[Popeye]

I'm still looking for anyone who is running AD struts and atuo crossing. Please respond, I'm looking for help on spring rates and strut tuning. Thanks

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[Popeye]

AD's

Thanks for the input. Is the car fairly nuetral with this front to back precentage and would you sugest a 425 or 450 rear to get the rear to step out a little? Also how large of a rear bar do you run? Thanks

 

[Popeye]

Thanks Mike.
I have the progress rear bar on order and was planning to run the stock front. Let me know how the progress front bar works out for you. Have you lowered the car more than two inches? and are you also running the Ground Control camber plates?

Calvin

 

[Popeye]

Have you tried raising the spring rate in the rear and leaving the front where its at? I would think this might help the car to be more neutral and not push. I obviously hav'nt had a chance to play with spring rates on my car but stiffining up the rear should help in theory. Let me know how it works out for you.

Thanks
Calvin

 

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AD's

Thanks for all the coments guys. It's nice to know there are some other people out there who arn't content with goiong in a straight line. I think I will still start out with 400/325 and see where it gets me. This is my first sentra so I thank all of you for any help you can give. The car ran it's first autocross yesterday, on stock suspension, only a set of 15x7 K1"s with 205/50 Azeina's. I was a full second behind first and second place,( both taken by a fully preped BMW 325 with two good drivers) but the car felt really good. I can't wait to start playing with my AD's!!

 

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Steve,
What class are you running? And was the car at Bremerton this year?

 

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Geo,

How low do you need to go to get the rollcenter close to the ground, or just below? Thought you might know , and I wouldn't have to do the calculations.

Thanks,
Calvin

 

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Steve

I run in the Utah chapter. I'm building the car for sts. I drove an RS for the last two years. I liked the car a lot, but could'nt afford to make the payment, and build the car the way I wanted. I think the SE-R has a gool chance in STS if it's well setup. I drove a G20 with a BB sr20 a few weeks ago and didn't care for it much myself. I'm sure there is alot you could do to build boost sooner and have it more controlable. This car could't put the power down where you wanted it. I had also considered running in street mod with a GTI-R transplant but I'm not sure you can compete with a fully built M-3 , S4, or twin turbo supra. But who knows I don't know enough about the car to say one way or another. Currently I co-drive a 5-10 in street mod with a VG30 engine, it's a lot of fun! Good luck and thanks for the help

 

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Geo,

Thanks anyway it was worth a shot. Good luck with the car!

 

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Steve.

Thanks for the update. It sounds like the AD's are working out for you! Mine are being spipped this week, one weekend short of our best event of the year. I still will have eight events left in our season to tune the suspension, can't wait. I take it you haven't figured out rollcenter for the car either. Hopefully I will have time to do the calculations next week. I'll get back to you and let you know what I find, incase your intrested.

Keep kicking but at SCCA

Thanks.
Calvin

 

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rollcenter

I will try to get the figures by the end of next week. Did you have the progress rear bar on your car? I just installed one on mine and the end links rattle a little. Do you know anything about them?

Thanks.
Calvin

 

[Popeye]

The progress bar is ajustable. The problem seems to be that the end links have a little slop in them, when the bar loads and unloads it takes up the play and rattles. The only way I see to solve this is to preload the bar, but it seems it would still do it, but only in one direction. I'm also not sure I want to do this anyway. I would change the transition from one side to the other. I may need to come up with some better hime joints I don't know yet. What do you think?

Calvin

 

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I talked to them this last week and there still working on them, they told me one more week. I wish people would tell you they don't know instead of giving you some date they pull out of there #*!. Any way, what were the front struts set at as far as compression. Where they full stiff? My other question is do you know, how much can you change the spring rates before you need to pull them apart and revalve?
Also when you got them from Ground Control did they send you any info on how to change the valving?

 

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Thanks again Steve. I'll Let you know when they get here.

 

[Popeye]

Steve,
Did you change anything with the rear upper mounts, and can I run the stock mount with the AD's? Springs are 2.5" X 8" front and back, is that right? I'm looking around locally for my springs and wanted to make sure. Still no struts. Maybe by Christmas!

Calvin

 

[Popeye]

Where did you pick up the ShigSpeed mounts, I hadn't heard of them yet? Maybe you told me this before but can you still run a 205x50x15 with the car this low? Have you rolled the frnders?

Thanks for all the help!
Calvin