EFK9 B16B - The Speedboat

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Re: NH-512Z EE9... The Speedboat is in effect y0!!

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I want somewhere with a good rep though
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Reviews all over the net mate.
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Re: NH-512Z EE9... The Speedboat is in effect y0!!

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staggered setup?

fit the dished ones on the rear and your standard ones up front 8)
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bryan wrote:fit the dished ones on the rear and your standard ones up front 8)
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Worth a try.
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I did think that but id prefer if they were all the same. i might give it a go next weekend
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Decided to get a Cusco Type AS rear upper strut brace (ideally I want an OS Type bar which has oval tubing). It is surprisingly strong for the thin aluminium bar that it is. The PasswordJDM I have is a solid one piece brace so has minimal flex. Not sure which to keep...

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I would keep the Password one
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Me too.
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Mmmmmm.... yeh I think ill hold out for an OS Cusco brace. This one has almost zero flex though, quite impressed.
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Nothing going down with the Speedboat lately, just waiting to take it to DNR. I've hardly driven it in the past 5 weeks, just take it out once at the weekend. Feels so different compared to my daily.

Bought a spare set of of VT driveshaft for spares, and ordered new TRE's from Honda, and ADL droplinks from Cafco. Tempted to get some CyberSpeed front camber arms instead of replacing the bushes...
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I still need to pick up my SiR TRE's from Honda, £163, ouch!

You got a part number for the ADL front drop links?

Wasn't Dida/Kev selling an OS strut brace?
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Tahir wrote:I still need to pick up my SiR TRE's from Honda, £163, ouch!

You got a part number for the ADL front drop links?

Wasn't Dida/Kev selling an OS strut brace?
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I've already cut my plastics anyway, so doesn't bother me Kev.


Part numbers for front ARB drop links:
ADH28524
ADH28525

They were cheaper at Cafco (£21e) than Camskill (£23e), excluding VAT.
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Is that for a pair? Id like to compare that to my mates motor factors, nobody beats his price usually.
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Tahir wrote:Is that for a pair? Id like to compare that to my mates motor factors, nobody beats his price usually.
The e is for each. so £42-£46 for the pair
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