forgot I also made a vid

 

Nice job on the PC, alignment should hold true regardless of the wheels & offset. If the suspension really took a beating or you nailed a pothole that might have bent a suspension arm or loosened a critical fastener that would be expected. Looks like your caster is about where I'm at, like having that higher than spec, takes a bit more work to get the wheel off center but it tracks real well w/ no drift feeling or tramlining.

 

Yea well thats why im surprised. Being lowered and theres a ton of ****ty roads here in Tampa, surprised nothing bounced out of whack. I agree with the caster, having it set higher does not affect me. I'm with you in having toe in spec. Told my guy that I was hitting the dragon in a few weeks so wanted to get her ready for the mountain twists! Car feels really planted and the more confident I grow with these tires, they have reacted very well thus far

 

Might want to adjust for more front camber if you're going to the dragon, would help quite a bit w/ those 318 curves So jealous!

 

Daddy, does your STS run about the same hieght as stock? I ordered the Same one, but enjoy the stock height and don’t want a saggy boot.

 

No it does sit lower, im not sure how much from stock. My dash is still apart but I can take a pic later to hopefully give you a better idea.

 

I think I read somewhere that it’s down 1/2”... doesn’t seem like a lot but the visual would be appreciated

 

More like 3/4" to a full inch.


AFAIK, no STS for the G/Z is the same height as stock.

You could get a taller aftermarket ****. You could get a stand-off to raise the ****. Or you accept it lowered, because they all drop into the boot.

 

You’re custom stand off interests me, I may request the details to have WCL create me one once I see it installed

 

well.....I could be getting into something within the next 30 days or so and wonder who all would be interested in a part out?

 

Obv part-out's your best bet

If you were closer I'd be curious to know how many dollar that exhaust would set me back...

Replacement?

 

I Can always ship the exhaust Really dont have a figure in mind but I would probably say 2k.

 

Cusco strut brace

 

So as I continue this journey, this is what I did over the weekend.

Flushed Transmission Fluid - Amsoil 75W-90
Flushed Rear Differential - Amsoil 75W-90
Engine Oil/Folter - Amsoil 5w-30
Flushed Clutch Fluid - Motul RBF 600
Flushed Power Steering Fluid - Red Line D6 ATF




I also replaced ALL studs on the car. I replaced the front studs with Z1's extended studs, I went with 10mm and then replaced all rear with stock OEM.

I went with these from Z1

https://www.z1motorsports.com/z1-pro...ds-p-5124.html

Also grabbed their wheel stud installation tool



I did just complete a DIY write up for the installation of the extended studs which you can find here:

https://www.myg37.com/forums/d-i-y-i...ml#post4196032

What prompted the extended studs was I ran a 5mm spacer up front on my old setup with oem studs. After a conversation with a tech and actually viewing my studs, I was shocked at just how little amount the lug nuts were actually holding on to!

As you can see, the darker portion up top was the area that the lug was on. Barely anything.




I also had a broken rear stud on my drivers side and 1 cross threaded stud both caused from the same crappy shop that installed my tire last time.

I wont go into detail about the installation process with the DIY I just wrote. However here are some pictures.



Extended vs OEM








After

 

Nice details, and yeah, those 5mm spacers really don't give a lot of bite for the lug nuts, I think the OEM mag-style lug nuts get a couple more threads down vs. tapered seat sets, you were running tapered lug nuts on those right??

BTW, you sure are doing a lot of high price-point services for a vehicle up for sale

Are you just messing with us?