[ornicar]

Originally Posted by RacletteMan

Wheels are Advan RS-DF ET25 front ET35 rear. Going to contact a different shop next week to determine the best course of action. Since I had both the suspension and the wheels done at the same time it makes it that much harder to find what is causing the issue. Lesson learned. I will spend as much as I have to, but I am not leaving the car like this. Steering is ruined Vague when going straight, initial turn in is sloppy and feels very heavy. I cant imagine it's a defect of the Ohlins. The wheels are only 4mm further out than stock. I am so disappointed.

Can you post your alignment sheet?

[RacletteMan]

Originally Posted by ornicar

Can you post your alignment sheet?

Sure, here it is. Thank you for your help !

[mhanism]

Originally Posted by RacletteMan

Wheels are Advan RS-DF ET25 front ET35 rear. Going to contact a different shop next week to determine the best course of action. Since I had both the suspension and the wheels done at the same time it makes it that much harder to find what is causing the issue. Lesson learned. I will spend as much as I have to, but I am not leaving the car like this. Steering is ruined Vague when going straight, initial turn in is sloppy and feels very heavy. I cant imagine it's a defect of the Ohlins. The wheels are only 4mm further out than stock. I am so disappointed.

Hmmm, wheels shouldn't have made that big a difference, tire size?

[ornicar]

Originally Posted by RacletteMan

Sure, here it is. Thank you for your help !

Alignment seems to be conform. do you have camber plates?

[RacletteMan]

Originally Posted by ornicar

Alignment seems to be conform. do you have camber plates?

No I do not ! Car is stock except for the suspension.

[RacletteMan]

Originally Posted by mhanism

Hmmm, wheels shouldn't have made that big a difference, tire size?

Thank you.
Tires are the stock contis. 245 - 265/35/19

[mhanism]

Originally Posted by RacletteMan

Thank you.
Tires are the stock contis. 245 - 265/35/19

I bet it's either the alignment or preload settings on the Ohlins. I'd check with your shop or other shops.

[Saanen]

Originally Posted by RacletteMan

Wheels are Advan RS-DF ET25 front ET35 rear. Going to contact a different shop next week to determine the best course of action. Since I had both the suspension and the wheels done at the same time it makes it that much harder to find what is causing the issue. Lesson learned. I will spend as much as I have to, but I am not leaving the car like this. Steering is ruined Vague when going straight, initial turn in is sloppy and feels very heavy. I cant imagine it's a defect of the Ohlins. The wheels are only 4mm further out than stock. I am so disappointed.

You might want to put the original wheels back on until this is sorted out in order to take the tires and wheels out of the equation. I suspect there is something that was done incorrectly during the installation (ie preload, etc..); or less likely the Ohlins are defective. I would assure you that once this is corrected your car will be more responsive and precise than the stock suspension. Set to 3-5 clicks, your car will be more responsive, precise, less bouncy and generally well 'planted' on the road or track.

[RacletteMan]

Originally Posted by Saanen

You might want to put the original wheels back on until this is sorted out in order to take the tires and wheels out of the equation. I suspect there is something that was done incorrectly during the installation (ie preload, etc..); or less likely the Ohlins are defective. I would assure you that once this is corrected your car will be more responsive and precise than the stock suspension. Set to 3-5 clicks, your car will be more responsive, precise, less bouncy and generally well 'planted' on the road or track.

Thank you for your reply. Yes as you said I cannot imagine that this steering is something most people would accept as a trade off for either a lowered suspension or more aggressive offsets. Something is wrong. The shop who mounted the stuff seems forthcoming and willing to try so that is good at least. We will first try a different alignment with a different toe-in adjustment and take it from there.

[Greg75]

Guarantee something is wrong. My car is razor sharp with Öhlins and spacers (12mm F and 10mm R) on OEM MPSS tires with either the original wheels or now with 763Ms.

[mhanism]

Originally Posted by Greg75

Guarantee something is wrong. My car is razor sharp with Öhlins and spacers (12mm F and 10mm R) on OEM MPSS tires with either the original wheels or now with 763Ms.

How much are you lowered??

[Greg75]

Originally Posted by mhanism

How much are you lowered??

Not sure. Started from the Öhlins recommended settings then corner balanced from there. Not the lowest setting, but definitely a bit more than a 10mm drop all around. If I had to guess (just by eyeballing it), I’d say 15 - 20 front and 12 - 17 rear.

[mhanism]

Originally Posted by Greg75

Not sure. Started from the Öhlins recommended settings then corner balanced from there. Not the lowest setting, but definitely a bit more than a 10mm drop all around. If I had to guess (just by eyeballing it), I’d say 15 - 20 front and 12 - 17 rear.

Looks perfect!

[Greg75]

Originally Posted by mhanism

Looks perfect!

Thanks. I am very happy with the setup. Well worth it, IMO.

[mhanism]

Originally Posted by Greg75

Thanks. I am very happy with the setup. Well worth it, IMO.

Question - are those the satin black 763m's or a different color?

[Greg75]

Originally Posted by mhanism

Question - are those the satin black 763m's or a different color?

They were satin black, but I had them finished in Ferrari Corsa Matte Grey, which is a bit more satin than matte and looks great, IMO. Saw the color on the wheels of a 458 and thought “that’s the one.”

[RacletteMan]

Well my steering is fixed ! HUGE Thanks to everyone who helped. The Ohlins are on their softest settings and frankly, this is just amazing in terms of comfort. Am I biaised ? Probably. Do I honestly feel that this is just as comfortable as stock ? Absolutely ! Super happy with the setup ! I get to use that stupid smiley now ! Yeah this one.[IMG]undefined[/IMG]

[Greg75]

Originally Posted by RacletteMan

Well my steering is fixed ! HUGE Thanks to everyone who helped. The Ohlins are on their softest settings and frankly, this is just amazing in terms of comfort. Am I biaised ? Probably. Do I honestly feel that this is just as comfortable as stock ? Absolutely ! Super happy with tge setup ! I get to use that stupid smiley now ! Yeah this one.[IMG]undefined[/IMG]

That’s great news. What was the issue? Glad you are enjoying the Öhlins.

[RacletteMan]

Originally Posted by Greg75

That’s great news. What was the issue? Glad you are enjoying the Öhlins.

Thank you. I mentioned it in the other thread I created on this. We do not know what fixed the steering. Very very strange !

[dcmac]

Originally Posted by RacletteMan

Well my steering is fixed ! HUGE Thanks to everyone who helped. The Ohlins are on their softest settings and frankly, this is just amazing in terms of comfort. Am I biaised ? Probably. Do I honestly feel that this is just as comfortable as stock ? Absolutely ! Super happy with the setup ! I get to use that stupid smiley now ! Yeah this one.[IMG]undefined[/IMG]

Great news. How many clicks is 'softest settings'? I'm running on 12 clicks all round and think I'm going to go even softer for daily driving.

[RacletteMan]

My understanding is that there are 20 clicks so I am either a 0 or 20 depending which represents the softest. I will play around with the settings a bit and see what works best.

[Greg75]

Originally Posted by RacletteMan

My understanding is that there are 20 clicks so I am either a 0 or 20 depending which represents the softest. I will play around with the settings a bit and see what works best.

Clicks are counted out/counterclockwise from 0 (firmest/clockwise to stop) to 20 (or more?) softest setting.