Mike RT4

Pictures as promised:




Still needs to come up 5mm on front:

Bodyboarder1981

Looks great mike ! Front is super aggressive. And you're lowered approximately 20mm?

Mike RT4

On the front, but intend on changing that to 15mm all round, as it touches on big compressions.

noodels

Bet it feels different.
245/40 on all four corners now then ?

SCZ4

What a brilliant stance, perfect! I really need to get 15mm spacers all round.

Certainly looks to sit lower than my Eibachs.and they're supposed to give 25mm front and 30mm rear.

Mike RT4

Yep, AD08Rs. They offer far more grip in the wet than the RE50s (although mine were almost down to the wear indicators). Obviously I am talking about the damp greasy conditions we are currently experiencing, not full on water moving scenarios, as then that is what you would expect, as the tread on the Yokos are new compared to the RE50s. However, the Yokos are also better in standing water as well, but as stated, that was to be expected.

Previously it would slide really nicely in second gear in these conditions from relatively low rpm, but now with the AD08s fitted it requires much higher rpm to get the rear moving or some more serious provocation.

The extra grip the tyres are giving means that you can actually feel the diff working as the tyres load up and are on the cusp of spinning. This actually means you can drive far harder in these conditions than I would have ever dreamed of doing with the RE50s. But the flip side of the extra grip is that the car isn't as much fun in this weather, as the breakaway point is that much higher and so I am reluctant to push it to slide as the speeds are higher (and I don't want to crash it LOL).

I now can't wait for the next track day (Bedford on the 25th Feb) to see how they fair with some proper heat in them. Regarding the square set up, it looks good, but you can feel the extra weight of the wheels and tyres up front, as the 8.5" wheels with 245/40 tyres are 3kg each heavier than the 215/45s on the 7" rims, so the extra width and weight means you loose the delicacy of the original set up. I have also gone more agreesive on the geo, which means the car follows imperfections far more and makes the steering a bit more "busy".

Hopefully the extra front end grip on track will outweigh the down sides, but until I refit the 7"s (with AD08s as well), I don't know how much of this heavier steering feel is down to the wheels and tyres or the aggressive geometry (up from 1• neg to just over 2• on the front).

Bodyboarder1981

Just thought I'd bump this , as I bought and fitted the 15mm spacers . Fit great and no cutting of the original studs with the standard 17" v1 wheels due to the recess in the back of them .

My ride height is 660/645 measuring from ground to edge of arch . Don't seem to be getting any rubbing at all and I've driven it pretty hard .

Pics to follow

might lower it another 5mm all round

Bodyboarder1981

Bodyboarder1981

Edit -

the above pics and ride height info are with 1/3rd of fuel in .

Just filled it up and driven down a very bumpy B road at a very generous speed and it does touch a tad on the rear tab and front fender liner

the front is so slight I'm not worried , the rear is literally 2-3mm of the plastic edge of the bumper tab , so I'll just dremel that back a bit

Mike RT4

Looks great