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Old 09-19-2006 | 01:11 PM
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New Mods for next week, Comments

Next week i will start my journey on trying to enhancane my suspension.
I want to mantain my ride quality
What do u guys think.

ES Bushings, Front sway and subframe bushings. Are there other bushings that im missing? Comments

Tokico allumina's
20 or 25mm spacers
Rear sway bar.

I just got some brand new Bridgestone tarenz'a- LS-V
Am i missing anything else, Comments please.

I live in Ny so i will not drop the car, Potholes are dangerous here.
Old 09-19-2006 | 02:24 PM
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LTB helps the ride considerably, but you do lose ground clearance. I don't think it would scrape on stock suspension, though...also SFCs are a good choice, but you pretty much have to find someone to fabricate them for you, because the warpspeed SFC's are very hard to come by..

EDIT: oh and get 20mm spacers, I have them and they even rub on bumps if i have a load or a couple people in the back. I can fix it by re-aligning my rear beam because it only rubs on the right side, but with 25mm spacers, both sides would rub
Old 09-19-2006 | 07:51 PM
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those tires are awesome, great choise, well worth the extra $$
Old 09-19-2006 | 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by LA02MAX
LTB helps the ride considerably, but you do lose ground clearance. I don't think it would scrape on stock suspension, though...also SFCs are a good choice, but you pretty much have to find someone to fabricate them for you, because the warpspeed SFC's are very hard to come by..

EDIT: oh and get 20mm spacers, I have them and they even rub on bumps if i have a load or a couple people in the back. I can fix it by re-aligning my rear beam because it only rubs on the right side, but with 25mm spacers, both sides would rub

Thought about rolling your fenders? Helped me drastically (I have 33mm spacers in the rear with OEMs).
Old 09-19-2006 | 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by ChromeSE5
Thought about rolling your fenders? Helped me drastically (I have 33mm spacers in the rear with OEMs).
well, like i said, the problem can easily be remedied by re-aligning my rear beam. I'm just too lazy to get the car on jackstands and fix it.... It's off center toward the right, so only my ride tire rubs on the inside of my fender. It doesn't rub very much, just when i have a lot of weight in the back going over a pretty large bump.
Old 09-19-2006 | 08:24 PM
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A few things I wanted to add:

Don't' worry about scraping LTB. I have a 1.8 inch drop and I scraped mine only once and only because I decided to drive though something I was not supposed to drive though... lol (I also live in NYC and it's my daily driver, not to mention, it's my only car.)

Tell the alignment guys to set your toe to 0 for a slightly better steering feel. You can even set it to a slight toe out but the car will not be as stable at high speed (100+ mph)
Old 09-19-2006 | 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by LA02MAX
well, like i said, the problem can easily be remedied by re-aligning my rear beam. I'm just too lazy to get the car on jackstands and fix it.... It's off center toward the right, so only my ride tire rubs on the inside of my fender. It doesn't rub very much, just when i have a lot of weight in the back going over a pretty large bump.
the worst part about realigning the rear beam is that your suspension has to be loaded (on the ground or ramps)

I wonder how many people have actually done that. lol
Old 09-19-2006 | 09:59 PM
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The stock setup is for comfort and a bit of sport the tires sound good for racing and might make a bit of a difference in the way it holds on the highway! i think if you plan on doing mods to the handling than keep the ride height at a similar to stock level! (especially on bad roads!!)
Old 09-20-2006 | 07:26 AM
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Originally Posted by DrKlop
the worst part about realigning the rear beam is that your suspension has to be loaded (on the ground or ramps)

I wonder how many people have actually done that. lol
well, i don't think it has to actually have weight on it, i think the suspension just has to be at the same level as it would be if it were loaded. I'm pretty sure you can just measure the disance from the bottom of your tire to the fender, jack the car up, and raise the rear beam so that your tire is the same distance away from your fender as it is when the suspension is loaded. If it does have to be loaded, then i think i can do it, because i can get under the rear of my car while it's on the ground, just not under the front of it
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