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| Comments: 19 (Read/Post) Favorites: 0 (View) |
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on: 01-12-2007
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Widebody Evo |
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| #4 |
2-24-2007 @ 02:19:04 PM |
| Posted By : Sensekhmet |
Reply | Edit | Del |
#3, Widebody race cars have relocated suspension mounts or much beefier rubber. Ricers use spacers.
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| #6 |
2-24-2007 @ 02:53:42 PM |
| Posted By : Lemming |
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1" bolt-on (i.e. with a second set of studs) spacers. Necessary because my axle was too short for my much beefier rubber.
But hey, Sensekhmet, feel free to ignorantly oversimplify things! :D
[Edited by Lemming on 2-24-2007 @ 03:00:25 PM]
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| #7 |
2-24-2007 @ 03:04:53 PM |
| Posted By : Sensekhmet |
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#6, I wanted to say that ricers put humongous spacers to "simulate" wide track in widebody cars.
"Normal" spacers are not only OK but pretty much essential to improve handling of some cars (like, er, Renault 5).
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| #8 |
2-24-2007 @ 03:10:15 PM |
| Posted By : Lemming |
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Fair enough. Spacers are also necessary for some applications where wider wheels/tires are needed, and wheels with the appropriate backspacing are not available. It's stupid to just run big spacers for their own sake, though, because they'd play hell with the steering geometry.
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| #9 |
2-24-2007 @ 03:19:20 PM |
| Posted By : Sensekhmet |
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#8, Say... mind if I shoot a couple of suspension questions your way?
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| #10 |
2-24-2007 @ 03:20:51 PM |
| Posted By : Lemming |
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I don't know if I can answer them, but sure.
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| #13 |
2-24-2007 @ 03:24:47 PM |
| Posted By : Sensekhmet |
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#11, Shocks, pads, fluids, sports air filter replacement, exhaust (first muffler delete, gut the second one), rubber, gut the interior, get a racing seat, 4 point harness... oh wait.
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| #14 |
2-24-2007 @ 03:32:16 PM |
| Posted By : Sensekhmet |
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#10, For starters I have a shock question. I have revalved shocks, I had them set 'soft' because I am afraid of overpowering the stock springs/torsion bars. OK. Now, they seem rather stiff to me, the car doesn't like small, short bumps, also it doesn't feel too stable at, say, 110kph on a bumpy road. It just feels as if the suspension is "missing" some bumps and the car needs directional adjustment from time to time. at the same time, on dry and perfectly flat tarmac it doesn't seem to be stiff at all.
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I want more stability but at the same time I want the suspension to react quicker to small bumps, I want the car to drive on the road, not fly over it. What should I do? Set the shocks stiffer? Get brand name shocks? Get aftermarket sport springs?
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| #16 |
2-24-2007 @ 03:36:22 PM |
| Posted By : Lemming |
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I'd try the stiffer valve setting first, and go for a higher spring rate if that doesn't work. It sounds almost like you're short on rebound stiffness, but I'm really not sure.
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| #17 |
2-24-2007 @ 03:38:37 PM |
| Posted By : Sensekhmet |
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#16, Question is, is that adjustable? They are basically just tweaked stock oil shocks.
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| #19 |
2-24-2007 @ 03:47:14 PM |
| Posted By : Sensekhmet |
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#18, Another thing is pairing these stiffened shocks with stock springs/torsion bars... I think that shouldn't be too much of a problem (after all, a lot of aftermarket shocks are designed to be used just in this config) but, hell, these are DIY shocks, even if the quality is good. or maybe I'm just expecting too much after changing just shocks?
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