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Old 11-17-2013, 08:57 PM
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DRM Monoballs, LG Drop Spindles and Baer Bumpsteer kit...

Installed and ready to go. Lowered car by 3/4" with .6 more camber in the front and .2 in the rear. This should make a big difference both in the corners and tire management
Just shy of 4" off the ground..... Now getting it on the trailer might be the trick


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Awesome car Gary! You definitely have something to be proud of!!! Catch you later..............
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Hey Gary,
You have a first class setup! I'm probably doing monoballs this winter too. I have a picture of my car from MAM where you can see the poly bushing flex. My camber is set at -3.2 in the front and -1.7 in the rear. In the picture the camber in a corner looks to be closer to 0 degrees than -3.2 and -1.7 because of compression of the poly bushing. With monoballs, I'd probably be able to back the negative camber off a little (would help with the wear of my street tire setup).
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The heim's that are included with the bumpsteer kit are poop. Unless they upgraded them. Check them for play ever session. I tossed mine & put qa1's (aurora good also).

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Originally Posted by Lawdogg
Hey Gary,
You have a first class setup! I'm probably doing monoballs this winter too. I have a picture of my car from MAM where you can see the poly bushing flex. My camber is set at -3.2 in the front and -1.7 in the rear. In the picture the camber in a corner looks to be closer to 0 degrees than -3.2 and -1.7 because of compression of the poly bushing. With monoballs, I'd probably be able to back the negative camber off a little (would help with the wear of my street tire setup).
I was at 2.4 front & 1.3 rear now with 3.0 and 1.5 should make a huge difference
Hope to see you at a few of the Central Region events next year!!
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Originally Posted by Gman57
I was at 2.4 front & 1.3 rear now with 3.0 and 1.5 should make a huge difference
Hope to see you at a few of the Central Region events next year!!
I'm hoping we will still have MAM events!
If I had a track only car like yours with monoballs I would run about the same camber you now have. On my dual use car, with monoballs I'm hoping to dial the camber back to 2.2 front and 1.3 or so rear and still get reasonable stick and wear out of my track tires and reasonable wear out of my street set up. I guess we'll see.
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What a beauty - nice build

What brake kit is that? Looks like Alcon or PFC?

Would you mind sharing your wheel and tire specs?
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Originally Posted by oversteer
What a beauty - nice build

What brake kit is that? Looks like Alcon or PFC?

Would you mind sharing your wheel and tire specs?
Alcon BBK with DRM adjustable master. 18x13- 345's & 18x11- 315's
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I've got almost the same set up. TIKT Monoballs, LG Drop Spindles, custom valved Bilstein dumpers and GT1 aero. Will be testing this car on December 7 at Road Atlanta. I'm setting up my car about 3 inch high in front.
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Originally Posted by krisa9977
I've got almost the same set up. TIKT Monoballs, LG Drop Spindles, custom valved Bilstein dumpers and GT1 aero. Will be testing this car on December 7 at Road Atlanta. I'm setting up my car about 3 inch high in front.
I've seen the Tikt monoballs on their website. Unfortunately, I can't read German. Can you give me some details on their monoball setup. Cost, how do they install (press fit, glue?), and what is your opinion of their product. Thanks!!!
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Looks killer.. Hopefully we can battle it out at High Plains next summer.!!!

You still have the black and red forge lines??
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Originally Posted by Lawdogg
I've seen the Tikt monoballs on their website. Unfortunately, I can't read German. Can you give me some details on their monoball setup. Cost, how do they install (press fit, glue?), and what is your opinion of their product. Thanks!!!
Interested as well.
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Originally Posted by 5280Racer
Looks killer.. Hopefully we can battle it out at High Plains next summer.!!!

You still have the black and red forge lines??
Yep I really like the Forgelines too
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Originally Posted by Lawdogg
I've seen the Tikt monoballs on their website. Unfortunately, I can't read German. Can you give me some details on their monoball setup. Cost, how do they install (press fit, glue?), and what is your opinion of their product. Thanks!!!
Never tried TIKT yet(just bought them), but it looks like is top of the line product. Is far as I understood they use German made top quality bearings same as for GT3 cars.









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How much does a complete set of Monoballs cost. Do they transfer any extra vibration into the feel of the car.

I can only get 2.2 neg. camber in front with stock setup. If the pressures and temps are not just right, my car pushes badly. When conditions are right it handles ok. I would like to loosen it up a bit.
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It is about 2000 euro in Germany. If you worry about vibrations, you probably don't need it.

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