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Everything posted by jamal
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Those brakes come on the following US-spec cars: 91-94 Legacy turbo 96-02 Legacy GT/Outback 00-04 Legacy non-GT 98-07 Impreza RS/TS/2.5i 98-02 Forester Other year ranges in other countries apparently also got them. There are three different caliper/bracket/pad designs but they are all functionally the same. The rotors are 276x24mm
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The calculation for lateral weight transfer is this: centrifugal force x CG height / track width. The lateral movement of the CG due to body roll contributes a negligible amount of transfer. So the maximum corning force is also determined by the track width and CG height. Take a tall SUV and put super stuff swaybars and springs and sticky tires on it. The CG height hasn't changed and the car is just as likely to roll in a sharp corner. I suggest you read the book How to make your car handle by Fred Puhn if you want to learn about this stuff instead of just arguing incorrectly about it on the internet.
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I think there has to be A LOT of water in the fluid for that to happen. The biggest problem is the reduced boiling point, though. The wet boiling point of a dot 4 fluid is 311F, which is a 30% reduction from the dry point. Really you should change the fluid every year or two. Yeah we used that thing for the first time last weekend. It was ridiculous how quick and easy bleeding went compared to my mityvac. Also yes, I noticed how air gets sucked into the threads without a sealant of some sort. That reminds me that I need to buy another bottle of the fancy expensive motul fluid I use and do a flush.
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That will happen in ANY car. A sharp lift while cornering unloads the back wheels. It seems that people are such terrible drivers that the manufactures have to tune suspension so that the car won't even turn. I would blame A. the snow tires B. the struts C. you. Power is the best way to get these cars straightened out.
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The marks only line up every like 40 turns or something after it's on. Marking the old belt doesn't really matter but you do have to line up the marks on the new one. You kind of just have to wiggle things around a bit. An extra set of hands really helps hold things in place while you get things lined up.
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The new sportshift 5eat is actually pretty decent. It only goes in the Legacy based cars though and the new WRX still gets a 4-speed auto. Those still suck. At least the old ones have the manual button that keeps the transmission from kicking down when you don't want it to. As far as the manual 5-speed goes, no, not much has changed since 1990. The design is the same but the gears got a little wider and stronger and the ribbing on the case was changed to make it stronger at some point. The center diff was changed slightly in around 99 as well. There is a lot of info over on nasioc: http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=986710 more stuff here: http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=187454
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hmmm. Well, I don't think the wheel width will make a difference. there should be plenty of room between the strut tube and sidewall anyway. If it's that close I'd be more worried about the new tires having a wider actual tread. Two tires with the same size written on the side are definitely not always the same dimensions. My 225 Bridgestone RE750s were noticeably wider than the 225 Falken 912s I have now.