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Dean · 2007-06-19, 04:38 PM

Edit:
Well, thanks to Mike for pointing it out while we bled brakes, this is going to drag on the ground under suspension compression, so I get to redo it tomorrow...

Apparently, both he and Matt had them like this and tore the crap out of them.

So the routing under the sub frame is a perfect example of how NOT TO DO IT!!!

More after the redesign tomorrow...

Original:
Thanks to Matt's thread and both his and MikeK's recomendation, I bought a one of the RCE Kool Brake kits.

We will see how it goes, but I decided to go down and under the lower control arm and up the subframe and then into the hole in the lower bumper that is for the stock brake cooling.

I didn't have to crush the hose at all but at full lock it does get very tight between the bracket on the hub and the end link mount and comes withing about 1.5cm of the wheel as you will see.

I did have to trim the rear corners off the under tray to make it fit afterwards, but it tucks up nicely under the hose and is quite snug.

I'd like to thank the American public for requiring cup holders in their cars and the fast food industry for supplying them with the perfect tapered plastic cups to use for can size holders and in my case ducting inlets.

I still think this kit is overpriced. The hose is <$100 at Summit, and the brackets are fairly simple and hardly the greatest fab work in the world and not worth $100/side IMHO. For that price, it should at least come with zip ties, preferably the cool unlocking ones.

We will see how they work this weekend.

2007-06-19, 04:38 PM	#1
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	RaceComp Engineering Kool Brake kit install Edit: Well, thanks to Mike for pointing it out while we bled brakes, this is going to drag on the ground under suspension compression, so I get to redo it tomorrow... Apparently, both he and Matt had them like this and tore the crap out of them. So the routing under the sub frame is a perfect example of how NOT TO DO IT!!! More after the redesign tomorrow... Original: Thanks to Matt's thread and both his and MikeK's recomendation, I bought a one of the RCE Kool Brake kits. We will see how it goes, but I decided to go down and under the lower control arm and up the subframe and then into the hole in the lower bumper that is for the stock brake cooling. I didn't have to crush the hose at all but at full lock it does get very tight between the bracket on the hub and the end link mount and comes withing about 1.5cm of the wheel as you will see. I did have to trim the rear corners off the under tray to make it fit afterwards, but it tucks up nicely under the hose and is quite snug. I'd like to thank the American public for requiring cup holders in their cars and the fast food industry for supplying them with the perfect tapered plastic cups to use for can size holders and in my case ducting inlets. I still think this kit is overpriced. The hose is <$100 at Summit, and the brackets are fairly simple and hardly the greatest fab work in the world and not worth $100/side IMHO. For that price, it should at least come with zip ties, preferably the cool unlocking ones. We will see how they work this weekend. Attached Thumbnails __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids... Last edited by Dean; 2007-06-20 at 09:19 AM.