Jaewrek's tC..
02-20-2010, 01:48 AM
#101
update:
I was only supposed to put in some camber bolts in front, but I ended up doing some other things.
I took another pair of rings from the rear, so I have both rings removed from each coil now (again) and adjusted the camber to compensate for the change in drop. I dropped the front 7 revolutions so I have a 1/4 inch of thread left.
And then I finally did the camber bolts, which ended up giving me positive camber instead of negative. I think I figured it out though.
I did a test drive around a few blocks and it definitely rubs more, but it doesn't seem to bad. I'm gonna test it out on the freeway tomorrow and see if it's do-able otherwise I'll have to raise the front a few revolutions.
I was only supposed to put in some camber bolts in front, but I ended up doing some other things.
I took another pair of rings from the rear, so I have both rings removed from each coil now (again) and adjusted the camber to compensate for the change in drop. I dropped the front 7 revolutions so I have a 1/4 inch of thread left.
And then I finally did the camber bolts, which ended up giving me positive camber instead of negative. I think I figured it out though.
I did a test drive around a few blocks and it definitely rubs more, but it doesn't seem to bad. I'm gonna test it out on the freeway tomorrow and see if it's do-able otherwise I'll have to raise the front a few revolutions.
02-20-2010, 03:28 PM
#103
Oh yeah I hammered the ____ out of my rear fenders. All the metal that was silver from rubbing I hammered flat. I cut some random plastic out too. I don't know why I never bothered to do that before... I'll test the car out on the freeway today and see if it made any difference.
02-20-2010, 05:13 PM
#106
Oh yeah I hammered the ____ out of my rear fenders. All the metal that was silver from rubbing I hammered flat. I cut some random plastic out too. I don't know why I never bothered to do that before... I'll test the car out on the freeway today and see if it made any difference.
02-20-2010, 06:57 PM
#107
8 in the back, none in the front. Instead of using the camber for the spacers in front, I just ended up lowering it more, lol.
PBM in Mira Mesa rents out fender rollers for 40 bucks. I think I'm done at my ride height now. The rear is as low as it can go, and the front is good enough. It's giving me enough rubbing/fender problems as is.
Maybe it's not completely flat but I definitely made it flatter than it was before. I just got a hammer and started hammer the inside. Like the metal around where the fender and bumper meet as well as the part of the fender that was rolled in. I held the other side with my hand and a microfiber to push against it so I wouldn't hammer through and make a dent from the inside out.
No pictures sorry =\
No pictures sorry =\
02-23-2010, 04:29 PM
#109
Um nothing really new with the car... but I took some pictures today. I borrowed my gf's camera because my 5-6 year old Canon PowerShot S410 digital piece of crap camera broke. The pictures aren't that great, they were just taken with some digital camera. =P
I think I lost some poke up front from lowering it more.
A pillow that my gf made me for Christmas. =P
I think I lost some poke up front from lowering it more.
A pillow that my gf made me for Christmas. =P
02-23-2010, 04:43 PM
#110
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^yeah what happened to the poke upfront? is it rubbing or anything in the front? any updates on the camber bolt? lol did you fixed the "going positive" part?
i like your rears, looks like mine :]
i like your rears, looks like mine :]
02-23-2010, 04:49 PM
#111
Yeah it rubs. I kind of figured out the camber haha.
I was going to camber the fronts in, but it took away the aggressive look. I ended up with 0 on the left and -1 on the right. And even with the small of a difference in camber, you can definitely tell the right is pushed in a little more.
The front still pokes a little, but not as much as before.
Left with 0*
Right with -1*
I was going to camber the fronts in, but it took away the aggressive look. I ended up with 0 on the left and -1 on the right. And even with the small of a difference in camber, you can definitely tell the right is pushed in a little more.
The front still pokes a little, but not as much as before.
Left with 0*
Right with -1*
02-24-2010, 06:55 PM
#115
I went over a speed bump I never go over, even before I dropped it a little. I went a little too fast and heard a REALLY loud metal clunk. I thought I hit my tranny on the bump or something. Next day in my garage I see my car leaking some dark greyish thick grease from one of the boots. I'm assuming it's the cv boot. I took a closer look and it looks like the thing just splattered open, and sprayed the grease all over.
Stupid mistake of going of a speed bump too fast and now I gotta change something, lol.
Thanks. I drive speed limit and slow down when I know theres a dip or bump coming. Or I change lanes to avoid the bumps I know that are only in certain lanes. =)
02-25-2010, 01:15 AM
#118