Afternoon All,
Yesterday I popped down to Munich Legends, with whom I was very impressed, to have my EIbach Pro Kit springs fitted as well as getting the geometry set-up.
Firstly Eibachs:
I love the new stance, that bit more aggressive, allowing the wheels to fill the arches nicely. The ride is also much nicer than on the OEM springs, much less body pitch under acceleration / braking. The ride doesn't feel any harsher than before. All-in-all I'm chuffed with the results. Here are some pics:
Top = After
Bottom = Before
A subtle change, but a good one in my eyes
As for Geometry, I was given a crash course (very kindly by Exdos) and took his recommendation to go with the following settings:
Front:
Camber - -1.5deg
Toe-in - 0.00
Rear:
Camber - -1.0deg
Toe-in - 0.02 (ea)
However, I was a bit shocked by the settings on the car. Before any work was carried out these were the settings:
I was surprised by the amount of toe on all four wheels.
Anyway, ML recommended minimising the toe, but possibly not going as far as my original request in case the handling was too aggressive given my previous settings. Anyway I ended up with:
Front:
Camber - -1.5deg
Toe-in - 0.10 (ea)
Rear:
Camber - -1.0deg
Toe-in - 0.10 (ea)
As such, whilst the toe isn't as aggressive as I had decided to go with, there has been a significant reduction from what I was previously used to. I took it for a test spin before signing off with ML and was very impressed. Turn in was much sharper and the car didnt feel skitty, or tramline at all in a straight line. I'm going to stick with these settings for a while, get used to the new handling characteristics. I'll be looking to further reduce the toe ready for the summer driving season.
Overall I paid £258.
2 hours labour @£69/ hour for the springs to be fitted (£138) and £120 for the 4 wheel alignment.
Watch this space for CSLs and Aero skirts in due course.
:driving:
Yesterday I popped down to Munich Legends, with whom I was very impressed, to have my EIbach Pro Kit springs fitted as well as getting the geometry set-up.
Firstly Eibachs:
I love the new stance, that bit more aggressive, allowing the wheels to fill the arches nicely. The ride is also much nicer than on the OEM springs, much less body pitch under acceleration / braking. The ride doesn't feel any harsher than before. All-in-all I'm chuffed with the results. Here are some pics:
Top = After
Bottom = Before
A subtle change, but a good one in my eyes
As for Geometry, I was given a crash course (very kindly by Exdos) and took his recommendation to go with the following settings:
Front:
Camber - -1.5deg
Toe-in - 0.00
Rear:
Camber - -1.0deg
Toe-in - 0.02 (ea)
However, I was a bit shocked by the settings on the car. Before any work was carried out these were the settings:
I was surprised by the amount of toe on all four wheels.
Anyway, ML recommended minimising the toe, but possibly not going as far as my original request in case the handling was too aggressive given my previous settings. Anyway I ended up with:
Front:
Camber - -1.5deg
Toe-in - 0.10 (ea)
Rear:
Camber - -1.0deg
Toe-in - 0.10 (ea)
As such, whilst the toe isn't as aggressive as I had decided to go with, there has been a significant reduction from what I was previously used to. I took it for a test spin before signing off with ML and was very impressed. Turn in was much sharper and the car didnt feel skitty, or tramline at all in a straight line. I'm going to stick with these settings for a while, get used to the new handling characteristics. I'll be looking to further reduce the toe ready for the summer driving season.
Overall I paid £258.
2 hours labour @£69/ hour for the springs to be fitted (£138) and £120 for the 4 wheel alignment.
Watch this space for CSLs and Aero skirts in due course.
:driving:
