Car going through some changes...

[DomesticBiotch]

Well, kiss the red wheels goodbye..

today i ordered some stuff..

https://www.wheelmax.com/_images/products/f1hs-sm.gif
17" F-1 w/ 215-45-17 tires.

http://www.steedafocus.com/store/images/koniB.jpg
Koni Adjustables.


https://ssl.perfora.net/www.massivespeedsystem.com/sess/utn;jsessionid=1544a942acd8aef/shopdata/0120_Focus/0040_Brakes/images/SVT_Brake_Package_Small_301x226.jpg
Power Slot Brake Kit. W/ Hawk Pads.


https://ssl.perfora.net/www.massivespeedsystem.com/sess/utn;jsessionid=1544a942acd8aef/shopdata/0120_Focus/0040_Brakes/images/SVT_Russell_Hoses_Cropped_299x224.jpg
6pc. Stainless Brake Line Kit.

Cant Wait!!

= Im guna be broke for a long time!!

-Mike

[David A]

Damn dude...you are going to be flying around at GCAC...I can't wait to see the new wheels. Nice choice! :thumbsup:

(It might be nice to see you throw some r-comps on thost stock wheels of yours...)

[Negrodamus]

nice wheels dont paint them!

[DomesticBiotch]

Originally posted by Negrodamus@Jul 3 2006, 06:31 PM
nice wheels dont paint them!
hah im not, dont worry! :lol:

[pimp_on_wagon]

nice wheels

how about a new tie rod, tie rod end, upper controll arm, and lower controll arm? ::owned::

[R3d foreman]

did you ever find out what was up with the backfiring problem and loss of power??? did it end up being a bogus tune?

[injendsm]

those wheels will look a million times better on your car than the red ones; post pics once everything is on.

[R3d foreman]

+1

[UltimateT]

how much were the koni yellows?

im looking to buy a set

[DomesticBiotch]

590.00

ouch. very ouch. :mad:

but, people in my autocrossing class are guna be ::owned:: for sure.

[Semi Jew]

Mike, sweet mods. I think I'm going to be in your auto-x class, I'm rusty but I'll give you some competition.

I put my shit in the garage, too lazy to type it all.

[DomesticBiotch]

eh hope you can drive better than the kid in his 05 rsx, with eibach pro-kit, i had a FEW seconds on him on the short course, on 205 series ziex 512's :bann:

BRING ITTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!! :thumbsup:

[Semi Jew]

I heard about that one. I might be able to drive better, who knows, never auto-x in this car.

I have more done that lowering springs though.

[DomesticBiotch]

ahhh yeh it should be interesting..

i forgot you did coilovers.. nice, how are you liking them?

i wanted to go coilovers, but decided to spread the money to the other stuff...

i cant wait to get the konis, i have intrax springs, which are the stiffest offered for the focus, and they wore out the other struts i had because they couldnt handle the spring rate, so that with the 28mm race sway bar (19mm was stock) should be fun!

did you ever do the limited slip in the RSX?

[Semi Jew]

Yes I put the helical LSD from the DC5R in a few weeks after I got it, I was spoiled from my old Integra and couldn't go without in an FF car.

I'm liking the coilovers so far, just started driving with them a few days ago and pushed it a little, I put on Falken FK452 215/45/17 and between the two mods it's a world of difference. I tightened crap up as well... did front strut, rear strut, c-pillar, rear cross brace, and 25mm adj rear sway. It's on full stiff now but it may change, it rotates a lot with the dampers at 8f/16r.

I would have worn out my struts too that's why I went with the MR coilovers, got em for $804 :thumbsup: Didn't drop the car much, I messed with the settings and it really didn't handle very well with more than a 1.0"f/1.2"r drop.

I'll see you out there next season, don't expect much the first few times though, I haven't ran an autocross since 2001 when I had my GS-R, I'm prepared to get ::owned::

[justdanorm]

dunno if they have fitting ones for your car, but did you look into the Koni FSD's? Supposed to be the shit for auto-x also for daily-driver ride quality. :thumbsup:

[DomesticBiotch]

hmm, never heard of them, but im pretty sure they dont make them for the focus, or i would have seen somthing about them..

i think the yellows will do fine for what i want (adjustable dampning) , put them a little softer for daily driving, then a little stiffer for the track..

anything will be a huge improvement over the blown out FK shocks i was running :thumbsup:

[Bone]

damn dude, that looks like you spent some cash there man. Hope you enjoy.

what size rims do you have on the car now (the red ones)? They look like your running a 20series tire on them things.

also were is that you run at? I would like to hit up a course in the mr and the truck.

[DomesticBiotch]

yeh the tires in the picture are 205/40/17 which was a horrible choice on a 17x7 wheel, and horrible for autocross at that...

then i ran a 215/40/ on the red ones, and that was better but still had a little more room for tire..

so on the new wheels they are coming with 215/45's mounted, which should make little to no tire/fender gap, and then the koni's should keep them from rubbing...

i run out at the buckingham air field, thats where GulfCoastAutocrossers.com put on their monthly autocross event.. go to the web-site for all the details :thumbsup:

-Mike

[DomesticBiotch]

Look what the Fedex man brought me yesterday!!

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid209/p3b56e94f44d498adaa099b702bbcd9d2/ee22d760.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid209/pe64bcac9928dee8663674ff868f36a77/ee22d6fe.jpg

http://http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid209/paa67125bb6ab5664b75f922cdae02686/ee22d6ab.jpg

[injendsm]

those pics are worthless if the wheels aren't on the car :greg1:

[Fuk_jdm]

haha... nice mike. Cant wait to see you out at the autocross!

[Bone]

Those look considerably better than the pic you posted orginally. should look pretty good on the car.

Are you upgrading your springs or do you have some stiff ones as it is. If you close that gap to much on a turn you could bend that fender, I've seen that a few times.

[DomesticBiotch]

The springs that will be matched with the Koni's are the stiffest drop spring offered for the focus..

Im not worried about rubbing, im not even close to hitting fendor with a 215/40, and that was with the old suspension set-up, so going with a 215/45 and having the stiffer suspension set-up, i think it will be ok :thumbsup:

oh yeh, and the offset on the wheels is specific for the car, they wont stick out far enough to worry about actually bending the fender, if anything it would just rub the inside plastic fender well a little..

im still waiting for the other stuff to come in to put on the wheels, ill make sure to get some pics up after everything is installed :thumbsup:

[Fuk_jdm]

Id love to see pix. As for those red rims... I hope that you only use those for AutoX because they are teh F00G|y

[Only_In_A_Domestic]

Originally posted by DomesticBiotch@Jul 4 2006, 12:13 PM


but, people in my autocrossing class are guna be ::owned:: for sure.
untill you drive like a fucking dumbass on the streets again and fuck it all up



:greg: