Seeing as i lost my old thread - some new pics (agressive stance content)
15 September 2009, 10:01 AM
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Quote from the mylesthegreat>> Lower? Only a hovercraft is lower than that. Looks as mean as as Mr Mean winning the Worlds Meanest Man Competition, in Mean-eapolis.<<
...on meanday afternoon at appox. mean-minutes past mean o' clock!
(& btw, that would be in GMT: Greenwich mean time)
...Yeah, I'll get my coat. ....TAXI!
It is awesome buddy! U definately qualify for that "no fat chicks allowed - car will scrape!" sticker hehe
...on meanday afternoon at appox. mean-minutes past mean o' clock!
(& btw, that would be in GMT: Greenwich mean time)
...Yeah, I'll get my coat. ....TAXI!
It is awesome buddy! U definately qualify for that "no fat chicks allowed - car will scrape!" sticker hehe
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15 September 2009, 05:56 PM
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Have a look under the front arches, and see if the tyre is actually rubbing on the inside of the inner wing.
Mine isn't as low as yours, but I get a smidging of rubbing myself.
Mine isn't as low as yours, but I get a smidging of rubbing myself.
15 September 2009, 10:33 PM
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Thanks guys, its much appreciated! Thinking of starting a proper build thread, so you can see the work ive done to get it where its sat now, if any bodys interested?Yeah, the scooby arches are very shallow - i had to drill the spot welds out of the inner wing, and hammer them up an inch and a half, and them seem weld them back together, to stop the rubbing, otherwise, there's no way i would be able to tuck the tyre like that, and still have it drivable!
16 September 2009, 07:50 PM
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Looking good dude, So lowering these scoobys is a pain in the **** then?
I was looking for some 5x100 Borbet A's but they are uber rare in 17" 5x100 fitment. so i think im going for a set of rota gforce 18x9 et35 rims shortly, not too sure if im going as low as you but it will be pretty low. Did you look into 215 tyres with the 9.5's? Or is that too much stretch for you?
I was looking for some 5x100 Borbet A's but they are uber rare in 17" 5x100 fitment. so i think im going for a set of rota gforce 18x9 et35 rims shortly, not too sure if im going as low as you but it will be pretty low. Did you look into 215 tyres with the 9.5's? Or is that too much stretch for you?
16 September 2009, 08:05 PM
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Its a pain in the ***, if you cant fabricate/or don't know a good fabricator willing to do the work for you. The notch is easy, you just need a hole cutter, 2 or 3 inch in diameter. But you kinda need to know a welder, or know how to weld to do the arches, as its easy to drill the spot welds out, and hammer them up. Making it neat, and then doing a neat weld is not so easy. Also remember, your taking space out of the bay, so if ur extending the arch, you need to make sure you still have the room up top.
I would like to see a subie on Borbet A's though. They often come up on the VW forums, so ill keep an eye out for you if you like?
And regarding the 215's depending of what profile your going for it could be quite difficult, my buddys, just put some 215/40's on a 9.5x18, and they look superb, and were pretty easy to get on as far as i know. But i like to have a bit of girth, hense the 225/35's.
I would like to see a subie on Borbet A's though. They often come up on the VW forums, so ill keep an eye out for you if you like?
And regarding the 215's depending of what profile your going for it could be quite difficult, my buddys, just put some 215/40's on a 9.5x18, and they look superb, and were pretty easy to get on as far as i know. But i like to have a bit of girth, hense the 225/35's.
16 September 2009, 08:54 PM
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Snow plough indeed. I have had many a fun time ploughing the snow in my previouse cars, have yet to do it in the Subie though
Oh and GTW - one thing i forgot to mention about extreme lows. Obviously there is alot of stress on the running i.e - shats, cv joints, ARBs, hubs etc.
Ive recently started to get a juddering through the front end on hard cornering as i mentioned before. And as no one seems to be this low, im having trouble figuring it out. Im 99% sure its the bearings on the shaft, as ive found no evidence of rubbing. So going to looks at either, shortening the shafts, or raising the engine. I've raised an engine before, and it sorted it out.. but this is a Subaru were talking about, and i really don't want to mess with where the lump sits. But its a cheap and easy(ish) fix. Shaft shortening however is much more expensive, and want to be sure its the shafts causing the problem before i spend the money.
Oh and GTW - one thing i forgot to mention about extreme lows. Obviously there is alot of stress on the running i.e - shats, cv joints, ARBs, hubs etc.
Ive recently started to get a juddering through the front end on hard cornering as i mentioned before. And as no one seems to be this low, im having trouble figuring it out. Im 99% sure its the bearings on the shaft, as ive found no evidence of rubbing. So going to looks at either, shortening the shafts, or raising the engine. I've raised an engine before, and it sorted it out.. but this is a Subaru were talking about, and i really don't want to mess with where the lump sits. But its a cheap and easy(ish) fix. Shaft shortening however is much more expensive, and want to be sure its the shafts causing the problem before i spend the money.
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16 September 2009, 10:05 PM
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Thats some extreme lowering dude, I've been low to the point where there was no damper travel left in the shortened bodied coilovers. But not to the point where ive had to lift the engine lol
I praise you on that one.
I praise you on that one.
19 September 2009, 10:56 AM
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very nice car indeed iv just orderded some rota grids same size and offsets as you in gold for my scooby even before i sin this tread just makes me want them more now iv sin your pics, how much arch work is really involved thats the sort of aggresive stance im looking at
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Nice picture buddy, see you're scanning the road ahead for dangerous obstacles like err....cat's eyes and err stray mouse crap 
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Haha, yes, i wouldnt want to do anything like explode my 140£ front splitter, and then soe it up with zip ties. 
A shot from the show this weekend.
A shot from the show this weekend.
22 September 2009, 07:30 PM
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Lol, you wanna stop fannying around with your suspension and get your hands on a twin scroll turbo set up
Nice pics though
Nice pics though
22 September 2009, 08:41 PM
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Get that build up dude, I wana see whats involved
And its not about how fast you go, Its all about how low you can go :P
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Looking good dude, So lowering these scoobys is a pain in the **** then?
I was looking for some 5x100 Borbet A's but they are uber rare in 17" 5x100 fitment. so i think im going for a set of rota gforce 18x9 et35 rims shortly, not too sure if im going as low as you but it will be pretty low. Did you look into 215 tyres with the 9.5's? Or is that too much stretch for you?
I was looking for some 5x100 Borbet A's but they are uber rare in 17" 5x100 fitment. so i think im going for a set of rota gforce 18x9 et35 rims shortly, not too sure if im going as low as you but it will be pretty low. Did you look into 215 tyres with the 9.5's? Or is that too much stretch for you?
Only I've gone with et38 and 235 tyres. Not planning on going quite as low as inthoughtwelive, mind
I got them in gunmetal (really wanted bronze), was hard enough getting them in that offset never mind being able to pick and choose colour lol. Saying that Rota's bronze is quite light and wishy-washy on some of their rims and oddly enough the gunmental on the gforces looks quite bronze anyway
23 September 2009, 02:30 PM
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good choice of rim dude
Going silly low and fast is asking for trouble lol wouldnt like to take it for a blast over the evo triangle lol. I really need to buy another clio 172 phs1 for that.
Going silly low and fast is asking for trouble lol wouldnt like to take it for a blast over the evo triangle lol. I really need to buy another clio 172 phs1 for that.
28 September 2009, 10:55 PM
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Ex dubber? What gave me away ?
And thanks everybody by the way.
Yeah i moved from the world of VW and Audis, to Subaru's about 3 or 4 months ago. Feel like im pretty much out of my depth half the time, as its such a drastic change in everything.
p.s i was wondering if any of you guys could help me out. A while ago, after i dropped it a little more, i started to get 'juddering' on hard conering, as if somthing was rubbing, like the cv joint/drive shaft etc. I then discoverd that the bottom of my strut was leaning on my cv joing, on close to, and full lock. So i adjusted it acourdingly to stop this happaning, and it stop the 'juddering'
Anyway - recently i have fiddled around with camber, and the toe. I'e - given it a bunch more neg camber, and toed it in ever so slightly, and the 'juddering' has come back. The struts are still in the same place regarding where they sit above the CV joint. Any ideas to shed some light on this? As ive chopped and change set up 100 times or so, and getting pretty fed up, escpially has im happy with the way its handling atm.
?And thanks everybody by the way.
Yeah i moved from the world of VW and Audis, to Subaru's about 3 or 4 months ago. Feel like im pretty much out of my depth half the time, as its such a drastic change in everything.
p.s i was wondering if any of you guys could help me out. A while ago, after i dropped it a little more, i started to get 'juddering' on hard conering, as if somthing was rubbing, like the cv joint/drive shaft etc. I then discoverd that the bottom of my strut was leaning on my cv joing, on close to, and full lock. So i adjusted it acourdingly to stop this happaning, and it stop the 'juddering'
Anyway - recently i have fiddled around with camber, and the toe. I'e - given it a bunch more neg camber, and toed it in ever so slightly, and the 'juddering' has come back. The struts are still in the same place regarding where they sit above the CV joint. Any ideas to shed some light on this? As ive chopped and change set up 100 times or so, and getting pretty fed up, escpially has im happy with the way its handling atm.
Try setting your toe at 0.
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