So I refreshened the whole 9", new bearings and seals throughout and once I was certain the leaks were stopped I replaced the rear brake pads with EBC Yellowstuffs. Yesterday was my first autocross since the changes.
So, how much does an aluminum rim flex when pushed real hard with sticky tires on it?
About this far...
Thought I had enough room so I left the 1/8" spacers out when I put it all back together this last time, apparently I was wrong.
No major damage though, I was checking it after each run and it wasn't until the 4th run that it burned through the shine seal on the rim...that stuff is TOUGH.
Here's the video, not for the squeamish if you don't like the sound of metal on metal...
http://youtu.be/ZMqR7Cl6XRE
Here are the raw time results for the day.
http://www.kcrscca.org/results/solo/...event4_raw.htm
and here are the results by class
http://www.kcrscca.org/results/solo/...event4_fin.htm
Pretty typical finish for me as of late. Had I not hit those 2 cones I would have finished 29th I think, right in between two BMW M3s. I was working on a few things as a driver and really helped the car handle better but at the cost of taking out a few innocent cones along the way.