Need help: Noise/ Smell/ Service /Tein Settings

yes its 900 dollars at white bear! come here and get the discound on A parts, and B labor...jesus christ

 

dude justin im trying to make some money here..im broke...lol jk...but yeah best way to learn is to start doing it yourself...

 

lol oh thats right, nm.

just dont learn anything and take your car to herc

 

you make a new need help thread every 2 hours - can a mod please combine all taras' threads into one big sticky?

 

hmm....but what shall the mod name that thread????

 

train wreck

 

brian, i love that haha :laugh:

 

yeah its even funnier seeing as our own Fuji_K is on teh list...

 

If you need help doing an oil change, and I'm guessing you do since you asked in your first post....you shouldn't have even bought a car

 

^^^^well thats just ridiculous... like saying if you dont know how to cook a Beef Bourguignon you shouldnt eat!!!

thats actually more stupid then not knowing how to change oil....

 

I'm not a fan of Teins (and most asian-made coilovers) because they tend to cheap out on strut valving and overcompensate with stiffer spring rates. If you really want to get coilovers, look at european(ish) companies that focus more on the shocks than the springs. KW, Bilstein, Koni, RCE, etc. While a lot of coilovers perform fairly well on the track, they often are rough for your daily driving.

However, quite a few people are happy with the "softness" of the Tein SSP's for daily driving, so keep that in mind.

As for me, I've given up looking at coilovers and am anxiously waiting for more info on the Prodrive RB320 setup.

 

ding ding ding!

also they use the same damn dampener for 35 different types of cars. they have 32 settings becuase not even they know what really works on your car. Theyre made broad enough so the same dampener can be hooked up to different lower attachments and run on a large variety of cars from 2200lbs to 3800 lbs, all with vastly different chassis characteristics

problem is the same dynamics can be replicated by careful choise of struts and springs without using a coilover. you dont get the ride height adjustment and in some cases it might cost more or less, but its definitely possible. Suspensions are a black art and even what loks lie ti will work often doesn't. I usually only give advice based on other cars i've driven or things I've tried myself.

The eurocoilovers are very nice, but way too $$$ for the level of performance. For the track and street give me some koni yellows and a decent set of springs, RCE camber plates and I'm set. You dont want to go too stiff beleive me. I had 13k/10k springs at one point and you cant turn when your car can't adhere to the ground. I've had expensive world class coilovers, The best JDM STi suspension I could find, street springs, JDM v7 sti setup, race springs, kybs etc and driven a ton of other setups and so ar Ihave found one thing is an absolute truisim: if it is magic to drive on the track it sucks for the street and if it is a great street setup it tends to be competent on track but not excellent in the way that a well setup race coilover system is


It really depends on what the driver's expectations of good handling are. Some people think buicks handle great. Some people love the ride of their SUVs. those people are probably sick int he head, but everyone prefers something different on the street, from stiff to flabby. When it comes to going around a racecourse fast throw all that out the window, all you care about is what turns in the fastest times, who cares how it feels.

 

well, I successfully saved myself around 300 dollars. I changed the breakpads and going to do the oil and tranny tomorrow.

 

The RB320 is something along the lines of a "complete suspension package". Check out the initial info at http://www.iwsti.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1208988&postcount=1.

But you are right that you can replicate the strut/spring combo now through various other means and elbow grease. But you can't really beat that package ready to go right out of the box for (anticipated) <$2000.

I wouldn't exactly say that, but they are definitely costly for the mild improvement you would see as a daily driver to gain track performance, if you even track the car.

 

Congrats you have now done something that hundred of subaru owners have been doing for a few years now...

 

Yeah, i was doing this post with my pda in the middle of nowhere with my friend waiting for a tow track to come and puck up an s4 that he just got at an auction.

 

wow....

 

you missed alot, you still need, an air filter, pcv, coolant flush, brake fluid flush, rear diff, drain/fill....

 

Yep, i am making a list. Do you know a link to somewhere, where all of the parts that need service are listed? and what brand and type fluids i need to use.

Thanks

 

in the glove box, there is a "warranty & maintenance" booklet.

 

I didnt have anything in my glove box, but it think there was something in where the spare tire is.

 

Ask a service advisor for a service and mantience guide... All service guys know what is involed in a major. All the stuff eric listed is very simple... the rear diff you need a lift and gear lube machine or pump. And just cause your a n00b at this make sure the cars turned off when your doing your coolant

 

Taras, Man...as mentioned by other posters, you got to start doing some digging online before posting. Sure it takes a little time, everything worth doing does. Save the posts for when you get truly stumped and after you have exceeded your online search capabilities. I dont think your'e stupid, maybe impulsive? Thats it..."impulsive poster." I'm just havin fun with you but take a little of it to heart. Rick

 

Everytime you post a new thread we all shake our heads... Cause we know some n00b like question or whiny about something is gonna be in the post.

 

Yeah, I guess its people like him who keep you in business ()