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Old Oct 5, 2002 | 01:57 AM
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Ooh I like how you can see that the front strut is inverted on Spool's car. Pretty slick. Where's the bumpstop, hehe?

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Old Oct 5, 2002 | 03:58 PM
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What do you mean by Inverted? Bumpstop? Sorry....little slow on the terminology

A pic of some 350Z i saw on Campus in front of my dorm...those things are smooth....pretty small too.
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Old Oct 5, 2002 | 04:43 PM
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Spool Up, your so luck you have ifni IV rims.. iwant those... i wonder if stock 350Z rims will fit on a FC
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Old Oct 5, 2002 | 09:50 PM
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hehe...Cheers!...everybody on here seems to like my rims....here's some more pics of them....I dunno if they're actually Infini IV rims...never seen them before...
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Old Oct 5, 2002 | 09:51 PM
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Old Oct 6, 2002 | 12:00 AM
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Do remember that you can have them turned into a race spec if you like.

But of course! That is what clinched the deal w/ the FLT-A2s, you never have to buy new shocks again as rebuild kits and repair parts are available. Heck, your saving $$ in the long run (thats my rationalization and I'm sticking to it!)
I'm sure they will be plenty stiff- and if not I'll just replace my soft, gushy Polyurethane suspension pivot bushings w/ the needle bearing ones available; Ouch, my ***...

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Old Oct 6, 2002 | 02:55 AM
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AHH....Blue TII....you seem to be my type of guy....you keep poppin up in all my posts....after reading your reply to my question about your crazy rad/IC setup, I'm curious as to what kind of suspension you're running on it. But yea....the JIC is stiff enough as it is running a setting of 8 all around on the street. Revalving is really unecessary unless your car is like a full out race car IMO, but some like it stiffer than others
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Old Oct 7, 2002 | 02:19 AM
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Thanks Spool Up! I'm running (well, its not running yet) FLT-A2s as well and JIC carbon bars front and rear (thanks Rishie!). I have bought the Energy Suspension master kit, but may be slow replacing all those pesky bushings (gotta get it running 1st...), Mazdatrix rear camber rod, adjustable sway bar end links, I have to install my RB toe eliminators as well some day. I still have to pick up a Cusco or Mazdaspeed lower arm bar.

My car is really just for the street, maybe an occasional auto-X and track day. Thats just the way I like my cars...
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Old Oct 8, 2002 | 01:42 AM
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yeah...you should definately look into the Cusco lower arm tie. That thing makes a huge difference. The car becomes much more responsive as the tie eliminates out a ton of sway in the front...probably the most bang for the buck suspension mod i'vd done. Where did you get your toe eliminators from? I hear they're kinda a bitch to get in, but i'm sure it's not that bad. I need to look into getting those rear camber adjusters as my rear wheels are a little to drifty for my liking
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Old Oct 8, 2002 | 04:34 AM
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Thanks for the info on the lower arm bar, sounds like a must have!
I bought my toe elim. from Mazdatrix (I spend lots of $$ there), but they are the Racing Beat pieces.
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