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

And stir sticks

Sunday come way too quickly.

J

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

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

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.

Great pics Adrian

Looks like a nice country side there.

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  

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 ?

 

Beautiful ride!!!!

J

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

 

Haven't rode since last year.

Black Sea in the background

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

 

Haven't rode since last year.

 

Fancy pants  

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? 

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. 

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:

 

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

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.

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

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

J

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.

i kinda wanna buy a honda odyssey really bad.

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.