This Is The New Recipe Chat Thread...

[rb26stagea]

Just (very briefly) drove mine with the revalved Bilsteins in the front: 1000000% improvement, but still a little work to do: bump stops still need to be replaced with slimmer items: the old ones were all but destroyed when the shock failed

Pretty impressed so far: hoping to have the car back mid next week, handling like it should (and used to)...

[PetroDola]

What are the offsets PetroDola?

Are they rolling or flaring the guards? The fronts are already "rolled" from the factory, the rears can be rolled.

Is yours a RS? let me know the offset and I can work out exactly how far out from the factory guards they will sit, or if they will foul the front control arm.

Ben

mines actually an RX the one below in my pic is the car in question.

I believe theyll be rolling the gaurds i know the fronts are quite rolled already but the rears will need doing. is the offset is 9.5?

:?

[pipster11]

Impulse by at jb hifi

cadence x1 sub package - 300wrms sub, ported box for the sub and 600w amp

$250

now i can take the bass load off the poor 6" door speakers

[kjb_r33]

Dont you hate it when people fake to go and the stop, instead of merging...........

[bbenny]

mines actually an RX the one below in my pic is the car in question.

I believe theyll be rolling the gaurds i know the fronts are quite rolled already but the rears will need doing. is the offset is 9.5?

:?

thats the width. It should be stamped somewhere on the back of the wheels hub or spokes. You may also have a sticker on the inside of the rim.

Should look something like 19 x 9.5J +35 etc. 19 being the rim diameter, 9.5J being the width and a + or - number being the offset. Looking at the pics of your rims you would have a positive offset on those, probably around +30 or more. If its higher than +35 you will need to run spacers on the front to clear the front control arm, if its lower than +30 you will need to roll your guards.

So basically it will be perfect at 9.5J + 35 to +30 and you wont have to do anything other than fit tyres!

Edited October 2, 2010 by bbenny

[PetroDola]

thats the width. It should be stamped somewhere on the back of the wheels hub or spokes. You may also have a sticker on the inside of the rim.

Should look something like 19 x 9.5J +35 etc. 19 being the rim diameter, 9.5J being the width and a + or - number being the offset. Looking at the pics of your rims you would have a positive offset on those, probably around +30 or more. If its higher than +35 you will need to run spacers on the front to clear the front control arm, if its lower than +30 you will need to roll your guards.

So basically it will be perfect at 9.5J + 35 to +30 and you wont have to do anything other than fit tyres!

Hey benny , its 19x9.5 +30 offset

i take it thatyll suit ok?

[bbenny]

Hey benny , its 19x9.5 +30 offset

i take it thatyll suit ok?

Thats awesome!

You shouldnt have to roll anything, Just be careful on tyre size, a 245 or 255? should be sweet. If you go something too wide then they will scrub the guards.

but +30 will look sweet! cant wait to see pics when they are on.

Edited October 2, 2010 by bbenny

[GoldZilla]

Dont you hate it when people fake to go and the stop, instead of merging...........

Ouch, that sucks...

[rb26stagea]

Dont you hate it when people fake to go and the stop, instead of merging...........

Oh crap, dude... How bad? looks like the intercooler has had it, aside from the obvious panel damage....

[rb26stagea]

sorry: double post.

[kjb_r33]

Intercooler is shot, radiator, radiator support, bonnet, front bar, both hi beams, grill. Hasnt really been assesed yet, its at the panel beaters, will be doing it monday morning.

[Tangles]

fitted rear adjustable camber arms ($115) and traction arms ($129)

about to tackle the front and install adj. front upper camber/traction arms ($239)

[dirtyRS4]

Dont you hate it when people fake to go and the stop, instead of merging...........

How did i miss this. Unlucky mate, what sort of front bar "was" that? Merging is the worse game to play.lol

[rb26stagea]

Made an executive decision to trade in the Alpine pre-boxed R-type subs I installed late last year, and permanently mould in the Alpine S-types I have sitting here into a sealed enclosure. I have no idea what I was thinking when I bought the R-types: ported subs are not my thing, but the ability to remove them for track-day antics was appealing.

Since I broke my back, track days are now off the table, so I may as well go with a SQ setup, which is what the rest of the audio system is geared towards... I figure using the subs I already have sitting here will save me a heap of money over the "buy a pair of X-type 12"s" option...

Very much hanging out to get the old girl back witht the front suspension sorted: a drive in a mate's '05 STi reminded me of how the barge should feel on the road, and I believe there is still a way to go...

[SMOKEYV35]

hey mate i'd be interested to see ur sub setup, i did some measuring today and was left scratching my head.....

[SMOKEYV35]

achieved a bit for the weekend:

- fitted PIVOT speed meter and PIVOT shift lamp

- fitted red LEDs to the dash - now all interior lights are red

- sprayed rain gaurds gloss black and fitted up

- took back surface rust on rotors and sprayed them black with VHT caliper paint

- put on some hubcentric rings, has got rid of vibration at 100km/h

- used glassylite on the UV affected headlights (these things were shot, so yellow that i was trying to source replacements but this glassylite stuff has took them back to brand new - best 40 bucks i've spent on the car)

i have a list of 'to do' stuff, so it's getting shorter each weekend - but the more time i spend in and around the car, the more i find! its tough being OCD!!!

[pipster11]

link to glassylite please

im getting sick of polishing them

fitted my sub on the weekend, good to have a ballenced stereo once again, just need to fiddle with the settings some more

edit, also painted the rear brakes in 3m blue caliper paint (same as the fronts) and fitted them

should have my speed bleeders soon and hopefully a firm pedal all the time soon after that

Edited October 4, 2010 by pipster11

[rb26stagea]

Picked mine up again prematurely (so it's still got a bit of suspension work to do), because I managed to trash the front bar on the beemer yesterday: I mean, who thought it was a good idea to put boulders on each side of their driveway, right at the gutter end, where they're impossible to see?!

[SMOKEYV35]

http://www.glassylite.net.au/

the trick is the 'nano sealant' - but just be careful with your quanitities, they give you SFA in the kit, so you need to make it all last.

[rb26stagea]

hey mate i'd be interested to see ur sub setup, i did some measuring today and was left scratching my head.....

This is the current setup, but as stated, is subject to change completely in the near future...