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ortivt6 · 08-09-2007, 01:59 AM

More Pics on PAGE 4!!!

ortivt6 · 08-09-2007, 02:01 AM

this pics were taken last week before I installed the Gold Skunk2 which straight it up my negative camber on my back tires... I will take pics this weekend an updated...

projectprelude · 08-09-2007, 02:08 AM

nice but the rear needs to come up a little....

ortivt6 · 08-09-2007, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by projectprelude

nice but the rear needs to come up a little....

actually it looks like that cuz of the nagative camber which was -3.2 but after I installed the Skunk2 camber arm and align it, it came up a bit and it looks just like the front... nice

Pics coming soon!!!

***Sirbelch*** · 08-09-2007, 10:32 PM

still needs to come up a little to get better suspension geometry out of the front suspension which will then lead to better handling and a better ride because you will have more suspension travel.

asdf0123 · 08-09-2007, 11:00 PM

wow that is low! any better side view shots?

ortivt6 · 08-10-2007, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by asdf0123

wow that is low! any better side view shots?

before the Skunk 2

streetmachine02 · 08-11-2007, 05:35 AM

i like the drop. i have done that same install on my si. then the hfp kit and wheels. now i want that damn ti-c exhaust setup your using. good luck man that car is dope!

***Sirbelch*** · 08-11-2007, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by streetmachine02

i like the drop. i have done that same install on my si. then the hfp kit and wheels. now i want that damn ti-c exhaust setup your using. good luck man that car is dope!

Why are you going to spend 1200 on a suspension and just drop it too much causing the car to handle worse than stock? You might think the car handles better because there is less body roll but body roll is not an indication of how well a car handles. The Si pulls .90 g on summer tires in stock form. That is a lot of stick even with the large amount of body roll it has. When the car is that low it isn't going to have enough suspension travel to properly control weight transfer AND bumps at the same time. So when you hit a bump, the tire is going to leave the ground. A tire that isn't touching the ground isn't generating any traction which isn't very good for handling. I had the SS for a year at all different hights and settings so I'm just preaching theory here.

KingMarineM16a4 · 08-11-2007, 10:19 PM

a little bit too dropped for my taste but if you like it than

to you

ortivt6 · 08-11-2007, 11:13 PM

Finally some pics of my SKUNK2 Installed... enjoy!!!

lpages · 08-12-2007, 09:10 AM

[quote=ortivt6]Finally some pics of my SKUNK2 Installed... enjoy!!]

Nice...the gold SKUNKS match perfectly with Tein's. Please post some after shots with camber correction. I agree with SirBelch about raising height, even if just a little.

ortivt6 · 08-13-2007, 01:14 PM

[quote=lpages]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ortivt6

Finally some pics of my SKUNK2 Installed... enjoy!!]

Nice...the gold SKUNKS match perfectly with Tein's. Please post some after shots with camber correction. I agree with SirBelch about raising height, even if just a little.

Here a pic with the SKUNK2 installed at the florida meet...

ortivt6 · 08-13-2007, 01:15 PM

Here's another shot... if u look at the back and front tires they are even...

AznSupastar · 08-15-2007, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Sirbelch

Why are you going to spend 1200 on a suspension and just drop it too much causing the car to handle worse than stock? You might think the car handles better because there is less body roll but body roll is not an indication of how well a car handles. The Si pulls .90 g on summer tires in stock form. That is a lot of stick even with the large amount of body roll it has. When the car is that low it isn't going to have enough suspension travel to properly control weight transfer AND bumps at the same time. So when you hit a bump, the tire is going to leave the ground. A tire that isn't touching the ground isn't generating any traction which isn't very good for handling. I had the SS for a year at all different hights and settings so I'm just preaching theory here.

what do u recommend is the lowest ride height (inches from top of tire) to keep the perfermance level at max?

***07mugencivic*** · 08-15-2007, 12:45 AM

thats nice...

RedLineSi · 08-15-2007, 12:58 AM

looks good

***Sirbelch*** · 08-15-2007, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by AznSupastar

what do u recommend is the lowest ride height (inches from top of tire) to keep the perfermance level at max?

I don't know about top of tire to fender because that changes with the size of the tire but, from the middle of the fender to the floor, I run 25.25 in at all four corners. This is what I think is the max with the products that are on the market at the moment. When all the aftermarket dampers (shocks) that are about to come out, they should all have short bodies with long rods which means you can get a little more of a drop and still keep suspension travel. If Ground Control comes out with the upper hats that allow the damper to be mounted higher in the car, then you would be able to lower it even more. Mac Strut suspensions just don't like to be to low. They need suspension travel to be happy (all suspensions do, but its more true for Mac's) and perform at their best. Mac suspensions all so like more static negitve camber. So make sure you get something (plate or bolts) that allows you to add some negitive camber to the fronts. You want a little less negtive camber in the rear because of the mutilink set up. Multilink suspensions gain negitive camber as they compress. Hope that helps. Read the suspsion stickies at the top and read this thread and ALL its links.

Oh hay, understeer!

lpages · 08-15-2007, 07:07 AM

Car looks much better. What is the rear camber set at now? Still think it needs to be raised up a tad. How's the ride?

Duce2k · 08-15-2007, 02:24 PM

Car looks great dude...

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ortivt6 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: FL Age: 27 Posts: 3,459 Ant iTrader: 15 / 100%	this pics were taken last week before I installed the Gold Skunk2 which straight it up my negative camber on my back tires... I will take pics this weekend an updated...

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*Sirbelch* Louder than 4 F404-GE-400 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vacaville CA Age: 26 Posts: 5,453 Paul iTrader: 1 / 100%	still needs to come up a little to get better suspension geometry out of the front suspension which will then lead to better handling and a better ride because you will have more suspension travel.

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asdf0123 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: weRk-N-progr3ss Posts: 4,056 JamEs iTrader: 4 / 100%	wow that is low! any better side view shots?

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streetmachine02 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: St. Louis Posts: 393 Chris iTrader: 0 / 0%	i like the drop. i have done that same install on my si. then the hfp kit and wheels. now i want that damn ti-c exhaust setup your using. good luck man that car is dope!

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KingMarineM16a4 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Arlington, Texas Age: 19 Posts: 5,330 David iTrader: 0 / 0%	a little bit too dropped for my taste but if you like it than to you

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ortivt6 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: FL Age: 27 Posts: 3,459 Ant iTrader: 15 / 100%	Finally some pics of my SKUNK2 Installed... enjoy!!!

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lpages Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 44 iTrader: 0 / 0%	[quote=ortivt6]Finally some pics of my SKUNK2 Installed... enjoy!!] Nice...the gold SKUNKS match perfectly with Tein's. Please post some after shots with camber correction. I agree with SirBelch about raising height, even if just a little.

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ortivt6 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: FL Age: 27 Posts: 3,459 Ant iTrader: 15 / 100%	Here's another shot... if u look at the back and front tires they are even...

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lpages Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 44 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Car looks much better. What is the rear camber set at now? Still think it needs to be raised up a tad. How's the ride?

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Duce2k Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,800 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Car looks great dude...