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They won't be 7.7 if te37s are around 8kg, pz are not know for making overly light wheels
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Actually I discovered it was the OZ Alleggerita I was reading about and not specifically the PZ alloys. So it's possible the alloys that come on the PZ could weigh more. Unless we find someone to weigh a pristine example we won't know for sure. I can't really find any substantial info on the PZ alloys specifically.
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Did this today.
Still need to play and set up but they're in along with a new rad and coolant tank.
Still need to play and set up but they're in along with a new rad and coolant tank.
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Which gauge pod did you buy looks neat!Ninja_Freak wrote:Did this today.
Still need to play and set up but they're in along with a new rad and coolant tank.
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I will measure my passenger side front next time I have it up - I've got an ignition renewal soon so will need to hoik off anyway.Yorindesarin wrote: ↑Wed Jun 26, 2019 3:20 pmActually I discovered it was the OZ Alleggerita I was reading about and not specifically the PZ alloys. So it's possible the alloys that come on the PZ could weigh more. Unless we find someone to weigh a pristine example we won't know for sure. I can't really find any substantial info on the PZ alloys specifically.
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With the ghetto decat the Toyo box sounded good on the car, a nice tone and no droning on the motorway.hogesar wrote: ↑Wed Jun 26, 2019 12:50 pmWell the shocks were really getting on my nerve because it's pretty much the only job on the car at the moment i'm not willing to do myself.ChrisHolmes wrote: ↑Tue Jun 25, 2019 11:36 pmI was wondering how you were getting on with my old car. Good to read your on the road again and hopefully can enjoy done trouble free motoring now.
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Ordered from Block8head in the USA. Took a while to arrive but its nice stuff.shroom wrote:Which gauge pod did you buy looks neat!Ninja_Freak wrote:Did this today.
Still need to play and set up but they're in along with a new rad and coolant tank.
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They look really well. Would it possible for you to share more pictures of your implementation? From above and from outside?Ninja_Freak wrote: ↑Thu Jun 27, 2019 7:12 amshroom wrote:Ordered from Block8head in the USA. Took a while to arrive but its nice stuff.Ninja_Freak wrote:Did this today.
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
part fitted new rear springs.... lessons i learnt so far:
cheap tools are useless
leverage is king
every job takes way longer than you'd imagine
preloading the springs makes a huge difference
...now to figure out how to tighten everything up now that things have settled
cheap tools are useless
leverage is king
every job takes way longer than you'd imagine
preloading the springs makes a huge difference
...now to figure out how to tighten everything up now that things have settled
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Gave it a wash once again! The swirl mark level on this car is atrocious. But from a distance it really shines.
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I think the condensation-affected potato you use to take photos with also helps
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Shhhh One day Ill get a proper picture. Probably after I have the car possibly resprayed. I should probably make a project folder at some point.
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I feel attacked! I say the paint works full of swirl marks, I imagine a finishing polish and wax would do it wonders. Nothings that deep really... All I need to get is a good finishing polish.. and a clear day to polish everything by hand probably.
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I went to FW Motorsport today to have my steering aligned properly. Up at 4am to get there on time. Got lost on the way and ending up driving down a few green lanes (turns out the RX8 is a surprisingly good off-roader... until something broke off!) before discovering the picturesque Swerford.
Fergus is a really great guy (thanks for the recommendation Chris) and spent 5 hours sorting my steering. I told him my complaints with the handling and he identified the causes and set it up how I wanted.
One of the problems had been that the front wheels had been 10mm each toe out, so I'd been driving snow plough! Needless to say the handling is transformed and (as with all friendly experts I'm lucky enough to have taken my 8 to) it was fun learning.
He's also got a car collection that's drool worthy (but shhh it's a secret) and also had both supercharged and turbo'd 8s there being worked on. So there was some great chat and I'd highly recommend him for steering alignment as others have. Was totally worth the 8 hour round trip. From now on the steering on all my cars will be set up by expert, no more awful Hunter laser jobbies.
Fergus is a really great guy (thanks for the recommendation Chris) and spent 5 hours sorting my steering. I told him my complaints with the handling and he identified the causes and set it up how I wanted.
One of the problems had been that the front wheels had been 10mm each toe out, so I'd been driving snow plough! Needless to say the handling is transformed and (as with all friendly experts I'm lucky enough to have taken my 8 to) it was fun learning.
He's also got a car collection that's drool worthy (but shhh it's a secret) and also had both supercharged and turbo'd 8s there being worked on. So there was some great chat and I'd highly recommend him for steering alignment as others have. Was totally worth the 8 hour round trip. From now on the steering on all my cars will be set up by expert, no more awful Hunter laser jobbies.
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What was the cost of steering set-up?New Duke wrote:I went to FW Motorsport today to have my steering aligned properly. Up at 4am to get there on time. Got lost on the way and ending up driving down a few green lanes (turns out the RX8 is a surprisingly good off-roader... until something broke off!) before discovering the picturesque Swerford.
Fergus is a really great guy (thanks for the recommendation Chris) and spent 5 hours sorting my steering. I told him my complaints with the handling and he identified the causes and set it up how I wanted.
One of the problems had been that the front wheels had been 10mm each toe out, so I'd been driving snow plough! Needless to say the handling is transformed and (as with all friendly experts I'm lucky enough to have taken my 8 to) it was fun learning.
He's also got a car collection that's drool worthy (but shhh it's a secret) and also had both supercharged and turbo'd 8s there being worked on. So there was some great chat and I'd highly recommend him for steering alignment as others have. Was totally worth the 8 hour round trip. From now on the steering on all my cars will be set up by expert, no more awful Hunter laser jobbies.
Had my car aligned a couple of years ago (on a Hunter rig) when sports springs were fitted, but I am getting bald inner edge of front tyres, so perhaps I have same issue with snowploughing.....
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The aim of front toe is that the wheels become (nearly*) parallel when the applied forces take up the slack in the linkages.
Typically, front wheel drive cars are set with the front wheels toe-out, as the wheels are pulling forward dragging the car.
Rear wheel drive cars have the front wheels set toe-in, as the car is being pushed from the back and trying get through the front wheels.
Try holding your hands out in front of you and then imagine them as the front tyres, either pulling the car or being pushed by the car.
Anyway, fwd cars are way more common than rwd these days and operators of alignments systems can often get confused...
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Typically, front wheel drive cars are set with the front wheels toe-out, as the wheels are pulling forward dragging the car.
Rear wheel drive cars have the front wheels set toe-in, as the car is being pushed from the back and trying get through the front wheels.
Try holding your hands out in front of you and then imagine them as the front tyres, either pulling the car or being pushed by the car.
Anyway, fwd cars are way more common than rwd these days and operators of alignments systems can often get confused...
* It's more complex
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Fergus charges a flat fee of £150. But that may go up a bit because some cars (like 8s) can be a pain and take a long time to get right. In hindsight I feel bad not insisting on paying more given it took all day. Even if it does go up I'd highly recommend it given what a difference it makes to the handling and the high cost of decent tyres. I'd wire brushed my bolts, soaked them repeatedly over days, hit them with a hammer and some were still seized. Most alignment places won't be happy to get creative with a blowtorch, they just won't touch that bolt... or will snap it.chriskirkham wrote: ↑Fri Jun 28, 2019 12:06 amWhat was the cost of steering set-up?New Duke wrote:I went to FW Motorsport today to have my steering aligned properly. Up at 4am to get there on time. Got lost on the way and ending up driving down a few green lanes (turns out the RX8 is a surprisingly good off-roader... until something broke off!) before discovering the picturesque Swerford.
Fergus is a really great guy (thanks for the recommendation Chris) and spent 5 hours sorting my steering. I told him my complaints with the handling and he identified the causes and set it up how I wanted.
One of the problems had been that the front wheels had been 10mm each toe out, so I'd been driving snow plough! Needless to say the handling is transformed and (as with all friendly experts I'm lucky enough to have taken my 8 to) it was fun learning.
He's also got a car collection that's drool worthy (but shhh it's a secret) and also had both supercharged and turbo'd 8s there being worked on. So there was some great chat and I'd highly recommend him for steering alignment as others have. Was totally worth the 8 hour round trip. From now on the steering on all my cars will be set up by expert, no more awful Hunter laser jobbies.
Had my car aligned a couple of years ago (on a Hunter rig) when sports springs were fitted, but I am getting bald inner edge of front tyres, so perhaps I have same issue with snowploughing.....
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We had a good chat about wide Mazda tolerances in their alignment spec and the margin of error that the Hunter machines have (it's pretty high). Combine the two and you could probably have all the wheels pointing in different compass directions and it still make all the boxes turn green. It was quite an eye opener.
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FW Motorsport are in the Poole / Bournemouth area right?
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Ah, thanks. I couldn't see an address on their Facebook page and the website listed there just leads to a holding page, so I landed up finding the registered address which obviously isn't the same place as their place of business.
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He keeps the address discreet for security as it's the family farm. His number is 01608 690099 (forwards to his mobile) if you'd like to discuss getting some work done.
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Ok, thanks, and I can now understand him not wanting to advertise his whereabouts.
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I just googled him, his address is all over the place, 192, yellow pages etc etc
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