Member Profile - jay.ritchie - 3RB to Golf R

[jakey]

just be wary of increased noise in cabin. those mounts are rubber for a reason. but I guess your resomat will fix that!

[cruisn]

Ghetto style problem solving......

[jay.ritchie]

just be wary of increased noise in cabin. those mounts are rubber for a reason. but I guess your resomat will fix that!

I thought they were rubber so that the heat couldn't be transferred metal to metal.
Hmmmmmm

[jay.ritchie]

Fast and furious 6. Holy shit. My head nearly imploded from too much action.

[HoFF]

Fast and furious 6. Holy shit. My head nearly imploded from too much action.

It was pretty epic Ay.

[shav]

Seeing this tomorrow. Any good?

[jakey]

it's not bad but it's not the car movie I was hoping for: 99% action film 1% comedy

[jay.ritchie]

it's not bad but it's not the car movie I was hoping for: 99% action film 1% comedy

i wasn't expecting nearly as much cars as what was in it.
fast five was like 99% vin diesel vs the rock and 1% cars/driving

[jay.ritchie]

I'm getting coil overs soon, and one if the things i'm most looking forward to is adjustable camber.
I drive the car hard (pushing it for 2hrs, plenty of under/oversteer) around 2 nights a week, and then the other 200-250km's per week is either suburban or highway driving.

What's going to be the best camber to run for handling and to not shred my tyres?
was thinking like -3 max on the fronts and 1-2 for the rears... Anyone with experience, let me know!

[paggaz]

Even if you do get coilovers, front's will have increased camber adjustments but it still doesn't give you adjustable rear camber. You need camber bushes for that (Whiteline KCA399, or similar). Although with the multi link suspension, the lower you go, the more natural camber and toe you get. So once lowered to about tyre to guard height, rears will probably be at around -2 deg.
-1 -2 is reasonable. Just remember to get a wheel alignment asap after installation so they can reset the toe to zero, for greater longevity of your tyres.

[jay.ritchie]

Even if you do get coilovers, front's will have increased camber adjustments but it still doesn't give you adjustable rear camber. You need camber bushes for that (Whiteline KCA399, or similar). Although with the multi link suspension, the lower you go, the more natural camber and toe you get. So once lowered to about tyre to guard height, rears will probably be at around -2 deg.
-1 -2 is reasonable. Just remember to get a wheel alignment asap after installation so they can reset the toe to zero, for greater longevity of your tyres.

good point. i won't be getting camber bushes so the natural camber will have to suffice!

[zch91]

How low will you be going?

Camber bushes are cheap and worth it imo. Easy to install too (if you remove the arms and drop them in to your mech to press them out/in)

I have KCA399 in the rear and have them set to max POSITIVE camber, which is around 1.4-1.5 degrees

[jay.ritchie]

How low will you be going?

Camber bushes are cheap and worth it imo. Easy to install too (if you remove the arms and drop them in to your mech to press them out/in)

I have KCA399 in the rear and have them set to max POSITIVE camber, which is around 1.4-1.5 degrees

Probably close to a 30mm drop from bilsteins.
I just don't need them, 1-2 degrees of natural camber is enough for the rear anyway. (handling wise)

Wait, you're running positive camber? I don't get how those bushes work......

[zch91]

How low will you be going?

Camber bushes are cheap and worth it imo. Easy to install too (if you remove the arms and drop them in to your mech to press them out/in)

I have KCA399 in the rear and have them set to max POSITIVE camber, which is around 1.4-1.5 degrees

Probably close to a 30mm drop from bilsteins.
I just don't need them, 1-2 degrees of natural camber is enough for the rear anyway. (handling wise)

Wait, you're running positive camber? I don't get how those bushes work......

See how you go when you've the a nice height I spose! It should sit around that mark so could be spot on.

Well you can adjust the camber by +/- 1.25 degrees. So i've got mine set at +1.25 (mas positive camber) therefore my rear camber was around the 2.75-3 degree mark with standard bushes, and able to go all the way to 4ish

My car is a lot lower than a 30mm drop though.. Tucking about 5mm tyre

[cruisn]

Just by dropping it on the coilovers to about rear tyre on guard will see the rear camber at about -1.5. Run the fronts the same.