2017 plans slowly coming together – first major change, moving from OEM 17×8 BBSs to 17×9.5 WedsSport TC105Ns. Wheels look much better in person than they did in pictures. Despite being 1.5″ wider, they are roughly 16.3lbs, 1.5lbs lighter than the OEM wheel. Will move from 245/45-17s on OEM wheels to 255/40-17s, hopefully see a…
Added Tanabe FSB, new tires, and cranked up the shocks. Car is now much more neutral. Tanabe FSB added more push, particularly in tight corners. Car still feels unstable though in slaloms, but overall way better. At the end of the season I increased the front camber from -2.7 to -3.3, which helped mid-corner grip…
This is a how-to for the 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Toyota Rav4 (4.3). Items/Tools Required: 16 oz. of DOT3 or DOT4 Brake Fluid (I chose Red Line RL-600) Brake fluid catch bottle (I chose this – but can be made using hose and a water bottle). 8mm flare wrench 21mm socket Baster (optional)…
This is a how-to for the 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Toyota Rav4 (4.3). Items/Tools Required: Front pads (I chose these) Rear pads (I chose these) Front rotors (I chose these) Rear rotors (I chose these) 14mm, 17, and 21mm sockets & wrenches Grease (White Lithium) Antiseize and/or Brake Grease For the pads, I…
2017 Index Plans to get the cars ready for 2017 – may change from time to time. Mini: Change tires from 205/50-16 to 205/45-16 for better acceleration & handling New pads/rotors? Evo: New bumper cap, strut tower center bolt, spark plugs, oil crush washer BBS caps x2 – canceled, wheels sold Order new power steering…
Final event of the year today for CCSCC – brought the Evo out after fixing the brake softness to see if the brake smoking would also be fixed – it was not, and these pads are officially done. They overheated at the last track day and something about the pads on the passenger’s side just…
Wanted to encapsulate my timeline for the Evo brake situation this year now that it is resolved. Took the Evo to a track day with NASA HPDE 7/9-10 Brakes failed near the end of day 1 – turned out I wore one of my pads to its backing plate Got some brakes from a fellow…
Ended 2016 with 114 runs on the Mini’s tires, slightly down from the last couple of years. As expected, the RE71Rs wore very quickly. Impressively, the tires still had grip, so very pleased with these tires.
A small update – was wavering back and forth a little on installing these before the end of the season. They definitely got destroyed over time at autox, running over cones etc. However, with the evo (passenger’s side) brakes smoking over the last two events, thought I’d throw them on to see if it helps…
Penultimate event in the Evo today. Still sorting out some braking issues, and after the 2nd run the pads already started smoking. I’m going to reinstall the brake air guides, which I had been waiting on. The brakes are also a little too soft, so I’m going to bleed the brakes again one more time…
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