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20-05-2007, 07:12 PM | #61 |
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ok, under car clearance. is close the the oilpan, but
If you really wanted to, you could install one on the front of the A-arms, as well as the back. Front of suspension arms About 2cm between my (non-standard) 2.5" exhaust and the brace. 3cm from the corner of the oilpan. Back of suspension arms No issues here, but you'll be more likely to scrape it when mounted there as it's not between the wheels. How low it sits depends how low your car it. No pics of that as i don't fit under my car when it's on the ground Probably 2-3cm lower than your oilpan...but i didn't really pay attention to how much lower thean the chassis it sits - just exhaust clearance.
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21-05-2007, 07:12 AM | #62 |
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Off topic but,........
Just for the record Mr Dan I dont reckommend making a habit of sitting your stands on the rails like that They bend I have a driver side floor that now sits 20mm higher than standard Nice mod though if you want to feel like youre actually sitting lower in the car when you drive |
21-05-2007, 08:29 AM | #63 | |
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But interesting to know!
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21-05-2007, 08:33 AM | #64 |
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Meh, bent or abrased... Mine are ground down from the hectic drive to Doraygo...
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21-05-2007, 08:57 AM | #65 |
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did u take it for a test drive ? how's it feel ? any different ?
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21-05-2007, 09:27 AM | #66 |
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Nah, didn't install it.
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21-05-2007, 11:42 AM | #67 |
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so essentially, you could install two of these.
hmmm...the pics are upside down right? |
21-05-2007, 11:47 AM | #68 | |
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And nah, i turned my car upside down
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21-05-2007, 01:52 PM | #69 | |
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10-07-2007, 12:52 PM | #70 |
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bump - any update ? tried it yet ?
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10-07-2007, 01:00 PM | #71 |
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Once i get used to the JICs and have given them a good thrash, i'll be putting it on. It took longer to put them in that i planned, so it's all been delayed.
And i didn't want to do it at the same time, as i wouldn't be able to tell what difference it made. But soon, my precious sssssssooooon.
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11-07-2007, 03:22 AM | #72 |
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Hehe Mr Dan its a bigger job than it should be hey
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19-08-2007, 08:00 PM | #73 |
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Overseas interest dried up for these, so the bulk buy never went ahead.
But i do have a new-in-box one collecting dust if anyone wants it.
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19-08-2007, 08:36 PM | #74 |
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how much ???
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19-08-2007, 08:46 PM | #75 |
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$225 posted
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10-10-2007, 12:59 PM | #76 |
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nyeh, $205 posted, as it's just sitting around taking up space!
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10-10-2007, 08:36 PM | #77 |
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You could do, but some of the UK guys have found that it snaps because of suspension flexing or something... Definately supposed to be fitted to the front. (I organised a group buy for 13 of us )
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10-10-2007, 09:10 PM | #78 |
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Can you feel the benefits of it more than a front sway bar? Similar area of stiffness no? promotes a little bit more understeer.
From my limited understanding of what they do (feel free to correct me) they come after you've got strut braces, sway bars etc then come the under braces when you run out of things to connect shiny metal bar between and want a brick of a chassis?
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hey sorry to dig up an old thread but they contain awesome info that some people havent seen yet. todays question is if installed, do these make a percievable difference to handling and if so, in what way?
cheers guys, ryan
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