Callumgw wrote:wildgeese wrote:
Have installed the Whiteline camber kit, on the "race only" negative settings, doesn't appear that extreme though.
Yeah, thats more of a liability statement, 'cause it wear your tyres irregulalry. Make sure you get a good wheel alignement and don't just give it the "she'll be right" measurement.... can make a big difference to how a car feels to drive, and how fast it corners and turns in.
wildgeese wrote:
Ordered 4 x Toyo Proxes CF1's for the Nurburgring on 20th October
if the budget allowed the toyo R888 or the T1Rs would have been a little better, ohh, do you use this as a daily driver?
And I'm very jealous, I love how close everything is over there and I'd LOVE to do the Ring! Have you done it before?
wildgeese wrote:Intend to purchase a front ARB and braided brake hoses + decent fluid before the trip aswell.
At the Ring I think you really will want good fluid and pads! I'd be looking for DOT5.1 -NOT dot5- and as a minimum EBC kevlar Black or TRW/lucas 600degC pads but better if you can get GreenStuff or better....
Good Luck and I can't wait to hear the results....
I spent 2 days getting the camber adjustment right, kept taking it out for a drive when I adjusted and feeling how the car drove etc, but once the new tyres arrive and are on, I'm going to get the whole thing aligned by a garage with the lasers to make sure it's good, I don't wanna scrub off a new set of tyres because I've made a mistake somewhere.
But having taken it out this evening I'm very happy with it, the turn in is a lot sharper and it seems to stick a lot better when cornering than it used to.
R888's were in my size, but out of budget and as this car is also a daily drive; a bit impractical. CF1's will be good for the winter months coming up.
Couldn't find T1-R's in my size, and I plan to get some 14 or 15" wheels anyway, so the CF1's will do me fine for now, they'll be better than the Yugoslavian remoulds that it's currently wearing...
Current pads are "fast road" Black Diamond ones, and I'm very happy with them, they're so much better than the previous ones, whatever they were (they glazed over the first time I braked hard).
They're also very cheap (£20) and I keep a spare set in the car just incase they do fail, but I have a lot of confidence they won't for a while. Already planning to go for DOT5.1, was recommended Motul RBF600, at least I think that's what it was, I shall look into fluids next weekend when I come to purchase.
Have done the 'Ring before yes, but only as a passenger/photographer, been going 3/4 times a year for the past few years, and this'll be the first time for me behind the wheel. Luckily over the past trips I've had so many passenger laps I know the track - by that I mean I know where it goes, I know the layout, which will be very helpful. I still won't know all the bumps and surfaces like some of the experienced drivers though, so I'll be taking it easy.
Which isn't a lot of time to set, program and run off the part depending on how complicated it is. So ideally I'd like to keep the build to parts I can get readily and perhaps make minor modifications to via work.
