the lifestory of a DC5S...

[stevan]

haha i know..i just got car back on wed so just put the wheels on to check everything..ill get everything done next week sometime...on a side note whats the stock ride height for a dc5s and how do u measure it?

btw forgot to comment, rims and spoon bbk look fcking sick, wish i had the monoflex too id love those for track man jelous! the wheels will fit fine, if you were low you would have issues with the rear wheels hitting the trailing arm for sure since i experience this with 9j +35 at 1.5 degrees of camber, dial in at least 1.5 on the rear and 2.5ish fronts and it should all fit together very nicely man.

I want to lower your car personally just so i can see it low with this setup

[crashprash]

btw forgot to comment, rims and spoon bbk look fcking sick, wish i had the monoflex too id love those for track man jelous! the wheels will fit fine, if you were low you would have issues with the rear wheels hitting the trailing arm for sure since i experience this with 9j +35 at 1.5 degrees of camber, dial in at least 1.5 on the rear and 2.5ish fronts and it should all fit together very nicely man.

I want to lower your car personally just so i can see it low with this setup

yeah for sure!..if ur willing to keep buying me new b-pipes or redo my driveway and my road:P

[plAythiNG]

ull prob have em in before me so u can give me a review of it..i still need to get rear pads/rotors and lines. was thinking ds2500/dba/goodridge...and motul fliud.



mx72

i'll let you know, I have that exact same setup, jsut rnning stock calipers, and u have the BALLER SPOON ONES.... feel free to come voer to my palce this saturdya if u want. having my car delviered back to my place, and then test it out

[ChargeR]

Wheels look great! Did you take a picture of how close the rear wheel was to the trailing arm? Stevan's experience suggests that might be the first point of contact. The DC5 rear suspension moves in mysterious ways.

[crashprash]

i'll let you know, I have that exact same setup, jsut rnning stock calipers, and u have the BALLER SPOON ONES.... feel free to come voer to my palce this saturdya if u want. having my car delviered back to my place, and then test it out

nah its ok..i got exams as well...so u got mx72 and dixcel or r u tlking abt ds2500 and dba?

Wheels look great! Did you take a picture of how close the rear wheel was to the trailing arm? Stevan's experience suggests that might be the first point of contact. The DC5 rear suspension moves in mysterious ways.

Coming from u thats a massive compliment! thanks!..nah didnt take a pic but i did check it and it seems a pretty big gap and wouldnt the arm move up/down with the wheel anyway?:S so it shouldnt hit right? also camber would push it away as well?

[plAythiNG]

i got ds2500 and dba.

[crashprash]

did u get that for front? coz i want that combo for the rear

[crashprash]

just got skunk2 rear lcas fitted..looks so nice!..can feel that the rear is a lot stiffer now...also checked clearance between closest point of rear trailing arm and oem wheel and got roughly 3cm..new wheels stick out inside by 1.8cm so i guess it should fit....measured with car on ground with stock ride height. (which is how it will be running with the new wheels :P)

[crashprash]

fixed the hood dampers today (pics in coming weeks..exam mode atm)..was an easy 30 min job!..well worth it...no longer need to rest the oem bonnet stay on my rbc and the bling factor..WOW!!

PS. wont be fitting my front tow hook so if any one wants a gold password jfm front tow hook let me know!

[crashprash]

fixed wheels/tires!!

went today to jax tires in haberfield. really recommend them. was with the car the whole time and tried as best as possible to get my desired settings. In the end got -2.5 at front and -1.4 at back. I do have the report from the alignment but I cant really make sense of it (it doesnt have the final front settings as well). adjusting the front was a pain..had to take off strutbar and intake to get to the strut tops to adjust the camber. had to do the whole process twice coz for some reason couldnt get the desired setting the first time.

No scrubbing/rubbing issues at all. (Dont think I need to roll guards).. Rear trailing arm clearance is minimal (<5mm!)..so another reason y i cant lower it :P...the car does look funny tho with the fat tires on and at stock height..altho the height mite have increased a bit with these tires.

pics up in the coming days.

[stevan]

fixed wheels/tires!!

went today to jax tires in haberfield. really recommend them. was with the car the whole time and tried as best as possible to get my desired settings. In the end got -2.5 at front and -1.4 at back. I do have the report from the alignment but I cant really make sense of it (it doesnt have the final front settings as well). adjusting the front was a pain..had to take off strutbar and intake to get to the strut tops to adjust the camber. had to do the whole process twice coz for some reason couldnt get the desired setting the first time.

No scrubbing/rubbing issues at all. (Dont think I need to roll guards).. Rear trailing arm clearance is minimal (<5mm!)..so another reason y i cant lower it :P...the car does look funny tho with the fat tires on and at stock height..altho the height mite have increased a bit with these tires.

pics up in the coming days.

gahh! i told you to gat at least 1.5 on the rear because of that clearance haha silly guy! you muct post pics of thus unclimbable driveway you have just so we can all see why you wont lower your car and stop it lookign as awesome as it should in for pics buddy!

[crashprash]

sits just right:






didnt get the anlge with this so u can c the bottom lip

[crashprash]

love the colour combo with decals, calipers and nuts

[crashprash]

blame exams and horrible syd weather for the car being so dirty

[crashprash]

oh and just for stevan :P

<5mm clearance for rear traling arm (pic taken of passenger side)


muffler tip is so close to the road!


i guess there is some clearance :P


for all the ppl who gonna bash me for not lowering my car..i give in!!..will lower my car max 0.5 -1 inch in the coming months..simply because the tires have increased my height a bit, i can get a bit more camber at the back and also my driver side rear is a bit lower than passenger side rear for some reason and i have more traling arm clearance as a result of it.