JBT's Max

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Sat Dec 01, 2018 12:57 pm

greenMachine wrote:I would suggest that, on the road, a week's driving on a single setting is required for a good assessment of that setting...

Agree. I've got a couple of months before the next track day but it does feel more planted/stable at the softer setting. I've just run up 250km of back roads this morning in the Bimmer, so need to unlearn that and get the MX-5 out tomorrow. I'll still be keen to see what happens after Accurate Suspensions have had a look at the MX-5.

greenMachine wrote:On the track, car nervousness or dartiness can be more readily tolerated if the lap times demonstrate the speed of those traits (or perhaps more accurately, the speed of the settings that result in the lap times that are characterised by those traits).

Lol, yeah, Max was pretty nervous which made me nervous and the lap times went nowhere. A bit like running frantically on the spot - lots of cardio and no progress.

Good news though: Jax are having a 4 for the price of 3 offer starting today. I have ordered a set of Hankook R-S4s. Four 215/45 x 17 for $567. Yeesssss! :mrgreen:

DTH · Postby **DTH** » Tue Dec 04, 2018 10:09 am

JBT: "Good news though: Jax are having a 4 for the price of 3 offer starting today. I have ordered a set of Hankook R-S4s. Four 215/45 x 17 for $567. Yeesssss! "

Mmmm, they look sticky.

Enjoy!

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Wed Dec 05, 2018 10:55 am

Back from Accurate Suspensions. Front camber backed off, caster increased and toe adjusted.
Advice is to try it out and, if it feels loose at the rear or oversteery, set the rear sway bar to soft setting (currently mid).
The car feels good on the road at 10 clicks toward soft on the dampers.

Just waiting for the R-S4s to arrive...

Custardtart · Postby **Custardtart** » Wed Dec 05, 2018 1:13 pm

Sounds good, be interested to hear what you think of the changes?

Red_Bullet · Postby **Red_Bullet** » Wed Dec 05, 2018 3:21 pm

What did the toe settings end up at?

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Wed Dec 05, 2018 4:03 pm

He never says....and I don't care as long as it works. :mrgreen:

Red_Bullet · Postby **Red_Bullet** » Wed Dec 05, 2018 5:57 pm

Didn't you peek? :lol:

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Wed Dec 05, 2018 6:09 pm

He has a good collection of magazines....and then I was distracted by a rather warmed over E82 135i that rolled up next door. :lol:

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Thu Dec 06, 2018 11:48 am

R-S4s are fitted to the track wheels.

Now for Xmas and the wait for next track day.

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:20 pm

Update.

I achieved a best ever PB at Lakeside on 8 Feb of 68.38 seconds - down by about 0.3 second achieved a couple of years ago.

I felt far more confident because the "squirrelly under brakes" issue was cured and the turn in and balance was just right - thanks to the wheel alignment by Ken Graham (Accurate Suspensions). The rest I put down to those R-S4 tyres.

Now I just need a prescription for brave pills and I'll get it down into the 67s. :mrgreen:

Custardtart · Postby **Custardtart** » Wed Feb 13, 2019 9:18 pm

Congrats on the pb

SKYHI · Postby **SKYHI** » Thu Feb 14, 2019 5:19 pm

Well done. I've been keeping an eye out for some 225/45/15 RS4s, but I just can't ever seem to find them in stock.

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Thu Feb 14, 2019 7:47 pm

The 215/45 x 17s just happened to come up at Jax before Xmas on a "4 for the price of 3" deal.

Mind you, it's worth checking around. I got a sensational price on Kumho PS71 for the Bimmer at my local Bob Jane - even cheaper than the price offered by Tyresales.