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[Torspd]

He will have the ability, should he choose to use it.

Love that pic!

Coilovers for everybody!!!!! ^_^

 

[1GRracer]

Vid of that track day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I11QypSTsu8&list=FLjRB7F3jkrbSZErjtXaRa2g&index=9
I see no reason to go low but I'm sure Torspd and Cliff will be more than happy to re-inform me on that. lololololol

 

[Torspd]

Repeatedly and relentlessly. Haha

 

[Clifford]

Lower center of gravity, and more importantly, it looks swell.

 

[Torspd]

I agree, it does look swell.

I see you spying super werty. you need to take your truck on the road course

 

[Whitebeauty]

Hey let me in on the coilover secret....

 

[Torspd]

You will be once I have mine in hand and can post pictures.

 

[Toon714]

Me go low too. Need to even the front out with the rear.

 

[sdxrunner619]

Man, they entire toyota sport truck/suv world is jumping on the coil over crusade. :rockon:

 

[1GRracer]

Na I'll stay stock ride height. While I may know the benefits on the track it will not look right imo. I would love the adjust ability and having stiffer springs and changing that on track days and what not. I also might have to save up for that bigger throttle body and see how that goes. I have a solution for the rear shocks but not the springs. I might just have to use universal ones that are the same height but are stiffer.

 

[sdxrunner619]

While the advantages of being lower are apparent in terms of center of gravity, lowering your vehicle with out taking into consideration other suspension components, alignment, driving style, etc... You can end up doing more harm then good

Excessive tie rod angles lead to bump steer, not enough travel between can cause bottoming out, and natural instinct being to just stiffen everything up to compinsate. This the makes everything worse by not allowing your suspension to do its job... The list goes on. Your vehicle should end up being lower then stock, as a by product of perpetuating its ability to corner to flatter, smoother, and safer.

If your only goal is super mega hela flush, go find a Mini truck forum, notch your frame, tub your bed and drive around on the frame rails...:rolleyez:

 

[trd_sport]

So Im doing work at this customers house today and he has 5 bmw in the garage. One of them is pretty modified so I started talking to him about it and he tells me about road racing it and taking it to msr. I told him id love to do that but I have a big truck so.......he says nah you can do it Ive even seen some guys in trucks and a 4runner out there lol

 

[1GRracer]

Lol thats badass! what kind of bmw's did he have?

 

[trd_sport]

not sure on all of them, 2 newer ones and a couple older ones. The one he races is a 1987 325i. Its red with a bunch of stickers all over it.

 

[1GRracer]

My friend got new wheels and tires and was kind enough to give me his old set of wheels and tires.

To me they are good practice tires for going sideways and doing transitions and all that other good stuff. I kinda feel like I'm back in highschool with the dunlops.


Its good having a surplus of wheels and tires. Now I wait for more track days.

 

[Torspd]

Going sideways huh?

 

[1GRracer]

With these dunlops on that is very easy to do. I test fitted them on the front to see if they will clear the brakes as I would like to try them out on autox and see what happens. When I get back home I'll do some more testing and experimenting. I'm looking forward to it. :crinklehair:

 

[Grumpy]

I think we got a wheel slut on our hands :laugh:

 

[Torspd]

Following the footsteps off a local famous wheel whore. :laugh:

 

[1GRracer]

Just wait till I get the fancy wheels and tires. Like these.

Then Lucario can be a proper wheel slut. Just saving up for some internals. :crinklehair: