Sheepers buys a modern car.

[sheepers]

With the ride height sorted it was time to get the bump stops in the front exactly right so the upper control arm won't hit the body.

@cletus told me what the requirements are for minimum wheel travel before contacting the bump stop (40mm) so I set about making this all happen.

I had to make some spaces to limit shock travel,  then I made some more bump stops they have a conical end so they're progressive.

I wasn't able to make it all work and still have 40mm before the Bump stop but it does have 35mm so fucking deal with it. 

Also @cletusdon't read that last bit. 

I was a dick and didn't take a photo of the actual spacers and bumps I made but they look a bunch like this, 

[sheepers]

Also the factory struts fit in the yellow speed box so now I have created the box of unliftability. 

 

[yetchh]

Fuck, I've got so many of those.. 

[sheepers]

I had to go up to whangarei today. 

6 hours there and back. 

I gotta hand it to the jokers at yellow speed, the spring rates are 20kg front and 8kg rear and I thought the 20 kg springs were a bit much but it's actually perfect.  The coilovers came with recommended settings for the shock rebound which was also right on the money.  

The car drives so nicely,  it's not stiff or bouncy it actually feels like slightly firmer stock suspension.

Anyone who's after coilovers for a 400, get the yellow speed ones. 

Also this thing is pretty good on gas for a two ton V8.

 

[Tele29]

That's impressive economy. My 2.4l CL9 accord averages 10.9! Probably because work is only 9km away so it never gets a chance to warm up properly. Looks great with the wheels and lower!

[GARDRB]

My cousin’s 3uz Hyundai h1 gets similar to that, I didn’t believe it till I saw it, must be modern engine things

[thegreatestben]

That is decent, only ever managed 10L/100km in my crown and celsior.

this makes me want another one 

[sheepers]

New stereo. 

Factory system was OK but no Bluetooth no hands free etc.

So I replaced everything. 

Had to re route some of the factory loom and patch in a couple of wires but it was pretty easy. Running the power feeds under the car was the hardest bit,  fuck I can't wait until I get a shed with a hoist. 

So anyway head unit is a kenwood one.  It's got buttons and shit. There's a 100x4 amp under the drivers seat and a 600w amp running the sub.

Front doors for a pair of boston 6.5LF pros that I've had for a while. Had to cut the hole or a bit to get them in but the rest was easy. 

Rear doors got some 5" alpine things that work great. 

Sub is a zero flex 10" which absolutely cranks.

I'm still fucking with the steering wheel controls to see if I can get some basic functions working off the steering wheel, time will tell in that one. 

 

 

 

[BlownCorona]

if the steering controller are the type that pull different resistances for each button press. there are both stereos that can handle that out of the box, and adapter boxes for the stereos that want a standard input. 

there are also all manner of adapter boxes, many from axxess, that can handle specific steering wheel controls. super lush having them work so well worth a little bit of money imo