Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer

Lowered the rear a little and released the bushing again.
Went out for further test driving session.

It’s probably my imagination but the more I drive,
the smoother the car felt.

I quite liked it even with alignment not done yet.

Hope the owner can put some mileage to
settle the new kits and then re-adjust the ride height again
before carrying out the proper alignment session.




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Health Check Service , Engine/Tyre , Suspension

Not much to report while I was adjusting
the ride height.

Can’t even remember how many times I went
up and down on the lift and then removing the
wheels to make the adjustment.

Then, just move the car a little but don’t drive until
all of the rubber bushing bolts are freed at the
final ride ...

Tags: bc racing, coilover, swift, swift spring

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Suspension

Not much to report while installing the new coilover kit.

Just remove the old tired original OEM coilover and
install the new one.

Front and Rear installed but not torqued to ...

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Suspension

Time to remove the old tired OEM dampers.





My superduper ride height check tool.
Mirror nepros made from new material 5GQ.

For the time being, this is good enough as I won’t be able to
set the ride height properly until the coilover settles.






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Updated 15-02-2013 at 12:10 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1

Tags: bc racing, coilover, damper, spring, swift

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Suspension

Finally, the package from US has arrived.


It was already at my local depot at the end of last month but
due to miscommunication between UK Customs and Parcelforce,
I had to call them twice a day for a week to get the things sorted.


Initially, I thought about getting the BC standard coilover kit ...

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Suspension