On the front, the Hankooks. On the rear, the factory Yoko's. The Hankooks are 225/45/17.








Now with both front and rear installed.



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Update:

No more Tein H-techs.

Now running Tein Super Streets. I will eventually have these re-valved to race spec and run a higher spring rate on them.

These coupled with the Progress Technology rear swaybar are feeling AWESOME! Will hopefully get a chance to really test them out this Saturday on the FCF Touge. I should have some vid of it as well. Right now the SS are set to a street setting (10 clicks back from stiff).

 

im jealous....if we combined our cars we would be unstoppable...once i get my turbo kit that is

 

i think if all the murfreesboro and surrounding areas combined we would dominate forsure!

saw your car a while back at boro walmart looks good.

 

We are combined. We make up Music City Scions. About 50 Scions strong.

 

bunch of cool guys on there no doubt, you need help taking out the sound deadening? i just did it on my car took about half the day to get everything in the interior stripped and painted low gloss black.

 

Very nice man. Yeah I wouldn't mind at all. I'll probably get back on it though when it warms up. So, sign up on MCS site if you haven't done so. Much easier for me to keep in touch with you that way.

 

good to hear you like the ssps because i know i love mine

 

Whats next Couz? how was the run up to FCF ?

 

Man, I got vid, but the tape ended right before the good stuff... So, another run is in store yet again. And I missed a turn somewhere, so I spent a lot of time doubling back....lol. I have to use the VZ navigator since I don't have the precious Droid yet to do that Google map.

What's next....short term probably Main bushing set. I really want more grip though. R-S2 is nice, but I'm itching for even more grip. And Braking....God I could use a BBK. ABS kicked in a few times on some turns.

I was out a little to long and it was dark and my headlights suck....now that's scary...lol.

 

looks good man. How much was your CF fenders? and where from?

 

ExtremeDiminesions.com. I got them a long time ago, but if I recall they are about $600 for the set.

I actually just got sponsored by ED, so I'm buying some new stuff from them coming in 2010.

 

hows the coils coming along for you?

 

Feels great to stay flat through the corners. I need an alignment so I can dial it in to spec. So, been doing a lot of suspension tuning as of late. I already want more grip though. Not that the tires are not grippy cause they doing pretty good. Just that when I see a set of Advan A048's I start twitchin....lol. Or a set of Toyo R888's. That's the stuff I REALLY want.

 

are you allowed full slicks in your class? if so you should get some r1s, they are the shiz

 

No if travis goes full slicks then he would need....lets just say...more power and travis are you saying you dont want no three wheeling anymore? LMFAO Thats my favorite part of htechs!

 

Naw, I'm saying Body Roll = gone. Stiffer chassis is the cause for 3 wheeling, so it's even more solid than before. Could still use a little more chassis bracing, so the Main Bushing set will come about and some time down the road a full cage with the sunroof removed. Will remove the sunroof first then cage it.

But yeah, full slicks would bump me up to compete with Rado in the Unlimited class. Full slicks in the AutoX though I believe are allowed in Street Mod which is what I'm in. I think the rules are vauge on it. It states something to the effect of...."All DOT approved tires are allowed". Some Slicks are DOT approved.

Trying to build driver confidence with the setup now, cause I'm still trying to figure how far I can push it. I tell you one thing though, when your on coilovers, your whole braking distance takes some time to get use to. The dynamics of the car completely changes, what you were use to before is the nose and weight transferring to the front under braking. Well, that no longer happens on a stiff coilover setup, so it caught me by surprise a few times.

I need to have the alignment dialed in though.

 

^SM does allow slicks, I have some hoosier a6s in my closet for next season, at least around here, you are not competitive on street tires in the street mod class.

 

I actually have Tein SSPs and my girl has Htechs on her ride. I switch off from both cars quite often and I do notice the difference in handling but the breaking has not bothered me as of yet. Maybe I dont drive either ride as hard as I should.

 

You wont notice until track use or very heavy braking. I went from h techs to tein basics, and i noticed it. SSP's must be even better.