08-25-2015, 10:22 AM
Back from the dead... Had a change in priorities towards the end of the semester and then through the summer. Car needs some TLC and a few other things. Additionally a few small problems have surfaced.
First, around early July, a bolt on my short throw adapter (connects the shift lever to the arm) came loose and just about backed itself all the way out. This resulted in an almost undriveable car since the shifter would move all over the place. Turns out this was a common problem, so TRD added a step to loctite the bolt, but that wouldn't always prevent this. So I ended up getting a longer bolt and a nut for the other side (doesn't have one by design), in addition to the loctite. So far so good...
The next issue are my shocks. I'm on aftermarket coilovers that have about 35k miles on them and 3 winters. The ride has gotten so incredibly rough over the past year, I don't give them much longer till the shocks go. They're not leaking and the shocks themselves aren't making noise, so they're still "ok," technically speaking. I didn't expect them to last long, but I didn't expect them to go this quickly. So, as they say, "do it right or do it twice." Hind sight is 20/20; if I had only saved a little more money at the start. This just forces me to do what I wanted to do for a while now.
I'm going to get a pair of Racecomp Engineering yellow springs to put on the OEM shocks. They provide a 20mm drop and are well designed for the shocks, so I don't have to worry about blowing them after 1000 miles like the ones that drop the car ~1.5" In theory, they probably are better performing than the setup I'm running now. Only issue is that I need camber bolts or have to fork up $$ for some camber plates for the OEM struts... That's something I'll deal with later. My only priority is just getting off of these solid shocks. I'm aiming for Thanksgiving to be on the new setup. It can't come soon enough, haha.
Down the road (ideally, 1+ years, once I'm settled in) I'm going to get new coilovers. I was thinking sticking with RCE (uses revalved KWs), KW, or other quality brands. I thought about rebuilding my coilovers, but the cost to do it is not justified.
First, around early July, a bolt on my short throw adapter (connects the shift lever to the arm) came loose and just about backed itself all the way out. This resulted in an almost undriveable car since the shifter would move all over the place. Turns out this was a common problem, so TRD added a step to loctite the bolt, but that wouldn't always prevent this. So I ended up getting a longer bolt and a nut for the other side (doesn't have one by design), in addition to the loctite. So far so good...
The next issue are my shocks. I'm on aftermarket coilovers that have about 35k miles on them and 3 winters. The ride has gotten so incredibly rough over the past year, I don't give them much longer till the shocks go. They're not leaking and the shocks themselves aren't making noise, so they're still "ok," technically speaking. I didn't expect them to last long, but I didn't expect them to go this quickly. So, as they say, "do it right or do it twice." Hind sight is 20/20; if I had only saved a little more money at the start. This just forces me to do what I wanted to do for a while now.
I'm going to get a pair of Racecomp Engineering yellow springs to put on the OEM shocks. They provide a 20mm drop and are well designed for the shocks, so I don't have to worry about blowing them after 1000 miles like the ones that drop the car ~1.5" In theory, they probably are better performing than the setup I'm running now. Only issue is that I need camber bolts or have to fork up $$ for some camber plates for the OEM struts... That's something I'll deal with later. My only priority is just getting off of these solid shocks. I'm aiming for Thanksgiving to be on the new setup. It can't come soon enough, haha.
Down the road (ideally, 1+ years, once I'm settled in) I'm going to get new coilovers. I was thinking sticking with RCE (uses revalved KWs), KW, or other quality brands. I thought about rebuilding my coilovers, but the cost to do it is not justified.