Suspension Review: Race Comp Yellow Springs - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

mechaghost · 08-30-2012, 03:00 PM

I got the RCE Yellow Springs Starter pack which includes the following hardware

RCE Yellow springs
OEM camber bolt
Whiteline Com C camber/caster top mount
Whiteline rear camber adjustment bushing

I had it installed at Tru-line Bellevue in WA. Byron the owner is a champ, he even leant me his B Series Mazda truck when the car was needed overnight. He also did the alignment, unfortunately no corner balancing as the car setup wont be able to do this. He is a top rated alignment specialist here in WA, and regularly does alignment on high end cars and track use cars.

I had the car setup for 175 lbs driver, for performance street use.

I am doing a driver skills day and autox this weekend, and I will give feedback on the handling past that. For daily driving, the car feels like it was when it was stock, but I dont drive that aggressive on the street.

ft86Fan · 08-30-2012, 03:10 PM

Waiting for your feedback.

Calum · 08-30-2012, 06:03 PM

Two degrees difference is caster!! Did they forget to do the caster sweep for the second measurement?

mechaghost · 08-30-2012, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Calum

Two degrees difference is caster!! Did they forget to do the caster sweep for the second measurement?

Who is they? Subaru or TruLine? Is this bad or good?

xjohnx · 08-30-2012, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Calum

Two degrees difference is caster!! Did they forget to do the caster sweep for the second measurement?

It looks like 6.88 and 6.87 to me.

mechaghost · 08-30-2012, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xjohnx

It looks like 6.88 and 6.87 to me.

Phew...

Yup those are the correct numbers.

Calum · 08-30-2012, 07:08 PM

Sorry guys, I'm looking at it on a PC now and not an Itampon. Agreed. I looked like 8.88 on the passenger side. My bad.

*KID* · 08-30-2012, 08:16 PM

retake pics once its settled

Racecomp Engineering · 08-30-2012, 08:25 PM

Looks good!

You could have gone with quite a bit more camber up front, but overall your alignment is solid.

- drew

Duo · 08-30-2012, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mechaghost

I had the car setup for 175 lbs driver, for performance street use.

First time I ever took my S to get an alignment at a place a lot of the track guys went to the owner told me to sit in the car while he worked. I was like o_O and told him I didn't have coils. He told me that he was aligning the car with my weight factored in and just thought that was really cool and a nice touch.

By the way, can you please post a side shot in the daylight? You're on 17's, right?

mechaghost · 08-30-2012, 10:14 PM

How long does it take for the springs to settle? I'll take some more pics tomorrow

DarrenDriven · 08-31-2012, 12:15 AM

Updated the topic title so that this topic will be the catch-all for all owners of Yellow springs. Thanks for posting up your info!

mechaghost · 08-31-2012, 02:25 PM

Here is the day after shot

mechaghost · 08-31-2012, 07:06 PM

Started noticing clunking sounds when suspension is compressed over big bumps. Called up RCE and they said something to do with the Whiteline tops and should not be a problem, they will be posting about this shortly.

I'm also going to have the guys over at truline look it over on tuesday to make sure nothing is wrong

08-30-2012, 03:00 PM	#1
mechaghost Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: Silver AT Limited Location: Seattle Posts: 823 Thanks: 145 Thanked 344 Times in 159 Posts Mentioned: 17 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Suspension Review: Race Comp Yellow Springs I got the RCE Yellow Springs Starter pack which includes the following hardware RCE Yellow springs OEM camber bolt Whiteline Com C camber/caster top mount Whiteline rear camber adjustment bushing I had it installed at Tru-line Bellevue in WA. Byron the owner is a champ, he even leant me his B Series Mazda truck when the car was needed overnight. He also did the alignment, unfortunately no corner balancing as the car setup wont be able to do this. He is a top rated alignment specialist here in WA, and regularly does alignment on high end cars and track use cars. I had the car setup for 175 lbs driver, for performance street use. I am doing a driver skills day and autox this weekend, and I will give feedback on the handling past that. For daily driving, the car feels like it was when it was stock, but I dont drive that aggressive on the street. Attached Images Last edited by DarrenDriven; 08-31-2012 at 12:13 AM.

08-30-2012, 03:10 PM	#2
ft86Fan Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Drives: FR-S, Exige S, Miata Location: Basking Ridge NJ Posts: 798 Thanks: 327 Thanked 131 Times in 80 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Waiting for your feedback. __________________ '13 Scion FR-S (Whiteout) '07 Lotus Exige S (Aspen White) Touring, Traction, Starshield '95 Miata (Montego Blue)

08-30-2012, 08:16 PM	#8
KID 86-er Join Date: May 2012 Drives: BRZ tS Location: Laredo, TX Posts: 970 Thanks: 195 Thanked 253 Times in 175 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	retake pics once its settled __________________ 2018 Subaru BRZ ts 020/500 - My Daily, work car, and track car

08-31-2012, 02:25 PM	#13
mechaghost Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: Silver AT Limited Location: Seattle Posts: 823 Thanks: 145 Thanked 344 Times in 159 Posts Mentioned: 17 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Here is the day after shot Attached Images

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search

08-30-2012, 06:03 PM	#3
Calum That Guy Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: 2013 asphalt FRS MT Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 4,865 Thanks: 5,058 Thanked 2,867 Times in 1,499 Posts Mentioned: 82 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Two degrees difference is caster!! Did they forget to do the caster sweep for the second measurement?

08-30-2012, 07:08 PM	#7
Calum That Guy Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: 2013 asphalt FRS MT Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 4,865 Thanks: 5,058 Thanked 2,867 Times in 1,499 Posts Mentioned: 82 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Sorry guys, I'm looking at it on a PC now and not an Itampon. Agreed. I looked like 8.88 on the passenger side. My bad.

08-30-2012, 08:25 PM	#9
Racecomp Engineering Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: 2016 BRZ, 2012 Paris Di2 & 2018 STI Location: Severn, MD Posts: 5,403 Thanks: 3,416 Thanked 7,241 Times in 2,962 Posts Mentioned: 303 Post(s) Tagged: 9 Thread(s)	Looks good! You could have gone with quite a bit more camber up front, but overall your alignment is solid. - drew

08-30-2012, 10:14 PM	#11
mechaghost Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: Silver AT Limited Location: Seattle Posts: 823 Thanks: 145 Thanked 344 Times in 159 Posts Mentioned: 17 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	How long does it take for the springs to settle? I'll take some more pics tomorrow

08-31-2012, 07:06 PM	#14
mechaghost Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: Silver AT Limited Location: Seattle Posts: 823 Thanks: 145 Thanked 344 Times in 159 Posts Mentioned: 17 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Started noticing clunking sounds when suspension is compressed over big bumps. Called up RCE and they said something to do with the Whiteline tops and should not be a problem, they will be posting about this shortly. I'm also going to have the guys over at truline look it over on tuesday to make sure nothing is wrong

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
White n' Yellow.	Asterisked Accolade	Wheels \| Tires \| Spacers \| Hub -- Sponsored by The Tire Rack	33	08-02-2015 04:01 AM
Yellow fog tint looks awesome!	DookDookDGM	BRZ Photos, Videos, Wallpapers, Gallery Forum	37	11-07-2012 03:40 AM
RCE YELLOW Performance Lowering springs intro buy! RCE Suspension Starter Pack!	Racecomp Engineering	Brakes, Suspension, Chassis	141	10-07-2012 08:12 PM
Amber Turn signals to yellow?	deedz	Cosmetic Modification (Interior/Exterior/Lighting)	1	08-01-2012 02:44 AM
FT86s at Megaweb (more footage of the yellow 86)	ESBjiujitsu	FR-S & 86 Photos, Videos, Wallpapers, Gallery Forum	16	05-26-2012 02:08 PM

User Name		Remember Me?
Password