-HP, high-revving builds, it'd be good to know that if the driveshaft fails it'll shatter rather than twisting or potentially bashing through the tunnel into the driver's compartment. Safety first!

[diirk]

Originally Posted by RallySport Direct

Loving this picture:



Our in-house Photographer always does an amazing job. Thanks JT!!

Rick

I think this is my new desktop. At least until my SWP Premium comes in....

[RallySport Direct]

Originally Posted by Turbowned

Yay, I'm glad to see a CF driveshaft is already available. I'm willing to bet it's a bit pricey for the benefit it offers, but still worth the money. Plus with those high-HP, high-revving builds, it'd be good to know that if the driveshaft fails it'll shatter rather than twisting or potentially bashing through the tunnel into the driver's compartment. Safety first!

Yeah, a bit pricey, but once the upgrades start and the power levels start to rise, I do think this shaft will make an even more noticeable difference, and like you said, the safety factor of it is a huge plus!!

Thanks,
Rick

[RallySport Direct]

Originally Posted by gmookher

I wanna drive it before I buy it. Next time I am up in Moab, we need to meet!

Let us know when you in the area and at least swing by and say hello and check out the car.

Rick

[RallySport Direct]

Also, thanks for all of the support, you guys are awesome!!!

Thanks,
Rick

[RallySport Direct]

Video Blog Update #2!!!


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Thanks,
Rick

[RallySport Direct]

Whiteline Front Sway Bar 20mm Subaru BRZ 2013 / Scion FR-S 2013




Whiteline Rear Sway Bar 16mm Adjustable Subaru BRZ 2013 / Scion FR-S 2013

I was really excited when Whiteline told us they had a set of sways for our BRZ, and no more than one day later I got an email with a tracking number. So I cleared my schedule the day they were supposed to arrive here as I was super anxious to get these on. As you may already know, when we installed the Bridgestone RE-11 tires, the car lost its “Magic”, meaning that the rear end was not eager to break away for you on command, but we did receive massive grip. In fact, the car had so much grip that I nearly had to see a chiropractor after our Eibach spring test with the RE11’s as the grip flying through the cones just forced my head to whiplash back and forth. Not that the raw grip is ever a bad thing, but I missed the way the stock tires allowed the rear end to be so alive, it would almost dance as you threw the cars through corners, and was just an amazing experience. So I was really hoping and dreaming that the sways would give us back that magic that the factory BRZ had… and it did!

First lets touch on the install, as this was the first time I installed swaybars on the BRZ, and I figured it would be like the 08+ WRX/STi’s and to be honest, it was for the most part. We jacked the car up in the air, took off the skid plate, and started to rip that tiny front stock bar out. I removed the nuts that attached the sways to the endlinks, then the 2 bolts on the swaybar mounts. The stock bar came out with ease, but getting the new bar in would not be quite as easy. After struggling with it for a few minutes, I decided we just needed a bit more room, so I removed the brace that connects the front subframe to the unibody chassis of the car, once this was gone and out of the way, it allowed the new bar to slide in with ease. I greased up the bushings, put them in the right location and put the swaybar mounts back on, then installed the front endlinks. LAst, I dropped it back on the ground and torqued everything down. Now onto the rear, which I knew was going to be easy, so I left it for last. Once I got the rear end up in the air, it was as simple as removing the endlinks, and removing the swaybar mounts. Everything is easy to get to and you have plenty of space to work. The rear swaybar was about the easiest thing I have ever installed on this car. All in all I would say the front bar took around an hour or so, and the rear about 20 minutes. Once everything was torqued, I cleaned myself up and decided to take the car out for a quick test drive.

There is a stretch of road near work that I drive on every single day, now I am not sure if the city/planners/engineers had messed up, but there is a long 45MPH stretch of perfectly straight road, which eventually makes it way to a very tight, sharp, and bumpy S-turn, and guess what… no reduction of speed, so you can blast around it at 45MPH if desired, and I guess "technically" not break any laws by definition. Now I know if a cop saw me take this S turn at 45MPH, I am quite sure he would give me a ticket, but at least we would have something to argue about right? So anyway, not only do you get this nice tight S-turn, but it is followed by a very nice and curvy 35MPH road which I always find to be a great stretch of road to test out any car. It has a few tight technical turns, some off camber corners, and some nice bumpy corners. Cruising down this road, I could not help but break a smile, the magic was back!!! I had the rear 16mm swaybar on the middle setting, where the front is a 20mm non-adjustable bar. This combination proved to be just the ticket to bring the craziness back into this car. No longer did I struggle to make the rear end feel alive, now it was as simple as tossing the car into a corner, and let that rear end dance around as I controlled the madness with my right foot. It literally made me giggle like a school girl and all my worries that we may never get that feeling back quickly disappeared with the faint sound of tire squeal. My mad car is back, and it is glorious! I would even go as far as to say it is better, as you no longer get the feeling like you are driving on all seasons with the soft sidewalls, instead you get the razor sharp precision from the stiff and sticky RE-11’s, but at will, you can make the rear of the car do your evil bidding, but at the same time, it just feels so right. Everything is at peace with the world now, as I have my crazy puppy dog car back, or should I say crazy, baby albino rhino? Either way, I could not be happier with the car at this point. Other than the power, it is everything I was hoping the car would be. If you ever find yourself messing up the awesome feel of the stock BRZ with grippy tires, do not hesitate to throw on a set of front and rear swaybars, not only will it reduce body roll, which is what I should have really focused on in this write-up, but they will bring the fun back to the BRZ, which apparently means the most to me! Now I am sure we will upset the handling again in the future, but fear not, I will fight tooth and nail to bring the lunacy back to this car, as I don’t want to take away from what made this car so special to me in the first place.

As always, please let us know if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Rick

[Captain Insano]

Thanks for the latest update and all the previous info. Great thread. I love the CF driveshaft and suspension work you have done!!

[Turdinator]

Subscribed, I'm liking you're approach. Keep it light, keep it fun