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sig11 · 04-18-2011, 03:12 PM

Wee! Thanks to the rapidly approaching HPDE at Gingerman on the 23rd and the lack of a garage I had Mufflers & More install my SS lines and coilovers on the 6th of April. Fortunately Kenny was able to get the suspension on without having the BC tools. They worked pretty much the whole day on the car... and my only complaint is that they over torqued the lugs and I had to buy a breaker bar to get the wheels off to raise the car back up. My alignment is probably a bit too agressive for the street but my tires did seem to be wearing a little too much on the outside.

They left the height set how phantom21 had them set which resulted in them having to disassemble the lift to get the car back on the ground. Surprisingly enough there didn't seem to be any issue with rubbing.

Whew boy was it low though:

(thanks to thekinn for taking these at Cars Coffee & Karts)

Unfortunately it was only barely drivable at this height in the Detroit metro area... every little bump resulted in more scraping of the already rough front spoiler so the next week (4/10) I raised the front by about .5". This also resulted in making the ride height almost exactly 26" from ground to the top of the arch of the wheel well on all four corners.

Friday I ordered a set of 275/35R19 and 295/30R19 Yokohama AD08's since I haven't been able to track down any 305/30R19 RE-11s. Should have them on Thursday morning just in time for my first track day of the season on the 23rd at GingerMan with 3balls. I may have Kenny back off the alignment a little bit but without the front control arms I'm not sure how successful that will be.

I was planning on heading straight from the track to my parent's house in southern IL but since it's looking like cold and rainy day I'm not sure what I will do. If I treat the track as a half way point I have to take my dog with me and I'm afraid he will bite me if he's stuck outside in the cold and rain all day.

I guess that's about it for this week. I'll hopefully have some new track video from GingerMan to post after I get back to Detroit.

Click images for larger versions as usual...

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04-18-2011, 03:12 PM	#11 (permalink)
sig11 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Detroit Posts: 1,294 Drives: 09 370Z Red Sport-MT Rep Power: 19	Wee! Thanks to the rapidly approaching HPDE at Gingerman on the 23rd and the lack of a garage I had Mufflers & More install my SS lines and coilovers on the 6th of April. Fortunately Kenny was able to get the suspension on without having the BC tools. They worked pretty much the whole day on the car... and my only complaint is that they over torqued the lugs and I had to buy a breaker bar to get the wheels off to raise the car back up. My alignment is probably a bit too agressive for the street but my tires did seem to be wearing a little too much on the outside. They left the height set how phantom21 had them set which resulted in them having to disassemble the lift to get the car back on the ground. Surprisingly enough there didn't seem to be any issue with rubbing. Whew boy was it low though: (thanks to thekinn for taking these at Cars Coffee & Karts) Unfortunately it was only barely drivable at this height in the Detroit metro area... every little bump resulted in more scraping of the already rough front spoiler so the next week (4/10) I raised the front by about .5". This also resulted in making the ride height almost exactly 26" from ground to the top of the arch of the wheel well on all four corners. Friday I ordered a set of 275/35R19 and 295/30R19 Yokohama AD08's since I haven't been able to track down any 305/30R19 RE-11s. Should have them on Thursday morning just in time for my first track day of the season on the 23rd at GingerMan with 3balls. I may have Kenny back off the alignment a little bit but without the front control arms I'm not sure how successful that will be. I was planning on heading straight from the track to my parent's house in southern IL but since it's looking like cold and rainy day I'm not sure what I will do. If I treat the track as a half way point I have to take my dog with me and I'm afraid he will bite me if he's stuck outside in the cold and rain all day. I guess that's about it for this week. I'll hopefully have some new track video from GingerMan to post after I get back to Detroit. Click images for larger versions as usual...