Busy night... Upgrades installed!

[The Rooster]

Christmas came and fEd-Ex showed up with my order/s yesterday.

Steeda IRS Bushing supports
Steeda Subframe braces
Steeda clutch spring
25mm Wheel spacers

Installs were very straightforward, everything lined up well and for the most part is was an easy project. Probably the hardest part was jacking the car up.

Only thing I'm not happy with is that the drivers side subframe brace is touching the gas tank... not sure if that's a future problem waiting to happen (wear into the tank?) or I'm just being paranoid. I'll keep an eye on it I guess.

Wheel spacers are a must have. Vast improvement over the "tucked in" look the car has stock.
Clutch spring took 5 minutes tops, I used the original perch. Pedal is a little stiffer but seems very livable.

Its raining her so I haven't tried the car out to see what improvement there is to wheelhop, or how the clutch engagement feels but should have a chance to get out this evening. I'll post the results.

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[el-guapin]

Good for you!.. I might be getting the 25mm spacers myself.

 

[TLW1022]

Good for you!.. I might be getting the 25mm spacers myself.

Best mod, really changes the appearance

 

[The Rooster]

Had the car out for a ride; Here's my impressions

Subframe Braces and Bushing Supports
- Significant improvement to the wheel hop situation. If I leave hard I can howl the tires through first gear, it only starts to hop as it fights for traction and its not nearly as violent as before, barely noticeable in fact. A 1-2 power shift still hops but again not nearly as violently as before.
The other benefit is that the rear and of the car feels connected now, any perceived sloppiness is gone. Seat of the pants-o-meter tell me that handling has improved. Bottom line- I would highly recommend these 2 components. Win

Wheel Spacers
Pretty obvious here.... the car looks more aggressive, brake callipers are easier to clean. Win

Clutch spring
2 minute install (I used the stock perch, dont waste your money on the "improved" one...) Clutch is a little stiffer, easier to feel the engagement. Win

All in all worth the $, time (3 hours total install time for everything) and effort. I'd say these are all must haves for the Bullitt and any S550 for that matter.

 

[Jetnoise]

Steeda produces great products.
Never thought about the wheel spacers to help with wheel cleaning....thanks for sharing

 

[SunTzu]

Can I see some pics after the wheel spacers installed?

I saw the pics in that other thread, I was hoping for some full vehicle shots, not up close of each wheel well, if possible.

Thanks!!!

 

[The Rooster]

Pics as requested, added a stock pic for comparisons sake
Drove it up to my cottage yesterday, lots of highway + 20kms of an amazing winding/hilly road with fresh asphalt. First impressions were accurate... awesome improvement to the car over the stock setup. No downsides to report. These upgrades should be on everyone’s to do list.

 

[tj@steeda]

Thank you for the feedback & very much appreciate the support!

Have a great night!

TJ

 

[GreenS550]

Well, I can say the bushings really helped my '15. I put the clutch spring in a month ago and just got used to it. It did improve things quite a bit and I really feel the car now. At first I was considering returning to stock. Got used to it and now it is great. I had the spacers on my '15 and took them off, but they were 1" all around and too excessive.

Your car looks great!

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