Lauren
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1 minute ago, Stevo said:I think you may have misunderstood me @Deacon. I was wondering what the poundage rate of the spring is. It's usually on one of the coils or could be on the manufacturers website (I assume)
Anyone got a link to their site?
Most are done in metric. 6/5kg is the spring rate.
I run 5/6kg on my setup. Most run 6/6kg.
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41 minutes ago, shiftspark said:A secret then
Not really! But his new setup has only just been tested on the track. Have to wait till the first round to see. Mine is totally unchanged again!
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Are they real TRD though? And do they end up not being lined up when you turn them? 25.5C is a bit warm for me.
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4 hours ago, shiftspark said:Very interested in your setup @KevinA
He's changed it since last year.
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Are you sure about that? This instance is one where the keys were stolen, which seems to be the way it is. Not heard of anyone being able to steal one without the keys
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3 hours ago, Ade said:Hang on though @Lauren! Mike was multiple seconds slower you in a gt86 (even supercharged) so its not a fair comparison to the golf R which is very capable! On track you know driver skill is everything and thats the reason you overtake most cars
@Bfranklyn86 - I would NEVER suggest to anyone that any aftermarket coilover is more comfortable than stock. Its a very subjective matter. Doubling the spring rates and proper damping will always be firm, its just that the way the damping works to give a smother feel that can make it subjectively smoother. Also stroke length is shortened so you cant take the same bigger bumps as with the stock suspension as you'll hit a bump rubber.
I'm talking about Mike Pease who knows Snetterton far better than I do. The year previous he competed in his supercharged GT86 in pouring rain and he even beat Adrian. He was seriously quick. Mike was a fair bit slower than me at all the other rounds though, but at Snetterton he is a bit of a specialist.
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8 hours ago, Bfranklyn86 said:So it seems like it if I go premium coilovers then at the very worst the ride will be as good as stock.
Excuse my ignorance, but are these things easy to adjust for a track day? Also, presumably you can't do any camber with them..... it's just ride height and stiffness.
backstory: I've got some rude, pious colleagues at work who accuse me of having a cheap Japanese chav car. It's made me angry and I want to spend money so I can destroy them on track. The competition is an f-type jag, a C63 and a new golf GTI. Need the help of the gt86 community here!
If you have TEIN suspension like I do and have the EDFC Active Pro adjusting the damper settings for the track is merely a matter of pressing a couple of buttons on the EDFC unit, to set to my track settings. The TEINS have adjustable top mounts so front camber is adjustable, though you don't really go and change your camber just for the track. The rears as with any other coilover setup require adjustable lower control arms or offset bushes (as I have) to adjust the camber. 2 degrees negative camber all round makes a big difference for the track. The bump and rebound adjust together (not indepedently) on the TEINs. But even if you don't have EDFC, it's simply a matter of twisting the knobs on top of the damper unit under the bonnet and in the boot. The work of a moment really.
Don't forget track days are not competitive. IME a Golf GTI will be easy to beat. I was easily quicker on a sprint than my friends 375bhp remapped Golf R, though the track did not have long straights. In regard to being quicker than your colleagues, will wholly depend upon how good a driver you are. This will be far more of a factor than the car.
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Please post pics as per selling rules.
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2 hours ago, Adamd said:Is this something that would swap over and fit into a pre-facelift gt86 does anyone know?
Yeah, don't see any issue with that. But Toyota have made the parts for the new car expensive to put off people trying to make their zenki models look like a kouki. How expensive can it be though, I wonder?
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I think it's only fair enough that they do the repair, that's what I would expect. I would expect them to give you a courtesy car whilst your car is with them. They've got a log of what was done previously which sounds pretty minor really. But I wouldn't expect them to pay to get it repaired locally.
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I have no problem with the clock. Doesn't pretty much every car have a digital clock? Even if it's in the dash display. It ain't broke, seems to work just fine.
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I think it can be, but really there are always compromises to make. I've ran my Tein Streetflex with custom spring rates and damping for over 70K miles. I also have the EDFC Active Pro. It rides pretty well. Potholes are best avoided, but the ride is generally good unless you're on dire badly surfaced residential streets. My car is lowered too, so I have to be careful over speed humps, particularly those square type ones.
I spend most of my working life driving around poorly surfaced residential streets with mountainous speed humps. I just drive very slowly. But even when the car was stock, though it cleared square speed humps it was still pretty harsh over a poorly surfaced falling apart road. But things improve considerably on okay roads. The ride is better resolved and the handling is much improved. It's nearly win, win, but not quite win, win, win. Two out of three isn't bad I suppose. You make your choices.
Don't forget the ST's are really at the budget end, so there is a bit of you get what you pay for. Pay more, you get better of course. Most run the Flex A's and are happy with them. Mine is the earlier version so it lacks the hydro bump stops.
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You bought the car sold as seen, so you won't have grounds for rejecting the car, at least that's how I see it. It doensn't look anything more than minor, but take it there explain that you have just noticed this and see what they say. It's all you can do really. And keep cool.
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Well, you're reliant on their goodwill. But they should have details of any blemishes or damage to the car as after all they would have inspected it fully.
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I haven't got the best ears, but it sounds totally normal to me.
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Just take it to the dealer. If they have sold it to you like that, then I would expect them to repair it for you.
How come you didn't notice it when you were buying the car?
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The trouble is, if your damper bodies pre-load the spring and that is your ride height combined lowering will shorten the available damper stroke. This is true of the Tein Street Advance and some of the others, I'm guessing it's the case with the ST's. However other coilovers can adjust the ride height independently of the damper stroke, so they will fair better. The Flex A and Flex Z and the earlier Flex that I have are like this.
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The surround around the head unit, is a bit fussy. That padded panel doesn't look as nice as the GT86 suede effect. It's odd how Subaru just don't seem to make any effort with it.
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On 17/03/2017 at 7:53 AM, Ade said:Evidence?
I think it will be heavily improved and probably given a new engine code.
Yeah, spoke to Richard and he got the info from Jamie at Deeside where the engines are built.
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Okay paid up for entry.
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17 minutes ago, Paul said:Armrest is one of those mods where the moment you have it you wonder how you lived without it!
I think I must be one of the few that doesn't want one. Though I don't use the centre console for drinks (door bin is better for my coffee), I do like to have my sunglasses and vapouriser to hand in the centre console, so I've never wanted the armrest. It looks nice, but I'm not sure it's practical for me at least.
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Probably better to use Flickr et al., for hosting images and post the link in here.
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We've not had many in this situation. But unless you change the ECU they will be able to get access to your car. Unless the ECU can be re-programmed, which you would think should be possible? It still won't be cheap though.
Is there anything else I can try with my suspension before replacing it
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It's the modern world, Stevo. As I use Japanese suspension the rates are always in metric. I see you've had to resort to American to find imperial.