My new and improvised McLaren SLR green FI IRTB 12A Megasquirted :D
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Ah .. didn't realize the name was performance friction. 300$ isn't as bad as I thought so i might take a look at their site to see. How do you compare them to the HP+ if you ever had those on the car or something like those pads.
Originally Posted by j9fd3s' post='918084' date='Mar 9 2009, 08:36 PM
we were running performance friction, they actually made us several sets in the nascar compound (i think, #06).
they do make pads for FD/FC, i think they are like $300 a set though
they do make pads for FD/FC, i think they are like $300 a set though
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Originally Posted by dj55b' post='918085' date='Mar 9 2009, 10:55 PM
Ah .. didn't realize the name was performance friction. 300$ isn't as bad as I thought so i might take a look at their site to see. How do you compare them to the HP+ if you ever had those on the car or something like those pads.
hp+ is like 20 year old crap! the PFC pads are easier on the rotors, they modulate better, grip better, don't fade, in a sprint type situation they should last forever, enduro setup they wear faster, but should be comparable to hp+.
a sprint race is like full speed for 15 minutes, our enduro is 90% speed for 25 hours. street would be more like a sprint
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s' post='918452' date='Mar 16 2009, 11:07 AM
interesting the backspace is different front and rear, you have rood for 15x8 up front?
nice strut bar BTW
nice strut bar BTW
Ya actually i even did some more homework and i can get a backspacing of 5.8" for an even better fitment in the rear. As for the front I think that I can afford another .1" to bring me to 4.5" and an offset of 0 now, but ya the wheels will stick out of the fender a bit (Probably around 1/2- 3/4")
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if you have some negative camber it tucks the tire in at the top, among other things.
this is FC but the local OG guys were stunned when i put 17x8's with 235's on the front of a stock fender FC, they told me you couldn't fit more than a 215 up there! so it was a good thing they told me that AFTER i did it
this is FC but the local OG guys were stunned when i put 17x8's with 235's on the front of a stock fender FC, they told me you couldn't fit more than a 215 up there! so it was a good thing they told me that AFTER i did it
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s' post='918509' date='Mar 17 2009, 09:19 AM
if you have some negative camber it tucks the tire in at the top, among other things.
this is FC but the local OG guys were stunned when i put 17x8's with 235's on the front of a stock fender FC, they told me you couldn't fit more than a 215 up there! so it was a good thing they told me that AFTER i did it
this is FC but the local OG guys were stunned when i put 17x8's with 235's on the front of a stock fender FC, they told me you couldn't fit more than a 215 up there! so it was a good thing they told me that AFTER i did it
Ya but in my case I'm more worried about rubbing on the fender than anything else, and negative camber is going to make things even worse. I know I would be fine with the stock brakes but under heavy braking with the T2 ... i'm not 100% sure.
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Originally Posted by defprun' post='918817' date='Mar 21 2009, 08:22 PM
Would be nice to see some competition from the FB side. What all do you have done to your car? I just got some 15x7 explorer rims for the mean time till I get the custom rims. I painted them in a graphite color. I've attached some before and after pictures.