Racecomp Superstreet-1?

[Racecomp Engineering]

Originally Posted by phunky.buddha

Thanks Andrew! Will PM and also give you a heads up on travel days...

Will PM you soon...been in and out this week.

- Andrew

[phunky.buddha]

Originally Posted by Racecomp Engineering

Will PM you soon...been in and out this week.

- Andrew

No prob- thanks!

[Chuckls]

Hey Andrew, when is the next stock coming in?

[Racecomp Engineering]

Hold up.

[tr_racing]

Originally Posted by Racecomp Engineering

We can deal directly with you...send us a PM.

- Andrew

I send you a PM

[Racecomp Engineering]

Originally Posted by tr_racing

I send you a PM

PMed you back.

Sorry, returning from vacation and making my way through messages!

- Andrew

[Chuckls]

Originally Posted by Racecomp Engineering

We have a couple sets in stock.

Might want to tell FT86SF then. I got an email from them stating it was on a 6wk backorder.

So I cancelled.

[Capt Spaulding]

I don't have plans to drop my car much, and probably won't drop it at all. My plan has been to replace the stock shocks with B6s and use the stock springs. I want better suspension control but do not want to have to become even more obsessive about dragging hard parts. Given those goals, would there be any point in going with something like these coilovers? Can they be set up at near oem ride heights? If so, would doing so compromise performance?

TIA

[Racecomp Engineering]

Originally Posted by Capt Spaulding

I don't have plans to drop my car much, and probably won't drop it at all. My plan has been to replace the stock shocks with B6s and use the stock springs. I want better suspension control but do not want to have to become even more obsessive about dragging hard parts. Given those goals, would there be any point in going with something like these coilovers? Can they be set up at near oem ride heights? If so, would doing so compromise performance?

TIA

The tough part will be the "near OEM ride height" thing. I've run them at a range of ride heights, from too low to too high. The max you can go comfortably is about 15mm down from stock, but 20-25mm is the sweet spot.

Other than that, you can run these all day every day (and I do that on some really terrible roads). I've actually only scraped my BRZ bumper at stock height...

- Andrew

[femaledog]

A quick update from me. I've been driving around on the street and on the track and I'm very happy with this coilover. The ride is comfortable enough for the street but you've got plenty of stiffness for when you need to go FULL SEND on a closed course.

[Capt Spaulding]

Thanks for the info Andrew. I'll need to give this some thought. It's not a pressing decision, so I have time. Much appreciated.

[Racecomp Engineering]

Originally Posted by Capt Spaulding

Thanks for the info Andrew. I'll need to give this some thought. It's not a pressing decision, so I have time. Much appreciated.

No worries. Even I ran stock springs for a while on my car....it's pretty good with a few bushings and bits + a good alignment. Adding coilovers on top of that just take things another (big) step forward.

Alignment
Good wheels/tires
Whiteline rear subframe inserts
Whiteline rear diff inserts
Perrin steering lock down
Mtec shift springs

For me, that's the BRZ/FRS/GT86 starter kit and it's something you can easily build on if you want to add more later.

- Andrew

[Capt Spaulding]

Originally Posted by Racecomp Engineering

No worries. Even I ran stock springs for a while on my car....it's pretty good with a few bushings and bits + a good alignment. Adding coilovers on top of that just take things another (big) step forward.

Alignment
Good wheels/tires
Whiteline rear subframe inserts
Whiteline rear diff inserts
Perrin steering lock down
Mtec shift springs

For me, that's the BRZ/FRS/GT86 starter kit and it's something you can easily build on if you want to add more later.

- Andrew

Thanks. I'm about 1/3 of the way there.

Installed:

Camber bolts

Whiteline rack bushings in lieu of Perrin Lockdown

alignment

Wheels and tires on the way

[cueball89]

I now have 4 autox events, only one of those was in the dry, with these coilovers. The one dry event I did have was a champ tour sporting my well worn 225mm RE71's from street class last year. Not having a whole lot of seat time, my 2nd event of the year, I under drove and was not even close to the new limits of the car.

The following 2 events in the rain the car was a handful. I chocked it up to me not being used to the car. 12 events on my street class RE71's that had been flipped on the wheel left the outsides and now the insides pretty well smoked. I was slower than last years street class competition, I was 42/79 in pax where I used to be top 10 fairly consistently.

For today's event I had on a fresh set of 245mm RE71's while still figuring out the setup I was 2/43 in pax and raw time in the rain. I managed to hit 12 cones in 10 runs for the day. The car drove really well and was very predictable. I felt I had tons of grip the balance felt spot on to really start pushing the car. I was starting to get some nice 4 wheel slip angle out of the car. I left the shock settings on their street setting given the conditions, 65 degrees and rain.

Many of the local drivers I usually compare myself to are driving different cars this year and are in the same boat, getting accustomed to their car. While only a local event I think the result is promising. I'm excited to get some more seat time and hopefully some dry weather with the setup.

Video from the event is below. My fastest clean run which is a bit jerky and my fastest dirty run. I think the rear end stepped out a hair crossing the finish and it shoved the 2 double cones out of their boxes. Driving tips are always welcome.

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY1AjjCULU8[/ame]


Edit, this video is better.