Whiteline RCA kit. First Impressions.

[boro]

Whiteline Extended Ball joints KCA313
Whiteline Sport Tie Rods KCA313
Whiteline Sport Steering Rack Bushings KSR202
New rear hub and bearing


I love it.

I haven't done an alignment other than in the initial tweaks at install (tie rods all the way in and then back out 3 full turns) nor have I got out on any good roads but from going down the highway to the gas station a huge impact can be seen.

Coming into corners, the front doesn't lift or dip as much, if at all. It stay relatively flat. Steering response is accurate and firm.

I had a terrible tremor in my wheel before. So much so, that I barely held on to the wheel on long drives as it would vibrate my vision to the point of dizziness.
Gone. Nice and stable.

Road noise is up quite a bit, but then again I have RE92s that are 75% worn and worn unevenly from the now corrected problems.

Problems not before recognized, but now found:
-Torn/tearing right motor mount
-Torn boot on steering rack, leaking p/s fluid
-decent coolant leak from hose (block to manifold next to turbo)
-leaking valve cover gasket (hello $10/qt )

I'll check in again after an alignment.

Cheers!

[greg donovan]

judging by your sig i am assuming that your ride height is stock?

[boro]

unfortunately. well, WRX suspension sits higher, yes?

[greg donovan]

awesome!

we definately need to add these to our rallycross car for next season.

if this can help us gain some traction in the corners that would be awesome.

[boro]

HAHAHA, you def gain traction. So much in fact my unevenly worn front tires cant keep up. You can hear them trying to grip...and failing...
So grippy front tires and a good camber setting will be crucial.

[boro]

Who knew rotating your tires could have such an effect?

I guess I should know this after 23 years...

New problem, bad axle on front drivers side.

Also the ball joint is popping again, even after re-torquing it.
My impact gun (air) while not that strong, probably still puts down 55-60 lbs of torque on the setting I used, which was 3 out of a possible 4 adjustment.

Is there something I missed?

Also, call me crazy, but would it be entirely stupid to drive on 3 axles until I get this other one replaced? The vibration it causes seems very dangerous.

[ciper]

I've driven my automatic Sedan on three axles for a long distance before.

I was very far from home and the axle exploded. Bearing shot out all over the place. I happened to have a small flat screwdriver so I ripped the axel/stub out of the tranny and that chunk out of the outer joint. I used a small flat screwdriver that I happened to find in the trunk to bang the axle pin out on the sidewalk and reinstalled the stub. I then crawled under the car and reached up on top of the tarnny and unplugged the center differential.
Voila, "instant" RWD legacy

[boro]

If it gets any worse I will rip it out this week. I can 3 wheel it for a while.
I still need to find out why the ball joint keeps coming loose. Maybe some medium strength thread lock would keep it tight.

[ciper]

I bet you need a new hub. This happened in my supra. After rocking back and forth from being loose it will enlarge the hole where it mounts to. Even a new ball joint might not fix it.

[boro]

that means I need two of them most likely...merry Christmas to me...

[boro]

I got my alignment this morning.

the specs..

Front left
-1 3/8* camber
2 5/8 caster
0 toe

Front Right
-1 1/4* camber
2 5/8 caster
0 toe

Rear left
-5/8* camber
1/4in* toe

Rear Right
-7/8* camber
1/4in* toe

The right rear toe would not go to zero for what ever reason.
10000000 times better now. The car is reborn. With new brakes and tires I think things willbe fine for some time...or untill I break something else.