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Old Mar 8, 2017 | 07:34 AM
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Hi all its time to get the ready for the track day season

Will fit front splitter soon










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Yeah and this time it should be instructive to know how his new KW racing suspension works 😎
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Old Mar 10, 2017 | 06:17 AM
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I can't wait to see how the suspension is I'll fine out on 10th April when I do a track day on uk. On the road it's harsh but maybe I need to soften it.
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Old Mar 10, 2017 | 07:07 AM
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Good going

I like the strut bar and just looked this up on the Wiechers site and it's at a good price too. I may go for this soon

How is it on the rear? Any pics available?

By the way how do you like the Kmac bushes? Any noise with them? I have a full set (front and rear) but never have gotten round fitting them...

Ta for all the answers

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Good going

I like the strut bar and just looked this up on the Wiechers site and it's at a good price too. I may go for this soon

How is it on the rear? Any pics available?

By the way how do you like the Kmac bushes? Any noise with them? I have a full set (front and rear) but never have gotten round fitting them...

Ta for all the answers

I don't hate rear brace as the roll cage dose the job

The k mac bushes make a small noise when cold but I really like them
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Those "Carbotech" are great performance pads,

"better stop power/dust free/very good heat resistant",,

i got their front pads for my friend's C63, #: "CT 1291", three years ago..

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How to they "eat" the rotors?
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No Daniel..!, why Rotors could be eaten..?

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Some pads can be very hard on the discs/rotors
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Some pads are not compatible with the cast Rotors, due to the bad quality of the carbon or aggressive compounds of ceramic's that uses in,,

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front splitter

Hi all I've made a front splitter out of ply wood.
Did a track day on Monday the new suspension
was really great the cars transition in and out of
corner make it more controllable












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