So shiny!

[Kevin M]

RCE T2s are here, yay! Probably taking the afternoon off to install these bad boys. And swap rear subframe. And add Whiteline lateral links. And Whiteline FSB. And F&R endlinks. And Roll Center kit. And strut brace. And Porterfield pads, fresh rotors and Stoptech lines. And then.

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[JonnydaJibba]

I'm going to take those back to my nest and covet them.

[Kevin M]

Oh noes! Crows and raccoons are going to carry my teh wagon off to teh woods when I install these! :(

[JonnydaJibba]

Oh noes! Crows and raccoons are going to carry my teh wagon off to teh woods when I install these! :(

Hey, I'd be heck of happy if raccoons and crows installed my parts.

[Libila]

Nice Kevin!

Is that RCE's "Autocross Package"?

[Kevin M]

I just got the T2s w/ Whiteline camber plates and Group N rear tops. But I have a whiteline front bar to put on, endlinks front and rear leftover, and I'm still debating exactly what RSB I'll end up with. Starting with an 18mm bar from some WRX. It adds up to pretty much the same as their autocross package, but slightly different.

[cody]

Eesh, I hope that rug's at your work and not your house. :P

[Double Phister]

Ah man. Your set has resivoirs on both the front and rears? Looks like the hard part is already done for you. I had a hell of a time getting the tops on. I returned three failed strap wrenches to Sears.
I did Porterfield and new rotors at the same time too.

Are those 400 or 500 springs?

[Kevin M]

Eesh, I hope that rug's at your work and not your house. :P

Indeed it is.

Ah man. Your set has resivoirs on both the front and rears? Looks like the hard part is already done for you. I had a hell of a time getting the tops on. I returned three failed strap wrenches to Sears.
I did Porterfield and new rotors at the same time too.

Are those 400 or 500 springs?

Yeah, I figured it was worth the cost of the upgrade to pre-assembled tops and sell my MRTs and Cuscos. Which, as it turns out, got me more than the cost of the Whitelines + Group Ns. Also, you're doing it wrong- you're supposed to put vicegrips on the little tab that sticks out of the stud on top and a wrench on the nut. I learned that trick on Sunday doing a friend's Galant struts.

[Kevin M]

Oh, and they're 400/340 springs IIRC. Will upgrade to 500/400 once these come off the daily driver and on to a dedicated toy.

[MikeK]

They look awesome, and have been getting fantastic reviews on nasioc. Great choice!

[sperry]

Those things double-adjustable? They look like they're worth more than the car! :P :lol:

[MikeK]

I believe they are based on the same K+W coilovers Matt has, so I am pretty sure they are

[Kevin M]

Those things double-adjustable? They look like they're worth more than the car! :P :lol:

They are, and they are by far. :lol:

[Double Phister]

Indeed it is.



Yeah, I figured it was worth the cost of the upgrade to pre-assembled tops and sell my MRTs and Cuscos. Which, as it turns out, got me more than the cost of the Whitelines + Group Ns. Also, you're doing it wrong- you're supposed to put vicegrips on the little tab that sticks out of the stud on top and a wrench on the nut. I learned that trick on Sunday doing a friend's Galant struts.

I coudn't get to both the tab and the nut at the same time. Instructions called for a strap wrench.
Watch the camber bolt install. It's reversed on one side.

Scott,
As Mike stated, they are based on the KW ver3 with the addition of external resivoirs, different valving and selectable spring rates. There are seperate adjustments (1 ea) for compression and rebound.

My set has the 400/350 rates with the suspicious looking 'motorsport' rear tops and PDE fronts.

[Kevin M]

The only downside is that they aren't double-height adjustable, but since they're properly developed for the application it's okay for peopel that aren't looking to dump their whips to the ground y0.

[Kevin M]

I coudn't get to both the tab and the nut at the same time. Instructions called for a strap wrench.
Watch the camber bolt install. It's reversed on one side.


Spring compressors? :noidea:

Thanks for the tip on the camber bolts.

[sperry]

The only downside is that they aren't double-height adjustable, but since they're properly developed for the application it's okay for peopel that aren't looking to dump their whips to the ground y0.
Yeah... independent ride height adjustment isn't all that important unless you plan to lift the car up for the winter or something.

But it does make corner balancing a mess easier, 'cause you can pre-set the spring preload and not have to worry about any side effects when setting the height for weigh jacking.

[MPREZIV]

Yeah... independent ride height adjustment isn't all that important unless you plan to lift the car up for the winter or something.

But it does make corner balancing a mess easier, 'cause you can pre-set the spring preload and not have to worry about any side effects when setting the height for weigh jacking.

Exactly what I was gonna say.

[van]

nice, I'm jealous.....of everything but that rug. eesh indeed.
welcome to the parts cost more than the car club;)

[Joeyy]

Suspension is over rated!..:D All you need is a little flex in a solid rear axle baby.

[Nick Koan]

Hey, I like the rug. Infinite geometric patterns that hurt the eye are awesome!

[Kevin M]

I told my camera phone that I was "indoor-office" and it did that because of the lighting. To the naked eye it's not nearly so awful, the colors don't contrast so much.