bouncy not bouncy
When you first setup your car, there’s a basic alignment that needs to happen. Obviously you don’t want to chew up your new tires, so the basic alignment is usually good enough to get you rolling and testing during go-kart phase. Obviously, you can buy a kit and do it yourself – but for a…
So excited to finally get the IRS installed and torqued down! The toe adjuster sleeves came in with the IRS sleeves – so it’s great to see these parts so I could get the rear suspension completed! Just to note, if you have the IRS rear sway bar option, this is the time to remember…
Now that the shocks arrived, I could finally setup the front swaybar which finalizes the front suspension installation. The swaybar setup is nearly identical to the rear swaybar, simple installation with a 5/8″ hex wrench and 9/16′ wrench. Mounting the bar takes 4 bolts and nuts, and make sure to grease the poly bushings well….
A really nice feature of the 25th anniversary car is that it comes with the Double Adjustable Koni shocks. Koni coil-over shocks have extruded aluminum bodies and components, making each shock much lighter than its steel shocks. They’re also externally adjustable, allowing you to tune them without pulling them off of the car. On the…
There are a few items that aren’t part of the standard built manual. The sway bars are optional components, but on the 25th anniversary car they come as part of the package. From my reading on the forums, everyone stressed that you need to get the instructions from the FFR website – and don’t forget…
Now that the basic installation is done on the front of the car, it’s time to tackle the IRS setup. There are several components that comprise the IRS. All these bits plant the rear tires on the ground, and deliver power equally via the traction-lok differential. Normally, Factory Five offers this as an option –…
I’ve done brake pad replacements, and removed calipers, swapped rotors – but nothing like this! I was truly excited to see the Wilwood boxes arrive (before everything else). Now that I’ve nearly finished the IFS (independent front suspension) – still waiting on my KONI shocks. It’s time to get into the Wilwood Brake installation. Parts…
don’t mess up your UCA sleeves or you’ll be ordering more parts!
The MkIV stock alignment gets about 6.5 deg caster and 1/4 to 1/2 deg camber w/o shortening the rear sleeve. And usually you will have one sleeve bottomed out and then match the other to it. If you are going to use power steering, it’s a great idea to shorten the rear sleeves a little…
To finalize my UCA mounts, I tightened down the passenger side mounts, and used a crescent wrench to tighten the UCA upper locknuts to capture the bushings. I followed the directions in the manual to adjust the UCAs with the measurements to get things “close” enough to get a final alignment specs. What throws many…