What did you do to your 2nd gen BRZ today?

[DocWalt]

Originally Posted by JD001

Bearing dead on a 2nd gen.. Mileage, lack of maintenace or failure of part?

"lack of maintenance" on a sealed part?

~18k miles and 400 autocross runs with wide sticky tires. "abuse" would be a good way to put it.

[Pat]

Originally Posted by Lelandjt

Got it shipped from my condo in Colorado at 10,000ft to my parents' house, where I'm living for a year, at sea level. I'd never driven it below 7,500ft. WOW it makes power down here. I need to recalibrate my foot because I'm lighting up the tires every time I turn out onto a road. Anyone who says this car is underpowered (at sea level) is living in the crazy modern world of overpowered everything and oblivious to speed limits. A blip of throttle in 3rd gear on a back road and I'm in go-to-jail territory.

Ha. I had the same experience when going to my parents' house at 700 feet. Wild. I'm hoping a header and tune will get me close to the sea level feeling after this race season.

[nextcar]

Over the weekend I installed Pedders tophats on the Trueno edition. Incredibly easy on this car, no need for a spring compressor!

[Stonehorsw]

Removed the sway bars, one of the end links will need to be replaced (rusty bolt). I will have to drive slowly until the links arrive to install new ones.

[Stonehorsw]

Originally Posted by nextcar

Over the weekend I installed Pedders tophats on the Trueno edition. Incredibly easy on this car, no need for a spring compressor!

How did you do?

[nextcar]

Originally Posted by Stonehorsw

How did you do?

There is very little preload on the springs. If you remove the nut on the top of the struts whlie the car is on the ground and jack up the front end slowly, the tophats separate easily. You will have to remove one endlink to swaybar connection, then you can simply line up the strut with the new tophat and slowly lower the vehicle and start the top nut...

[Stonehorsw]

Originally Posted by nextcar

There is very little preload on the springs. If you remove the nut on the top of the struts whlie the car is on the ground and jack up the front end slowly, the tophats separate easily. You will have to remove one endlink to swaybar connection, then you can simply line up the strut with the new tophat and slowly lower the vehicle and start the top nut...

Thanks. I wish I knew before, competing the front sway bar change today.