Recent content by Whiskey11

What is "Torque Arm"? That's one way to do it with various advantages and disadvantages... much in the same way doing it with the UCA, LCAs or combo of would have advantages and disadvantages.... obviously "what am bestest" IS what will create issues... I don't think either is "best" but...

I'll throw in my two sense on D-Specs.... AWFUL... simply awful. They rode like complete ass even with the stock springs and the valving was absolutely horrible. When I wanted more rebound I had too much compression... when compression was right I didn't have enough rebound. I don't know why...

http://www.maximummotorsports.com/roll_bar_crash_test.aspx Not an S197... but.... their bar post 200ft roll and crash down a cliff.

There are a number of very positive effects from raising the front RC by altering the LCA geometry up front. Less body roll up front. The distance between the RC and the CG forms a lever. The shorter the arm the less roll there will be. If you look at the location of the front and rear...

Do you spend more time in an autocross or on a track? Cortex is focused around track cars and the stability provided by slight roll understeer can make for faster exits off the corner and more confidence in the car... in autocross a little bit of instability helps the car get around the...

FWIW, when I went to the TA on my car, ST did not have relocation brackets and LCA's. I did it specifically because it brought my %AS from the low 20's up into the upper 30's wihout ever touching the LCA's. When I finally got my LCA brackets in ST I was able to add even more %AS and ended up...

The biggest advantage it has is higher %anti-squat values WITHOUT the roll steer characteristics of a 3 link and with a much more stable pinion angle relative to the driveshaft. In the case of the Cortex it's almost always in the ideal position because of where the chassis mount is. The...

Norm, correct me if I'm wrong here, but method of mounting the front of a torque arm and the length of the torque arm can thoroughly mitigate this issue entirely no? My understanding is that the 4th Gen F-bodies had a really crappy way of mounting said torque arm to the transmission and had a...

Before Energy Front Bushings: 6xSlyZSpnXY After: 4Nr_0KmM8bk Watch the ball joint to see the difference in deflection under braking.

Looks like they did in 2011... shows how little I pay attention to the GT500.

Did they add EPAS to the GT500's? I thought they were Hydraulic till 2014?

I don't hate Jason, I'd just like to see his data to support his opinion. Also, the rule states "serves any other purpose" so if you want to be a dick and protest it, then I'll gladly protest any other company's Watts that changes that bar since it is "stiffer" than the stock piece. If you...

Have you looked at the loadpath through that bar if you apply a twisting load (the only load this would "stiffen" a chassis on)? They do nothing for rigidity that the stock bar doesn't already do. The only reason he brings it up is because BMR and Fays2 are competitors with the product he is...

Have you measured (since you guys measure everything) chassis deflection before and after installing a Fays2, BMR, or other chassis mount version? The bar it replaces is intended to only take forces in one direction and I'd argue, accurately, that the load paths through the frame on a...

The GC valved Koni's are shorter than the stock shocks are. How much so I don't remember, but they are. I didn't have their race C/C plates on my car (required cutting of the strut tower that I couldn't do in the class I was in) but their street camber plates were nice, as was the kit. It may...