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What suspension changes did you have in mind Myron? Going softer at the rear? Or both? Dave

Yeah I've never understood why you would move the pivot outwards. You want the control arms to be as long as possible, to reduce the roll centre movement during suspension movement. So slotting the x-member upwards and extending the control arms to get them where you want seems like a much better option. johnc, yeah, I forgot that anti-dive was achieved with bind. I understand the words you're saying, but have never really wrapped my brain around it. Dave

John, I'm not entirely sure what you mean when you say freeing the suspension up? Are you talking about binding? My inner LCAs are rod ends, so hopefully there is no binding there. Jon, you are, once again, correct I think. I was thinking only about the line from TC pivot to inner LCA pivot, thinking that if that angled downwards towards the back it would be a terrible thing. But the ball joint (outer LCA pivot) plays a larger, more important role in things as thats where the TC rod is connected to! I feel rather silly. I think I'll go re-read the thread on slotting the x-member. Thanks guys, Dave

Jon, Bump steer spacers/strut spacers.. my apologies. The 1" spacers I have are for 510/200b, and they don't fit. Very sad. And no I am definitely not sure about the grade 8 metric bolts thing, I was just going by the advertisements which all state ``grade 8 bolts''. Thanks for the link. I'm not running particularly big rims, and I guess I'll get one set of 0.75" spacers and see how much clearance I have. I recall there being a thread about raising the inner LCA pivot point and how this negatively affects the anti-squat unless you likewise raise the radius rod pivot point, which is beyond my means at the moment. So I'll steer clear of that. Thanks for the input. Dave

Guys, I purchased some 1" 200b strut spacers thinking they were the same was zed strut spacers, not the case FYI. I can get 0.75" strut spacers for the zed, but I've taken 1.5" out of the strut in installing the P30 bilsteins. Is it reasonable to get two sets of 0.75" strut spacers and stack them? They have countersunk sections so there is no chance of lateral shift. They come with grade 8 bolts, would it be worth upgrading to 8.8 or higher grade bolts if I am going to stack them? Has anyone done this? Also, does anyone have any good recommendations for suppliers for these? So far all I've seen is TTT, and I don't really know how thick theirs are, just guessing. Many thanks, Dave

On a side note, I just got off the phone with Bilstein Aftermarket & Motorsport, the P30-0032 has internal bump stops, so no need to run them. Also, the dust covers that come with it are too big to fit inside 2.5 coil over springs. I just stuffed them in there figuring the protection from dust damage to the damper was more important than the 0.001lb/in change in rate the compression of the boot involves, and the wear on the steel shaft from the plastic? Dave

I married a redhead. I met her just as I finished the basic turbo setup on my zed in Australia. I thought it was odd when I drove her to Uni that she always gripped the door handle with much enthusiasm as soon as boost came on. It wasn't much, 5psi through a piece of ♥♥♥♥ exhaust. The extent of her complaint was: ``It scares me when you drive so fast.'' One morning heading off to the drags my car wouldn't start (flat battery was always dodgey). So I start walking up and down the street looking for someone to con into giving me a jump. I found someone, they drive down, and shes out there, at 6am, in the freezing cold with three hot cups of tea for us all. I think it was around that time I realized she was special. There are a lot of women in the world, and geographical proximity and familiarity only plays as much of a role in selecting your life partner as you let it. I think the fact that you started this thread is pretty indicative that shes not for you. Dave

Worth more if you post vids of it running 7s I reckon. Dave

Go the S30. They are such a blast to drive. Dave

wooooh... that sounds pretty farking awesome to me. Love it going under that short bridge. I'll definitely take the 4.11 gears off your hands. As an aside, how do the bilsteins dampers feel with your setup? Dave

Congrats. I had a similar experience (albeit a decade ago), and at a far shitter Uni. Great feeling, and best of luck. I think if you pay him, tube80z would probably do all your homework. Dave

Looks good. Hope someone performs some real world testing on it, and that the cost of it isn't too stupidly prohibitive. Dave

Thats awesome. Dave

Good stuff. I just saw Myron's S30VQ, and let me tell you, tis a beautiful sight. Dave

RHD does make it easier to fit a turbo L28 I agree. Good luck, Dave