What have you done to your MSP today?

[Cleverfrog]

How has the larger tire size affected the car with 225/45/17 or is it pretty negligable?
I guess 225s out of the question struts?

Speedo is slightly off. I'm on ksport RR coils so I couldn't tell you if stock struts would allow. Although I think when I went to Ohio for autox Marlon borrowed me some wheels and tires and I think they were 225s.

Corey IS running those fat bastards on 17 inchers with a +22 offset or something. No fender liners.

 

[Perro del Sol]

Speedo is slightly off. I'm on ksport RR coils so I couldn't tell you if stock struts would allow. Although I think when I went to Ohio for autox Marlon borrowed me some wheels and tires and I think they were 225s.

Corey IS running those fat bastards on 17 inchers with a +22 offset or something. No fender liners.

Yeah, they were 225/45/17 Kumho V710's

 

[rally2003]

Yep 255 on 17x9 +22 front and 225 17x7.5 +48 rear. The guy I race in my class runs a 275 front and 225-215 rear on his little Civic.

 

[Perro del Sol]

Hell, when I ran 235/40/17's I had just barely cleared the strut and that is with some serious neg camber............

 

[THE Phen]

Yep 255 on 17x9 +22 front and 225 17x7.5 +48 rear. The guy I race in my class runs a 275 front and 225-215 rear on his little Civic.

Aaah damn, I was wrong. I could have sworn they were 275. Maybe I was thinking of that Civic.

 

[rally2003]

I've only seen a few guys go wider than a 255 on a fwd car. 255 is a odd ball size too. Most run 225-245.

 

[KustombyJustin]

Refinished my rims, sprayed them Hyper Silver and doubled up on the clear coat

 

[rally2003]

Next on the list... Paint door handles

 

[jbrewer4639]

anyone looking for a brand new oem cheap clutch kit? BAM! I have this currently on my car no problems

 

[Preferio]

anyone looking for a brand new oem cheap clutch kit? BAM! I have this currently on my car no problems

Destineal might.

 

[Valk]

Bleh I just cried a littke over those rhs...

 

[BAHKACK]

Started to do wheel bearing job on the evilmonkey and found this.

Broken front end link.
Any chance that this could be what was making the noise that I thought was a wheel bearing?

 

[323]

is it a clunking noise?

 

[BAHKACK]

is it a clunking noise?

Yes there was a clunking noise at low speed over bumps so that was it.
But I also had speed dependent growling noise that got worse in turns.
Wondering if the swaybar was making contact w/ subframe and I was picking up road noise through body. With one end of the bar loose it would unwind and make contact w/ car. Link fixed now.
I suppose a road test would confirm if it's fixed. Duh. I'll get to that real soon.

 

[Valk]

Is that a stock link on lowered car? In which case no wonder its broken. Need adjustables if lowering car.
Awr makes a kit for this car or you can go the mcmaster route.

 

[jbrewer4639]

Yes there was a clunking noise at low speed over bumps so that was it.
But I also had speed dependent growling noise that got worse in turns.
Wondering if the swaybar was making contact w/ subframe and I was picking up road noise through body. With one end of the bar loose it would unwind and make contact w/ car. Link fixed now.
I suppose a road test would confirm if it's fixed. Duh. I'll get to that real soon.

did you check your ball joints to see if they were busted. I ask because while getting much clutch redone i found ball joints, tie rod ends, sway bar links, ect. all ruined front and back. my car sounded like sonic the hedgehog losing all his gold rings when i hit bumps

 

[BAHKACK]

Is that a stock link on lowered car? In which case no wonder its broken. Need adjustables if lowering car.
Awr makes a kit for this car or you can go the mcmaster route.

Hey Valk, the suspension was done by evilmonkey before I bought it. He did Tokico Illuminas and Tein S-Tech springs. If the Tein S have enough of a drop to require adjustable links then he didn't know that. It was on OEM links.

The Miata's that I am used to are compliant enough to digest an inch to 1.5" before there are problems with the links. Looking at this Protege, it looks like the drop isn't very much, but I would imagine that if it was too much it would push the bar down enough to contact the subframe (?) and snap the link. Does this happen much?

If it needs shorter links I think i'd take the aftermarket ones I just bought and cut them in half, and thread them for turnbuckles.

EDIT, looks like the link needs to be LONGER (?) for a lowered car?

 

[Valk]

The links do need to be longer but ill ve honest, I've not had my front bar connected for a good while lol. It just sits in there doesn't contact anything.
I really should get replacements. In fact....

 

[Cleverfrog]

Is that a stock link on lowered car? In which case no wonder its broken. Need adjustables if lowering car.
Awr makes a kit for this car or you can go the mcmaster route.

McMaster is a bit expensive but, they are great for prototyping because their website is awesome. Check out midwestcontrol.com

 

[Valk]

I've hust let mine float around unfortunatle. Occasionally it hits something but it can't bind on anyrhing. When I have the tranny out this year ill try to change the bushings ad get new endlinks for sure.
I might as well forge the fuker while I'm at it lol. Would it be stupid to change out only rods? Fairly low km motor