2nd review of BLM improvements.

After half a year driving my BLM with several improvements, here are my reviews. Reason being, I have lately bought Savvy, every weekend is like a brand new experience in BLM for me, the effect of mods become significant as compare to Savvy my daily ride.

1) Front strut bar in BLM is 4 point, torsion strength has been significantly improved. Attacking corner would felt the rigidity. I felt steering action became more sensitive, and feels the solid feedback from tyres. Big bravo to 3MAX.

2) 3 point rear seat brace was in place since June, and it was my 1st mod. BLM rear seat area was kosong, hold by a piece of cardboard. After aplying seat brace, whole new driving experience was introduced. Rear torsion rigidiy can be felt no matter how I drive the car. Particularly during speed bumps, uneven road. Rear tyres traction became obvious, absorbers travel distance significantly increased. The great pleasure of road holding power came together with slight uncomfortable in a small package. I felt bodyroll slightly increased, steering action reduced. This will directly translated into lost control when lateral force < tyre traction, simulating lift up understeer. When turning corner @ high speed, if continue apply gas, the car will turn into oversteer, may need counter steering to correct; whereas lift up gas pedal, sudden increased of lateral force may result in "buang" or understeer situation. I have personally experienced these events several times. I recon a rear stabilizer bar may help to reduce lateral force, but the side effect of over rigid may result in ultra uncomfortness. My current solution is, drive slow.

3) Rear member brace from ULAR. It was loosen for 2 months and I'm still whacking corners until I heard metal knocking sound. Sent back to EA, Howie tighten them for me FOC. Since BLM uses torsion beam as rear axle, I believe there's very little help. However, this insignificant add on removed 1 the character of the car. Along Jalan Kuala Selangor from MRR2, before reaching Manjalara on he left, right lane has a huge dip. During rainy season it is very dangerous as the car tend to dive in, jump up, and the landing may cause sliding/drifting. With the rear member brace in place, I can no longer felt the insecure going through the dive. Don't know how that happenedan but it does the magic. Its not placebo because I'm traveling this route often at the same speed.

4) Room bar from ULAR, installed in EA by Drex. Having this thing in the car, I felt the cabin rigidity has been 100% improved. It is significant DURING corner. I often take 90kmh corner from Jln Istana towards Sg Besi. The huge right turn with speed breaker often bring many road user fly to the sky or smash into TOYOTA showroom. With the room bar, the wheels swaying sympthom vanish. It could be the rear member brace that is working hard, but I felt the lateral force being transfered from driver side to the passenger side. I can hear the passenger seat belt slapping, whilst the car glued on the ground even hitting the speed breakers at 90kmh. It used to be silent turning, but every time the wheels hit the breaker, I need to adjust my steering to keep the car in line.

I've got all the reason to believe what I believe now. I've consulted Drex regarding side braces, but Drex politely declined my request, saying unless I go offroad, otherwise the effect is insignificant. Drex explain unless we hit an over jump that will bounce the car up like a dugong, the side bar will be there to make sure the cabin straightness, so the car can land straight instead of sliding like a tofu car. Knowing its insignificant, but still tempting to add it on, just incase. Who knows?