Welcome to the IHoP v.2

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

SW also gives you free stuff for buying in bulk. Like hats. And more hats.

[dem beats 1,223]

And stir sticks

[Godsmack 361]

Sunday come way too quickly.

J

[jonbearsmt 919]

[Adrian_D 520]

Today's ride.. about 20 miles total, solo ride so the pace was really light. It's tons of fun navigating by map. 

 

Top of the hill, overseeing the city:

 

Top of the hill was the ridge line in the distance

 

And I still had to go to this ridge line

 

From the previous ridge line I saw the destination, a few lakes, barely visible in the picture

 

 

Very windy on the lakes...

 

Deserted house

[Adrian_D 520]

Come on next paycheck, I need some off-road tires, road tires don't feel confident at all on dirt and gravel  

[MKader17 332]

I usually like the high end shit from Sherwin. Mike. It is reliably a good product.

That's good to hear because sherwin has a store in town. Anywhere else is at least a 45 min drive.

[MKader17 332]

Great pics Adrian

[nem 2,019]

Looks like a nice country side there.

[Adrian_D 520]

I was surprised to find places looking just like where my grandparents lived just around the hill. Wide valley a handful of houses and a lot of green  

[The enD 467]

Since there are a lot of knowledgeable guys in the ihop, what would you suggest for DYI strut bars?

Get some steel as aluminium won't weld, make mount, tack weld it on the car, then take it of and reinforce the welds, paint and install ?

 

[Godsmack 361]

Beautiful ride!!!!

J

[The enD 467]

Dang, Adrian, if I were closed, we could definitely conquer some hills together.

 

Haven't rode since last year.

[The enD 467]

Black Sea in the background

[Adrian_D 520]

Dang, Adrian, if I were closed, we could definitely conquer some hills together.

 

Haven't rode since last year.

 

Fancy pants  

[Adrian_D 520]

Since there are a lot of knowledgeable guys in the ihop, what would you suggest for DYI strut bars?

Get some steel as aluminium won't weld, make mount, tack weld it on the car, then take it of and reinforce the welds, paint and install ?

 

 

Are they actually an improvement? I remember reading about pros and cons but can't remember what is what. 

 

Bracing the unibody in only one place is not ideal as far as I know. Maybe combined with a brace under the unibody rails it would make itself worth? 

[Adrian_D 520]

If you were to build it yourself, make it adjustable. Even if you tack the parts on the car, you can end up with differences screwing your work. 

[The enD 467]

Since there are a lot of knowledgeable guys in the ihop, what would you suggest for DYI strut bars?

Get some steel as aluminium won't weld, make mount, tack weld it on the car, then take it of and reinforce the welds, paint and install ?

 

 

Are they actually an improvement? I remember reading about pros and cons but can't remember what is what. 

 

Bracing the unibody in only one place is not ideal as far as I know. Maybe combined with a brace under the unibody rails it would make itself worth? 

Some claim good results. Some claim great with sway bars(the ones you are talking, under the vehicle) and strut bars added. Better handling, responsive steering, etc.

As for adjustment I may add something similar:

 

[Adrian_D 520]

Sway bars are an improvement for handling but are not what I meant, I meant braces for the frame rails, something like this:

[Tirefryr 1,742]

That's a K-member brace. 

 

Honestly Teo, if you're not racing it, I really wouldn't bother.  With as little power as you have, you really have to be driving like a nut on the street to reap any benefit.

[Adrian_D 520]

Yep, that's the first example which came to mind. I know that there are front crossmember braces for BMW's but this was quicker to find

[Godsmack 361]

Well resume posted and job hunting now. Hopefully it leads to something.

J

[sandt38 448]

That's a K-member brace. 

 

Honestly Teo, if you're not racing it, I really wouldn't bother.  With as little power as you have, you really have to be driving like a nut on the street to reap any benefit.

 

I'd second this. I know some guys who really drive and they refuse to use strut braces. I have one buddy who runs an STi who even removed the rear sway bar. You do want some body roll to help keep the tires on the ground.

[jonbearsmt 919]

i kinda wanna buy a honda odyssey really bad.

[The enD 467]

That's a K-member brace. 

 

Honestly Teo, if you're not racing it, I really wouldn't bother.  With as little power as you have, you really have to be driving like a nut on the street to reap any benefit.

 

I'll be eventually lowering the car and want as much stability as I can get. It doesn't seem like a hard project to do in the end.

And I like to corner rather fast, still young and reckless at times.