Maybe no one ever looked? Cheers Feral Errol www.datrats.com.au
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zac Campbell Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 6:49 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Biggest rear tyres ever on 510? Yes, agree. They would have had to modify the original IRS as the later rear ends (Z31/HR31 etc) hadn't been produced by Nissan yet. Unless they only used that rear end in 1984. Amazing that they got away with it anyway. Errol Smith wrote: > Zac, > I liked the bathurst setup. It was strong and to me it gives a lot of > adjustment with minimal mass. > > > Cheers > Feral Errol > www.datrats.com.au > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zac > Campbell > Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 5:34 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Biggest rear tyres ever on 510? > > > Errol, what is your opinion of the trailing arm setup on the Gibson > Bathurst Bluebird? (apart from the fact that either of these trailing > arm options would > be equally expensive to reproduce). > > zac > > Quoting Errol Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > >>Priceless :-) I couldn�t afford to have one made up and keep it >>economical. It would have to be $3000 - $3500 to make up. The rose >>joints on the arm pivots are sealed aircraft grade and are $180 each >>(4 off). The locking screw adjuster for the camber pivot points would >>be around $400 each to make up in 4140. >> >>Cheers >>Feral Errol >>www.datrats.com.au >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sam @ Dr >>Drift >>Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 4:32 PM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: Biggest rear tyres ever on 510? >> >> >>How much for one of these? >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Errol Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: <[email protected]> >>Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 3:57 PM >>Subject: RE: Biggest rear tyres ever on 510? >> >> >> >>>Chris, >>>A new straight rear cross member was made up and the arms were >>>fabricated and joined onto cut down stock rear arms and axles. The >>>arms were camber adjustable and toe adjustable. But can only move >>>vertically due to both arm pivots being connected to a straight > > cross > >>>member. >>> >>>This means there is no camber change with body roll and the arm >>>moves >>>vertically with relation to the floor pan under all circumstances. > > As > >>>the load increases, the wheel rises further into the arch but camber > > >>>does not change. The wheel contact patch is full width on road at > > all > >>>times. More like a live axle tyre behaviour but still independent. >>>Cornering ability is excellent and considerably enhanced as there is > > >>>no toe change either. >>> >>>Cheers >>>Feral Errol >>>www.datrats.com.au >>> >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >>>turbochris >>>Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 1:24 PM >>>To: [email protected] >>>Subject: Re: Biggest rear tyres ever on 510? >>> >>> >>>Oh I see you converted from semi to full trailing arm... sounds like > > >>>a >> >>>lot of work. Did you fabricate trailing arms or use them from >>>another >>>car? Wouldn't the camber change under roll pretty well destroy the >>>cornering? Or was it a straight line machine? >>> >>>Cheers, >>> >>>Chris >>> >>>On 4/20/05, Errol Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>>The full trailing rear arm setup has no camber change during tavel >>>>so they just fit up into the well so the wheel centre is nearly at > > sill > >>>>line. >>>> >>>> >>>>Cheers >>>>Feral Errol >>>>www.datrats.com.au >>>> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >>>>turbochris >>>>Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 8:35 AM >>>>To: [email protected] >>>>Subject: Re: Biggest rear tyres ever on 510? >>>> >>>>How did you manage to get that size rubber under there Errol? Did >>>>you have to modify the inner guards? >>>> >>>>Cheers, >>>> >>>>Chris >>>> >>>>On 4/20/05, Errol Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>>>I had 245/35x16's on a full trailing arm setup with stock >>>>>unflared guards. The would go right up into the wheel arches and > > >>>>>not foul >> >>any >> >>>>>where. Trevor Pooley now has this rear end for his FJ20T powered > > >>>>>car. 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