Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

Saw LadyBytes R32 in civic today. Creative parking btw.

Your federals are going to wear out if you keep using them for normal street driving though :D

Not so creative... I had Steady Eddy with me... he's good for getting the good car parks LOL actually, I have secure parking at work and felt nervous with it out there.

Federals are good for street... soft but not too soft... I think they're good for around 13000ish k's

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/30059-spotted/page/444/#findComment-3415702
Share on other sites

In an R32 GTR you can expect about the 12 - 13,000km from 595RS, which isnt to bad considering how soft they are, but the problem is that your slowly degrading the tread compound by driving them cold, they are designed to be driven hot, so the more you drive them on the street the less heat cycles your getting into them and in turn you might find that they go a little bit hard after a couple of thousand km's...

That said, if you wear them out you will need to buy more, so go for it, I'll be here when you need another set :D

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/30059-spotted/page/444/#findComment-3416834
Share on other sites

Spotted a whole bunch of police cadets learning how to direct traffic at the melrose drive intersection, opposite mcgrath ford in woden around 2pm today lol :D Spotted a Black r34 gtt later in gungahlin, too late to wave though.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/30059-spotted/page/444/#findComment-3416854
Share on other sites

Spotted a whole bunch of police cadets learning how to direct traffic at the melrose drive intersection, opposite mcgrath ford in woden around 2pm today lol :D Spotted a Black r34 gtt later in gungahlin, too late to wave though.

did you say hi to my mate for me? He'd be the one with the giant "i'm a fu*kstick" stamped on his forehead.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/30059-spotted/page/444/#findComment-3416885
Share on other sites

Spotted a whole bunch of police cadets learning how to direct traffic at the melrose drive intersection, opposite mcgrath ford in woden around 2pm today lol :D Spotted a Black r34 gtt later in gungahlin, too late to wave though.

Funny that, went past at 2:20ish and they were gone when they were actually needed with a ford broken down at the intersection causing all sorts of chaos with idiots cutting lanes to save a precious minute..

Also saw a wrx pinned by an undercover VZ just down the road too.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/30059-spotted/page/444/#findComment-3416905
Share on other sites

did you say hi to my mate for me? He'd be the one with the giant "i'm a fu*kstick" stamped on his forehead.

Nah was trying to drive as "quietly" as possible past them lol, sux they weren't there later by the sounds of it.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/30059-spotted/page/444/#findComment-3416962
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now



  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Yes, but no. You need to keep the mating surfaces bare (ie the flat faces where the caliper and upright pads touch the dogbone) and also the internal threads will remain bare (unless there are no internal threads - do they use nuts on all the bolts?). So you can slow down obvious external corrosion, but not all of it. Anodising would be required to provide decent protection to the alloy, but I'm not actually sure if you should anodise something that is all about the strength. Anodising does reduce strength significantly. Like, up to 50% on some alloys for high thickness coating.
    • Thanks   does painting on aluminium work or stop them from corroding?
    • 'Sgot nothing to do with them being Japanese. The climate in the north of Japan has similarities to the UK - the cars are made in the knowledge that they have snow and salt, and they rot there. Cars made in the US rot like buggery in the US. British cars have always rotted regardless of the weather. They will rot indoors in a climate controlled bubble! The brackets are not unsafe yet, but they will get that way. They may well corrode where the bolt threads are in contact and the bolts could just jump out without warning.
    • So unsafe would you say now?   little bit of has come off, guess road salt is a nightmare for Japanese car. Mx5 here have a well known issue or rotting 
    • Dissimilar metal corrosion. Aluminium is less noble than steel/iron, and will corrode preferentially when in contact with it and a conductive solution (ie, wet road salt). Tends to suggest that those brackets should be made in steel for a shitty climate like the UK.
×
×
  • Create New...