SLR Budget Kit

[tptrsn]

This sucker arrived today, and I thought there was sort of a thread on it already, but darned if I can find it... :

Anyway, I just wanted to say that I'm quite impressed with the overall quality of the components, and the apparent engineering effort that went into them. For the money, I feel like this is all win!

Apologies up front for not being able to put up pics right away, but I'm kind of slammed on time right now trying to get my turbo setup built, installed, and running on my s#itbox car to be able to take any nice pics. Along those lines, I probably won't be installing this front end setup until after the April 29th event, since I will have plenty of development issues on my hands between now and then.

[RandomHero27]

TTIWWOP



/sarcasm

[Mikestokman]

What a cocktease.

[tptrsn]

Lol, sorry guys! Soon I hope.

[abest521]

What a cocktease.

^

[tptrsn]

Damn guys! Lol

Ok, I took a minute to take a crappy pic. Best I can do for now:

SLR BudgetKit.jpg

[Mikestokman]

Those look real good, I wonder why they don't just make the extension one piece rather then weld the end of it. Maybe I'll try that when I extend my arms for the v8 car...

[protomor]

Not a bad option. I like!

[tptrsn]

I wonder why they don't just make the extension one piece rather then weld the end of it.

I'm not a machinist, but I think it would take some extra fancy machining to accomplish that since the bearing cup (?) is on a different angle/plane than the rest of the extension piece.

[Press22]

Damn that looks sexy.
In for install pics.

[RandomHero27]

Mind if i ask what the price was on this?

[tptrsn]

I don't really remember... It was sort of an impulse purchase a while ago when they had some sale going on. :

[nikolov]

I impulsed-bought an e36 full kit, still patently waiting. im excited to see what this looks like installed

[tptrsn]

I know this budget kit cost me quite a bit more than the car did. Lol

[protomor]

I used to be a firm believer that everyone needs to learn on low angle. Now I feel like you should probably start off with at least tie rod spacers. Can't have fun if you're spinning all the time. It went from being a "nice to have" to "must have"

[RandomHero27]

I used to be a firm believer that everyone needs to learn on low angle. Now I feel like you should probably start off with at least tie rod spacers. Can't have fun if you're spinning all the time. It went from being a "nice to have" to "must have"

i still believe that. i do have tie rod spacers, but havent installed them yet. I keep getting told i should get angle mods done, but at our local events a roll cage is a pass to the front of the line, due to being able to tandem and showing youre serious. this isnt a big issue as only 2-4 caged cars show up at every event, but 60-70 uncaged cars show up. id rather have a cage and no angle ang get lots of seat time than have all this badass angle stuff but sit in line for 20-30min between runs.

[protomor]

That sounds more like a problem with the way your local events are run and nothing to do with cages and angle lol.

[Novablue454]

is this what they used to sell as the "mini" kit just with weld on extensions added?

[tptrsn]

I believe that is exactly right.

[Press22]

i still believe that. i do have tie rod spacers, but havent installed them yet. I keep getting told i should get angle mods done, but at our local events a roll cage is a pass to the front of the line, due to being able to tandem and showing youre serious. this isnt a big issue as only 2-4 caged cars show up at every event, but 60-70 uncaged cars show up. id rather have a cage and no angle ang get lots of seat time than have all this badass angle stuff but sit in line for 20-30min between runs.

Exactly the same situation here. Caged cars get a fast-pass like Disneyland.

I got used to the car on low angle, bought rack spacers but never installed them, did E46 arms which helped but didn't extend tie rods so not much. I'll be going straight for a SLR kit once the banana is track worthy again.

[protomor]

Why are you the third person I've seen in the last week who literally HAS tie rod spacers and has NOT installed them? It's not rocket surgery to install.

[Press22]

I got them around 2 days before an event, ended up not having time to install. Pulled motor after the event. lol

[protomor]

Ok. That's a good reason.

[tptrsn]

It's not rocket surgery

Props bro, I got a good chuckle out of that.

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And I got a good chuckle out of throwing around "bro," too. I guess it doesn't take much to amuse me today... Haha

[E36M3LX]

how much $$$?