LOF's LS1 FC track car build

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You run the 275/40/17s front and rear?

[gc3]

You run the 275/40/17s front and rear?

yup! jealous? 

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You run the 275/40/17s front and rear?

yup! jealous? 

Yes. Post a couple pictures. I don't remember if you have wider front fenders or not.

It could rather easily work with wider front fenders and lower offset wheels.

[gc3]

Yes. Post a couple pictures. I don't remember if you have wider front fenders or not.

It could rather easily work with wider front fenders and lower offset wheels.

new tires are tucked away in bags in a spare bedroom, i dont think they'll like being out in 9 degree weather.
here's older pics. i have cs front fenders and +26 cobra wheels (3/8" spacer up front)

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Sweet. You still run a front sway bar right?

I am going to try running 275/40/17s all around on 10 or 10.5 inch wheels with front and rear flares fenders when I need tires next time.

At this point I think a square setup is more valuable to me than shoving the 275s in the rear because the car is going to get so much use.

I still have a little more mechanical grip I can juice out of the car anyway.

[gc3]

yea, running the stock front bar for now. I have a blade style straight bar laying around i need to modify to work, but that will be a future project once i get more comfortable with the car as is.

i'd like to fit these on wider wheels, but budget is holding me back.

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Yea I have an RB front bar now, but I'll go to a blade bar eventually.

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I rolled and slightly pulled the rear fenders with the old baseball bat and jack handle.

Also I got the new 500/400 springs installed. The coilovers are in great shape, so that was a nice surprise. My new rear brake pads will be here on Monday.

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Signed up for another track day at Streets of Willow on 12/28 if any of the local guys want to hang out with us or play on the track. Weather looks like it is going to be in the low 60s. The track day was only $85. I made a thread in the event section with the details.

I need to get the new rear brake pads installed this week, I also want to bleed the clutch.. the fluid is grey already.

I may need new steering rack bushings, I think the rack is moving slightly in the mounts. The steering wheel is slightly off center after the last track day, and we didn't hit anything or have any major off track excursions.

Other than that everything seems good. drove the car to work and back with the new springs last week, and everything seems good. After the first of the year I will corner balance the car after we get all the small nit pick issues resolved. 

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I completed a great garage mod last week.

If you don't want to spend $100 for a wall mounted tire rack, try the hyloft folding tire rack. It is $39 shipped from Amazon. Home Depot carries it too for a couple bucks more. It also folds flat to the wall when not in use.

http://www.amazon.com/HyLoft-01031-Folding-Storage-Sliver/dp/B0058BMNVU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1387645088&sr=8-1&keywords=hyloft+tire+rack

Installed pics:

It sags just slighty under load because of the way they made it fold, but the rack is very solid.

[Tevan]

Awesome! I'm in need of one thanks!

[Supe]

Man, at $40, it's almost not worth bothering trying to make one...

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For me It was not worth making my own at this price point. This took about 20 mins to install, and it is about as compact as you could hope for.

[eage8]

I put up two of the same tire racks a couple months ago just to get the hoosiers off the cold concrete floor...  I just wish they were a little bit wider so I could fit 4 18x12s on them

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Good find LOF. I now have one saved in my amazon wishlist.