Silver Unicorn, S40 T5 AWD M66

Philia_Bear

Rear set to 1/9 now
Bit soft but the rear passengers are no longer flung into the roof

Might try setting 2 tomorrow

Front feels just right using setting 5

Rear spring perches are set all the way up
Fronts are about half way
Going to leave it like this until everything sets in

Philia_Bear

sucksqueezebangblow

Fits without modification to the AWD?

Philia_Bear

sucksqueezebangblow;78496 wroteFits without modification to the AWD?

One of the very few kits that works on everything

Philia_Bear

Ok

So the ride is ruined
The traction us amazing and its now a capable track wrapon

It also scrapes on near everything despite not being very low

Ex850R

Perfect!

lasercowboy

Awww yeeeah!

sucksqueezebangblow

can it be set at stock height (or close)?

Philia_Bear

sucksqueezebangblow;78580 wrotecan it be set at stock height (or close)?

Rear is up as high as it will go and it looks like its a stock FWD now instead of a stupid tall AWD

Fronts are about 1/2 way as you can see in some of the pics, I just set it for stock FWD heights

I drove about 150km on it today so its still got some settling to do... will give it a week or 2 of DD status to work stuff out

The traction though... OMFG... I really want to take it over to eastern creek and give it a run

AshDVS

Whats wrong with the ride?
Particularly horrible in the rear?

jamesinc

You never invite me round to work on your cars! I feel bad, I'm always in your yard sorting out my own cars.

Philia_Bear

jamesinc;78608 wroteYou never invite me round to work on your cars! I feel bad, I'm always in your yard sorting out my own cars.

Still need to do the brakes all round
Ordering the T3/T2 rotors and euro+ pads today
Just going to do the same brake setup as on the BMW as I've started to really like how the BMW feels

Philia_Bear

So i looked under the car and
Drivers side rear spring perch is set for max ride height and pass side has worked its way to max lowering

As this is 2" of difference this may yet be the cause of some of my issues

Going to fix this tonight

Philia_Bear

Philia_Bear;78638 wroteSo i looked under the car and
Drivers side rear spring perch is set for max ride height and pass side has worked its way to max lowering

As this is 2" of difference this may yet be the cause of some of my issues

Going to fix this tonight

So now fixed and locked into place... going to go for a drive to dinner and see how it feels

egads (she/her)

Better?

Philia_Bear

egads;78673 wroteBetter?

A bit :-)

@VolvoHordz went for a drive with me (he drove and I rode) and it feels much better to me now
The rear end is still bouncy but not as bad as before and is honestly sitting a bit high....

Going to run it just like this for a few weeks then drop it an inch and go from there

The traction levels the car has now are just utterly stupid, ignoring driver comfort for a minute and its about one of the most impressive suspension setups I have ever run

My other thought is to potentially get the stock springs reset to the lower height that I want and continue to run the Bilstein shocks with them

I also ordered brake bits for the car today
The T3 rotors were a bit much at $200each so I went with the T2's for $125 each on the front
The rears had T3's for $150 each or T2's for $115 each... so again went with the T2's
The Front and rear pads were $80 per set for the Euro+ pads just like I'm running on the BMW

sucksqueezebangblow

I have T2s. The edges go rusty, at least the hub comes painted but mine are looking pretty crappy already. If I'd have known I would have forked out for the t3s (assuming they are painted, my 4000xs didn't go like this), or I would have paints the edges.
Just letting you know

Philia_Bear

my t2's had painted edges on the ones that came for the bmw

VolvoHordz

I can attest to the fact that it sticks like shit to a blanket. haha enough to make Mike grab the Jesus handle during the spirited negotiation of a roundabout. Front end feels right but rear end feels bouncy and harsh.

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