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Originally Posted by Brendan Road course is a different animal. Z1 also makes blank replacements if you buy the rotors front and rear separate. For some reason the full kit

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Old 05-01-2019, 09:22 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Road course is a different animal. Z1 also makes blank replacements if you buy the rotors front and rear separate. For some reason the full kit only comes slotted, drilled or both
They added sprinkled!

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Finally got to corner weight the car. I taught myself how to do it so i will most likely need to try it again.

Here is where I started:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/azgKwD21DfU5tjWR8

and where I ended up:
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On my next attempt I think I will try to have the fuel closer to race wight which is usually a half tank or less. I did it this time with a full tank since I saw multiple sources saying that you want to avoid corner balancing the car with the possibility of the fuel settling on one side or another. Feedback from you guys is appreciated. Everyone has been really helpful on the build so far.
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In addition to data and a corner balance, I also removed the rear sway bar. I love it. The car has more rear end grip on deceleration and lift while still being able to rotate on throttle. It really makes me more confident in the car during higher speed maneuvers which should come in handy later this month at spring nats.
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It's okay. I had a similar reaction at the Pro Finale a couple years ago.
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I just installed a wavetrac lsd in mine, I was a victim of overcooking the vlsd too many times. I have my ride height set at 26.75" floor to fender arch. Running square 285s re71s on 19x10.5 konigs, I had to roll front fenders for clearance/rubbing issues and I run a 15mm spacer in the rear.
What camber to you guys recommend, currently at about 3.3 degrees front and 2 degrees rear?
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I just installed a wavetrac lsd in mine, I was a victim of overcooking the vlsd too many times. I have my ride height set at 26.75" floor to fender arch. Running square 285s re71s on 19x10.5 konigs, I had to roll front fenders for clearance/rubbing issues and I run a 15mm spacer in the rear.
What camber to you guys recommend, currently at about 3.3 degrees front and 2 degrees rear?
What offset are the wheels? I'm running Konig Dekagrams of that size and tire combination which are +23 and no spacers currently on stock suspension and alignment and I have very minimal rubbing. That might change once I get the coilovers installed. I was planning on running similar camber that you have.
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I just installed a wavetrac lsd in mine, I was a victim of overcooking the vlsd too many times. I have my ride height set at 26.75" floor to fender arch. Running square 285s re71s on 19x10.5 konigs, I had to roll front fenders for clearance/rubbing issues and I run a 15mm spacer in the rear.
What camber to you guys recommend, currently at about 3.3 degrees front and 2 degrees rear?
You need to get a pyrometer and measure the temperature across the tread as the correct amount of camber will depend on numerous factors. If you continuously see higher temperature on the outside of the tire, you probably need more camber. I would start at -3.0 and go from there.

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Same wheels, it's the height that is causing the rubbing. 1.25" lower than oem.
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Anyone have experience with lightweight batteries? I am looking at the 17lb braille from tire rack.
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I'm running the Odyssey PC680 in mine. It's only been in for a couple months now but no problems so far. According to Odyssey's website it weighs in at 15.4 lbs. Only thing special I've been doing is to hook it to a tender between events since my car rarely leaves the garage except for events.
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I've got the big 880 CCA Antigravity battery. It weighs 5.75 lbs. So far, not one complaint.

I finally got my diff done. I ended up going with a Tomei because......well, it's cheaper. It's still not fully broken in, but I did get some fun runs in with it, today, during our novice school, today, and oh my god, what a freakin' difference! I'm going to try to get all my suspension done throughout next week to have the car basically done for the following weekend.
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Video from today. Still on stock suspension, but now with the diff. The car is still not competitive, but the new diff is a major improvement. I'm going to try my hardest to get the suspension done before next weekend's events.

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