The r1r is what I'm looking at. I think tire and wheel selection has been the hardest part of our build. I'm looking at 275/40r17 17x9.5+22. I'm just concerned that the control arms on the Goblin can't handle the torque generated by the massive meats on your car. Im curious if the reduction in width is partly responsible for the reduced hop.This year I put Toyo Proxes R1R on the front, so they are new.
Those tires are only 275 wide, which barely fit on my rims, but they are 100 tread wear, so they are soft rubber.
The rear is getting new 315 tires tomorrow.
Do the R1R's come in 100 tread wear too? Mine are 200.This year I put Toyo Proxes R1R on the front, so they are new.
Those tires are only 275 wide, which barely fit on my rims, but they are 100 tread wear, so they are soft rubber.
The rear is getting new 315 tires tomorrow.
You are correct, I had a brain fart. It is my rear tires that are stickier.Do the R1R's come in 100 tread wear too? Mine are 200.
Mixing stickiness sounds scary to me lolYou are correct, I had a brain fart. It is my rear tires that are stickier.
I was wondering this when I got longer shocks. I could tell it was between .5 and .75, but having the exact number is good.The motion ratio of our front suspension is .65
So I am just seeing this now. I don't believe I swapped out the Tie rod ends at all so I am still running the long ones on the front and short on the back. I remember hearing my alignment guy state something about they should be shorter in the front and longer in the back. I am assuming its highly recommended to swap them?The tie rod end is about 1" shorter on the DF supplied ones (black) vs the Cobalt ones (white)
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So I (mistakenly) added a 1/2" extra threads at all 6 of the swing arm's heim joints.
I should have moved the white tie rod ends to the rear of the car.
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I was thinking about this the other day and forgot to post. It seemed as if your front was diving a heck of a lot. And if you have light springs, that would make sense. When it dives that hard, the tie rods will pull the rear of the tires in causing a heck of a lot of toe out during a hard stop. I could see the tires fighting the excessive toe out and causing this. While bringing the wheels and tires closer in will help control them more, it might be a 1-2 punch to also go with a stiffer spring and really get it under control.Springs are back to the same as before (125 lbs / inch) which is a very light spring, but our Goblin has a light front end.
Now that I can brake hard, I might want to get heavier springs up front... they dive a fair bit under braking.
Progressive. Interesting!I bought those light weight springs for the rear of the car, but swapped them front/rear as an experiment. Now that the brakes work without wheel hop, I do need stiffer front springs. I went to summit and bought these QA1 10HT225/475 - QA1 High Travel Coilover Springs