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Hi Steve,
The Toyo T1R are £50 fully inc and in stock
The hankook are around the £65 mark but there dosen't seem to be any stock until mid/end february
Tony
Cheers Tony B
Any Gold member discounts on that ? 
Damn thats a shame i'd quite like to have tried the RS2's!
£50 a corner for the toyo's is a nice price though so i will give them a punt on the car for the year. Can i just turn up and get these done ?
Cheers
Steve
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What size tyres are you running?
i am pretty sure i am running 195/50/15's
Ok.... As you may have read i'm snowbound today, hopfully Tonybarber@wim will pick up on this thread and get some prices.
Same here mate - the mx5 is parked up since its useless in these conditions and i have lost the 306 to the snow on a hill near the old town. Working from home today - carnage !!
Look forward to getting some prices on the rubber. I gather the hancooks are the ones to go for then...
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What size tyres are you running?
i am pretty sure i am running 195/50/15's
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Hi All
Its time to lose the gash yoko's and give her some new boots..(once the snow goes)
I was looking at either HANKOOK RS2's, or Toyo t1rs... will be doing a couple of track days this year. I tried what i believe to be the Hancook's on the WIM/Gaz demo car and thought they were pretty good as a compromise. Stood up to a fair few hard laps of combe, progressive break away and a bit of tyre squeal so you know you are pushing on
Any feedback on the above?
Also - Tony : I noted you can provide some WIM springs for the Mk1. How would these compare in terms of ride quality, ride height and guarantee to the eibach pro's that have a 30mm or so drop? (Thinking of doing the lot in one go).
Cheers
Steve
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Would be rude not to get involved on this !
Consider this my entrance !
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They look the part jon...... not convinced about the unsprung weight claim though, inverted or not they still weight the same
Hehe a bit tired Tony?
The over all weight is the same but the sprung vs unsprung weight ratio changes as the damper and all the heavy oil are attached to the body not the wheel hub assembly which lowers the unsprung weight. This means the wheel can track faster across bumps because there's less weight to move.
To everyone else, Tony will obviously be deciding the date but it will likely be an early Saturday morning. Everyone's welcome. Tony, over to you
Think i need more sleep
...... Got you booked for 31st@ 9am Got my trackday then so wont make it - thats cool though - another time !
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It goes ok Pop down to the centre when i'm in with tony and have ago if you like.
Now theres generous offer !
Let me know when you are in and i see if i can come over! -
Yeah, apex are the same as BC.
As it's a track car ( http://www.imoc.co.uk/forums/garage.php?mo...le&CID=1268 ) noise isn't a real concern. I'll certainly give them the once over to make sure they're right.
bloody hell thats an impressive spec
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I had some Apex coilovers on my old 200sx which i am certain were manufactured by BC. Was very impressed with the build quality on them and the damping adjustment was fairly notciable. The only think i would say is the top mounts were perhaps a bit noisy (particularly when cold in winter)... i don't know if this will be an issue for yours but perhaps it might be a good idea to give them a once over before/after they are on the car and make sure they are not too loose
I'd make sure you whack some copper slip on the threads around the locking collars as well
Steve
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Spoke to GAZ.... The kits are available and sell for £500+ vat, they are 22 way bump/rebound adjustable and come with several coil rate options
That's a good price for coilovers isn't it?
Extremely good for the S2000.... Happy days
Some extreme sweet talking been going on with Lou then macca ! excellent !
Fair play though !! I'm biding my time with Su... wait till shes drunk before i tell her i am doing mine !
It's not a mod though, more of an upgrade to make the car safer for when Lou starts driving it. No sweet talking required!
I like your thinking !
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Spoke to GAZ.... The kits are available and sell for £500+ vat, they are 22 way bump/rebound adjustable and come with several coil rate options
That's a good price for coilovers isn't it?
Extremely good for the S2000.... Happy days
Some extreme sweet talking been going on with Lou then macca ! excellent !
Fair play though !! I'm biding my time with Su... wait till shes drunk before i tell her i am doing mine !
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God knows..... Fact is if you can initiate the knock by moving the steering then we have a good chance of isolating the criminal part, it would be a good idea to book her in.
I agree Tone. Needs some proper investigation really.
Just got to check with the other half and see when she can come along and bring me back to Hemel.. if possible i would be aiming to drop it off to you next week early am with a view of you being able to keep hold of it for a few days (if you need the time for diagnosis/repairs) and pickup pm whenever its ready?
Will be in touch anyway in a day or so !
Cheers
Steve
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Hi All,
I've got a problem thats recently reared its ugly head and its really starting to irritate. I've got a track day coming up this month as well so i am anxious to diagnose and remedy before then if possible
I've got the following symptoms on the MX5 :
1)When parked on flat ground with steering lock off - if i waggle the wheel i can hear knocking from the front wheels
2)When going over SMALL imperfections on the road it tends to provoke the knocks. BIG imperfections dont seem to !!?
3)When turning into a road that happens to have a lip/curb (Just like when coming into WIM's estate) that seems to provoke the knocks.
4)Knocks can also occur when mid corner when the car is loaded up.. i.e. on a roundabout with a rough surface.
I had the ARB Droplinks replaced by WIM but its no better unfortunately (one job less however !
)...There has been a suggestion that the track rods/ends might be a good one to look at next ? Failing that it could be :Wheel bearings
Steering rack!!?
Any ideas ?
Cheers
Steve
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I am liking that! Marmite car i know but thats nice. Are those gramlight rims ?
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Tyres are only £400 each though
........ Plus we only one of a few in the UK that can fit them........Good news for you then i suppose !!
Did they come far to get the rubber ? -
Hummer H3
Running on 305/30-26 tyres
Not for me thanks.......
Not my cup of tea either, It doesn't look right on the UK roads. You'd certainly wouldn't want to hit a pot hole on those rims !
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Hello Paul
It is easy but first i need to know how your going to measure the camber and what are your intentions for the car... why more camber?
Hi Tony,
Many thanks for your reply.
I hope this doesn't sound too stupid, but I've fitted some new wheels, and the front ones catch a little. I thought if I put on a little negative camber, they would sneak inside the arches and not catch.
My MX5 was lowered when I got it, so I'm not sure how low it is.
I haven't got any way of measuring, I was just going to do the same to both sides.
Your advice would be appreciated.
Regards,
Paul
Sounds like offset of the wheels isnt quite right - perhaps you could get them machined just a touch so they sit in a bit more...?
OR
Raise the ride height? Does it have adjustable coilovers?
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I may have an issue on the date now.... The meet will happen but it may be a week or so later.....
The shocks being raffled are for the MK1, as for the tech talk and tune this is for all cars.
I would be great to have the Hornet there
When will you know if this is still on mate ?
It's definitely on, the date has just changed though.
Sorry i was referring to whether the initial date was still on. I got a fair bit on around the back end of August so if the date changes i will have to see if i can make it still
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I may have an issue on the date now.... The meet will happen but it may be a week or so later.....
The shocks being raffled are for the MK1, as for the tech talk and tune this is for all cars.
I would be great to have the Hornet there
When will you know if this is still on mate ?
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I'm pleased to announce a suspension tech meet hosted by wim and GAZ suspension at wheels-inmotion Chesham Bucks. The meet will consist of..
* 10am-12pm meet and greet then technical questions welcomed/answered regarding suspension and chassis tuning
* 12pm raffle
* 12.30pm suspension install and Geometry calibration
The lucky winner will get a new set of GAZ Gold Pro coilovers with custom coil rates, worth £599, the coils installed by wim and the chassis calibrated by wim taking the total value to £870.
Mark Robins who runs an advanced driver training school will be there to take you out and tune your skills.
Food and drink is on wim
All proceeds go to the McMillan nurses charity.
I need an idea of numbers for the catering so please add your name in the thread and i'll update the list or just pm me.
Hopefully members will see value in this meet
Regards
Tony@ wim
Put me down tone
I still got a few knocks from mine (post new ARB Droplinks last sat) which i could do with being investigated with a view of being booked in and sorted out if you are up for it ? -
I usually use red but just put some yellows on the front, not used green before though.
I got greens all round on the 5 and the brake dust (particularly on the front) is horrendous - its not like i am standing on them hard either !
Decent enough performance though - i think i'll try either the mazda OEM ones next (highly rated) or perhaps some track spec mintex pads (1155's?)- i've always liked those.
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Blimey what can i say - my first thoughts are that its a bit of a lashup, but fair play for daring to be different - are you enjoying the challenge or will you be relieved its been done ?
Isn't the rear track out of proportion to the rear of the car and will compromise the handling by default ?
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I would sat DL or ARB rubbers..... I've never known the wishbone bushings to knock
Bizarre i never got an email notification on the thread ?
Ok cool - i think OEM droplinks are only a few quid from mx5parts, and i cant imaging ARB rubbers being expensive so i might get a set and bung them on and go from there
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I've given up trying to proxy-diagnose knocking sounds on forums. Take it into WIM, you know it makes sense.
I've got to go in for a fine tune anyway in the next week or so but i was just hoping for some ideas
New boots for the mx5...
in Tyres / Wheels
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Cheers mate - I'll be over either this weekend if weather permits !