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Melon wrote: Thu Oct 19, 2017 10:27 am
4zilch wrote: Thu Oct 19, 2017 9:55 am

Moar = OEM replacements, not moar brakes :jalepenis:
I had no issue roasting the rotors with the OEM's
:dat:

The OEMs are actually quite good. Lots of dust and short life :doe:
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4zilch wrote: Thu Oct 19, 2017 11:27 am

:dat:

The OEMs are actually quite good. Lots of dust and short life :doe:
Until you try to chase a certain :jizz: white MINI, doe... :trollface:
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I was out tar'd :225:
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[user not found] wrote: Thu Oct 19, 2017 1:57 pm
4zilch wrote: Thu Oct 19, 2017 1:56 pm

:dat:

I was out tar'd :225:
Next year we'll be on par. I'm downgrading to some Conti Sports.

I want a car that I can drive on the street. :lol:
I'll likely be on SC-2's, but have kicked around track rim/tire combo which would see TOTD duty too. - The Firebones weren't great - not much feedback even after I got tire pressures figured out.. Suspension needs some freshening up :doe: :notsure: what I'm doing there yet.
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[user not found] wrote: Thu Oct 19, 2017 1:57 pm
4zilch wrote: Thu Oct 19, 2017 1:56 pm

:dat:

I was out tar'd :225:
Next year we'll be on par. I'm downgrading to some Conti Sports.

I want a car that I can drive on the street. :lol:
I'm downgrading my conti recommendation in favor of the new Falken RT615K+ at this point FWIW.

The contis are just too mushy in the dry unless you run relatively high pressures and put them on wide wheels.
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[user not found] wrote: Thu Oct 19, 2017 2:38 pm
troyguitar wrote: Thu Oct 19, 2017 2:20 pm

I'm downgrading my conti recommendation in favor of the new Falken RT615K+ at this point FWIW.

The contis are just too mushy in the dry unless you run relatively high pressures and put them on wide wheels.
:notsure:

Great. PSS it is then?
the DFD spec tire is HDPE plastic, duh
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Big Brain Bradley wrote: Thu Oct 19, 2017 2:42 pm

the DFD spec tire is HDPE plastic, duh
Don't you mean HPDE plastic? :iswydt:
yes. remember the spec vehicle too

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[user not found] wrote: Thu Oct 19, 2017 2:38 pm
troyguitar wrote: Thu Oct 19, 2017 2:20 pm

I'm downgrading my conti recommendation in favor of the new Falken RT615K+ at this point FWIW.

The contis are just too mushy in the dry unless you run relatively high pressures and put them on wide wheels.
:notsure:

Great. PSS it is then?
:wat:

PSS is the same as the conti sport for more money. The 615K+ is a ZII Star Spec for less money. Do you want ultimate wet grip and 30k mile treadlife or razor sharp response and 20k mile treadlife? In hindsight, I'd have bought the Falken over the Conti for myself - or really just got one set of wheels with RE71R's and run them all summer NFG instead of swapping wheels before and after every damn autox.
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The ZIISS/615K+ have decent wet grip, they just have less than the conti sport which has more than anything short of a Hoosier H2O or other dedicated rain racing tire.

The Conti sport feels identical to the PSS as far as I can tell, it's nothing like the DW(S). Hell it even looks the same as a PSS. The conti on a 7" wide wheel at 36 psi just begins to approach the sharpness of my rivals at 26 psi on 6" wheels. They're "fine" but they're more DD tires than :stig: tires. The car is instantly much more fun when I swap to the rivals - and the rivals aren't as fun as the re71r/zII/615k+
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4zilch wrote: Thu Oct 19, 2017 2:05 pm

I'll likely be on SC-2's, but have kicked around track rim/tire combo which would see TOTD duty too. - The Firebones weren't great - not much feedback even after I got tire pressures figured out.. Suspension needs some freshening up :doe: :notsure: what I'm doing there yet.
Rear sway, Bilsteins, Mountune springs, done.
:notsure: I stepped away from researching for a bit. Considered Bilstein B14 coilovers for a regular Fiesta in order to maintain near stock ride-height, though I did successfully flip the axle on the trailer, so lowering the car a bit is less of a concern now.

Also :notsure: about rear sway bar. The car rotates pretty well as it is.
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4zilch wrote:Thoughts of the day. NC2 + Transit Connect or Nissan NV200 + dedicated track bike.
What do you need a van for out of curiosity?

Personally, I like the idea of DDing something fun like a sports car and having the second car be the :truk: , which is probably what you're thinking? Most around DFD do the opposite though.
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D Griff wrote: Fri Oct 20, 2017 1:54 pm
4zilch wrote:Thoughts of the day. NC2 + Transit Connect or Nissan NV200 + dedicated track bike.
What do you need a van for out of curiosity?

Personally, I like the idea of DDing something fun like a sports car and having the second car be the :truk: , which is probably what you're thinking? Most around DFD do the opposite though.
Vans are great for hauling bikes. Dat low floor height :jimp:
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So wait, what are the actual plans for the hoist? What's it lifting? I must have missed that a few pages back or something.
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Acid666 wrote: Fri Oct 20, 2017 4:52 pm So wait, what are the actual plans for the hoist? What's it lifting? I must have missed that a few pages back or something.
It's gonna be lifting Sno. :hue:
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Acid666 wrote: Fri Oct 20, 2017 4:52 pm So wait, what are the actual plans for the hoist? What's it lifting? I must have missed that a few pages back or something.
It's gonna be lifting Sno. :hue:
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Acid666 wrote:So wait, what are the actual plans for the hoist? What's it lifting? I must have missed that a few pages back or something.
It makes working on either end of a motorcycle much easier - pulling forks, Triple trees, swing arm, etc.

In this case, KTM suggests that lifting the front end 20” higher than the rear is required to properly fill the cooling system.

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[user not found] wrote: Fri Oct 20, 2017 5:01 pm
Acid666 wrote: Fri Oct 20, 2017 4:52 pm So wait, what are the actual plans for the hoist? What's it lifting? I must have missed that a few pages back or something.
It's gonna be lifting Sno. :hue:
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Rear pads and rotors done on the FiST yesterday. I’ll try to get the fronts done today - pads only. Debating on flushing the fluid, but may wait until spring.
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Front needs rotors too :disappoint:
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Front brakes were done yesterday, :notsure: if Ford changed the front compound. They feel different, need moar miles :doe:
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[user not found] wrote: Sun Oct 29, 2017 6:35 am
4zilch wrote: Sun Oct 29, 2017 6:18 am Front brakes were done yesterday, :notsure: if Ford changed the front compound. They feel different, need moar miles :doe:
You did the work?
:yesth: Part number for the front pads superseded to a new number :notsure:

Forum broes suggest that the new number is less dusty and less sporty. Initial bite seems less agressive, but might just need moar time to bed in
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Apex wrote: Sun Oct 29, 2017 8:52 am Time for drop top Jag.
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