WaynoGTS

What's the stock Sportivo time these days?

In the 100kw SX Seca I got down into 68sec or 67sec range toward the end (back when it was $60/day). Close to stock it was 70sec.

My car's not selling, so I'll probably start going to sprints just to get some use out of it.

Tempe tires are ****ers.

Who are you with? RACQ

Why? Price? Service? Price

How much (if you don't mind me asking) Covered for around 23k.

How many mods can you have with them? Points system: wheels + tinting + brakes + lowering = maxed out.

Premium costs? $60 a month = $720. $660 if you pay the year.

Age of driver? 26

Any other important info? Rating 1.

Have DMS coilovers in For Sale section see my sig.

This wasn't perhaps Tempe Tyres was it? :P

daymn look at those tyres! :P grippy much? xD

n that chair will hold ur **** nicely xD

what a nice bike!!..

Thanks, Yep it's pretty sweet, except the brakes get really loud as soon as they get wet, and it's been raining every morning up here for a week.

Rode in to work today for the first time - 15Km from Everton Park to Albert St took 50min so that's 18Km/hr I think.

Those tyres have a continuous center line down the middle - pretty good compromise for hardpack.

RRP: $3899.00

Weight: about 13Kg presently (heavier than stock).

Size: M:18.5

Colour: Carbon

Frame: Composite front end/rocker arm; ALUXX SL rear end, 3.75" travel

Fork: Rockshox Reba Race w/Motion Control & PopLoc 85mm

Rear Shock: Fox Float R w/rebound adj.

Headset: FSA integrated

F. Derailleur: Shimano Deore XT

R. Derailleur: Shimano Deore XT 9 speed

Crank/B.Bracket: Raceface Evolve X-Type integrated crank/BB 22x32x44T

Shifters: Shimano Deore XT 27 speed

Cassette: SRAM PG970 9 speed 11-34T

Chain: Shimano Deore 9 speed

Hubs: DT Cerit disc 28H

Rims: Mavic X819 disc UST tubeless

Spokes: DT Swiss 14/15G competition stainless

Tyres: Maxxis Crossmark 2.1"

Brakes/Levers: Hayes HFX-9 hydraulic w/6 wavy rotors

Pedals: Shimano PD-M520 SPD clipless

H. Bar/Stem: Raceface Evolve XC low rise bar/stem

Seat Post: Raceface Evolve XC

Saddle: Selle SMP Strike Extra

Grips: Giant Comfort

Shoes: Shimano M122

Pump: Crank Bros Power Pump Pro (this is absolute *******)

Misc: Air Kiss CO2 Tyre Inflator

Saddle Bag: Topeak Aero

Lights: Ebay

Total spent: Getting close to $1500 including clothes, etc.

Every single corolla sportivo has this issue. I've really lost faith in Toyota. I replaced mine with RDA rotors.

Best thing to do is get it fixed under warranty every time it happens, then out of warranty replace with aftermarket.

I'd get 16's if possible.

17's greatly reduce your ride comfort I found :(

And they don't even look that big...

Toyota sell camber bolts. $7 ea.

Bob Jane Toombul

Pros: They have or had a bloke there who knows his stuff about alignments - Steve - i think.

Cons: I had the car BOOKED for an alignment and balance for 9am on a Saturday. I got there before 9:00. I told them I didn't have anything to do except wait for it to be done. They didn't even start on it till 10:30. Finished at 11:30.

After trying so many different places I thought i'd finally found a decent one, I won't be going back there again.

Update 3: Went to Bob Jane Toombul, had it booked in at 9am, they didn't start till 10:30. When they finally finished at 11:30, they said each wheel was out by 20g. So Tempe didn't balance any of the wheels either in addition to not doing the pressures or anything else correctly.

I'll be a maybe.

What do you mean by compliance??

Less compliance = harsher ride.

Also 18" have less compliance than 17", which has less compliance than 16".

I'd rather have a awesome looking small wheel than a larger average looking wheel.

After you've done what rollamods has said... To clean the radiator, you could go to a place to get it "reconditioned", which means they'll probably just flush it out and it'll unblock about 10% of the gunk from the core and about $200 of your wallet. A much better option is to get a completely new core or even a new radiator made from scratch, which should cost you $350 - $400.

In my old corolla I first got my radiator "reconditioned" at one of the large radiator chains. It did nothing at all. Then I got a dual core radiator made from scratch at an independent and never had another problem.

If it's the thermostat, genuine ones are reasonably cheap from Toyota, don't bother with cheaper options. Oh, and you need to buy a new gasket that matches the thermostat too.

Can someone help me?

I don't understand why an AU specific forum should depend on the US exchange rate.

A $40 membership costs closer to $50 ($46.84) :(

RDA discs for ZZE123R:

RDA7784SL Front Left (275 x 50 x 25, 55, 4)

RDA7784SR Front Right (275 x 50 x 25, 55, 4)

RDA7780SL Rear Left (269 x 56 x 9, 55, 4)

RDA7780SR Rear Right (269 x 56 x 9, 55, 4)

QFM (Queensland Friction Materials) for ZZE123R (same as bendix part nos):

Front: DB1431

Rear: DB1429

That's why I provided 3 measurements.

The increased height of the rear left is going to make the front left sag faster than the rest, just like the stock springs, sigh.

reserved

Car: 2005 ZZE123R facelift

Suspension: KYB Excel G, King Low Front, Superlow Rear

Tyres: New 215/45R17 (625mm diameter)

Vertical from ground to guard:

Front Right 640

Front Left 640

Rear Right 640

Rear Left 650

Sideskirt ground clearance:

Front Right 155

Front Left 155

Rear Right 155

Rear Left 165

Center of wheel to bottom of guard derived from first measurement:

Front Right 330

Front Left 330

Rear Right 330

Rear Left 340

I got about 10mm clearance at the moment, so I'm going to play it safe and just get KYB's and a couple of smallest camber bolts from Toyota. Thanks for effort taking the pic.

He got back to me. $750 for 4 shocks and 2 pairs springs. Done deal.