Si's Type S - All fixed now - Sold :-(

Post by **rob quilter** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 3:55 pm

Ah ok.

MazingerZ · Post by **MazingerZ** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:22 pm

Yep, collected her today.
Cheers to Si for the lift from the station, the cuppa and being a sound bloke

Drive home was...interesting. Fairly big accident about 4 cars ahead of me about an hour into the drive home. A smashed up Civic ended up in the central reservation, a Qashqai (I think) shot off the road to the left, ending up about 50 metres into a field. Could've done with a little less action on day one

Then it was all plain sailing until I got into my home town. There are only two types of roads where I live - poorly maintained ones, which was so rough in the Lude, it was like driving with octagonal wheels, and well maintained roads with every kind of speedbump known to man set about 60 feet apart for looong stretches. There are two places on the road up to my house where it's impossible not to scuff the underside of the car because of the layout of 3 mini humps in parallel across the road.

So the ride height & stiffness is job number one on the list, because I can't do that everyday!

It also squeaks like nobodies business inside the car, somewhere in the drivers side front corner. Drove me a bit mad after a couple of hours

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:30 pm

Iv driven this car and the height/stiffness issue is the tyres. 205/40/17 is utter Clubbing Eddy. Get 215/45/17 and see a huge improvement.

MazingerZ · Post by **MazingerZ** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:48 pm

Hey Ratty, cheers for the advice. You wouldn't recommend any changes to the suspension set up then?

These particular bumps are so drokking nasty even 'normal' cars scuff their underside if they don't crawl over them.

I'd be interested to hear any other opinions you had on the car, if you can remember it at all.

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 1:04 am

The suspension on yours is tein type flex and im running stiffer spring rates on my bc coils and its much more comfortable. Key is to dial in the coilover stiffness. Usually about 10-20 out of 36 setting. But tyre profile makes a HUGE difference, your tyres are too skinny.

MazingerZ · Post by **MazingerZ** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 1:43 am

OK cool. It certainly can't get any less comfortable

I can't really drive it anywhere here as it is, so need to get this sorted asap.

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 7:10 pm

I am running the tein flex kit on mine and its really comfortable but sporty so will just be the settings