V1 SmsDetroit Registered!!! Extended Track Goblin 09 Turbo SS

[Mahkoi]

All manuals and you're not running the yellow shipping guards on the Challenger. I don't care what the other guys on the forum are saying about you, you seem alright.

 

[jirwin]

All manuals and you're not running the yellow shipping guards on the Challenger. I don't care what the other guys on the forum are saying about you, you seem alright.

 

[SmsDetroit]

That was removed before it ever left the dealership lot

 

[SmsDetroit]

Not quite the look I was going for. The headlights are a little bigger than I like but they are way brighter. Can wait to drive it in the spring and see how they look

 

[SmsDetroit]

Mine showed up today. Can’t want to get it installed

 

[SmsDetroit]

Went a slightly different route mounting. I did the 2 bolts in the back with a 1/4” spacer. Then 2 U bolts around the square cross member up front with a 1/2”spacer. Then finally a bolt through the front radiator support with a 3/4” spacer. That way I can get the hood on and off without having to take the splitter off.

 

[jirwin]

Nice to see this works. Doing the same with 3D printed shims sometime soonish

 

[SmsDetroit]

Nice to see this works. Doing the same with 3D printed shims sometime soonish

I’ll take some or the file

 

[SmsDetroit]

So looking back it would appear sine I going my goblin on the road back in 2021. I’ve put 6000 miles on it.

 

[SmsDetroit]

Took the speakers off of the hoop and installed them on the underside of the footwell cover. Got tired of my right ear getting blown out when I wanted to turn it up. Turned out good

 

[Desert Sasqwatch]

Follow up on the new headlights? You installed them in December. Do they meet expectations?

And yeah, tunes are important - even if they are hard to hear at speed.

 

[SmsDetroit]

Follow up on the new headlights? You installed them in December. Do they meet expectations?

And yeah, tunes are important - even if they are hard to hear at speed.

They are a little bigger than I wanted. They work great. Nice wide beam and project far. They high beams are blinding to on coming traffic

 

[SmsDetroit]

Anyone doing their own alignment and doesn’t have turn plates. I made some redneck turn plates. Took some old laminate flooring I had left over with the insulation on the back. Cut them down to 12” put the faces together with some grease in between and they worked fantastic. I adjusted my caster from 8.0 to 9.0 and my steering wheel self centers now. But now it pulls a bit right so need to fix that. Also the drives side front had to be raised to level. Car drives different but better now.

 

[Gtstorey]

Pulling is caused by unequal castor, I think.

 

[SmsDetroit]

Pulling is caused by unequal castor, I think.

Caster is the same on both sides. I increased them both from 8deg to 9deg but I’ll double check. Could be wrong

 

[Gtstorey]

I’m still concerned about the accuracy of the DF method of caster measurement if that is what you used.

of course you are talking about turn plates so maybe you used a different method.

 

[Rttoys]

Camber and caster will cause pulls. You want a slightly higher camber and slightly lower caster on the left side to drive straight with road crown. Toe won’t technically cause a pull, but will cause odd drivability/steering issues.

 

[SmsDetroit]

Just ordered the tube subframe. Can’t wait to get it

 

[Markm]

Just ordered the tube subframe. Can’t wait to get it

You won’t regret it. The wife’s rides awesome.

 

[SmsDetroit]

Out with the old, in with the new. Should be here next week.