Nice build!
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this thread makes me so happy |
Looooong day of wrenching on this thing yesterday, getting ready or racewarz at MRLS. Huge thanks to twibs415 for tag teaming it with me (and making me feel slow as usual). I have been pecking away at little projects here and there since the last update.
Laundry list completed: V8R FUCA - Sadfab bronze setup factory FLCA - Sadfab delrin/bronze V8R RUCA - Sadfab bronze set up V8R RLCA - Sadfab bronze set up Rear knuckle spherical bearing Bauer ELBJ New outer tie rod ends Tungsten 15x9 6ul Aligned corner balanced Gutted/painted doors TSE 11.75" hats and rotors Billet Xida hats x4 V8R + SadFab poly bronze kit The quality of the SadFab kit is amazing! I don't know why anyone would run a poly kit without it. Sean was great to deal with and spun me up a set of V8R spherical bearing spacers super quick. I knew going into retrofitting the kit into the V8R arms would take some effort, so I thought I would include some cliff notes for anyone else who decides to tackle this project. Be prepared to spend quite a bit of time fiddling to make this work unless you have specialized tools.
Picked these up from a buddy for a song, so I figured throw them on while I'm in there. Parts are nicely made, and definitely get me more camber, but at my ride height even with 3.1* of camber I couldn't get caster UNDER 7* which seems awfully excessive. These may come off. Steering is heavy, but surprisingly manageable with a manual rack. TSE gen 2 11.75" "upgrade kit" These are just effing awesome. The V8R kit I had on the car required a 4mm spacer and had significant issues with tie rod end/rotor clearance. These fit perfect, no adjustments required. Plus the hat is sexy as hell. Finally got the car weighed too. 2080 lbs with a half a tank of gas. For an ABS car I am really, really happy with that! https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...2f0661a486.jpg |
Originally Posted by OneTwo
(Post 1361662)
FUCA - sleeves are too long for the V8R bushings, need to be knocked down about 2mm per sleeve. Upper ball joint is really tight, I'm going to get some miles on them and see if they loosen up. If they don't i'm going to reset the lash.
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Originally Posted by afm
(Post 1361878)
Other than the tightness, did the taper length, thread length, and cotter pin height work perfectly for the NB knuckle? I'm looking at a pair of V8R spherical-equipped FUCAs for my NB subframe swap, and the claim of NA/NB cross-compatibility makes me a bit nervous. Any feedback on the UBJs would be great before I take the plunge on the arms!
Great car! I'm running NB spindles and I needed one washer (supplied with the arms) to get the cotter pins to line up perfect, no issues there. Hopefully resetting the lash will make me a happy camper. |
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