Interesting set-up, How did you get the rear adjustable? AND whats everyone elses set up?
Mine:180B Rally car,Sedan Front: Adjustable front Konis revalved with Peter Davis settings. Adjustable radius rods and control arms. 5 Degrees castor, 2.5 camber standard toe-in. Rear: 600lb King springs, Koni's again adjustables with Peter Davis settings, Modified and strengthened suspension member. cheers nat --- Mark Alford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Leighton, > > Keep in mind my car is used only on the track, and > the set-up I use would be > awful on the street. Of course some things I need to > keep to myself, but > here is a basic outline. > > Front: > Adjustable strut tops (Camber and Castor) > Coil over height adjustable springs (375 pounds) > Custom made/valved koni strut inserts - externally > adjustable. > Adjustable castor rods > Running approx 4 degrees neg camber, 5.5 degrees > positive castor and zero > toe > > Rear: > Kings 800 pound lowered springs > Custom made/valved koni externally adjustable shocks > Adjustable rear end. > Running 1 degree neg camber and 1mm toe out. > > I am still developing this package, and believe I > can get the car much > faster yet. I also plan to add adjustable sway bars > (front and rear)19-24mm > front and 15-19mm rear (if possible). Also I will be > adding a strut brace in > the next few weeks. > > As I said before, this package handles very well, > and has the potential to > get even better. > > Mark. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Leighton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 10:08 AM > Subject: Re: Thought I would start the evening off > with a question > > > > so mark can i ask what you have done to make your > handling good??? > > > > > > or > > > > is it trade secrets??? > > > > thanx > > > > Leighton > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mark Alford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 9:11 AM > > Subject: Re: Thought I would start the evening off > with a question > > > > > > > I agree with Terry, you can certainly get your > FJ to handle well. > > > > > > I run an FJ in my race car (improved > production). Due to being a near > > stock > > > engine, I don't have the horsepower of some > other cars - including > worked > > up > > > L20's. Having said this, I'm still two seconds a > lap quicker (Eastern > > Creek) > > > than the above mentioned L20 powered 1600. > > > > > > I have been told by numerous people that the > weight difference is about > > > 15kg, this is something that can easily be > worked around. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Mark. > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Terry Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 11:35 PM > > > Subject: RE: Thought I would start the evening > off with a question > > > > > > > > > > What poor handling with a FJ20 engine - it's > crap as in urban myth. > > > > > > > > If you do stupid things like lowering it by a > crazy amount, sure it > wont > > > > handle well but that goes for an L engine or > any other of them too. If > > you > > > > follow the guidelines in the Whiteline > article, especially in regards > to > > > > front/rear ride height variance (i.e. max > front lower by 25mm) and get > > as > > > > much of everything as adjustable as you can > afford, wide low profile > > tyres > > > > etc, your FJ powered 1600 will still out > handle the majority of sports > > > cars > > > > on the road and you wont build muscles like > Arny in the process. > > > > > > > > regards > > > > Terry > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Leighton > > > > Sent: Monday, 29 April 2002 5:34 PM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: Thought i would start the evening off > with a question > > > > > > > > > > > > OK i have been talking to steve newing tonight > - good bloke - any way > we > > > > were discussing the poor handling that is > inherant with transplanting > an > > > > Fj20det in to a datto 1600 - i thought that > they werent crazily > heavy - > > > yes > > > > i know they are heavy however i am doing this > conversion cos of the > > > > achievable cheap power???now i dont wanna > start anything cos i want to > > > have > > > > lots to do with SR's and Ca's alsoin the > future but the FJ is my cheap > > > > reliable power house for the moment > > > > > > > > any way i was wondering whether those of you > who had Fj 20dets in ther > > > 1600 > > > > what you have done to cater for the poor > handling - and even if you > have > > > > been successfull in aachieving good handling > with these engines in a > > 1600? > > > > > > > > > > > > how heavy are these engines??? i mean i dont > think i have ever got a > > > figure > > > > that every one has agreed on??? > > > > > > > > any way any opinions / stories etc would be > great - cos i wanna use my > > car > > > > on the track a little so im not really > stressed about it but i would > > like > > > to > > > > im porve it any way > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > thanx > > > > > > > > > > > > Leighton > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > Send (un)subscribe requests to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > === message truncated === http://messenger.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! 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