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03-28-2022, 05:05 AM | #7891 |
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I should probably just PM Poorman, but..
I replaced my RUCA this past weekend due to bad heims. (Contemplating replacing the toe and traction rods while i'm at it) but before I go to get an alignment, is there anything I should adjust for any sort of advantage? I know thats a very vague question. The car is a strict street car. So basic alignments have always been fine. Figured its worth asking as i've seen people say "Adjust X rod for X result". Edit: Just saw his comment about traction rod being extended the same length as my camber arm. I should stop going on the forums at 6AM... I have his number. I'll text him. Last edited by tuzzio; 03-28-2022 at 06:42 AM.. |
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03-28-2022, 08:28 AM | #7892 |
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Haha that information is courtesy of Motary, I cannot claim to have done the testing like he did. I do however, spread the gospel of traction rod length whenever and wherever I can lol.
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03-29-2022, 08:25 AM | #7894 |
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Just to make sure you’re on the same page here, it’s not that the traction arms should be the same length as the RUCA, it’s that it should be extended the same amount as the RUCA has been. So if you’ve extended the RUCA 1” over factory length to get the camber setting you want, you should extend the traction arm the same amount.
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06-20-2022, 03:53 PM | #7895 |
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Does anybody have any experience with GKtech extended ball joints? They claim 20mm of roll center correction.
https://us.gktech.com/bj291-ball-joint-1
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06-21-2022, 04:52 AM | #7896 | |
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I don't know the amount of correct but it helps level out the LCA. It's better than nothing and was the cheapest option at the times. Also, sup Matt |
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09-24-2022, 05:48 PM | #7897 |
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Wisefab's prototype front-steer S-chassis kit, currently used by James Deane and Odi Bakchis.
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09-24-2022, 08:23 PM | #7898 |
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09-29-2022, 08:06 AM | #7899 |
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This is very interesting. I've always wondered why nobody has done this yet. The old S30 chassis are front steer and have a similar, yet more primative, front suspension to s-chassis. There have been people use s-chassis front knuckles on S30's flipped around, right on left etc. That does require modification of the tie rod pickup angle but nothing that hasn't been done in drifting before.
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09-30-2022, 03:22 PM | #7900 |
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Bolts aren't tight.
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09-08-2023, 09:32 AM | #7901 |
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Wow, probably a year since I've posted in here. Latest GKtech rear knuckle version next to stock knuckle. For informations sake.
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09-16-2023, 09:33 PM | #7903 |
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Pretty sure there have been lots of iterations of these, just incremental improvements in strength and weight savings. I don't think they've really changed the geometry much overall. I know the toe arm bearing sits at a different angle, but I can't tell much else about pickup points from pictures.
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Oh btw, here's how the production wisefab front steer kit looks.
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09-18-2023, 11:12 AM | #7905 |
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Does it make me a squid if I want a serious angle and camber kit so I can park the car with the steering locked super far :'D
lmao I remember the first time I saw that I was fr blown away I just loved it. Not really drifting on a track anywhere in my schedule just some money burning a hole in me pocket
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Geomaster 1/2?s have urethane bushings in them and they die in short order on cars with decent grip. There is zero downside to heim joints in your suspension arms outside of a little increased maintenance. The performance is miles ahead of rubber. If you?re gonna cry about nvh run urethane subframe bushings.
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Hey Poorman,
I dunno how the car would feel, just trying to get your .02. But I got the T3 static front LCAs which are 43mm extended with 4* of camber right now. The rear is stock arms with 1.6* of camber. I've read most places a wider front track width really helps over steering, but is it too much to make the rear unstable? Its a square 285 tire setup all around.
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Interesting little note on the GKtech rear knuckles: You don't need to change your ride height. I installed them this weekend for the event on Saturday.
This picture isn't the greatest but, the gktech knuckle is on the left and stock on the right. Once I dialed the camber back out, ride height was unchanged. The trackday was wet, and on 265 Kenda KR20, the car was quite a bit faster than the other cars on track. I wasn't tandeming, but I'd catch up with the cars sent ahead of me.
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Noice! Finally on the track poorman!!! Lol is that a cut exhaust with those silver hangers? I was wondering what those were..... Isn't it load AF? So happy you finally got it on the track for you.....
Hey any tips on notching my lower bolt hole on my strut tower to have less camber and more coilover spacing between the spring and tire? I can dial in more camber easily at the top plate because of how wide my front lcas are. I was thinking about making the lower hole about 7mm wider inboard so the tire sits a little less camber than the coilover......
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Noice! Finally on the track poorman!!! Lol is that a cut exhaust with those silver hangers? I was wondering what those were..... Isn't it load AF? So happy you finally got it on the track for you.....
Hey any tips on notching my lower bolt hole on my strut tower to have less camber and more coilover spacing between the spring and tire? I can dial in more camber easily at the top plate because of how wide my front lcas are. I was thinking about making the lower hole about 7mm wider inboard so the tire sits a little less camber than the coilover......
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Guess I haven't checked on this thread in a while... Yeah the exhaust is a hastily fabbed x-pipe by me, with two turndowns after the x.
Thanks! It feels really good. You can do that, and there are some advantages, but just take into account that you are decreasing the jacking/leaning effect in a turn by doing so. It's been a while since I've done any reading on strut angle. I'd say do some more research on that, make sure it's worth it. Otherwise pushing the front track out is a win, run as wide as LCA as you can for the camber/fender you have.
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