Originally Posted by timmay70
Same set-up for the past 2.5 years. I did put an o-ring on the stud to remove the play in the cup. I like having the same set-up as the team drivers so that when discussing set-ups I can directly relate how my car is set-up with theirs. The stock cup set-up is lighter (especially with an aluminum ball stud - blue is so pretty), and the ball cups are easy to replace. I also hate wearing out the antenna mount, as I glue in the antenna. So in the end, buying a pack of 16 ballcups from AE is pretty cheap insurance.
I'm not knocking your 'bible', however, it makes it much easier to relate with people with the same basic build.
Uh, yeah. Just how many of the "team drivers" are using o-rings to take up the slack in their distorted ball cups? I thought not. You have deviated further from their set-ups than fitting an alternate (and slop-free) removable ball end assembly.
Yeah, it probably weighs a gram or two more...then again when we see YOUR name at the top of a national championship list (Mark IS a UK national champ) I'll do it your way.
And wearing out the antenna mount? How tightly do you screw things in? I'd bet my antenna mount will last as long as yours does.
Finally, this may be the hot ticket for those of you who are "discussing set-ups with the team drivers", those of us here in the real world are finding our own set-ups and continuing to fine-tune those. Of course, the maybe two or three drivers on this list who could demonstrate a measurable lap time difference with EITHER set-up in a blind test between the two...
You go get 'em,
Scottrik