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Spent about 7 hours installing new camber parts from Kinetix! Note to self - don't use adjustable wrenches near rubber ball joint boots.
That ball joint boot tore right open on the passenger front side. . I'll likely have to replace it, oh well.
I'm aiming for -0.5* of negative camber, I'm tired of having tires prematurely wearing. Also have like 2.5* of camber in the back, I really need it there. I spiritedly drive maybe 5 weekends a year?
Things I learned from the install:
1. Plan more time than is expected for the job.
2. Don't remove any unnecessary parts to make removing the camber parts easier. I removed a strut mount and spent about an hour realizing I had to drop the Lower Ball Joint to get it back in.
3. Don't use an adjustable wrench. The wrench for this job is like a 26mm wrench or larger, which I don't have. I used an adjustable one and tore it on one side .
All in all... It'll be great to be in the green at the alignment machine again.
* I should note I had the brake pads out for inspection haha. I'm not missing one.
Last edited by Urbanengineer; 02-14-2018 at 02:34 AM.
Reason: break the pads
I'm not so sure. I'm seeing it on a lot of exotics and it looks beautiful plus I'm sure their are benefits to it. I may try throwing my 20s on the rear and leave my 19s on the front just to see how it feels.
Finally got everything in spec. Car drives like it's on rails even in the rain. I'm very excited again, all for around $500 out of pocket and a few beers during installation.
Got really lucky comparing the aftermarket arms to stock and then adjusting them out a bit to compensate for the extreme negative camber I was having. That front measurement is the "as installed by me" guess haha.
What did I do to the G today? Drove it 200 miles round trip on the new Seymore4 tune, and datalogged a few more runs to do a final tweak. Feeling great and with all the WOT pulls I made on this tank of fuel I still returned 19.25mpg.
Oh and I drove the GT35RS that far so she could meet her new sister. Picking it up tonight or tomorrow.
Definitely need the black grille with those wheels. And seeing your headlights makes me wish I didn't paint the housing black. Young mistake. I think it pulls everything together nicely. Except I've never been a fan of the headlight eye lids
Not today but this past weekend. Replaced three of the four lower front control arms (compression rods, whatever), driver's side lower front ball joint, and new Bilstein B6 shocks. The ball joint was a bitch so I only did the one side, but the passenger side is torn too, but no clunking yet so I should be ok for a little while longer. And didn't do the driver's side compression rod because I might have ordered the part for a sedan ??? At least when I went back to check Advance Auto online, the driver's side front lower rear arm was the only one from Moog that lists coupe and sedan?
The shocks are amazing, the car rides sooooooo smooth now it's uncanny. They're definitely stiffer than what I had in there (which were completely worn out though), but not jarring at all. You feel bumps in the road, but the shocks just absorb all of the harshness. Can't wait for the next auto-x to really push it.
02-14-2018, 02:30 AM
. I'll likely have to replace it, oh well.
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