oletam Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Booked today with Hpertech for an ALK and set up. Who's had it done? Opinions please. Going in a week on Saturday...fully booked this weekend. Link to comment
thewelsho Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Booked today with Hpertech for an ALK and set up.Who's had it done? Opinions please. Going in a week on Saturday...fully booked this weekend. Me! Great mod especially for track use. I no longer experience understeer since having it fitted. Also, with the ALK you can add more neagtive camber to your fronts which again gives much better grip at the front end. Just turn the car in and feel it stick to the road- great! Link to comment
oletam Posted April 17, 2008 Author Share Posted April 17, 2008 Me! Great mod especially for track use. I no longer experience understeer since having it fitted. Also, with the ALK you can add more neagtive camber to your fronts which again gives much better grip at the front end. Just turn the car in and feel it stick to the road- great! Thought I might hear from you John. Cheers for that..just a pity I need to wait another week. Link to comment
thewelsho Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Thought I might hear from you John. Cheers for that..just a pity I need to wait another week. Yeah, I know the feeling, I hate waiting but it will be worth it Link to comment
oletam Posted April 17, 2008 Author Share Posted April 17, 2008 The other downside is the wife wants to come. She knows about the setup but that's all. Duncan reckons I can take her a wander to the Falkirk wheel for a bit of lunch and it should be done and dusted by the time we get back. They just don't understand and if i 'fess up there is likely to be some reciprocal spending. Link to comment
cusco kid Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Me! Great mod especially for track use. I no longer experience understeer since having it fitted. Also, with the ALK you can add more neagtive camber to your fronts which again gives much better grip at the front end. Just turn the car in and feel it stick to the road- great! hi welsho the primary function of the anti lift kit is not to give more neg camber but to give 0.5 deg of static caster you gain more neg but you can never get enough neg/camber .if you fit whiteline top mounts /uniball type you can alter caster /camber as well .many of whiteline parts allow camber, caster, roll centre ,track width adjustment also and theyare cheap to buy also geo Link to comment
thewelsho Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 (edited) hi welsho the primary function of the anti lift kit is not to give more neg camber but to give 0.5 deg of static caster you gain more neg but you can never get enough neg/camber .if you fit whiteline top mounts /uniball type you can alter caster /camber as well .many of whiteline parts allowcamber, caster, roll centre ,track width adjustment also and theyare cheap to buy also geo I know that the primary function is not to add more neagtive camber, but the fitting of the ALK does provide that as a by-product I guess is what I was trying to say. All the other stuff you said went WOOSH! right over my head! Ha! I guess that's what I get for being a dunder-heid! At the end of the day, after fitting, it felt like a different car. It's really well balanced now, no washouts atthe front and no tail-snappy moments either. That could be down to my tame track-driving style! Thanks for the other info, I'll memorise that and spout it at meetings and pretend I know what I'm talking about and if poeple say, "oh what do yo mean?" I'll respond, "Look, if you don't get that, I don't have time to explain it to you." And I'll march off like a know-it-all :angry: Edited April 17, 2008 by TheWelsho Link to comment
thewelsho Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 The other downside is the wife wants to come. She knows about the setup but that's all.Duncan reckons I can take her a wander to the Falkirk wheel for a bit of lunch and it should be done and dusted by the time we get back. They just don't understand and if i 'fess up there is likely to be some reciprocal spending. My wife takes NO interest in what I do with the car. I try to get her to come to KH and stuff: not interested. If you go to the Falkirk Wheel, DON'T go on it, it's boring, ha! However, there is a really nice resturant there, just built. Also, the canals and water ways make for a nice setting and the wheel is kinda cool to watch. With some luck you will get some nice weather and you can go a stroll around, also a gift shop there. Just get her to sit in the car when you go to pay the bill in the office that, along with the previouly paid-for nice meal will surely minimise, if not eradicate any notion of reciprocal spending Link to comment
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