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Old Jun 10, 2022 | 06:27 AM
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Well that should look epic. I want to see rear end pics with tires that wide.
It should look epic, most of the added width is inboard, .3mm outboard, compared to my 18x10 +39, which look so narrow :/

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Old Jun 10, 2022 | 05:52 PM
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Rear inner clearance.



Front poke.



Plenty of clearance even with RC F caliper and 380mm rotor.

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Old Jun 11, 2022 | 11:44 AM
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Went for a drive today. No rubbing!




Rear tire to fender lip clearance. Only upper layer lip is rolled.



Front inner tire to upright clearance.





Lock to lock front tire to fender liner clearance.

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Old Jun 11, 2022 | 03:54 PM
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Nothing short of amazing for not rubbing. I must have an offset in my rear subframe to the right because I've been lightly rubbing with 275/35/19s on the 2014 wheels only on the right side. I wish there was a simple way to align the subframes on these cars. I'd be all over it.
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Originally Posted by lobuxracer
Nothing short of amazing for not rubbing. I must have an offset in my rear subframe to the right because I've been lightly rubbing with 275/35/19s on the 2014 wheels only on the right side. I wish there was a simple way to align the subframes on these cars. I'd be all over it.
Same. My 285s would very, very rarely rub on drivers side only with 45 offset. It only happened maybe 2 or 3 times in 3 years. I clearance tested both sides and visually could see the drivers side rear tire was closer than the passenger side rear to the lip.
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Originally Posted by lobuxracer
Nothing short of amazing for not rubbing. I must have an offset in my rear subframe to the right because I've been lightly rubbing with 275/35/19s on the 2014 wheels only on the right side. I wish there was a simple way to align the subframes on these cars. I'd be all over it.
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Same. My 285s would very, very rarely rub on drivers side only with 45 offset. It only happened maybe 2 or 3 times in 3 years. I clearance tested both sides and visually could see the drivers side rear tire was closer than the passenger side rear to the lip.
There has to be a way to center the rear subframe, right? I made several point to point measurements when I was working on my bushings and diff; just measured from certain link mounting tabs on the subframe to the edges of the fender lip. Luckily, everything is even on each side.

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Originally Posted by JT2MA71
There has to be a way to center the rear subframe, right? I made several point to point measurements when I was working on my bushings and diff; just measured from certain link mounting tabs on the subframe to the edges of the fender lip. Luckily, everything is even on each side.
Not that it can't be done, but it's not a simple matter to get it even side to side and square with the chassis centerline. Lots of triangle measurements necessary.
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Originally Posted by JT2MA71
There has to be a way to center the rear subframe, right? I made several point to point measurements when I was working on my bushings and diff; just measured from certain link mounting tabs on the subframe to the edges of the fender lip. Luckily, everything is even on each side.
This is my strategy when I eventually tackle diff bushings. Measure everything a million times and make tiny adjustments. I used to build trailers and getting them 100% square was a skill, but I had good teachers. It’s all about angled measurements and the tiniest adjustments.
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Driver's side Bride seat base/rail showed up! This is meant for an RC F so I had to make some adjustments to properly line up the seat with steering wheel. This weighs 5 lbs. less than the Sparco base/Recaro rail combo.




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5 pounds??? Yeah my bases and sliders are probably closer to 15 lol. They are heavy.
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5 pounds??? Yeah my bases and sliders are probably closer to 15 lol. They are heavy.
Yeah, huge difference. The rail lever is also just a hollow tube, instead of a solid round bar on the recaro rail.
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Originally Posted by JT2MA71
Grom VL2 installed.










Yo! A few years back I returned (for a full refund) the device cuz it drain my battery (had to buy a new one) and it stopped working after about a week, several different problems can't re-collect at the moment.

Q: When did you purchase it?
Q: Do you still have it in place?
Q: How is it working for you, any problems?

I "loved" the product and its potential, gosh so much potential and I am thinking of re-purchasing it if it is better now.
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Old Jul 10, 2022 | 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by JT2MA71
Replacing the transmission oil pan as it has a dent on it. I’ll replace the filter cause why not?



Old pan and filter.


New pan and gasket. Waiting for a new filter.
Been debating back and forward now for about a year on whether to open\not open the sealed transmission to do exactly what you just did. Dealer says no, Forum says yes, etc. etc. (leaves me confused) Money vs. DIY
Q: How is the transmission working out for you, any problems or tips you may have missed (I do have a solid video on DIY for the transmission)?
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The Forum Application SHOULD have an ENVY rating and if I could click it endlessly I would...... Just Pure Envy! Super Jealous! Gosh so much upgrades!
Q: Can I just bring you my $2,300 (empty my bank account) and have you add all of them upgrade to my IS f?

Dude, Thanks for all this thread, Awesome Awesome!
Had a Blue 2014 sold it, regretted it, took me 1.5yrs (driving a corolla) till I found a White 2013 w\low mileage cash.
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