Cheers Nat, Next time I'm in Melbourne we should catch up and swap "secrets"
Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: "nat P." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 1:10 PM Subject: Re: Set-ups!!!! To mark and all > Well I prefer Choclates!!! HEHEEHE > > Don't worry, I'm not going to move and then change > from rallying to circuit racing!! HHEe! > Cheers nTA > > --- Mark Alford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gee - > now we're getting friendly, you'll be asking > > me if I prefer chocolates > > or flower's soon! I am not about to tell all my > > secrets - they cost me a > > small fortune - but here is the basics of what we > > did. > > > > Basically we used eccentric bushes in both mounting > > points of each swing > > arm. By changing the position of the bushes, we can > > quickly and easily > > adjust camber and toe - plus it doesn't slip. > > > > The bushes are very similar to those used in VT > > commodores rear end to > > reduce the neg camber they get when lowered or > > towing. > > > > Mark. > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "nat P." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 11:58 AM > > Subject: Set-ups!!!! To mark and all > > > > > > > Interesting set-up, How did you get the rear > > > adjustable? > > > > > > AND whats everyone elses set up? > > > > > > > > > Mine:180B Rally car,Sedan > > > > > > Front: Adjustable front Konis revalved with Peter > > > Davis > > > settings. > > > Adjustable radius rods and control arms. > > > 5 Degrees castor, 2.5 camber standard toe-in. > > > > > > Rear: 600lb King springs, Koni's again > > adjustables > > > with Peter Davis settings, Modified and > > strengthened > > > suspension member. > > > > > > cheers nat > > > > > > --- Mark Alford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Leighton, > > > > > > > > Keep in mind my car is used only on the track, > > and > > > > the set-up I use would be > > > > awful on the street. Of course some things I > > need to > > > > keep to myself, but > > > > here is a basic outline. > > > > > > > > Front: > > > > Adjustable strut tops (Camber and Castor) > > > > Coil over height adjustable springs (375 pounds) > > > > Custom made/valved koni strut inserts - > > externally > > > > adjustable. > > > > Adjustable castor rods > > > > Running approx 4 degrees neg camber, 5.5 degrees > > > > positive castor and zero > > > > toe > > > > > > > > Rear: > > > > Kings 800 pound lowered springs > > > > Custom made/valved koni externally adjustable > > shocks > > > > Adjustable rear end. > > > > Running 1 degree neg camber and 1mm toe out. > > > > > > > > I am still developing this package, and believe > > I > > > > can get the car much > > > > faster yet. I also plan to add adjustable sway > > bars > > > > (front and rear)19-24mm > > > > front and 15-19mm rear (if possible). Also I > > will be > > > > adding a strut brace in > > > > the next few weeks. > > > > > > > > As I said before, this package handles very > > well, > > > > and has the potential to > > > > get even better. > > > > > > > > Mark. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Leighton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 10:08 AM > > > > Subject: Re: Thought I would start the evening > > off > > > > with a question > > > > > > > > > > > > > so mark can i ask what you have done to make > > your > > > > handling good??? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > or > > > > > > > > > > is it trade secrets??? > > > > > > > > > > thanx > > > > > > > > > > Leighton > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Mark Alford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 9:11 AM > > > > > Subject: Re: Thought I would start the evening > > off > > > > with a question > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I agree with Terry, you can certainly get > > your > > > > FJ to handle well. > > > > > > > > > > > > I run an FJ in my race car (improved > > > > production). Due to being a near > > > > > stock > > > > > > engine, I don't have the horsepower of some > > > > other cars - including > > > > worked > > > > > up > > > > > > L20's. Having said this, I'm still two > > seconds a > > > > lap quicker (Eastern > > > > > Creek) > > > > > > than the above mentioned L20 powered 1600. > > > > > > > > > > > > I have been told by numerous people that the > > > > weight difference is about > > > > > > 15kg, this is something that can easily be > > > > worked around. > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Mark. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: "Terry Rudd" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 11:35 PM > > > > > > Subject: RE: Thought I would start the > > evening > > > > off with a question > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What poor handling with a FJ20 engine - > > it's > > > > crap as in urban myth. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If you do stupid things like lowering it > > by a > > > > crazy amount, sure it > > > > wont > > > > > > > handle well but that goes for an L engine > > or > > > > any other of them too. If > > > > > you > > > > > > > follow the guidelines in the Whiteline > > > > article, especially in regards > > > > to > > > > > > > front/rear ride height variance (i.e. max > > > > front lower by 25mm) and get > > > > > as > > > > > > > much of everything as adjustable as you > > can > > > > afford, wide low profile > > > > > tyres > > > > > > > etc, your FJ powered 1600 will still out > > > > handle the majority of sports > > > > > > cars > > > > > > > on the road and you wont build muscles > > like > > > > Arny in the process. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > regards > > > === message truncated === > > http://messenger.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! 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