Shyam

yeah that is impressive Morgey... Are you trying to tell me to sell my Glanza and get a Seat Cupra lool

Youll need very good tyres, sus setup for it and a lot of power bud, i used to struggle to do that in my 4wd scoob. You start breaking things launching cars like that, its much better for the car to accelerate from a rolling start! 0-60 is a pretty pointless figure real world!

Yes mate, that's a good point.

I pulled up next to a 120d the other day next to a traffic light and he was giving it large so I spanked him silly when the lights turned green. Then I got thinking...what if that was an M3 or something lol, it would be cool to destroy AMG's and M3's in a little starlet as standard procedure.

May be a bit of a silly question but I was wondering....how hard is it to make a Starlet GT/Glanza go from 0-60mph in under 5 seconds? Anyone achieved it?

Thanks

Chops, if you want this, I can get it for you and bring it down when we do conversion...

Sorry mate. I've bought the decat

Hi guys,

Looking for a steering wheel boss for my Glanza.

Thanks

Hey Shyam, I have a set of very rare TRD adjustable dampers and springs, I can send you a few photos next week if your interested? Also, have cusco coilovers but they are still in my car till I buy new Meister R's..

P.s don't have an answer yet for your question regarding the automatic gearbox, haven't forgotten ;)

haha Matt, thanks for your message pal! I thought you had forgotten all about it mate, that's why I've commited to convert mine to a manual. EP82 Starlet GT LSD box going in end of this year hopefully pal.

Yes mate, I'm interested. Can you PM me with details and pics?? Are the TRD ones using Oil or Gas????

I don't reckon I'm using them now mate, I've got a set of bc's and now there just sat on my shed floor lol

I was asking that cheeky bugger if I could collect all week last week including the day you collected and he kept telling me he was busy and that he'd save them for me! haha

No problem mate, I hope you get good use out of them, enjoy (y)

EP91sleep... Are you not gonna be using them then? Get in touch if you wanna sell me them mate, send me a PM (y)

Mart, yeah mate, I really don't want to put the entire set up on and then not be happy with the way the car sits and handles.. I think coilovers is the only option really..

Daniel, my bushes are completely shot so they will need replacing. Do you think standard bushes will be better then? Is anti lift kit worth installing? I've read they work miracles..

Recommend and will buy from him again!

Bought a couple of parts of this dude on collection and they were exactly as described and priced reasonably. Very friendly, humble and genuine person who was extremely helpful to me and took time out to show/explain some technical stuff, as I'm a noob with these cars.

Look forward to working with you on converting my auto to a manual very soon buddy.

Keep an eye out for his build thread, he's got some very exciting stuff planned for his GT build!

5T4R7ET N/A... You live in Luton so I can only imagine what you go through, can't be good mate haha.

I live on the outskirts of Leicestershire so the roads are pretty good around here. Theres always gonna be some speed bumps where ever you go though and that's where I want some flexibility. I don't want a rock hard set up that will make loud knocking noises whenever I do go over bumps but id still like them to be firm enough for it to hug the road and for driving feedback.

I'm also planning to fit anti-lift kit, anti-roll bars and powerflex bushes all around when I get the chance pal, I'm running on Federal RSR's tyres and they do make a huge difference, you notice it alot with lightweight cars..

Looks amazing mate, what a beautiful colour! See ya tomorrow matey

Starlet_SR, I know what you getting at mate. I'm going to be fitting them myself so will save a few quid then. I don't want to buy standard shocks and lowering springs all around and then the handling to still be as horrendous as before with the only result making it a little bit lower.

personally think coilover is the best option. You can fine tune coilovers and get them pretty dam close to ride like lowering springs and shocks. But you cant easily change lowering springs and shocks to have the adjustments coilovers have. If you want comfortable with road manners starlet is the wrong car

haha, thanks Ollieh17. I reckon I'm going to go with coilovers too.. I don't mind it being a little bit stiff but I just don't want it to be so stiff that it starts making loud knocking noises every time I go over a small bump etc..

It's cost me around £420 all in for brand new kyb gas shocks, new kyb top mounts and tein s tech springs. For me it's more than adequate for daily use and throwing round the local back roads. Granted. I've. It got the adjustment that coilovers give. But I know I've got a robust setup that I can now forget about for a good few years.

Starlet_SR, you've definitely given me something to think about. £420 is considerably less than the £820 I'm looking at for MiesterR coilovers!

Id imagine that was on stock supplied springs, I've only been in a civic on meisters but that was on par with my car for stiffness but not a fair comparison haha.

Id price up shocks and springs vs coils. My price was on my corolla but parts prices are very similar, but the bcs on my corolla are 100x smoother than on my starlet. Most people dont even realise its on coilovers haha. But the corolla is on 6/4s and so is my starlet which is why i think the starlet would be better on 5/3s as its a few 100kgs lighter

Morgey... yes mate, the civic is stiff af stock, I can only imagine how much stiffer it would be on coilovers! Definitely going to look further into the different springs offered by BC, I'm guessing you'd have to order direct for those options...

Highly rate crd+

And no, they are not rebranded BCs haha.

Have you got them installed on yours Daniel?? Haha I was like 90% sure it was some mad rumor.

I've driven my friends Glanza which has BC coilovers. They were on the car when he bought them so he doesn't know which springs they are. The back of his car is stripped so this may have made it seem worse than it was but it felt too stiff. He also has rear OEM strut brace and rear anti roll bar so that would have also contributed to the stiffness. I will add that they were great on good roads with no bumps or pot holes, the terrain feedback is excellent. But I just felt they were too stiff for roads where you have to be civilized...

I'd really like to go out for a ride in a Glanza with MiesterR's to see the difference really but don't personally know anyone else around me.

Starlet_SR, thanks for the input buddy. I know what you mean. I usually drive sensibly but I give it some welly on country roads where there are loads of bends and dips. I was wondering if shocks with lowering springs would suffice or if I should go with coilovers. As Morgey says though, if it's £50 quid within a coilover set up, may aswel go with coilovers ey? I had chopped springs and standard shocks on my mk2 fiesta and then replaced them with SPAX PSX coilovers. The difference was worlds apart!

I run Bc's got mine 5 odd years ago and have 6f/4r springs and do find it a tad hard on the road but i dont mind as its not my daily drive and its more suitable for when i decide to go on track. If it was a daily id opt for 5f/3r springs.

When i priced up decent shocks (kyb ultra Sr) plus new top mounts then my choice of spring i was within £50 of a set of coilovers with fix damping and no camber adjustment.

Morgey, thanks for sharing some figures with us. Are 6f/4r standard springs that come with BC's? Or are they slightly softer? 5f/3r does sound more appealing, I'm guessing they're the softest on offer?

When you put it like that, it's probably not worth considering shocks with lowering springs then

Ah right, so BC offer softer springs upon request? I had no idea mate, Is there much more excess to be paid on top for that service.. Yes, I'd definitely expect them to be alot stffer than shocks. But I'd like them to still be usable and not make the car rattle relentlessly and not have to jump up in my seat over speed bumps. I will still need to take my Mum grocery shopping and she gives me enough headache about my driving as it is.. also, I read somewhere that Miester R's are rebranded BC's but not too sure how much truth there is to that. Would have thought they are totally different as they have very different reviews( both have good reviews but for different needs ). Anyways Nick, thanks for your advice buddy, you've been very helpful (y) .

Thanks Nick, will taker a closer look. I've read many people say that BC coilovers are too stiff? I'd like coilovers that are abit more road/speed bump friendly which can be adjusted for track use. Maybe you could shed some light on the BC's?

Thanks

The ones pictured above mate

I was asking that cheeky bugger if I could collect all week last week including the day you collected and he kept telling me he was busy and that he'd save them for me! haha

No problem mate, I hope you get good use out of them, enjoy (y)

Well right now, I don't feel safe putting my foot down even on the smallest of bends. The handling is shocking. It's a standard set up with standard springs atm, and the oil has pretty much leaked completely out of the rear shocks making it, in short, a death trap lol. A pot hole can send the car in a whole new direction lol.

I do plan to build for more power so coilovers will future proof, but the costs of having coilovers will probably delay that haha. Damping and Height adjustments are definitely a big bonus.

Thanks for the encouragement mate, I will probably have them ordered end of this week. MiesterR have discontinued the zeta pros and have released new line called zeta crd+. I hope they live up to expectations...

Ahead of pay day, I am planning to purchase some MiesterR Coilovers. However I have read that some people have gone down the route of buying standard suspension with teIn/RSR lowering springs.

Anyone had any experience with either and would you say the extra investment in coilovers is worth the difference in handling setup?

Thanks

sold yesterday mate

Sounds like your idle control valve mate. Give it a clean (y)

So the past weekend we attended our first National Auto-Solo event.

The 2017 Tire Rack College Station Championship Tour, and it was certainly an experience.

https://www.scca.com/articles/2005718-2017-tire-rack-college-station-championship-tour-event-recap

Our team went into the competition feeling pretty confident, until we went to the grid and check out the competition's cars.

The top runners are using the Honda S2000 Club Racer edition, that is a limited run of 699 cars designed with aero package and soft top removed to reduce weight.

Only the CR are allow to run without the soft top, as the class rules state what came on the car in factory trim must stay; and looking at their engine bay you can see how well their cars were prepared.

Most are using the PasswordJDM carbon fibre intake, and a few cars was running Moton Clubsport 2-way adjustable coilovers; that is only what you can see.

In contrasts, we have a pretty standard 2007 Honda S2000 with 90,000 miles on the clock.

The only mods were a K&N intake, Invidia exhaust, Eibach front anti-roll bar, and MeisterR ZetaCRD coilovers in our prototype race specification.

Even our ECU was standard and unmapped... so you can imagine how our confidence drop "slightly " after seeing what we were up against.

Most were using the same tyres, the new BFGoodridge Rival S... so that mean we were on even ground at least on that part.

But never mind, this is our 1st national event so it was just to see where we sit outside of the Houston region.

The STR Class we are competing in have a total of 17 drivers, many are experienced veteran at national event.

Our driver is 21 years old Landon Thompson (who is getting a lot of stick up and down the grid because of his age), but it was all good fun.

Overall, the competition was great and environment was friendly; but you know it is a competition and people are serious and there to win when you speak with a few.

So at the end of the two day race, we end up just edging out for a 3rd place trophy finish out of 17 drivers.

Considering how under prepared our car was and it’s our first national attempt, we were all very happy about the result.

So that is it from MeisterR's team and our first national event, we came home with a blue cap (trophy winner) and a big meal at the end of the day.

We will continue to improve the car to bring it to a more competitive trim, and can only hope or better result in the next event.

It was a great weekend, just want to share our excitement and our result.

Jerrick