Steering knuckle mod "moar angle"
02-27-09, 03:50 AM
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I've just purchased a set of 17x10j et35+ which is probably what I'll be running or a pair of 17x9j et30+ which are crappier looking but would give more clearance for lock at the front...
Once my mazdratrix angle kit and my knuckles show up, I think that 'replaces' the spacers so I will be getting rid.
02-28-09, 12:01 AM
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lol yeaaaa....
i had a extra pair of spacers so i put those on, now i got toe out haha
tie rods are pretty much maxed out so theres gonna be some toe out, which is fine. alex is helping me with alignment on sunday
i had a extra pair of spacers so i put those on, now i got toe out haha
tie rods are pretty much maxed out so theres gonna be some toe out, which is fine. alex is helping me with alignment on sunday
02-28-09, 02:28 PM
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Hey guys the report from the track this weekend is:
My spindles are ******* awesome. I had SO much angle and could throw my car in hotter and catch it every time. JTP and I ran some Drift Alliance Aces tandem for video footy and I led, he followed me. When we pulled into the pits he was talking about how much angle I was holding and he was running lock on his car (Mazda trix inner spacer iirc) and was pretty impressed. Then I told him that I wasn't even at lock on the steering when we were running and he pretty quickly made his mind up to get some.
I see things wrong with all those spindles that I don't like in comparison to mine, but there are 1,000 ways to do the same task, so.. yeah. I like Hariguchi's spindles the most out of all those options, but I decided not to do mine that way because it puts more leverage and shearing force on the welds when done like that.
Here are pics of my spindles:
The forces on the welds are very minimal so I am very confident that they'll never fail. Besides, the guy who welded them did an amazing job. Very very nice TIG work.
Anyways contact me if you guys are interested, its cheaper if you give me cores, of course. If I have to go to junk yards and hunt around for FCs to make these, its a big hassle. Also, you will definitely need to modify the **** out of your wheel wells to allow for clearance your wheels will need. Therefore I have considered offering different levels of modification, depending on what state of tune your car is in. Its just a matter of cutting the right amount based on your guys set up. For instance with my wheels (17x9.5 -3 235/40/17) I go to full lock and barely rub the LCA. I grinded the LCA a lil bit to clearance it, and everything is perfect now, specific to my car.
My spindles are ******* awesome. I had SO much angle and could throw my car in hotter and catch it every time. JTP and I ran some Drift Alliance Aces tandem for video footy and I led, he followed me. When we pulled into the pits he was talking about how much angle I was holding and he was running lock on his car (Mazda trix inner spacer iirc) and was pretty impressed. Then I told him that I wasn't even at lock on the steering when we were running and he pretty quickly made his mind up to get some.
I see things wrong with all those spindles that I don't like in comparison to mine, but there are 1,000 ways to do the same task, so.. yeah. I like Hariguchi's spindles the most out of all those options, but I decided not to do mine that way because it puts more leverage and shearing force on the welds when done like that.
Here are pics of my spindles:
The forces on the welds are very minimal so I am very confident that they'll never fail. Besides, the guy who welded them did an amazing job. Very very nice TIG work.
Anyways contact me if you guys are interested, its cheaper if you give me cores, of course. If I have to go to junk yards and hunt around for FCs to make these, its a big hassle. Also, you will definitely need to modify the **** out of your wheel wells to allow for clearance your wheels will need. Therefore I have considered offering different levels of modification, depending on what state of tune your car is in. Its just a matter of cutting the right amount based on your guys set up. For instance with my wheels (17x9.5 -3 235/40/17) I go to full lock and barely rub the LCA. I grinded the LCA a lil bit to clearance it, and everything is perfect now, specific to my car.
02-28-09, 03:55 PM
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Colorado puked on cars and pased out in the sun while peeing in its pants.
CA just fucked with one of their friends.
lame
I was passed out in a truck
03-01-09, 06:32 AM
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No by all means he wasnt but then again I think you might have misunderstood me specially since I wasnt talking to you.... BUT I think those knuckles in the picture are the exact same ones he helped Lyndsey do because I remember Lyndsey coming down to Rotary Power that day he had them made, but I may be wrong.
03-01-09, 10:36 PM
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the altitude didn't bother anyone but you guys, however everyone was prolly dehydrated from the weather since it was retarded hawt, i got drunk off 1.5 beers from the dehydration and the fact that i somehow left san diego perfectly fine and by the time we got to willow had bronchitis and lost my f'n voice, **** was gnar gnar
03-02-09, 02:10 AM
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Haha
man it was so awesome when roland and gleb rolled in. We were in the pool drinking with coors cans floating all over.
It was like 2pm and id been drunk for like 5 hours already haha
man it was so awesome when roland and gleb rolled in. We were in the pool drinking with coors cans floating all over.
It was like 2pm and id been drunk for like 5 hours already haha
03-02-09, 05:22 PM
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I now have URAS tie rods.... still waiting on my mazdatrix steering angle kit and my knuckles...
do people put spacers on the Uras rods??? or are the uras rods a direct replacement for the standards+spacers combo.
03-02-09, 11:33 PM
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i was smashing the inner fenders for hours today
smash, spray paint, test, smash, spray paint, test, smash, spray paint, test
over and over and over. pain in the ***
i shouldnt be hitting inner fender anymore, but definitely hitting lca, and i see that as a good thing. xd9's are gonna get trashed, oh well
also removed the sway bar
smash, spray paint, test, smash, spray paint, test, smash, spray paint, test
over and over and over. pain in the ***
i shouldnt be hitting inner fender anymore, but definitely hitting lca, and i see that as a good thing. xd9's are gonna get trashed, oh well
also removed the sway bar