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Scenario:

You have a 1300kg+ whale moving at 60+km/h, on 195 (wide) cheap hard compound tyres (that were only bought to barely pass the compliance), you flick the wheel and stomp on the go pedal, unfortunately the momentum of weight transfer is pushing the car in the same direction you started with, due to the lack of grip and width of the tyres.

My suspension is about as modified/improved as most road driven cars would go. With the 19's traction is NOT an issue and oversteer is "on-tap" when wanted. I need better rims that have a greater width (ie:8 inch all round), better softer tyres with a lower side wall profile, to minimis flex (i.e.: 17's) :thumbsup:.

But you are also correct...

At the moment the car is set for grip/track. Front adj. sway-bar is set to hardest and rear adj. sway-bar is set to soft.

For drift I will be getting under the car and setting the front a little softer (to absorb some of the weight transfer and unsettle the rear) and the rear sway-bar to the hardest setting (to flick out easily).

Unless you are competing don't worry about weight. Get out there and have some fun (as i have seen you do). Just try to bet your previous times at the same track.

It's only clean on my half ;).

Hi Al, rather than thinking it was the rim n tyres, could it be your suspension setup that's causing it to understeer too much?

U got a nice garage there, looks clean :-)

PS: ANZ wheel just got back to me, each 17" matrix wheel that I have weighs about 12.5kg :D that's quite a lot of unsprung weight there, not including the tyres.

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it'll be interesting if the weekend at winton is pouring down. it'll be a chance to test my new SP3000 tyres. too bad i think i wont have time to get the braided lines installed before then, but that's not stopping me.

Unfortunately some people still have not completed the Buy. Maltech have been generous enough to give us the lowest price on faith that all people that showed interest will come through.

Please keep your word and purchase these great lines A.S.A.P. As you can see from numerous previous posts, that the quality and fitment are second to none.

Thanks

Alan

PS: Glad to hear ALL the good reports :cheers:

Well that's disappointing to hear. C'mon guys, time to honour the commitment. I have to mention that at the start of the year at the motorsport expo the price for these was about $600 so this price is extraordinary.

While I am yet to get these on the track, I can immediately feel the improvement over the stockers for firm, positive brake pedal and about 1cm less pedal travel. This is great for me as I have my pedal setup for heel and toe and last time out I was having trouble braking without contacting the accelerator on the big stops at Sandown. I won't have that problem now. Plus the issue of having a 10 year old import (94 model) means that many items are just past their use by date and brakelines especially so.

when is this group buy open till ? Might grab the clutch line in Jan..

wish I could grab the brake lines, not sure can stretch the budget that far though :(

The joining date for the group buy has passed, so unfortunately if your name is not on the first post you have missed out.

But Steve, at Maltech, has stated that he will give a good deal for any on off purchases through SAU. Just call/e-mail them directly and mention you are from SAU but unfortunately have missed the deadline for the group buy.

I will also add my 2c, that these were money well spent. I found that I had a much higher pedal and less travel to lock-up point. Plus consistency of braking throughout the whole Winton Fun Day.

I will also add my 2c, that these were money well spent. I found that I had a much higher pedal and less travel to lock-up point. Plus consistency of braking throughout the whole Winton Fun Day.

:werd: Best bang for buck upgrade!

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