Saturday, July 11, 2009

Alignment.


Well, had a wheel alignment done the last couple of days, and I must say, it made a big difference. Now the ride is even better than before. I did asked the mech to drop the front just a wee bit so it'll look nicer. The only issue I have now would be the creaking roof. The hardtop creaks unbelievably frequently these days. Almost every bend or hump gets the roof creaking. I have read threads about this exact same problem and most recommend tightening the latch mechanism on the top, although for most of the affected users, they didn't get it in the first place by changing to coilovers. I've downloaded the service bulletin for tightening the latch and it seems simple enough. I'll probably get down to it the next week and see if that solves the problem. Meanwhile, its topdown whenever I can!

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Its too high

Here's a picture of the current ride height. I'm on the BC coilover for a little over a week now.

The ride is noticeably firmer than stock and I'm enjoying the ride. It feels so much better that I am now taking "longcuts" to get home everyday. I've still not went for any alignment yet. That will probably happen sometime next week, when I can get around to it. I don't think its a big deal though, seeing I don't have ridiculous tire wear, but I guess these things aren't very visible in the short run. I'm going to have to lower the front some more and probably stiffen the damping up a bit.

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