I believe it. :driving:

nothing fun to report from this weekend. Finished the parts swap and even had time to detail the car on Sunday morning

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/p6...w=w834-h625-no

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Fn...A=w834-h625-no

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Zn...Q=w834-h625-no

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/fF...A=w834-h625-no

link and video to my ftd.

Car drove well with the stiffer springs up front. I was happy I didn't forget what I learned in Lincoln before the first car got smashed. I took second to my buddy Kai who won spring nats in his e46 m3. The delta is getting smaller but my driving and the car will need some work before I can challenge him directly.

Understeer on slow speed entry is the biggest thing I notice without the rear bar but it just makes sense on the faster style courses we get at Nationals. It is tempting to pick up a G37 bar for local events but I don't know if I want to introduce another variable to get used to when I travel.

Teaser till I get tires and have them on the car. Test fitting went ok.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Yz...5=w834-h625-no

Wheels really do make the car. Shot it up this morning.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...98405f34_z.jpg_BES2849 by brendan sobers, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...dd8d8b46_z.jpg_BES2846 by brendan sobers, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...5b85e40b_z.jpg_BES2845 by brendan sobers, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...bdf725c5_z.jpg_BES2844 by brendan sobers, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...4333df19_z.jpg_BES2841 by brendan sobers, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...4f05a102_z.jpg_BES2825 by brendan sobers, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...0735ba9b_z.jpg_BES2814 by brendan sobers, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...f1889bae_z.jpg_BES2809 by brendan sobers, on Flickr

Looking good!

Took some new photos today. They are also spammed everywhere else I can post them, lol.


https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...ddb21a25_c.jpg_BES2047-2 by brendan sobers, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...ff06efec_c.jpg_BES2044-2 by brendan sobers, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...fd601f78_c.jpg_BES2064-2 by brendan sobers, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...e3ed2962_c.jpg_BES2067 by brendan sobers, on Flickr

All riced up for nationals. Action shots coming soon!
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...392f8110_c.jpg_BES5759-2 by brendan sobers, on Flickr

:tup:

You cheated and actually cleaned all the concrete dust off your car.

camera hides all the bug guts and filth from the drive out:yum:

Action shots came through,

https://i.imgur.com/7wwEjYI.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/ZvxW0Og.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/YrM6Flp.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/fJE0Mru.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/u0AS0ux.jpg

The only thing I am looking to change on the car at this time is a fixed seat. Once I have that in I can better asses things like if I need more spring in the back. Sitting in a Z with a fixed seat was eye opening. While the stock seat wasn't bad, its getting obvious that the higher limits the car is capable of now require a more secure driving position.

:tup:

:driving:

Yeah, a better seat will keep you from moving around.

Video and photos from the last event of my local season. The car drove really well with the new stiffer rear springs. I cant wait to make some more improvements next season.



https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...999752bf_c.jpgSolo92819 631 by Jay Bonvouloir, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...d544458b_c.jpgSolo92819 529 by Jay Bonvouloir, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...e2ce3450_c.jpgSolo92819 405 by Jay Bonvouloir, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...db282a37_c.jpgSolo92819 023 by Jay Bonvouloir, on Flickr

Made one of the first changes for the 2020 season.

The car drove great on the 16k rear but I ran to an issue with not being able to get as low as I would have liked. I had to run my rear coilovers on the maximum low setting just to get the car to sit slightly lower than stock. This was due to the fact that the stiffer springs did not compress as much at rest as the softer ones I started out with.

The solution? Helper springs. I went with the 3k kit from swift along with a set of 5 inch long main springs in the same rate as the 7 inch springs I had before. The result was the ability to set the car lower while not giving up any travel. In fact I gained about 2 inches of down travel after installing the kit. The additional down travel has the added benefit of making the car much more comfortable on the street since the wheels stay in contact with the ground for a longer period of time.

https://i.imgur.com/pAJTfNR.jpg
kit installed

https://i.imgur.com/yoDL02w.jpg
side with kit installed with over 5 inches down travel

https://i.imgur.com/VnjTNDv.jpg
side with the old setup with a little over 3 inches