As mentioned in the previous post i was going to be updating the old pillow mounts as they were pretty much shot from having lowering springs and more aggressive damping force from the shocks. Of course i went straight ahead and purchased a set of Cusco Pillow Ball Mounts, not only do they have a ball joint but you can set the camber a whole degree negatively which is useful when cornering hard. For now I've set the camber to -0.7 degree's as this seems to be a sensible angle for now. Once i fitted these the tracking was way out of course so first off i get that reset and now it feels great. You can definitely feel the difference over the stock items straight away, much firmer ride and a better harder turn in feel. The car is well on its way to becoming competitive at the hill climb that I'm planning on entering as mentioned in the previous post.

The GReddy E-manage unit is on its way from Japan, now i just need to buy all the relative harnesses and get all that wired in so i can go for a propper mapping session and get the car nicely tuned. The only thing that i feel is letting the side down is the braking system, so once the e-manage is installed and set up i will be investing in some 3G grooved and drilled discs and upgrading the brake pads to the Mintex 1144 range. Also whilst I'm doing the brakes i plan to install a set of braided s/s APP brake lines for good measure, these are said to make the pedal feel much firmer and a sharper braking experience and thats definitely what is lacking on the GT.

Cusco Pillow Ball Mount



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