This Saturday, while many of you were having a great time at the Indy Meet, I was slaving away in the garage...
Quella got a new set of Eibachs (Thanks Sultan!). Total time spent: 1 hour, 10 minutes (not bad, eh?)
All in all, a good modification. Initial impressions? Well, appearance-wise, it's a given. She looks great squatted down on those 245/50's. I definitely notice a difference driving - More responsive, especially in hard maneuvering. Really gave her a workout in the local industrial park (after hours) and was VERY impressed. Seat-of-the-pants feel indicates a definite improvement in cornering response and decreased body roll, as well as no more "nose-diving" upon hard braking. Slight increase in transmitted road noise, and slight increase in "road feel". If I lived in Detroit or Boston, I'd be bumming - But Phoenix has great roads, so it's a non-issue. All in all, a good modification, especially coupled with the Tokico Blues, the wide tires, and the FSTB.
Here's a few pics:
Quella's new stance...
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mainevent212 wrote:hey i got a question about ur car
my friend drives one and i only rode in it once...does it really hit 145 like the speedo says?
lol also, what's the T for...please dont tell me it's turboed
Actually, the 90-95 Q's are capable of 160. No kidding.
The 't' stands for touring, and adds some minor goodies (rear sway bar, different spring rates, BBS forged rims, and some interior doodads).
palmerwmd wrote:165 mph w/ stock power but limiter removed.
A customer of BAD with only the JWT chip installed and no other performance mods, was clocked at 180 mph by the Florida State patrol.
Words is it took some doing to take care of this little infraction...
Fred...
hahaha, that must have been some sight "wtf?! is that a Q45?! i thought those we nice luxury cars, not mean hot rods"
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The drop is significant enough that I noticed it (walking out into the garage the next morning I was like, WOW). It feels different getting in and out of the car, too... You'd be surprised how much difference 1.2" can make.
For those of you who know the Eibach drop to be 0.8-1" (f/r), you're right. However, for some reason mine rode a little higher than the FSM specs (even on tired springs). For some reason, she dropped an even 1.2" on all four corners (I measured before and after).
I'm VERY pleased - It looks JUST different enough to tell others that this ain't your "average" Q45.
For those of you who know the Eibach drop to be 0.8-1" (f/r), you're right. However, for some reason mine rode a little higher than the FSM specs (even on tired springs). For some reason, she dropped an even 1.2" on all four corners (I measured before and after).
I'm VERY pleased - It looks JUST different enough to tell others that this ain't your "average" Q45.
Yeah, that is nice. I never thought a 1" drop would be noticeable, but I can sure tell. 1 hour 10 minutes for all 4? Damn. Maybe you should open a suspension shop. You know book time is 1-1.5 hours each, and I doubt I could do them all in less than 3.
As for the speed issue, I took my tired old Q at 190k up past 145, and it was still pulling when I backed off. Sure, the speedo might be off at that speed, but impressive nontheless.
As for the speed issue, I took my tired old Q at 190k up past 145, and it was still pulling when I backed off. Sure, the speedo might be off at that speed, but impressive nontheless.
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DAEDALUS wrote:Yeah, that is nice. I never thought a 1" drop would be noticeable, but I can sure tell. 1 hour 10 minutes for all 4? Damn. Maybe you should open a suspension shop. You know book time is 1-1.5 hours each, and I doubt I could do them all in less than 3.
Thanks Rob - That's nice of you to say.
I *neglected* to mention I took the shock/spring assemblies to a local garage to swap the springs... Cost me $20 for all four and another $20 tip to the kid using the spring compressor (well worth it).
Biggest time-consuming task? Getting my injured arse up & down off the garage floor....
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