07-01-2011, 01:25 PM
i replied, but no idea where it went. anyway...
- brake ducts - don't need unless you really suck or get a silly motor in it. dust shields are already gone.
- yes, obviously ditch the street springs.
- get the x8s... do it right the first time.
- 225 will fit. you'll probably want to roll the fenders more. i've rolled the rears a bit, but could use more. i would rub lightly on shenandoah.
- rear trailing arms bushings are fresh, lcas are new, and front balljoints are "young."
- no sways on the car. nobody has ever convinced me why tying an independent suspension together is a good idea. i've had great luck with only spring rate changes.
- the skunk2 arms are junk, but better than nothing. i'd replace them, but it shouldn't be near the top of the list unless you're mucking with camber often.
- it doesn't need a pimpy shifter.
- i wouldn't put any money into this motor (baffled pan, oil cooler, whatever). it runs great and well, but it's near worthless. i don't expect you'll want to do TT with it, but i haven't had it on track with the ITR trans... it might suck quite a bit less.
the car will be coming with a notebook i kept in later years of my tracking. not too much data in there, but should give you an idea of the spring rates and tire pressures i was running.
- brake ducts - don't need unless you really suck or get a silly motor in it. dust shields are already gone.
- yes, obviously ditch the street springs.
- get the x8s... do it right the first time.
- 225 will fit. you'll probably want to roll the fenders more. i've rolled the rears a bit, but could use more. i would rub lightly on shenandoah.
- rear trailing arms bushings are fresh, lcas are new, and front balljoints are "young."
- no sways on the car. nobody has ever convinced me why tying an independent suspension together is a good idea. i've had great luck with only spring rate changes.
- the skunk2 arms are junk, but better than nothing. i'd replace them, but it shouldn't be near the top of the list unless you're mucking with camber often.
- it doesn't need a pimpy shifter.
- i wouldn't put any money into this motor (baffled pan, oil cooler, whatever). it runs great and well, but it's near worthless. i don't expect you'll want to do TT with it, but i haven't had it on track with the ITR trans... it might suck quite a bit less.
the car will be coming with a notebook i kept in later years of my tracking. not too much data in there, but should give you an idea of the spring rates and tire pressures i was running.
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
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4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.