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Old May 10, 2015 | 01:17 AM
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It's actually an 07 and yes...very low mileage. It was 18,000 when I got it.

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29,000 miles on an 08? i thought i was low with 47,000 miles
 
Old May 10, 2015 | 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Rollerboots666
I was just curious on why the spring lengths you were choosing. Plus running R-comps puts you in a tough class that you will be out gunned.

Staggered fitment wheels do not necessary help with rotation. Air pressure, toe adjustment, vehicle height, spring rate and sway all play roles in rotation.
Trust me I know and I am not running SCCA (as I've said multiple times) so most of those classification rules do not apply to me.
 
Old May 10, 2015 | 04:47 PM
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I may have put on my summer tires/wheels a bit too early
 
Old May 10, 2015 | 09:38 PM
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Gave it a little wash and quick wax.
I need to hunt down a couple suspension clunks this week.
 
Old May 11, 2015 | 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by feifei
Clazzio leather seat cover
How do you like the clazzio covers? I've been thinking about getting them, but they aren't a cheap investment lol
 
Old May 12, 2015 | 07:34 AM
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Went with a shark-fin antenna and found a better way to do DRL (the last set I had cracked and got full of moisture..
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Old May 12, 2015 | 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by cnordt24
How do you like the clazzio covers? I've been thinking about getting them, but they aren't a cheap investment lol
I like them, even some of my friends didn't know it was a seat cover til I told them. Been 3.5 years still look pretty good.
 
Old May 12, 2015 | 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by cnordt24
How do you like the clazzio covers? I've been thinking about getting them, but they aren't a cheap investment lol

I too have a nice set of clazzio seat covers and man i will say they were the best $450 bucks i have ever spent on my car, they look and feel awesome. I highly recommend getting a set if you have not already.
 
Old May 12, 2015 | 09:16 PM
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Well here's some pics of the new axle back. Custom JSPFab looking good on the rear.

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Old May 12, 2015 | 09:20 PM
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^^ Beautiful welds on the tip!
 
Old May 12, 2015 | 11:25 PM
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^^ Beautiful welds on the tip!
That's what she said....
 
Old May 12, 2015 | 11:30 PM
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That's what she said....
I guess she might be a freak if she likes metal tips.
 
Old May 12, 2015 | 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Rollerboots666
I was just curious on why the spring lengths you were choosing. Plus running R-comps puts you in a tough class that you will be out gunned.

Staggered fitment wheels do not necessary help with rotation. Air pressure, toe adjustment, vehicle height, spring rate and sway all play roles in rotation.
Staggered wheels is the easiest way to get the car to rotate. If i was ballin I would do this setup too but I'm not so I run same tires front and rear so I can rotate the tires and get the most life out of them. The rear tires don't wear out at all on my car. I could probably run like 2 or 3 full seasons on a set of rears.... but fronts I go thru in 1 or 2 weekends. The rears would heat cycle out at about mid season so there will still be a ton of tread but not much grip.
 
Old May 13, 2015 | 12:15 AM
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Oops, I didn't see the bit about spring lengths. I'm always mentally ran ragged after work so please forgive me on missing things like this.

Originally Posted by Rollerboots666
I was just curious on why the spring lengths you were choosing. Plus running R-comps puts you in a tough class that you will be out gunned.

Staggered fitment wheels do not necessary help with rotation. Air pressure, toe adjustment, vehicle height, spring rate and sway all play roles in rotation.
The reason behind going with a shorter front spring is due to having to install 2 inch helper springs as a preventive precaution after breaking the strut bearing (and keeping the spring in place while the strut assembly is unloaded/in the air). With these installed and my Ground Control collar at its lowest point up front, I was effectively at STOCK height... So drop 1 inch of spring length and I should be fine with getting back to my previous height. In addition to that, the Swift springs that I'll be switching to will be lighter than these Eibachs.





In all honesty, I'm not quite sure how but it seems like I either landed too hard after tripodding the front end on the street (spring drops down, no preload at all), clipped our 'dip" at our road course/skid pad during an AX event too aggressively, or it finally gave out after raising and lowering the car so many darn times for wheel/tire swaps. But its fixed for now...

Originally Posted by Previc93
Staggered wheels is the easiest way to get the car to rotate. If i was ballin I would do this setup too but I'm not so I run same tires front and rear so I can rotate the tires and get the most life out of them. The rear tires don't wear out at all on my car. I could probably run like 2 or 3 full seasons on a set of rears.... but fronts I go thru in 1 or 2 weekends. The rears would heat cycle out at about mid season so there will still be a ton of tread but not much grip.
Shoot... I'm ballin' on a budget. The tires on the Storms are all used but still in good condition. BUT... What's nice about this situation is I can effectively play with so many wheel/tire combos for autocross. NT01/R888, NT01/AD08R, NT01/ENVigor, R888/AD08R, R888/ENVigor, AD08R square, AD08R/ENvior, or ENVigor square...

NT01 and ENVigor has been the most fun combo yet. haha
 
Old May 13, 2015 | 02:03 PM
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Installed koni yellows on the rear after having them in my garage for around a year. So far I like them, but I've only driven with them on for maybe thirty minutes. I seem to let things marinate in the garage for a while before installing.
 
Old May 13, 2015 | 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by hehn
Installed koni yellows on the rear after having them in my garage for around a year. So far I like them, but I've only driven with them on for maybe thirty minutes. I seem to let things marinate in the garage for a while before installing.
Haha, parts marinate in my garage during the winter when it's too F*&%KING cold to install anything lol
 
Old May 14, 2015 | 10:17 PM
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Took care of my suspension clunks.
I need to get intake, maybe the wr im, all exhaust components, hondata and a tune.
I also wouldn't mind swapping out my current suspension for something a little more occasional track oriented.
 
Old May 16, 2015 | 02:53 PM
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Well it's time for this to happen. Last power mod for the Fit!

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Old May 17, 2015 | 10:18 AM
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^ awesome... where did you get them from?
 
Old May 18, 2015 | 01:20 AM
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Put my swifts on today and my progress rear sway bar. one of my endlinks is seized so i'll have to wait until i get new ones to really give it a drive but im pretty happy with the outcome so far

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