Unique Motorsports

No one is going to mistake the Aveo for a Race car. Race cars are fast and very responsive. This article is about making the Aveo more responsive while keeping cash in my pocket.

First off, a personal definition of responsive. To me a car needs to feel responsive in a few areas. Throttle response, braking, and handling. This article will focus mostly on the handling aspect. Keep in mind this is an Aveo, so keeping the budget to a minimum while not harming fuel economy will limit some of the results, but can also make for more interesting reading into the world of Aveo tuning.

The most basic approach to improving a cars handling is lowering springs and large wheels with low profile tires. That’s “out of budget” for this project, Not only that, but there are so many other aspects involved in a cars ability to handle well. For example chassis rigidity and flex. Follow along for the other tricks to making a car handle without breaking any banks.

Lowering Springs: Lowering the center of gravity is a great way to reduce body roll and keep the car on track. This is by far the most popular method and looks good too. The key is to match the lowering springs with a good set of struts to avoid a bouncy ride. Springs run about $200. I decided to go with H&R as they were the only springs available at the time for the Aveo. Eibachs are now available, they don’t lower it as much, but I suspect the ride quality is better.

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Couldn’t find any brake lines for the Skittle, so here are some reference points to try and make some or possibly find universal.

upper takes a 10mm wrench
Caliper Banjo Bolt takes a 12mm Wrench
Brake line is 13 inches long

Not only did they take my time and cost me money from having to do additional work to the skittle, but also lost time from my job. Thanks mr/mrs pond scum scraping suck bags. Hope you enjoy your mint condition Rotas, you make me feel quite happy I have taken such good care of them over the years as I’m sure you need them more than I do. Oh and I got some new tires on there too, you’ll be happy to note I stepped up for the SPT’s, you can enjoy longer treadwear, good grip and when you do surpass those grip limits, low noise to keep from drawing attention.

If you are trying to read my love note, clicking on it will open it up in a new window. Click on it again for it’s full sized glory.

What about wheel locks… Well, while wheel locks will keep the uneducated or amateur thieves away, anyone with half a brain can figure the car is in a driveway and therefore might possibly be there regularly. Take a picture or notes regarding the wheel key and get online and buy it. I had to buy it somewhere, why can’t they? Perhaps they don’t want to mess with it and would rather get a more universal solution, well a trip to a Snap On truck and here you go.

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?item_ID=14118&group_ID=1652