OK here is the update everyone has been asking for. After waiting 2-3 months my Enkei RS05RR wheels finally came in. It happened to coincide with a repair of my broken right front strut so it was perfect timing as I had been without my car for a couple weeks which seemed like an eternity. I am thinking I will need a professional shoot, cause my meager photography skills do not do this car justice.
Someone asked if I had gotten a LSD. I have the M Performance LSD option, but I have been following a thread by
Liquidpaper here:
http://www.2addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1116492
And he got a custom diff built. I am thinking about it, but I would like to know the difference between the two before pulling the trigger. Based on his comments I think the lower gear ratio may be worth it.
The stats on my wheels:
Enkei RS05RR 18 inches in diameter.
Front: 8.5 inches wide 235/40 with +35 offset
Rear: 9 inches wide 255/35 with +50 offset
Toyo R888 tires 100 tread wear
So far just driving on the street (which I will not do a lot with these wheels and tires) the extra grip is very noticeable. The car is harder to make break loose, it just squats and goes. I prefer the track but I plan on getting out to the drag strip
to test my quarter mile. My budget for the year has be impacted negatively with the suspension problems. I did not factor in 2 camber plate repairs or the snapped strut. It all comes with the territory but I will not be able to make a track day every month which was my goal. I will however get at least 2 more this year I at Roebling Road and 1 more at the FIRM. If the shop I worked with this time got the KW coilovers and GC camber plates working right together and I have no more failures then I will stick with the set up. If I have another failure though I am going full KW clubsport kit and ditching the GC plates. Engine wise I ordered the DINAN stage two as I have stage 1 and am hoping to get that installed soon (whenever it shows up). At that point I will be done for a while and plan on just tracking and getting better with the car, perhaps will try different brake compounds form different manufacturers. The Pagids are incredible, but at the FIRM at least I have gotten them so hot that I have discolored the paint on my calipers. Plus they are really noisy. Thinking about trying CL pads. Oh also the Toyo tires are shitty for road noise, luckily I won't be driving on the street much.
Comments welcome!