gazza808
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Originally posted by possy
how you doin the tres lad are you fitting them upside down to get rid of some bump steer
Don't think I am , I've looked at the angle there at and there not to bad
good call,
steering arms having to be straight is another internet myth,
it's more about the relationship between the arc the lower arm travels in compared to the steering arm.
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bigron1988
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had nowt to do today so thought id fit my comp brake tre's, thought it would be easer to take the rack out , what a cunt of a job that was, ended up taking the rear mount of and using a transmision jack
and out
this is the problem with them , the comp brake ones are on there shortest adjustment but there still to long so some choping is needed
then you get
and refitted to rack
drilled out the hubs
and it looks like its in roughley the right place still have adjustment either way
while the engine was resting on the jack i jacked it up and drilled out for the new lower arms, after drilling it out it all bolted together and is a realy good piece of kit
hopefully we will be setting it up on sunday and will stick the car on the scales too
also been having trouble trying to keep the back wheels locked when doing burnouts so bought a line lock, can anyone suggest a way to secure it to the tunnel on the car only way i can think is use 2 p clips on it??????
also taken the rear brake line of the car to get some fittings put in to fit the line lock
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FAZ
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top job as per 
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craig-dodd
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compbrake sell these brackets, if it helps
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Dan295
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forgive my ignorance but those lower arm and steering racks? i understand the lower arm im presuming to adjust camber, KPI etc but why is the steering arm on a bearing? noobish question sorry
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Darryl H
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They look fantastic! Bet it will make it feel very solid when driving now
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bigron1988
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Originally posted by Dan295
forgive my ignorance but those lower arm and steering racks? i understand the lower arm im presuming to adjust camber, KPI etc but why is the steering arm on a bearing? noobish question sorry
lower arms are mainly as i have that much power when launching the front wheels are moving allover the place to get grip so they are to keep all the front end in place , tre and just a upgraded item as they should last a lot longer and be more upto the job
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bigron1988
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compbrake sell these brackets, if it helps
ffs wish i had orded one of these but need it tomorow, cheers anyway
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bigron1988
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Nic Barnes
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I've got the compbrake bracket for mine, not fitted it yet though. tried 3rd for peel outs?
hopefully getting some of them bottom arms made up soon as well. look the part anyway.
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possy
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do u want me go get one lad
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bigron1988
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I've got the compbrake bracket for mine, not fitted it yet though. tried 3rd for peel outs?
hopefully getting some of them bottom arms made up soon as well. look the part anyway.
I'm guessing that was Ment to say tried 3rd for burnout , no I've not yet , does that make it smoke alot
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bigron1988
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do u want me go get one lad
You need to get me my ball joint still
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possy
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I no i can only get um wen there in pal and jyst got another stienmetz bumper for the rear
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Nic Barnes
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I've got the compbrake bracket for mine, not fitted it yet though. tried 3rd for peel outs?
hopefully getting some of them bottom arms made up soon as well. look the part anyway.
I'm guessing that was Ment to say tried 3rd for burnout , no I've not yet , does that make it smoke alot
yeah, although i generally chicken out as i don't like the thought of clutch death setting it off in 3rd  done a few though. normaly i just do minor ones in 2nd. never ran car on a proper strip where it would benefit it really. probably never will.
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bigron1988
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Not doing pv then nic?
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edd1.0
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car looks great , do you know what sorta quarter mile times it will do ? also can u remember the size of the p clips you used for the interior loom ?
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Steve
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Wish they made decent shit like that for pumas what advantages do you get on using a rose joint track rod end over a regular ball joint? Is it literally just because you can rebuild them easily?
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bigron1988
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Wish they made decent shit like that for pumas what advantages do you get on using a rose joint track rod end over a regular ball joint? Is it literally just because you can rebuild them easily?
im using them as im getting a lot of movement when launching from the front end can feel it moving all over the place plus it will give me more adjustment on the suspension
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bigron1988
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car looks great , do you know what sorta quarter mile times it will do ? also can u remember the size of the p clips you used for the interior loom ?
sorry mate got a big bag of p clips so just used what ever ones fitted , not a clue on times, hopefully some good times tho
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bigron1988
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more oil came this week as had a bit of a leak
cable so i can have a bit of a play with the dta
had the new fittings fitted in the rear brake line
and fitted
tunnel nice and full
car was on ramp with boot open, lifted it up and forgot boot hit on roof putting a nice couple of scratches in it, might get it sorted befor pv if it annoys me enough
sat drag wheel/tyre on for a quik pic
quite close on clearance on lock
and back down on the floor, tested line lock and its locking the wheels nicley , going to get all the camber,caster etc set up on tuesday
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Nic Barnes
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Mickey t's good grip from them. Don't last long though pmsl
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bigron1988
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should get a few days out of them , realy want some slicks next
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Col004
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All looking good pal
what size midilite brake kit is that exactly mate? 280??
Cheers
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bigron1988
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yes mate but as im using 5 stud ive changed the disks and brackets
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