Turbo Smurfette - Build in progress (slow)
04-28-2016, 09:04 AM
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Finally starting this bit. Bearings are pressed into sleeves, need to clean up the knuckle and decide if I should have kept the dust shield back there. I need to pull it slightly to clear the 10.9" rotors or just remove completely. What would you do?
Pillow ***** press in by hand with some effort. Hopefully this sleeve juice from locate will set up nicely. Almost looks like there's enough meat on the knuckle to drill a blind tapped hole for a machine screw so the cap can retain the sleeve
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04-28-2016, 12:50 PM
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Like rolling fenders with a bat. -_-I'll try your technique.
Brake question for you all. I have my trackspeed kit 11.75" kit sitting pretty but not sure what pads to run. I have a set of Polymatrix E pads in hand, and need to replace the rear HPS pads.
Any ideas on which pad combo to run for a very spirited 350whp street car and maybe some autocross if this car will ever pass tech? I want to do HPDE later once I iron out the rest of my suspension, but that's in the distance.
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04-28-2016, 02:42 PM
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I just have the cheapy wilwood pads (BP10 I think?) that came with my kit in front, and whatever was on the car before in rear... I think it was Hawk HPS. Works fine for autox at the one event I went to, and fine in aggressive street driving so far. Won't be sufficient for track -- I switch to DTC 60 front and DTC 30 rear for track.
Overall happy with this stuff. on the street I can't seem to stress these big brakes significantly... 11.75" rotors and air ducts will do that.
Overall happy with this stuff. on the street I can't seem to stress these big brakes significantly... 11.75" rotors and air ducts will do that.
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04-29-2016, 01:23 PM
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Indeed. As I mentioned, I use it on the street and in aggressive street driving I've had no issues, and the one Autox I went to also didn't stress it significantly.
Did you have brake ducts on your car when you used the BP10's on track?
Did you have brake ducts on your car when you used the BP10's on track?
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05-06-2016, 12:48 PM
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Happy Friday everyone
The other half is still in the trunk, outside, in the rain, at work.
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