Just Ordered HT SPEC TYPE 1
03-13-2011, 02:03 PM
#49
Instructor
As soon as I get my tax return back, I will be ordering this. Should be interesting since I plan on tracking my TL a few times this summer (not drag strip, real track, aka the kind with turns).
03-13-2011, 08:36 PM
#50
I have a major problem...anyone have any bright ideas on how I can get up this fucken driveway. Its my college campus house and thats my parking spot ( I refuse to park on the street) half these people always hit other cars when trying to parallel park and drunk ppl walking by every thursday friday and saturday are wreckless. So i must get my car up this driveway without scraping. So far I have tried going up forward (EPIC FAIL) the bumper was like about to rip off. Best way to do it is reverse in my entire car gets in safely except the bottom lip as u can see gets destroyed by the street portion. I am not worried about the black strip under the car that gets scraped very badly. I am just worried about the lip. I have tried using a book but it was also a fail. only the VERY bottom of the passenger side of the lip has good contact with the street and i usually just back in VERY slowly. I have put cardboard under that right part and slowly reversed into the driveway (it still scrapes) but i dont think it makes scratches due to direct contact with the cardboard. I feel like im going to rip my bumper off. I have also tried various angles. Are there any ramps I can buy? Should I just raise my car up a bit. Or shud i just suck it up and say screw it its just a few scrapes on the BOTTOM portion of the lip and continue to keep it at this height which i love.
03-13-2011, 09:02 PM
#51
Team Owner
I'm not sure if it's practical to put anything down in the gutter or not but a 1x6 laid across where the driveway meets the street would probably work since the slanted portion is pretty short. The only other thing would be to try approaching it forward at an extreme angle almost as if you were parallel parking. If you could get the front tire to hit the ramp part at about the same time as the lip and then crank then wheel to straighten it, you might have a chance.
03-13-2011, 09:13 PM
#52
I'm not sure if it's practical to put anything down in the gutter or not but a 1x6 laid across where the driveway meets the street would probably work since the slanted portion is pretty short. The only other thing would be to try approaching it forward at an extreme angle almost as if you were parallel parking. If you could get the front tire to hit the ramp part at about the same time as the lip and then crank then wheel to straighten it, you might have a chance.
03-13-2011, 09:30 PM
#53
Racer
Wow I think that may actually work..I get what you are saying. If I approach it as a parallel park n somehow manage to get the 2 front tires on the thing then I will def make it up because I have no problems with the back scraping. I would also have to reverse out the same way. I am away for the week but when I get back I will def try out your method. Thanks
a little too much for me, but you are helping me get a gauge to what i want! im guessing about a 1.25-1.5 drop with 19's in the future. I'm near Rutgers, im over at Monmouth Junction, if you see a white tl type s its me, i dont know how many more are actually IN NB but i hope not many, i try to not be in there too much 
03-13-2011, 09:38 PM
#55
Nice drop! a little too much for me, but you are helping me get a gauge to what i want! im guessing about a 1.25-1.5 drop with 19's in the future. I'm near Rutgers, im over at Monmouth Junction, if you see a white tl type s its me, i dont know how many more are actually IN NB but i hope not many, i try to not be in there too much
a little too much for me, but you are helping me get a gauge to what i want! im guessing about a 1.25-1.5 drop with 19's in the future. I'm near Rutgers, im over at Monmouth Junction, if you see a white tl type s its me, i dont know how many more are actually IN NB but i hope not many, i try to not be in there too much
03-13-2011, 09:40 PM
#56
Racer
if you come in backwards you have to come in the same way he said..as if you were parallel parking...looking at your garage, your gonna want to come in at a steep angle to where your back left tire will be on that grass patch in front of your garage door...your probably gonna have to actually go INTO the garage at an angle as well..will be tough but u can do it
03-13-2011, 09:42 PM
#57
Racer
we'll see, ill prob install a coilover kit so that i can adjust accordingly 
03-13-2011, 09:54 PM
#59
if you come in backwards you have to come in the same way he said..as if you were parallel parking...looking at your garage, your gonna want to come in at a steep angle to where your back left tire will be on that grass patch in front of your garage door...your probably gonna have to actually go INTO the garage at an angle as well..will be tough but u can do it
03-13-2011, 10:01 PM
#60
i just drove from jersey to massachusetts with no problems and I went through george washington bridge area lol. Its all about being on the lookout for potholes n bumps you can usually avoid every single one of them
03-13-2011, 10:48 PM
#62
Intermediate
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ya i know. im torn between tein and the ht's tho. the ht's go lower but tein is a great brand. i like the slammed look and i wanna tuck my tire some. im currently on 225/45/18s f and 245/40/18s rear. so what you guys think?
might have to get type 2 or tein ss now.
03-14-2011, 02:03 PM
#68
05 AM TL
03-15-2011, 02:15 PM
#73
ht spec comes with tophats
but update
I went to my local firestone over here in massachusetts and they could not get the car up the lift. He tried 2 different lifts but their lifts are the ones that are like ramps and you have to drive up it.
Now hopefully I have better success at the firestone near new brunswick new jersey
do you guys with dropped cars not get car alignments lol somebody give me a place to go to
but update
I went to my local firestone over here in massachusetts and they could not get the car up the lift. He tried 2 different lifts but their lifts are the ones that are like ramps and you have to drive up it.
Now hopefully I have better success at the firestone near new brunswick new jersey
do you guys with dropped cars not get car alignments lol somebody give me a place to go to
03-16-2011, 09:18 AM
#80
BANNED
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^agreed. plus i think it looks good with stockies for now.
when you do upgrade, get something different from everyone else. we need some diversity on this site.
when you do upgrade, get something different from everyone else. we need some diversity on this site.