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 May 6 2013, 03:19 PM
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 That Guy..  Group: Leader Posts: 6,687 Posts Per Day: 1.18 Thanks Received: 724 Trader Stats: 16 (100%) Joined: 20-September 08 From: Neenah, WI Member No.: 6,539 Mood: Thankful  |
QUOTE (Bobzilla @ May 6 2013, 03:00 PM)  stop thinking about it and do it. You've got almost year-round auto-x season there. I'd kill for that. Me too!!! Well ice racing is fun but just not the same. If i could run summer tires year round i would!! --------------------  "This may be true but it is a chrysler sebring which is synonomous with being a p.o.s. car. Personally I gotta say it's getting really tiring having to clean off the sopping wet panties from my Hyundai Elantra every morning. Bitches love Hyundais." "Sometimes you wonder how the sperm that made that idiot was the fastest swimmer. . . Must've had a "race motor" in it with nass under the hood. . . " - Alex2013gt |
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May 6 2013, 04:32 PM
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QUOTE (Bobzilla @ May 6 2013, 04:00 PM) stop thinking about it and do it. You've got almost year-round auto-x season there. I'd kill for that. I'll be in AR soon, which will actually have more readily accessible auto-x and rally-x. -------------------- |
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Jun 6 2013, 02:33 PM
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 Proud GLT Owner Group: Lifetimer Posts: 21,140 Posts Per Day: 3.03 Thanks Received: 633 Trader Stats: 3 (100%) Joined: 11-March 05 From: Brownsburg, IN Member No.: 532 Mood: Hyper |
So, I found something new today. Elantra (MD), Veloster and first Gen Forte all share the same suspension. EXCEPT the top hats. They will all bolt in, but the Elantra is turned one bolt hole to make the camber/caster adjuster wrong for the other two. Elantra coilover kits are in stock ready to rock. No hats for the others.
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Jun 6 2013, 07:15 PM
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That Guy.. Group: Leader Posts: 6,687 Posts Per Day: 1.18 Thanks Received: 724 Trader Stats: 16 (100%) Joined: 20-September 08 From: Neenah, WI Member No.: 6,539 Mood: Thankful |
sweet!!!
-------------------- "This may be true but it is a chrysler sebring which is synonomous with being a p.o.s. car. Personally I gotta say it's getting really tiring having to clean off the sopping wet panties from my Hyundai Elantra every morning. Bitches love Hyundais." "Sometimes you wonder how the sperm that made that idiot was the fastest swimmer. . . Must've had a "race motor" in it with nass under the hood. . . " - Alex2013gt |
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Jun 7 2013, 07:44 AM
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Proud GLT Owner Group: Lifetimer Posts: 21,140 Posts Per Day: 3.03 Thanks Received: 633 Trader Stats: 3 (100%) Joined: 11-March 05 From: Brownsburg, IN Member No.: 532 Mood: Hyper |
No, not sweet. I've been waiting almost 10 weeks now with no release date in sight. Good news from Megan: Tophats are $75 each.... so I am going to source those, and then get the Elantra kit and swap the tophats.
I may have a set of MD adjustable tophats for sale soon. -------------------- Founding Member of the Indiana Chapter of the Teeny Weeny Club for Secure Adult Males
"Drag racing is for fast cars, and autocrossing is for fast drivers" -Toecutter |
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Jun 18 2014, 01:05 PM
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Proud GLT Owner Group: Lifetimer Posts: 21,140 Posts Per Day: 3.03 Thanks Received: 633 Trader Stats: 3 (100%) Joined: 11-March 05 From: Brownsburg, IN Member No.: 532 Mood: Hyper |
OK, so 2 months ago I bought a lightweight battery (11lb Shuriken). It's been sitting on the bench since. about 3.5 weeks ago I made the hold down bracket for it. And finally Monday night I installed it.
  The Forte SX comes with the Group 24-F battery. The original battery in it weighed 41lbs. The replacement, with bracket, weighed under 13. That's 28 lbs off the left frnt corner of the car with this alone. Total weight loss for the season: 64lbs. -------------------- Founding Member of the Indiana Chapter of the Teeny Weeny Club for Secure Adult Males
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Jun 19 2014, 12:08 AM
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 Unrustled Jimmy Group: Lifetimer Posts: 13,717 Posts Per Day: 1.95 Thanks Received: 166 Trader Stats: 1 (100%) Joined: 28-January 05 From: neither here nor there, va Member No.: 165 Mood: Forgotten |
ive been thinking bout those since u posted bout it months ago... looks good
did u have to buy seperate posts? -------------------- Oh no, I'm so sorry... the correct answer is The Moops.
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Jun 19 2014, 07:47 AM
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Proud GLT Owner Group: Lifetimer Posts: 21,140 Posts Per Day: 3.03 Thanks Received: 633 Trader Stats: 3 (100%) Joined: 11-March 05 From: Brownsburg, IN Member No.: 532 Mood: Hyper |
Yeah, I paid the $11 for the pack of 4 posts (2 short, 2 long). Then I had to take them to the grinder and flatten one side so they'd actually fit.
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Jun 19 2014, 12:29 PM
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Unrustled Jimmy Group: Lifetimer Posts: 13,717 Posts Per Day: 1.95 Thanks Received: 166 Trader Stats: 1 (100%) Joined: 28-January 05 From: neither here nor there, va Member No.: 165 Mood: Forgotten |
cool... now i just gotta find a way to drug my wife.... or at least numb her frontal lobe
-------------------- Oh no, I'm so sorry... the correct answer is The Moops.
The packaging clearly stated '100'. I'm short ONE luft balloon. |
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Sep 26 2014, 08:29 PM
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 Elantra Guru Group: Leader Posts: 3,309 Posts Per Day: 0.62 Thanks Received: 558 Trader Stats: 0 (0%) Joined: 12-August 09 From: Clinton, MA (USA) Member No.: 7,533 Mood: Evil |
Wow that is tiny. Hows it holding up?
Good job on the battery stay, looks great. -------------------- |
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Dec 1 2015, 06:23 PM
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Proud GLT Owner Group: Lifetimer Posts: 21,140 Posts Per Day: 3.03 Thanks Received: 633 Trader Stats: 3 (100%) Joined: 11-March 05 From: Brownsburg, IN Member No.: 532 Mood: Hyper |
ok, NEW UPDATE. I have stumbled upon the #1 option for shocks/struts. I call it the Bilstoni upgrade. Bilstein front struts, Koni Sport rear shocks. A-May-Zing. I typically hate pulling off the auto-x suspension because the factory struts/springs were not good. Too much spring, not enough strut made for a lousy ride, tons of squat/dive and a pogo-reaction to large bumps. Car turned over 69k the night before the swap and close to 30k of those are on the K-sports. So the stock struts had less than 40k miles on them. All the oil that was supposed to be internal was external. You could move the shaft well over an inch before you encountered ANY resistance and they are both still collapsed.... Not good at all.
Granted, I had to order the second Billy directly from Germany (luckily, the cost wasn't too bad at $107 for that one) and it took almost 4 weeks to get it. But all in all WELL worth the monies. Car handles close to 85% of the auto-x suspension with a better ride, no squat or dive and EXTEREMLY stable on midcorner bumps. I wish Hyundai and Kia had gone this route from the factory. They'd sell twice as many cars! I also did some quick measurements. THe stock strut shaft was 19mm. The Billy is 24mm. Shock body is 2mm wider as well, and there is a better seal on the shaft than the stock. The sway bar tab is almost a full quarter inch thick on the billy and much thinner on the stock. Overall build is 10x's what the stock Korean made strut was. So for all you MD'ers out there, this is an AWESOME upgrade that will make the car feel so much better. -------------------- Founding Member of the Indiana Chapter of the Teeny Weeny Club for Secure Adult Males
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Dec 1 2015, 07:44 PM
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 aka J-Dubb Group: Lifetimer Posts: 1,158 Posts Per Day: 0.18 Thanks Received: 36 Trader Stats: 1 (100%) Joined: 11-January 07 From: West Michigan Member No.: 3,249 Mood: Exhausted |
Awesome Bob! I think I will go this route with the koup when I need to replace these. Did this make the ride noticeable firmer/harsher?
--------------------  QUOTE (Veloster.org) - MTD - "As long TCS is defeatable like in the current Genesis, I dont have a problem with it." - GreyGhost12 "Anything is "defeatable" with a set of snips... Just like a Vasectomy, your troops are instantly "defeated" with a quick snip. ;-)" QUOTE (Rob @ Feb 27 2009, 12:38 PM) [snapback]273652[/snapback] The only thing "hardcore" about a Civic is fuel economy! QUOTE (cobas @ Feb 8 2011, 01:30 PM) [snapback]323365[/snapback] This car is perfect for the late teen, early 20 something who wants to be 2 fast and 2 furious on a budget. You'll look the part, you just won't be fast but you will sound like you are!" |
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