blnewt

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I would say so
It's great to find an alignment tech that really knows their job, I was very lucky to find a great one where I live. Mine took about two hours and he also walked me through the process when he was done.
The previous shop I went to they didn't give a damn and my alignment was crap, they were just lazy and ignorant regarding lowered vehicles.

Sounds like you're almost having too much fun in that "new" car, congrats!

warped ideas

Hotchkis Sways ordered.... God... My addiction.

Anybody have any advice on installing them?

Rochester

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Sometimes I buy my mechanic doughnuts... you could try that.

Lego_Maniac

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https://www.myg37.com/forums/d-i-y-i...r-install.html

Easy install. 2 beer job

warped ideas

No man, I got to keep the rust from forming on my tools!

Good thing I just bought a case of Bud last weekend. I'm hoping to have these suckers installed next Wed. morning before I leave for work in the afternoon. I'm looking forward to feeling the difference "at speed".

Rochester

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Go ramping on the highway before the install. Then do the exact route again after. I bet you'll find yourself going 10 to 15 mph faster at the same level of confidence.

It's pretty cool.

Lego_Maniac

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Yeah

If I recall warped is on all seasons. That is going to be the weak link now.

Rochester

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In Florida? WTF? I swear we had this discussion at least twice before. And you're right, if he's not on summer tires, there's only so much gain to be had from sways.

Regardless, I'm sure he'll still be a happy camper.

I have this long sweeping, two-lane merge between major highways not far from my house. The speed is marked down to 45 mph for the curve.

• In my wife's Honda CRV, I can keep it at 55 easy enough, and even up to 60 if I'm feeling brave.
• In my G37, I used to easily take that ramp at 75 mph. Any more, I'd get nervous and back off.
• After two rear PSS and swaybars last year, that went up to 80 - 85 mph before I started to freak.
• Now lowered on Swifts, with two wider PSS tires, I can slip around that corner over 90 mph... still in full control.

It's all relative. And sometimes a little scary.

warped ideas

Thats actually a pretty good idea. THANKS
I have two very long sweeper off ramps less than a mile from "de casa".

Next rotation in 5K miles getting new shoes put on her! Going with Rochesters suggestion of the PSS. He tells me they have "heroic" grip

I'm going to take it easy at first to get a feel for the new control. My @ss end gets loose easily going into turns since my tune. Sway bars will just make the rear come around quicker I'd guess. So it's going to be a little testing before hitting some nice sweeping turns at serious speed.



A little off topic here. Does $1300 sound reasonable for the PSS tires?
My size is 245/35R20 squared setup. That's roughly the quote I got for tires, mounting and balancing.

Rochester

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$1300 mounted and out the door for PSS that big... that's fine, IMO.

My tires came part of a wheel & tire package, but the tires themselves were itemized at $1200. 245/40ZR19 for the front, and 275/35ZR19 for the rear.

Damn expensive rubber. But if you can afford it, then it's worth it.

Lego_Maniac

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That sounds good, great if it includes sales tax.

Michelin has a $70 Visa card promotion, so make sure you save your invoice.

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Rochester

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Lego, any more handling mods for you?

I don't have any suspension mods planned for 2015, but in 2016 I'm planning on 4.083 rear gears, and will likely replace the rear differential frame bushings at the same time. I've read where using solid polyurethane frame bushings on the rear diff can really make a difference.

Not really a handling mod, per se... solid poly frame bushings are more of a RWD power mod. But it will change the feel of the car somewhat.

Swapping out springs and struts for coilovers in 2017. Car will be 6 years old then, and likely have 40 to 50k miles on it.

Lego_Maniac

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I still need to replace at least my rear tires. At this point, I'm kinda just being lazy. I'll probably go through another set of rears before my fronts wear out, so I'm tempted to get another set of Potenza S04s, as I've been happy with them.

I could use the savings to fund spacers, but I'm not sold on that yet. Sure it looks good, but my rear tires seem really close to the fender lip.

You've thought this out well

I've browsed some threads on the rear diff bushings, and I'd imagine it is a worthwhile mod. I put polyurethane inserts in my Legacy GTs rear diff cradle and it was a nice upgrade in tightening up the drivetrain.

Rochester

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I put solid poly Energy Suspension bushings everywhere in my last car. And since it had a transverse FWD engine, I put solid poly bushings in the engine Torque Mounts (sides, not ends). For years I maintained that was the single best mod ever on that car. It affected everything... throttle response, turn-in, power, and a real serious NVH that I kind of dug. Actually, the NVH wasn't that bad. It was the engine brace I installed that really got things shaking, LOL.

Haha. Yep.

2015 will be cat-back and STS. You know you want a STS, lego. I know that you know that I know that...

ttv36

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This is so true!

I usually take my car to my friend's shop because I trust one of his techs. I swung by last week after adjusting the height and it turns out the tech doesn't work there anymore. Luckily, since it's my friend's shop, he let me do my own alignment on the rack by myself. Got all the settings I wanted and the car drives straight as an arrow!