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Thanks for the sale! I look fwd to installing all your parts, and more this weekend! Thank you for the assistance with the coil overs Jarid. I'll be sure to send pics your way ASAP.
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2009 R55 JCW Installed: m7 Super AGS - m7 T/IC boost tube - reso delete - H&R RSS coil overs - m7 oil catch can - m7 heat shield - reso delete Waiting to be installed: m7 CF Vortex 2 hood scoop - ALTA turbo back exhaust **FOR SALE** - ALTA s/shifter - ALTA IC
Thanks for the sale! I look fwd to installing all your parts, and more this weekend! Thank you for the assistance with the coil overs Jarid. I'll be sure to send pics your way ASAP.
Your welcome! You get the box o' goodies safe and sound?
I have read various posts about the sway bar bushings squeaking after a year or so even when grease was initially applied. I do not look forward to disassembling the bushing/bar to re-grease every year. I have heard that applying teflon tape to the bar with grease on the bushing, helps eliminate the squeaks for a long time. Do you think adding teflon tape on the bar is a good idea? Is the squeak issue mainly an issue for cars driven in bad weather regoins of the country? If I just apply grease during install approximately how long before they will start to squeak (I live in a low rain area, drive about 15000 miles a year and drive the car very hard).
I have a new Alta bar ready to install but I want to do whatever I can to eliminate future squeaks. I am even considering purchasing greasable bushings (like Hotchkis has) instead of the Alta supplied bushings.
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2006 MCS JCW GP #1405: Adj Front Camber Plates, 19mm Rear Sway Bar, MM Front Lower Brace, Milltek Cat-Back, TCE 13" Front/11.75" Rear BBK, 15mm Spacers, Wheel Studs, JCM Modified Intake, MM Filter, Brisk Plugs, Gauges, Toyo T1R
Just a comment on the Sportone V2 exhaust I installed.
First, let me say I am VERY happy with the sound improvement and slight power boost I got from installing this exhaust. However, I was disappointed with the set screws you provided that are used to friction-fit the vertical hanger which helps center the exhaust on the rear bumper. The screws are a soft metal, at least mine were. For a friction-fit to work, you have to tighten the screws down hard...but doing this strips the screws easily, and I could not get the exhaust tight enough where it would not move. With this being such an inexpensive piece, I feel like your future customers would benefit from the correction. I realize this is a small piece of the puzzle, but I also believe it is the only weak link in your perfect (in my opinion) exhaust.
Act 04, I completely agree with you. Here is how I worked around that issue.
Go to the hardware store and buy new set screws. These are usually a black color. Get them longer than the original ones. Just using those probably wont work as the material may not be correct (expands at a different rate than the rest of the system.) Buy some nuts to fit over them. Install the new set screws tightly and then put the nuts over them tightening them so as to lock the new set screws in place. I've had mine like this for a while and they are not loosening up (so the exhaust is staying on place.)
To continue my bad exprience with Alta, I am wondering if they have 1 way of doing buiness: my way or the highway. When I ordered a header at 220$usd because their website had a "glitch" (there isn't a glitch, it was webmaster's fault who actived the coupon code too early and didn't test if the coupon code stacked with an item at 50%, not a system glitch. I know that because I am a web programmer and a DBMS programmer). Next day after this order, Alta refunded me back without warned me before. Few days later, I ordered an exhaust at 440$ (10-10-2009). On 10-15-2009, I received an email from Alta stated the exhaust was discontinued. But they chargered me 440$usd on my credit card. And today, 10-25-2009, Alta didn't refund me back. Why did refund me back my exhaust order as fast as they did for my header order?
Time for header order refund: few hours.
Time for exhaust order refund: more than 10days and I am still waiting.
Last edited by HeavyMetal : 10-25-2009 at 10:25 AM.
Thanks again Jarid for the help on the coil overs. Here's some quick shots of the finished product with my phone. I'll get some better one's with the cam this week.
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2009 R55 JCW Installed: m7 Super AGS - m7 T/IC boost tube - reso delete - H&R RSS coil overs - m7 oil catch can - m7 heat shield - reso delete Waiting to be installed: m7 CF Vortex 2 hood scoop - ALTA turbo back exhaust **FOR SALE** - ALTA s/shifter - ALTA IC
Thanks again Jarid for the help on the coil overs. Here's some quick shots of the finished product with my phone. I'll get some better one's with the cam this week.
I have read various posts about the sway bar bushings squeaking after a year or so even when grease was initially applied. I do not look forward to disassembling the bushing/bar to re-grease every year. I have heard that applying teflon tape to the bar with grease on the bushing, helps eliminate the squeaks for a long time. Do you think adding teflon tape on the bar is a good idea? Is the squeak issue mainly an issue for cars driven in bad weather regoins of the country? If I just apply grease during install approximately how long before they will start to squeak (I live in a low rain area, drive about 15000 miles a year and drive the car very hard).
I have a new Alta bar ready to install but I want to do whatever I can to eliminate future squeaks. I am even considering purchasing greasable bushings (like Hotchkis has) instead of the Alta supplied bushings.
Mine creaks really badly, and the car is not driven over the winter, and only sees dry roads. I hate the clunking, and would suggest that you go with a different setup unless your radio/exhaust can drown out the noise. I just replaced the endlinks with the "new and improved" ALTA ones, and that didn't make any difference. Hotchkiss or TSW are supposed to be much quieter. I'm done with ALTA.
I have read various posts about the sway bar bushings squeaking after a year or so even when grease was initially applied. I do not look forward to disassembling the bushing/bar to re-grease every year. I have heard that applying teflon tape to the bar with grease on the bushing, helps eliminate the squeaks for a long time. Do you think adding teflon tape on the bar is a good idea? Is the squeak issue mainly an issue for cars driven in bad weather regoins of the country? If I just apply grease during install approximately how long before they will start to squeak (I live in a low rain area, drive about 15000 miles a year and drive the car very hard).
I have a new Alta bar ready to install but I want to do whatever I can to eliminate future squeaks. I am even considering purchasing greasable bushings (like Hotchkis has) instead of the Alta supplied bushings.
Hi!
This has came up once or twice before. As long as you LIBERALLY grease both bushings with the supplied greas and ONLY use this grease you should be fine. One problem we see is when the busings are lightly greased....then they start to make a bit of noise...then a moly grease/bearing grease is used. Any other grease than the approved grease will ooze out and not work!
Jarid,
Thanks for the reply on the sway bar bushing grease, however the reply was a little too late (about 25 days after I posted). I separately purchased greaseable bushings and installed them with the Alta bar. If the Alta bushings need to be greased liberally, I suggest that Alta supply a little more grease with the sway bar.
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2006 MCS JCW GP #1405: Adj Front Camber Plates, 19mm Rear Sway Bar, MM Front Lower Brace, Milltek Cat-Back, TCE 13" Front/11.75" Rear BBK, 15mm Spacers, Wheel Studs, JCM Modified Intake, MM Filter, Brisk Plugs, Gauges, Toyo T1R
Jarid,
Thanks for the reply on the sway bar bushing grease, however the reply was a little too late (about 25 days after I posted). I separately purchased greaseable bushings and installed them with the Alta bar. If the Alta bushings need to be greased liberally, I suggest that Alta supply a little more grease with the sway bar.
Thanks for the heads up. Did you call us about your question? I missed your original post. Please always feel free to CALL or EMAIL us directly! We aren't on this forum every day and would hate missing out helping a client. PS what grease are you using to grease your bushings?
Sorry, Jarid, but my mechanic followed your install instructions to the letter and both of my ALTA modified MINI's clunk....badly. The alignment specialist did not have good things to say about the control arms, either. His quote was "Bad design, bad design".
I used "Green Grease" which is a multi-purpose synthetic polymer grease. Seemed like that would be compatible with the bushings.
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Originally Posted by ALTA_Jarid
Thanks for the heads up. Did you call us about your question? I missed your original post. Please always feel free to CALL or EMAIL us directly! We aren't on this forum every day and would hate missing out helping a client. PS what grease are you using to grease your bushings?
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2006 MCS JCW GP #1405: Adj Front Camber Plates, 19mm Rear Sway Bar, MM Front Lower Brace, Milltek Cat-Back, TCE 13" Front/11.75" Rear BBK, 15mm Spacers, Wheel Studs, JCM Modified Intake, MM Filter, Brisk Plugs, Gauges, Toyo T1R
I've sent an e-mail to Jarid, got a response and am happy with the price. Then he said I'll need to pay via wire transfer as I am on overseas customer. Sent him another reply stating it's inconvenient, costly and cumbersome then haven't heard anything since.
I've sent an e-mail to Jarid, got a response and am happy with the price. Then he said I'll need to pay via wire transfer as I am on overseas customer. Sent him another reply stating it's inconvenient, costly and cumbersome then haven't heard anything since.
Maybe I should spend my money elsewhere. Umm.
Sorry noob but we only take wire transfers from out of the country. I couldn't respond with anything else productive other than what I told you in my few emails I sent your way about the situation. Sorry!
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