What have you done to your car today?

[Guitar_Guy]

 boon']

[quote name='Guitar_Guy said:

Before and After - Rota Grid 18x8.5 with Sunny 225/40R18 Tyres and rolled guards.

/quote]

While it looks good, personally I\'d have spent less on the rims and more on the tyres.

It\'ll look much less cool when it understeers into a bank.

I do agree but the budget wouldn\'t allow for Falcons. Next step is a set of whiteline front and rear sway bars, a set of front and rear strut braces and nolathane bushes to improve the handling. Drove from Rotorua to Auckland last night on the Sunnys and had no problems - I don\'t drive very hard though so understeer hasn\'t shown itself as a serious issue to me yet. A nice set of BC Golds or D2 adjusties is also on my wishlist for improvements.

[Guest]

 Guitar_Guy']

[quote name='Guitar_Guy said:

Before and After - Rota Grid 18x8.5 with Sunny 225/40R18 Tyres and rolled guards.

/quote]

While it looks good, personally I\'d have spent less on the rims and more on the tyres.

It\'ll look much less cool when it understeers into a bank.

I do agree but the budget wouldn\'t allow for Falcons. Next step is a set of whiteline front and rear sway bars, a set of front and rear strut braces and nolathane bushes to improve the handling. Drove from Rotorua to Auckland last night on the Sunnys and had no problems - I don\'t drive very hard though so understeer hasn\'t shown itself as a serious issue to me yet. A nice set of BC Golds or D2 adjusties is also on my wishlist for improvements.

Spending money on tyres is a far better idea than monies spent on swaybar etc. Swaybar is so much good tho after tyres.

[loner]

 evowrx']

[quote name='Guitar_Guy said:

Before and After - Rota Grid 18x8.5 with Sunny 225/40R18 Tyres and rolled guards.

/quote]

While it looks good, personally I\'d have spent less on the rims and more on the tyres.

It\'ll look much less cool when it understeers into a bank.

I do agree but the budget wouldn\'t allow for Falcons. Next step is a set of whiteline front and rear sway bars, a set of front and rear strut braces and nolathane bushes to improve the handling. Drove from Rotorua to Auckland last night on the Sunnys and had no problems - I don\'t drive very hard though so understeer hasn\'t shown itself as a serious issue to me yet. A nice set of BC Golds or D2 adjusties is also on my wishlist for improvements.

Spending money on tyres is a far better idea than monies spent on swaybar etc. Swaybar is so much good tho after tyres.

And swaybars will load up the tyres more and make then feel worse.

[Guitar_Guy]

Oh... well there ya go then. Good to know. As much as I love my Legacy, I\'m currently in the midst of piecing my recording studio together which is following my career path so have to make some budget exceptions along the way. Still pleased to finally have the rims I\'ve been after for the last 8 months.

[AdamOst]

So after all that, I took it in to subtech and also petermark autos for them to have a listen, and they said its not a bearing. Rekon its just cam overlap or wear, so nothing major to worry about. So not sure how Winger diagnosed signs of big end wear when two other subaru specialists said they cant hear anything.

[boon]

Go give it a good caning in 3rd down the motorway, you will very quickly know if it\'s a BEB

If it came on suddenly, I\'d give some serious consideration to dropping the sump and having a looksee.

[B4_685]

 AdamOst said:

So after all that, I took it in to subtech and also petermark autos for them to have a listen, and they said its not a bearing. Rekon its just cam overlap or wear, so nothing major to worry about. So not sure how Winger diagnosed signs of big end wear when two other subaru specialists said they cant hear anything.

Don\'t ya hate that? Always makes you wonder if they\'re genuinely helpful or just trying to score the job...

[ADIKT]

 B4_685']

[quote name='AdamOst said:

So after all that, I took it in to subtech and also petermark autos for them to have a listen, and they said its not a bearing. Rekon its just cam overlap or wear, so nothing major to worry about. So not sure how Winger diagnosed signs of big end wear when two other subaru specialists said they cant hear anything.

/quote]

Don\'t ya hate that? Always makes you wonder if they\'re genuinely helpful or just trying to score the job...

hmmmm I would drop the sump and check for shiny metallicy bits in oil

[AdamOst]

 B4_685']

[quote name='AdamOst said:

So after all that, I took it in to subtech and also petermark autos for them to have a listen, and they said its not a bearing. Rekon its just cam overlap or wear, so nothing major to worry about. So not sure how Winger diagnosed signs of big end wear when two other subaru specialists said they cant hear anything.

/quote]

Don\'t ya hate that? Always makes you wonder if they\'re genuinely helpful or just trying to score the job...

If you mean winger then they ended up losing money since im now getting it serviced by subtech instead.

Unless subtech/petermark are just trying to get me to drive on a failing bearing so it blows up proper and makes me do a full rebuild with them /tinfoilhat

[darren23]

stood looking at the rs wishing i had money to finish it off

[SWAGGN]

 Guitar_Guy']

[quote name='Guitar_Guy said:

Before and After - Rota Grid 18x8.5 with Sunny 225/40R18 Tyres and rolled guards.

/quote]

While it looks good, personally I\'d have spent less on the rims and more on the tyres.

It\'ll look much less cool when it understeers into a bank.

I do agree but the budget wouldn\'t allow for Falcons. Next step is a set of whiteline front and rear sway bars, a set of front and rear strut braces and nolathane bushes to improve the handling. Drove from Rotorua to Auckland last night on the Sunnys and had no problems - I don\'t drive very hard though so understeer hasn\'t shown itself as a serious issue to me yet. A nice set of BC Golds or D2 adjusties is also on my wishlist for improvements.

ild personally get a Set of BC golds and some good sway bars. Tyres will last you if your not planing on thrashing it around everywhere just will have a lot of road noise

[Guitar_Guy]

Where can I get BC Golds from for a BH5? Will start looking into it.

[Guitar_Guy]

 Guitar_Guy said:

Where can I get BC Golds from for a BH5? Will start looking into it.

Herpa derp. Nevermind.

[scylar]

After being stuck in the garage for a while due to funds being diverted to other aspects of the car, the wife was kind enough to give me a voucher for panel beating services and the resulst:

spoiler finally put on ;D

[gotasuby]

Started making a patch loom to piggy back a g4 extreme

[Roo]

Threw some big ends in as maintenance lol

[Ninja8)]

Fronts all complete apart from a lip and repaint..

[paulngui]

@Scylar, get some tints and hit up AVS for some black stickers and it\'ll be looking even more sweet!

[BUGEYESTI]

 paulngui said:

@Scylar, get some tints and hit up AVS for some black stickers and it\'ll be looking even more sweet!

+1

[scylar]

 paulngui said:

@Scylar, get some tints and hit up AVS for some black stickers and it\'ll be looking even more sweet!

do they give it out for free? im looking into getting tints aswell got an idea for a place who does a good job with a good price? dont want to go too cheap as it might not last too long lol ;D

[SWAGGN]

 scylar']

[quote name='paulngui said:

@Scylar, get some tints and hit up AVS for some black stickers and it\'ll be looking even more sweet!

/quote]

do they give it out for free? im looking into getting tints aswell got an idea for a place who does a good job with a good price? dont want to go too cheap as it might not last too long lol ;D

If your in Auckland Nick from Autotints is the go man, hes cheapish and really good

[Guest]

 Ninja 8) said:

Fronts all complete apart from a lip and repaint..

Damn thats a stealth cooler.

[paulngui]

 SWAGGN']

[quote name='paulngui said:

@Scylar, get some tints and hit up AVS for some black stickers and it\'ll be looking even more sweet!

/quote]

do they give it out for free? im looking into getting tints aswell got an idea for a place who does a good job with a good price? dont want to go too cheap as it might not last too long lol ;D

If your in Auckland Nick from Autotints is the go man, hes cheapish and really good

Not sure on tints as I\'ve never got any myself, but yeah they should be happy to send you some stickers for free. They did for me, just send then a message asking for a a couple

[Roo]

Ordered a steering wheel for it, has been neglected lately so I thought i\'d treat it

[Marky]

 gotasuby said:

Started making a patch loom to piggy back a g4 extreme

Faaaark thaaaaat shheeeeeitttt