Santiago's FX50s H&R install

santiagodraco

santiagodraco

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Austin, TX
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2010 FX 50s
Installed my H&R's yesterday. Couldn't be happier. Love the look. Here's a quick before and after comparison.

BEFORE:
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AFTER:
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BEFORE:
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AFTER:
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Another AFTER shot:
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CAMBER:
BEFORE:
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CAMBER
AFTER:
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Looks good but that's the way my camber looked. But could not align it to prevent excessive tire wear, so mine came off even though It handled fantastic and looked awesome.
If you don't drive too much to worry about tire wear thats fine but I couldn't afford to replace tires.
 
I'm not too worried atm.

I'm planning to order a lower control arm (the specific piece that would control camber) and will be providing it to SPL in the hopes we'll get a custom arm made.
 
santiagodraco said:
I'm not too worried atm.

I'm planning to order a lower control arm (the specific piece that would control camber) and will be providing it to SPL in the hopes we'll get a custom arm made.
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That would be great if we had a camber kit available for the 2nd Gen. SPL told me they will not produce one until they get a great enough demand for it.
 
GEE35FX said:
That would be great if we had a camber kit available for the 2nd Gen. SPL told me they will not produce one until they get a great enough demand for it.
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Which makes sense. If we have folks that are serious about buying an arm then we may need to put together a group buy with deposits to get the ball really rolling. I'll see SPL again next week and will have more info then.
 
I've never noticed that much of a difference with sport mode switch. Is there a way I would be able to feel it or know for sure?

I also kind of think if u turn the switch on it doesn't take affect right away but I think it does if u do it before u turn the car on. Any ideas?
 
I'm pretty sure sport mode changes the rate of shock compression in turns, not so much when you hit a bump. So if you turn it on you should notice a bit less roll. My assumption, not fact. Also a slight increase in firmness.

With the spring install you will already see less roll because of the lowered center of gravity and the spring change itself. Plus the FX, at least the 50 for sure, has pretty beefy sway bars, so we are already pretty stable in the turns. All that together and it sticks pretty level in tight turns.
 
santiagodraco said:
I'm pretty sure sport mode changes the rate of shock compression in turns, not so much when you hit a bump. So if you turn it on you should notice a bit less roll. My assumption, not fact. Also a slight increase in firmness.

With the spring install you will already see less roll because of the lowered center of gravity and the spring change itself. Plus the FX, at least the 50 for sure, has pretty beefy sway bars, so we are already pretty stable in the turns. All that together and it sticks pretty level in tight turns.
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I guess in that case, why not always have sport mode on....doesn't everyone want better cornering? especially if the firmness increase is so minimal that it's hard to even notice (at least for me)?
 
I LOVE the look of the drop, but the excessive tire wear makes this a non-starter for me. This thread is another reminder that the 2nd gen FX gets little love from the aftermarket.
 
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