Tte Coilovers

[Mr Morse]

Hmmmmm....very nice shed doors :o

Now, what's this about slammin' your ride?

[aido]

You need bigger wheels now fella which will fill the arches better and a firmer ride - I'm going in the opposite direction

[MacRS200]

Looking good mate, defo looks better lowered.

You got some serious neg camber by the look of it. Need a geom done.

[Niraj]

I've noticed the damaging camber on the rear wheels, and it's quite worrying :( there is no chance for recovery on the rear, well, at least, i dont think there is!

I don't understand why the camber is so much compared to others i've seen?!?! The boot is empty and the car had only half a tank of fuel :(

[Tony-Bones]

Looking good mate, defo looks better lowered.

You got some serious neg camber by the look of it. Need a geom done.

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oh..oh...oh.. me, me, me :D

[Niraj]

Looking good mate, defo looks better lowered.

You got some serious neg camber by the look of it. Need a geom done.

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oh..oh...oh.. me, me, me :D

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Hehehe, Tony, i'll be there to see you in a week or so... But i thought we were going to wait till i get my new wheels?

[MacRS200]

I've noticed the damaging camber on the rear wheels, and it's quite worrying :( there is no chance for recovery on the rear, well, at least, i dont think there is!

I don't understand why the camber is so much compared to others i've seen?!?! The boot is empty and the car had only half a tank of fuel :(

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I'm lowered about the same as you (-50mm) and the Dr got my geom sorted out :D

[Mr Singh]

Looks good!

I wish i could recover my rear camber, there must be a way?

[aido]

Yeah when I put the TTE's on mine the rear camber was horrendous - it was plainly obvious the back wheels were like / \ when viewed from the rear of the car, it was recovered as much as the adjusters on the car would allow but it's still visibly out - if you're ever at any of the shows check out the state of the BMW M Coupe drift car as that has mental camber issues, but it's better for drifting I think?

So what alloys did you go for?

[MacRS200]

I wish i could recover my rear camber, there must be a way?

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My camber adjusters are maxed out and the camber is about neg 1 1/2 degrees on both sides.

Your so low that there is now no way to get it back I would say.

[Niraj]

I've not got my alloys yet Aido... had been looking around for some... saw the ones shown below in 20x7.5... i actually like the style, so may go for these eventually but in a smaller size... the inside edge is almost the platinum colour and the polished edge looks real class. slightly deep dished for a 7.5" rim.

I think next month's mod will have to be the anti-roll bar kit, everyday i hear more and more recommendations towards it. So i may have to go down that road, and invest in them.

How long do your rear tyres last with the sort of camber i've got on mine? (approximately)

[aido]

Have you got a side pic of the car mate so we can see how physically bad it is now?

I shredded a set of tyres within 500 miles when the car was initially dropped, they were on the way out anyway but the totally naff camber chewed the rest up quicker than I could believe :o

Really would be wise to get her in quick for a geo to minimise damage to the tyres.

My current set are going well after 8000miles - thread is down to 4 and 5 mm on the back tyres with pretty even wear across them :) That's on a set of Toyo T1-S tyres which aren't that hard wearing anyway to be honest - the previous set was chewed up in 5000 miles so I'm doing well

Those are very nice alloys pal :D

You'll appreciate the anti-rolls a lot - very good kit for the car - you'll be thanking us for the good tip afterwards, much better than the strut brace We'll all tell you the best way to spend your money :P

[Niraj]

i'm off outside in a bit, to go and check the wear on my rear tyres...

i know before the drop, they were wearing evenly... so i'll keep an eye on them... a little worried about it too :( i'll take a pic of the camber so Tony and you guys can take a look while it's still needing a geom.

the more i look at the alloys, i really do like them, but don't know if i want to splash out, just as it's approaching winter... (if ya know what i mean )

back shortly with some pics :D stay tuned...

[aido]

Yeah I made the mistake of leaving nice alloys on over winter - big mistake

[Mr Singh]

I wish i could recover my rear camber, there must be a way?

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My camber adjusters are maxed out and the camber is about neg 1 1/2 degrees on both sides.

Your so low that there is now no way to get it back I would say.

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There aren't any possible means of after market parts to recover it, at all?

I better get the OE wheels on soon, £250 a corner at the back

[Mr Singh]

I've not got my alloys yet Aido... had been looking around for some... saw the ones shown below in 20x7.5... i actually like the style, so may go for these eventually but in a smaller size... the inside edge is almost the platinum colour and the polished edge looks real class. slightly deep dished for a 7.5" rim.

I think next month's mod will have to be the anti-roll bar kit, everyday i hear more and more recommendations towards it. So i may have to go down that road, and invest in them.

How long do your rear tyres last with the sort of camber i've got on mine? (approximately)

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Got a freind down in Aus with similar wheels on his Altezza, 20s....

Pics aren't great

ARB did nothing to improve the handling on my car. Although i do have Apexi coilovers, somewhat diff to the TTEs

[Niraj]

this is what they look like on mine... the photo is crap because its from my Motorola V3 (appauling quality camera)

Have you got more pics of your mates altezza?

[Mr Singh]

Is that the wheel mounted on the car?

Looks like you'll need a low hanging bodykit if your not mistaken for a 4x4 :P

[Niraj]

no no, not mounted... just leaning beside...

this was before i lowered the car.

Any full side photo's of the Altezza with these rims?

[Tony-Bones]

Looking good mate, defo looks better lowered.

You got some serious neg camber by the look of it. Need a geom done.

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oh..oh...oh.. me, me, me :D

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Hehehe, Tony, i'll be there to see you in a week or so... But i thought we were going to wait till i get my new wheels?

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Can't wait.... let me do it anyway :D ......

[Mr Singh]

no no, not mounted... just leaning beside...

this was before i lowered the car.

Any full side photo's of the Altezza with these rims?

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Aha.

i'll get you some this week mate.

[Niraj]

Sorry for digging up an old thread... but i need some help... Hopefully Mat will be able to answer this for me???

In the TTE coilover kit, i received 4 springs.

Are the spring rates on these different for front and back? If so, how do i tell... they all looked visually the same to me

:) That's my question :)

[Niraj]

Was just on the phone with Flojvian, from TTE Germany.

My german isn't great, but his advice offered that the spring rates for the front & rear springs are different.

They will be marked TTE-VA for the front

and TTE-HR for the rear.

Can someone please confirm this for me...? ...anyone?

[Zee007]

Sorry Niraj - I can't recall if there was any markings or visible difference between the front and rear springs on my old coilovers... :(

[Monster-Mat]

yes VA is for the front axle HA is for rear axle

VA= Vorder Achse

HA= Hinter Achse