AST's are on

[Adamio]

Got the car back from Mark Fish today after having the AST's fitted and setup. Gone for driveablility over looks, so it's not just been dropped as low as it'll go.

It has gone very slightly lower than the H&R's were though and he's set it up with 2.5 degrees of camber this time (think it was about 1.5 before). He's left it on softest all round so i can play about and decide which settings suit me. He has recommended i run it half way at the front and hardest it'll go at the back to start with on track though.

Been busy today so i haven't really been out in it or tried out any settings yet. Open to opinions of good road setups though.

Here's a few pics, needs a clean (inside and out)

 

[Bazzon]

What spring ratings ?

 

[Farrowv6]

looking nice !!

 

[Pep]

What top mounts you gone for?

Full stiff at the rear will count for some good oversteer, I had fun with this on mine

 

[Jamie]

Nice. These have been recomended to me and I like the way Mark Fish has set them up for you.

 

[Adamio]

What spring ratings ?

They're the softer ones, warren4's old set

 

[JD]

Looks like Mark Fish top mounts to me, very nice setup!

Jamie

 

[Adamio]

What top mounts you gone for?

Full stiff at the rear will count for some good oversteer, I had fun with this on mine

Mark Fish ones, can't fault them

 

[ForceIndia]

Soft as they go on the front, then play with the back. On track i went full hard on the rear but still max soft on the front.

 

[172Ben]

Awesome! I need some front AST's now to go with the rear.

Looks mint!

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Very nice!
Would love some of these one day, especially as Powerstation are just down the road from me

 

[MonkeyKnifeFight]

very jealous that setup look lush am i right in thinking those topmounts are around £350 :S (want so badly) as for road setups i run my rears quite soft as i found almost all the ride comfort is controlled by the rears? might just be the way i like it but hard up front and softer at the back suits me fine

Not tried it on the track yet but i think my first move would be crank everything to crazy stiff

 

[Fletcher]

Nice. How do these compare to the H&R's on the road?

 

[nick.]

Looks ace m8

 

[Adamio]

Nice. How do these compare to the H&R's on the road?

Not really been out in it yet, just drove it straight home

 

[jesus]

Nice, ride height looks decent too. Really nice car this

 

[Adamio]

Nice, ride height looks decent too. Really nice car this

Cheers

Been out for a quick blast tonight to test them out. Started them off with 6 on the front and 8 on the back. First impressions are they're obviously not as comfortable as the H&R's but feel a lot more serious (if you know what i mean).

Got a nice stretch of road with a couple of roundabouts that i like to have fun on. After a few runs i tried 4 on the front and then tried 5. I found the rears quite stiff to adjust and had jacked it up earlier to set the rear, so i left them on 8 for tonight. Think i'll try 6 on the back though as it was a bit too hard for the road.

Also had some issues with scrubbing when i really went for it, so that'll need looking at.

As i came up to the last roundabout i was behind an 07 Focus ST. He was practically crawling around the roundabout (compared to what i'd been doing ) and i knew he'd put his foot down on the uphill straight after it. He did and suprisingly he had nothing on me at all.

So overall i think they're awesome and can't wait to try some more adjustments over the next couple of weeks.

 

[ForceIndia]

Try max soft on the front fella.

 

[Adamio]

Try max soft on the front fella.

Will do, what about the rears ?

 

[ForceIndia]

I went full soft front, 6-8 on the rear.

 

[Adamio]

I went full soft front, 6-8 on the rear.

Okay i'll give that a try tommorow

 

[Timmay]

looks a good height

 

[Tigger]

Looking great Adam how do you find them now that you've had them on (compared to the H&R's) ?

 

[Adamio]

Looking great Adam how do you find them now that you've had them on (compared to the H&R's) ?

They feel really good, bit hard at the back when you're on a bumpy road at the moment (on 8)

Still need to have a proper play about with them and sort out the rubbing on hard cornering.

 

[Tigger]

Oh, can't be having it hard at the rear now can we?