Member Profile - Timmmyrogers 2003 BH
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2016 11:24 pm
So I have been meaning to post on here for a while, and I thought this would be a nice place to keep a track of the progress of my car. Albeit a slow progress
I bought my first car back in Feb 2016, a 2003 BH Liberty wagon with the 2.0l engine and 5sp manual transmission. Despite being what I assume as the base model, it has leather interior which has been well loved by [potentially multiple] families and animals the like. Additionally one of the previous owners had installed an aftermarket sunroof, which leaves a nice puddle in the back seats every time its parked outside in the rain, also the controls work intermittently. Its not quite the track demon, and it will barely keep up with a mazda 3 from the lights, but hey it can do under 7l/100km (freeway driving)
Here's what it looked like when I bought it
Not long after driving it around like this I painted the stock wheels matte black which contrasted the silver paint nicely
Slowly progress had been made, I purchased a set of wheels that are soon to be installed. They're not a set, its 2 Impul Hoshino RS and 2 Rays Mazdaspeed MS-01 which were a steal on gumtree. I thought they look so similar that you couldn't tell the difference unless pointed out. The specs are; Both 17x8. Impul Offset +35, MS-01 Offset +30. The impuls on the front should fit nicely as they have 5x100 stud pattern. Unfortunately the rears have a larger offset and 5x114.3 stud pattern, so will be running a 15mm adapter in the rears. Its either going to have aggressive fitment in the rear or it will look terrible. I'm thinking of wrapping them in 215/45/r17 tyres, but I am unsure if I will need a bit more stretch to squeeze the tyres under the guards in the rear
In the back of the Liberty. Love overnight parts from Japan
See, can barely tell them apart. Looks like staggered wheels
Having enough of getting sea sick every time I took a corner, I decided it was time to do something about the suspension to get rid of the boat-like body roll. I had been tossing up between Bilsteins with lowered springs, or BC coilovers for a very long time until not too long ago a set of used Tein Super Street coilovers appeared on ebay, I decided to bite the bullet and get them and I do not regret it. They haven't died yet. The Teins offer a nice drop with stiff springs and adjustable dampning, only other thing more i could ask for is adjustable camber plates
Fully wound down in the front and about an inch from the bottom in the rear to rectify the saggybutt (must be BE coilovers)
I have many plans coming for this car, and I'm excited to document the progress here. Looking forward to sharing info and receiving advice concerning all thing subie
I bought my first car back in Feb 2016, a 2003 BH Liberty wagon with the 2.0l engine and 5sp manual transmission. Despite being what I assume as the base model, it has leather interior which has been well loved by [potentially multiple] families and animals the like. Additionally one of the previous owners had installed an aftermarket sunroof, which leaves a nice puddle in the back seats every time its parked outside in the rain, also the controls work intermittently. Its not quite the track demon, and it will barely keep up with a mazda 3 from the lights, but hey it can do under 7l/100km (freeway driving)
Here's what it looked like when I bought it
Not long after driving it around like this I painted the stock wheels matte black which contrasted the silver paint nicely
Slowly progress had been made, I purchased a set of wheels that are soon to be installed. They're not a set, its 2 Impul Hoshino RS and 2 Rays Mazdaspeed MS-01 which were a steal on gumtree. I thought they look so similar that you couldn't tell the difference unless pointed out. The specs are; Both 17x8. Impul Offset +35, MS-01 Offset +30. The impuls on the front should fit nicely as they have 5x100 stud pattern. Unfortunately the rears have a larger offset and 5x114.3 stud pattern, so will be running a 15mm adapter in the rears. Its either going to have aggressive fitment in the rear or it will look terrible. I'm thinking of wrapping them in 215/45/r17 tyres, but I am unsure if I will need a bit more stretch to squeeze the tyres under the guards in the rear
In the back of the Liberty. Love overnight parts from Japan
See, can barely tell them apart. Looks like staggered wheels
Having enough of getting sea sick every time I took a corner, I decided it was time to do something about the suspension to get rid of the boat-like body roll. I had been tossing up between Bilsteins with lowered springs, or BC coilovers for a very long time until not too long ago a set of used Tein Super Street coilovers appeared on ebay, I decided to bite the bullet and get them and I do not regret it. They haven't died yet. The Teins offer a nice drop with stiff springs and adjustable dampning, only other thing more i could ask for is adjustable camber plates
Fully wound down in the front and about an inch from the bottom in the rear to rectify the saggybutt (must be BE coilovers)
I have many plans coming for this car, and I'm excited to document the progress here. Looking forward to sharing info and receiving advice concerning all thing subie