South Coast Bora

[LeStig]

IMG 3367 - YouTube
youtube link for a quick exhaust sound.....



pic with window tint finished and relatively clean car .....

[LeStig]

Bora has been going extra well so it's getting suspension updated again .... Stassis Koni coil overs are now in along with KMac castor and camber top mounts ... Finally fitted the rear adjustable control arms and new front lower control arms / ball joints and sway bar links ....
Its in for wheel alignment on Friday and setting ride heights ....
if anyone has suggestions for castor and camber settings I'd love to hear them ??
im going with -1 degree of camber front and -1.5 on rear ..... All others will be r32 factory unless there's a suggestion for something better ??
Also fitted Rigid Industries 6" led driving lights into front bar instead of remounting Super Oscars .... Unbelievable amount of output from such a small unit .... Pricey but you get what you pay for !!!
Pics to follow !!!

[LeStig]

Top Mounts and rear adjustable arms

[LeStig]

about 3 deg neg camber..... Wheel actually tucks inside guard ....

[LeStig]

Std Camber

[LeStig]

Rigid Industries LED Driving lights..... Im converted !!

[dylan8]

keen to see what you think of the camber tops

[LeStig]

keen to see what you think of the camber tops

Pretty happy with them !!

The one question I couldn't get answered on any forum was ......are they noisy !!!!
You'll read that they are ... That they aren't ....
So far they are as quiet as the purple nolathan top mounts that I took out.
Easy to adjust. Plenty of adjustment. Easy to fit.....
Ive gotten my 1.5 negative on the front and a little extra castor

[LeStig]

Entered in super sprint this weekend .... Wakefield Park run by WRX Club .....
Taking Bora and the BugEye ..... Not expecting too much .... Should be good fun though !

[PassionGarage]

any updates ??
where did you get the rear adjustable arms ??
and camber tops ??

[LeStig]

Bora coming out of hibernation for the usual family commitments over Christmas !!
From the south coast to western NSW on Christmas Eve - 500km - then back to Goulburn - 350km on Christmas afternoon for leftovers and back to the bay - 150km that night ready for work on Boxjng day !!!
So 1000km with a couple of kilos of prawns and a few dozen oysters for company !!
Hope everyone has a great and safe Christmas !!
If you see a shiny black Bora on the road give us a flash !!

[LeStig]

Update time .....
Bora going great , survived a few Christmas kms (2000 plus) but always room for improvement !!
So going the Audi TT front suspension conversion with a few extras ....
TT uprights or hub carriers which correct some of the suspension angles that get screwed up when you lower a Bora
Tubular lower control arms with spherical ball joints to get rid of the crap suspension bushes and get some consistent location .....
Changed to KW coilovers and am using new coils that are off my Sti ....
why ??
Ive found that whilst most ( all ?? ) coilover sets list firments for multiple models within a production range - mk4 platform with multiple engine and gearbox variants across multiple body types Bora, Golf, Audi, Beetle etc you get something that fits but I don't think works the best in specific situations ....
The Bora ... Biggest and heaviest engine and transmission option - same coilover as 1.8 .....
Mine rode ok around town but was inconsistent on choppy country roads and bottomed out frequently .....
Ive 4 different spring rate options for the WRX - which have a much better coilover setup than then Bora in that you can change ride height by shortening the effective strut length without affecting the spring preload - which fit my KW coilover shocks so I've gone up in spring rate and now I've a more consistent ride at highway speeds and almost no bottoming out at identical ride heights !!
Once the arms are here I'll fit it all up and get wheel aligned again with that ability to change camber from the top with the kmac top mounts , castor with the spherical rear control arm bush and track /camber with the adjustable lower (Audi) balljoint !!
ill post pics as I go !!

[bgroper]

Hey whats the audio unit in the pic on page 2 of this thread ?
Is it a good upgrade for a Bora ?

[LeStig]

Any double din unit will fit .
Theres lots out there with newer features these days !