Mmmm... TEINie Goodness!

Fra66L · Postby **Fra66L** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 6:25 pm

Nope, no young girls here...

After 2 weeks up on chassis stands, The Green Meanie is back on it's feet complete with Teins (SS) new bushes (poly & OEM) and an NB TorSen.

<Insert shameless plug for Graham and Callum at Fulcrum Marooka - great guys>

Still fiddling with the settings and bedding them in ready for QR on Tuesday but initial feelings are Gooood! The LSD makes tail-out moments way more fun and doable in the dry (if determined). :mrgreen:

Yet to try it in the wet...

bigdog · Postby **bigdog** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 7:15 pm

And thanks to the Tein Bug I fitted my Koni/King combination today - what an improvement! I love it! Thanks Fra66L and Dr Tein! :lol:

Matty · Postby **Matty** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 9:59 pm

Take some spanners to the track with you. You'll want them to unbolt the rear sway bar with.

Fra66L · Postby **Fra66L** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 11:04 pm

I know there's a good reason Matty..... :?:

Reduce over-steer?

Shouldn't hit the a-arms as it's sitting a little higher now than on the Konis/Kings...

T

Matty · Postby **Matty** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 4:28 pm

Fra66L wrote:I know there's a good reason Matty.....

Reduce over-steer?

Correct. I assume you have the 7/6kg F/R spring rates? You'll want either a big front sway bar, and/or no rear bar, to balance it out. High speed oversteer is exciting to say the least...

Brad · Postby **Brad** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 11:00 pm

I found mine very neutral at the track. QR has several high speed turns, T1 and T2 midcorner I'm doing 135 and 120 respectivly. I did have mine set to 14/14 initially then went to 15/13 and it was very neutral and predictable.

maxwolfie · Postby **maxwolfie** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 11:06 pm

damn you and your tricks

CT · Postby CT » Mon May 01, 2006 2:04 pm

The SS's are pretty good Matty - not like our HA or Flexs - much more neutral.

Philip Lee · Postby **Philip Lee** » Mon May 01, 2006 3:15 pm

Matty wrote:Correct. I assume you have the 7/6kg F/R spring rates?

they should be F6/R5.

Matty · Postby **Matty** » Mon May 01, 2006 5:57 pm

CT wrote:The SS's are pretty good Matty - not like our HA or Flexs - much more neutral.

Spring rates:
HA: 5/4 = oversteer
SS: 6/5 = ?
Flex: 7/6 = oversteer

I find it difficult to believe that the SS's are steady-state neutral at the limit...

tk421 · Postby **tk421** » Mon May 01, 2006 7:05 pm

Nice Tone, imagine what the car will be like corner weighted with the butterfly brace on as well :roll:

(the wait is getting a bit old aint it!!)

Steve

Fra66L · Postby **Fra66L** » Tue May 02, 2006 10:12 am

TK,
Not wrong mate. I'll be in Sydney in a couple of weeks and I'm hoping they'll be ready to go so I can pick tehm up while I'm in town....

Cheers,
T

CT · Postby CT » Tue May 02, 2006 1:28 pm

Matty wrote:
CT wrote:The SS's are pretty good Matty - not like our HA or Flexs - much more neutral.

Spring rates:
HA: 5/4 = oversteer
SS: 6/5 = ?
Flex: 7/6 = oversteer

I find it difficult to believe that the SS's are steady-state neutral at the limit...

I thought that too before I bought them - but they are pretty good. Their damping is very nice and for some strange reason, they just work well on the NBs. I think they are the perfect setup on an NB, firm and well damped but not crashy at all. I really like what it's done to our road car.

Fra66L · Postby **Fra66L** » Tue May 02, 2006 2:50 pm

Bear in mind also that these are the Aus-delivered (Fulcrumised) Tein SSs so they're not as firm as the Jap-spec model...

Didn't make the damn track day today after all (bugger it!) thanks to a nasty stomach bug. Have to wait until next month.

CT - been following the thread on sways - I believe the bars on the NB are slightly bigger but I'm curious as to how much of a difference they make on the NBs... thoughts?

SSs - Brings back memories of the SS Essess - too many Lloyd Briges movies

Cheers,
T