JIC's Are Now Installed
03-07-2011, 08:50 PM
#16
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
Alright,
I got to try her out at the track yesterday for the first time since the install. Everything went pretty well, the car handles MUCH better and even with the stock sways in the amount fo body roll is significantly better reduced. I am still getting used to the differences, it really changed the way the car drives and we only got 5 laps in (which equates to about... 5 minutes of driving). Inputs need to be smoother now since the stiff springs don't absorb a lot of the energy. For instance the first time I hit the brakes I had instant ABS on and ran off the track! It felt like my front tires dissapeared.
Really awesome setup. With the dual springs and the shocks at a soft setting my ride quality is better than that of my friends with the PSS9's. Too bad I need to take points for the camber plates... I didn't really need them, you can hit -2.5 deg camber without them.
The only problem I had was the toe went out sometime during the driving. This never happened before... fortunately I don't think the shop will charge for another alignment, just a toe setting.
I got to try her out at the track yesterday for the first time since the install. Everything went pretty well, the car handles MUCH better and even with the stock sways in the amount fo body roll is significantly better reduced. I am still getting used to the differences, it really changed the way the car drives and we only got 5 laps in (which equates to about... 5 minutes of driving). Inputs need to be smoother now since the stiff springs don't absorb a lot of the energy. For instance the first time I hit the brakes I had instant ABS on and ran off the track! It felt like my front tires dissapeared.
Really awesome setup. With the dual springs and the shocks at a soft setting my ride quality is better than that of my friends with the PSS9's. Too bad I need to take points for the camber plates... I didn't really need them, you can hit -2.5 deg camber without them.
The only problem I had was the toe went out sometime during the driving. This never happened before... fortunately I don't think the shop will charge for another alignment, just a toe setting.
03-15-2011, 10:19 PM
#17
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
Update:
The toe did go out at the last AX but so did the camber. My shop didn't tighten the upper upright bolt tight enough and the strut popped forward on the slotted upper hole, thus affecting the toe as well.
I am going to make some little doodads to fit inside the ovalled holes to lock the camber setting in on the uprights so this won't happen again. It's odd they would even slot the uprights on JIC's since they come with camber plates... Oh well. Back to the garage!
The toe did go out at the last AX but so did the camber. My shop didn't tighten the upper upright bolt tight enough and the strut popped forward on the slotted upper hole, thus affecting the toe as well.
I am going to make some little doodads to fit inside the ovalled holes to lock the camber setting in on the uprights so this won't happen again. It's odd they would even slot the uprights on JIC's since they come with camber plates... Oh well. Back to the garage!
03-16-2011, 02:07 PM
#19
Rennlist Member
Bill Verburg had a similar issue. See here post #36:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...alignment.html
I think he ultimately replaced the JIC mounts.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...alignment.html
I think he ultimately replaced the JIC mounts.
03-16-2011, 02:34 PM
#20
Bill Verburg had a similar issue. See here post #36:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...alignment.html
I think he ultimately replaced the JIC mounts.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...alignment.html
I think he ultimately replaced the JIC mounts.
I don't know what the root issue was, I see the same design used elsewhere, so maybe it was just a torque issue
