To start off a new approach to MFortyFive, here’s my first major journal entry. Over the weekend I got around to doing a bunch of work I’ve been trying to do for a while. About a month ago I mounted @tryhardsti ‘s old 265/35 Hankooks on my 18×9.5” Work CR Kiwamis, knowing that they definitely wouldn’t fit since I was on air. Due to that and the direction I was leaning towards with the car, I ended up getting some brand new Fortune Auto 500 coilovers with 9k/7k Swift springs. Naturally, I ended up doing all the work the last free weekend before our next Tail of the Dragon trip. Needless to say, I am amazed by the quality of the coilovers and the fitment I was able to achieve after all the work it took. I’m running tons of negative camber up front (265s on a WAGON fender) and a little less in the rear since I’ve got the RPG flares now. The Tomei hangs much much better after readjusting it as well, I just need to fix the exhaust leak at the downpipe. Another cool addition is the @endless_horizon_fabrication fire extinguisher and bracket that mounts to the passenger seat rail. Definitely feel better about having one with me during intense driving! I tried to do my Whiteline Front Roll Center kit but the first bolt I tried to loosen snapped completely in half… Corrosion ftw. That’ll get taken care of this week, then I’ll be converting all the lights to LED and I should be all set! Can’t wait to show off all the new stuff I’ve done the past few months at Tuner Evo this weekend!!! Come find me if you’re there!

 

Ethan Pfab – @supwagon