A.i.r Drift Practice

[REdgtst]

I'm surised mine didnt go man... before i go back i'll be doing alot of work to strengthening the car in terms of rigity and stability...

Did you have any strut braces or anything???

[REdgtst]

my favourite pics of me....

[kralster]

i wish they wouldn't allow drift anywhere. It's running the surface at most tracks. Making it way to bumpy.

[Matty 31]

i wish they wouldn't allow drift anywhere. It's running the surface at most tracks. Making it way to bumpy.

most tracks hey?

as far as i know we only have 1 proper track here (ie mallala) and a half cast track (AIR). and most of the surface is f**ked there anyway.

where are they meant to go then?

[Nightcrawler]

If Paully doesn't buy the Bilstein coilovers I am selling REdgtst you should come check them out - a bargain at $600, and they are pretty hard - perfect for drifting!

[Madaz]

i bought 2nd hand ISC's can highly recomend Ryan from here to get you a SAU discount if you buy new he is very good trader

[Pauly33GTS-t]

Did you have any strut braces or anything???

nope, not a damn thing. i dont care if ppl tell me it was wrong, i just wanted to give it a go. the car is fine at home atm, still in top shape after i inspected it when I got home, only thing screwed up was my rubber, melting off the rim pretty much.

Edited May 8, 2007 by Pauly33GTS-t

[Pauly33GTS-t]

If Paully doesn't buy the Bilstein coilovers I am selling REdgtst you should come check them out - a bargain at $600, and they are pretty hard - perfect for drifting!

I suggest you buy them REdgtst, I need to sort out my economy by getting an ECU now so I wont be spending any money on my car on suspension and handling until i sort that out. pretty clean ones as far as I can tell and a bargain at 600 bucks. I was going to buy them tomorow but I will be doing alot of driving in my car in the next 6-8 weeks so it would be good if i could pay 68 bucks for a full tank and have it last more than 2 days.

Edited May 8, 2007 by Pauly33GTS-t

[Hotwire]

Alternatively I have a set of Tein HR coilovers I want to be rid of. They are height adjustable, but not bound adjust. They are a very firm ride, and not suitable to what I use the '33 for. I just need some stock susp in the mean time till I can afford the bilstein group buy. Im not into drifting, but good hills runs, so the tein's must go. Red or Paully, Im after $800 + your stock suspension. PM me if you are interested

[Madaz]

what does bound actually do, i know(think) it changes the sping compression height? is that all so that when the car hits a bump there is less or more travel in the spring

does this = a better ride if you make more travel in the spring ... hope this makes sence and isnt the ramblings of a mad man

[Pauly33GTS-t]

if bound is another word for spring rate then go into Gran Turismo and then read the info when you go to change the suspension settings.

[Hotwire]

Sorry, I should have said they are not DAMPER adjustable. Damping is in bound and rebound, thus bound was the first thing that came to my head

So the Tein HR's are height adjustable with C Spanners (which are included) which changes the spring height. Damper adjustment is internal in the shock, basically changing the valving as to how quick the oil/gas can move. the less it moves, the harder the ride, the more it moves the softer the ride. Thus the "clickable" adjustment on some shocks/coilovers.

[salad]

Yes, bound (more commonly known as bump) is the compression stroke of damping. I think there has been confusion caused by some people (sponsors) selling coilovers that dont know what bound is...

$600 for those Bilsteins is a bargain, I paid $2200 for similar stuff through the group buy. Who ever buys them will not regret it...

Edited May 9, 2007 by salad

[Madaz]

i dont belive the bound your talking about is damper

look @ the top locking nuts below the springs that is what i was trying to explain with the amount of travel the spring has

32 Step Damper Adjustable

* Precise control damp valve

* Operates smoothly on all road surfaces

* Expansion/Suppression of shock adjustment

Ride Height Adjustable

* Full length height adjustable

* Bound adjustable with separate spring locks

* High quality T6061 aluminium alloy used for all adjustment locks to provide a lightweight design that holds spring and vehicle down force

ISC Coilovers

[salad]

That is the person/sponsor that I was talking about. He is refering to preload.

The amount of travel the spring has is pretty irrelevent to spring seat location as the bumpstops will stop travel before coil bind becomes an issue, unless the coilover is really crappily designed (spring and spring seat height).

Edited May 9, 2007 by salad

[REdgtst]

Hotwire and Nightcrawler i will have some PM's off to you shortly....

May i ask why you are selling your bilsteins Nightcrawler. Are they the same as the ones from the goup buy?? Or stiffer??

[REdgtst]

Does anyone out there know how to adjust power fc settings throught the hand controller? Every manual and document i find is in Jap.

I am also interested in getting the FC edit program to work so i can adjust settings on my laptop as the version that was emailed to me via an anonymous source last year wont seem to install. Cubes any ideas???

[Pauly33GTS-t]

paulr33 in the forced induction section, look at his siggy, he has links to all his PFC faqs, hes a top bloke to PM for help and advice also.