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Old 02-23-2013, 12:52 PM   #1
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Yea.. The plastic ones I got from tirerack on the enkeis for the rx8 were plastic and have since destroyed themselves on track. I don't even run them now... The fc has metal ones though.. Also from discount tire lol...

Can't wait to see ur beast on the ground with those wide fenders
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Yea.. The plastic ones I got from tirerack on the enkeis for the rx8 were plastic and have since destroyed themselves on track. I don't even run them now... The fc has metal ones though.. Also from discount tire lol...

Can't wait to see ur beast on the ground with those wide fenders
I know a lot of people that don't run them or say they aren't necessary. It's justa peace-of-mind thing to me. The new ones came in (neon teal in color) and fit perfectly.

Small update today. Got the steering rack centered and installed this weeked:



I think I've have actually gained a little extra steering angle. I reattached the outer tie rods to my previous marks and the hubs were definitely pointing off to the driver's side. I re-centered the rack by measuring the total displacement and splitting the difference of one of the inner tie rods. Perhaps the piston on the rack also acted like a stop?

I test fit the rear wheels with the car on the ground. I'm going to need a little more camber and some small fender work:





Nothing a roller and some time won't fix.

After that I played around with the front splitter. This thing is going to take a lot of work to look halfway decent:







Basically it's 2-3 inches too wide at the front wheels and seems uneven from side-to-side. According to ISC-Racing this is the quality of a "race part" I should expect. Maybe it'll fit better with the bumper cover actually mounted and not held on with duct tape and once I notch the splitter for the stock fender bolts. That won't happen until I get the other fiberglass pieces in and get everything lined up.
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