Barrok Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 This came in the mail today, I swear if this is a repost you can flame but hopefully it isn't since it came today! Also, hopefully this isn't illegal to do (if it is mods, just take it down) Hopefully those who don't get car and driver will appreciate this! http://www.uploadfile.info/uploads/fce5e2a00b.jpg http://www.uploadfile.info/uploads/fce5e2a00b.jpg http://www.uploadfile.info/uploads/6f3a1c364f.jpg http://www.uploadfile.info/uploads/6f3a1c364f.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlrtime Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 1st Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-TT- Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuxtaGT Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Wow, it's nice to see them give credit to the forum. Also nice of them to realize the potential this car has. The secret is out.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebpda9 Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 yeah,i meant to post it on friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC GT Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Cool lgt.com reference, although I don't think the Tein Flex system gets much mention here or on nasioc. They should have skipped the EDFC and opted for front and rear swaybars. I like the braking numbers after only improving the suspension and tires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axis008 Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 ^ Yeah I was thinking the same, too. Thanks for the scans Barrok. Interesting article . I wonder what damping settings they had the car set at during their tests. -ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostjunkie Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Funny that we get a mention here, when not many have recommended the Tein Flex. Having had a set of Flex's on my car, I cannot see how they could possibly compare the feel of a car so equipped to a BMW 3 series. The Flex's ride nowhere near as comfortably as a 3 series, but they do make for very sharp handling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mui01 Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 +1 very nice thanks for the news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponge Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 And money still left over for an AP and some other goodies!!! Great article...who would have guessed from C&D??? They must have been reading all of us slamming them on how far up BMW and Honda's arse they are. My vB Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrok Posted June 27, 2006 Author Share Posted June 27, 2006 Not sure why they didn't use the extra 500 bucks to add sways to the car... who knows :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsalicru Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 wow... Im surprised on their choice. Had the chosen something like either the Megan setup or the GP Motos.. the supension might have been more compliant since at least the GP Motos use a rubber isolator on the pillow balls. Add that + sway bars and bigger tires (why 215/45 of the cheapest kind?!) and the results might have been more impressive. Nevertheless its awesome they even did that. "some say, his arms are made of coiled adamantium fibers. And that he tops his cereal with nuts and bolts. All we know is, he's called the Jose." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutter2k Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 In real life, they should have more money to play with. Standard limited can be purchased for much closer to invoice than spec b. Also, no one plays that much for tein flexs. At street price, they can be found for 1200. And Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The B4 Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 see the car and driver thread for my thoughts on the matter... and sway bars FTDAMNW [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red beast Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 good pickup on the test red x's on the last two they should have put a accesport in then tested it. releasing 30-40 extra hp and they would all sell their personal cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Thanks for the post. I'm assuming they were referring to the WRX side of the house who seem to like the Flex system. AFAIK, not many on here or in the Nasioc Legacy Forum have much use for them. My question is why didn't one of their lurker writers drop a post in the forum and pose the question of what would be the best mix and approach to improving the LGT to Spec B handling... or maybe they did... SBT - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X2Board Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 They prob did, and were promptly flamed for being a noob! :icon_cool :lol: Most likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Yeah unfortunate huh? Who knows, maybe they were one of the lucky ones who didn't get flame-sprayed...but ignored our advice anyway... SBT - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fzanetti Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Sways for suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure!!! Hhehehehe Night and day difference!!!! Flavio Zanetti Boston, MA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The B4 Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 They obviously only mentioned the sites to improve their credibility. If they were really reading LGT.com for suspension help they wouldn't have picked a tein system. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 They obviously only mentioned the sites to improve their credibility. If they were really reading LGT.com for suspension help they wouldn't have picked a tein system. Nicely summed up TB4. SBT - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwannaSportSedan Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Any publicity is good publicity... But I would have gone another way. Either other coil overs, or Bilsteins and Ions or pinks, and sway bars, and at least stage one AP, and Cobb Short shifter. It absolutely KILLS me that they say: Oh, the Spec B wears blue chip 18" potenzas for 196 a piece, so contrary, we are going to use cheap 17" summer tires. Some nice 18" wheels, or even just some 225/40-17 nice summer tires, like T1-R, or Goodyear FD-3S (or whatever the acronym is..) or even Pirellis (with an ADVERT on the same page!) You can go cheaper than 200/tire without going for the 80$ bargain special. New lighter 17" or modest-weight 18" wheels and nicer tires, along with more modest struts and springs, with sways, and stage one would be a great starter package, and probably more in line with what Legacygt.com would suggest. (Hey, I am learning about this stuff here... ) I am not saying the Kumhos are bad, I don't know. But trying to create a comparison of opposites is kinda stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyh Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 (subscribe) Martin Luther - "Who loves not women, wine and song remains a fool his whole life long." EL4NFZT7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aczwild Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Yahoo we are famous! and if they are reading, who are they???? Hogameat?????? :lol: JDM'd All to hell Thanks Jimmy @ Hkc-Speed.com! RIP Coxx & Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC GT Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 In fairness to them, there are very few full suspenions made or marketed specifically for USDM LGTs in the US at the moment. Their mods are supposed to be something any of their readers can purchase. So, they wouldn't recommend a set of used JDM Bilstein takeoffs, nor would they recommend product from a small manufacturer like Megan. AFAIK, the only full suspension they could buy and recommend for the USDM LGT would have been been from Tein. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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