dontlifttoshift
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Relo brackets aren't legal for most classes in Solo competition....yet.
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J&M is trying to sell stuff. You cited an advertisement. Not that the information is bad, but it's still an ad.
do you have any plans for a diff breather to mount to the top of the diff cover? Are you running both breathers right now or have you plugged one?
Why did you choose a non-articulating LCA for a handling-oriented setup?
I think if you look closely at the Whiteline bushings that you'll see some small differences between them and the "run of the mill" stuff that just about everybody else uses.What are you two talking about? Plenty of people run Whiteline LCAs for handling. And I don't want rod ends because I drive this car on the street daily.
I'd look at them for the same or similar detail differences. Haven't seen these myself.The Boss 302R uses poly bushings too
Odd - the Johnny-jointed LCAs I've had on my car for a while have been dead quiet and no more harsh than what you'd expect from firming up the bushings. However, they are J-jointed on only one end and poly-bushed on the other, and I did go to some effort to improve the poly ends' articulation and eliminate one of the causes of squeaks there.Having used those types of joints, all of them added a LOT of NVH compared even to poly. But, they are free moving joints with no more friction than the sticky grease adds.
In my experience they are perfect for a competition car, but miserable to live with in a dual purpose or street car.
I'm kind of glad this thread got moved, else I'd probably never have found it. Lots of good information.
Vince - what offset are those 18 x 10 wheels?
Norm
I doubt it was for any reason other than to determine points on a curve to show a trend.Not only that, but, why were those angles chosen?
This is exactly why a spherical of some sort in one end has such good potential. The spherical absorbs virtually all of the twist and half of what I'll call "lateral bending" where the control arm plan view orientation varies with roll....and in the case of a LCA both the front and rear bushings would absorb the twist. It may not be an even split front the rear but it would be divided up.
Thanks. I ran those numbers against what I'm running, and the inboard edges of those 18x10's with 285/40's are about half an inch further inboard than mine. I'm not sure that on my car I have that much clearance with the wheels steered straight, so your light rubbing out toward full lock does not surprise me at all.The wheels are 18x10 AMRs from American Muscle:
According to their website, the offset is +48mm.
I'm running both breathers right now; the one on the driver's side axle tube and the one on the top of the diff cover. I'm thinking of plugging the axle tube one, as it has a tendency to bang on my crappy Magnaflow over-axle pipe on bumps.
Thoughts?
I use the same diff cover as you and I've been too lazy to plug the axle tube breather, so I'm still running breathers at both points. I finally pulled one out to see if I can buy a plug and some fittings to eventually make a catch can. I feel like if the axle tube is plugged, the top breather won't have a problem assuming the role of resident-spewer. Hopefully I can use the top breather for a catch can (more exhaust clearance)
There are two types of axle tubes. Some are AN -04 and you can cap those with a AN cap. Others are NPT thread and you can just screw in a plug.
We use aeroquip fittings, but a brass plug will do the trick.
Gotcha. Next time I'm under there, I'll unscrew the axle breather, take it to the hardware store, and get a plug for it.
When you get a chance, can you take a couple of pictures from directly ahead and directly behind?
Thanks in advance, no big hurry.
Norm