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Cliff Claven
03-08-2007, 06:04 PM
I had been waiting for the weather to get nice, but I finally gave up figuring today was as nice as it's getting. And I put the new rear torsion bars in this afternoon. Went from 27 to 30 hollow. Surprisingly easy. Only took about an hour. Start to finish, indexing and all. I even think I managed to keep my alignment setting!
Trak Ratt
03-08-2007, 06:14 PM
Cool, nice job!!! Did you pt them in without removing the spring plates? Jase007 may want to talk to you.
}{arlequin
03-08-2007, 06:16 PM
:)
sweet. i did that exact same job w/ jazzbass' help. also from 27's -> 30's. don't know whether i managed to keep my alignment or not (sway-a-way's), but then a bonehead in a '44 managed to 'fix' it for me anyway at the cr :roll:
let me know how you find it driving on the streets. mine's a bit harsh, even on 55 profile street tires. almost tempted to run on snows year round to add some cushioning
Cliff Claven
03-08-2007, 06:17 PM
Cool, nice job!!! Did you pt them in without removing the spring plates? Jase007 may want to talk to you.
No springplate removal needed. But then I have the fancy weltmeister adjustables.
TD in DC
03-08-2007, 06:18 PM
Good Job Cliff!
but then a bonehead in a '44 managed to 'fix' it for me anyway at the cr :roll:
you're still at it? :roll: :bang: :???:
VaSteve
03-08-2007, 06:20 PM
Cool, when I get mine you can give me a hand fixing it! :)
Jazzbass
03-08-2007, 06:39 PM
Sway-away spring plates make this job sooooo easy. OEM plate? Not so much.
27mm to 30mm...watch that rear end next weekend, it's gonna feel quite a bit different.
What size fornts are you running?
markwemple
03-08-2007, 08:49 PM
Great so, when I'm in my 10th hour of attempting a t-bar change will you help me figure it out if I split a great 6-pack with ya?
Jase007
03-08-2007, 08:56 PM
I have the sway-a-way adjustables too. Though ... mine are coming completely off for the TB swap as ER polys are going on to match the fronts.
Nice job Cliff. :)
Jazz - waiting on the post that you replaced your fronts...just let me know...tick-tock-tick-tock...:p
Peter
Jazzbass
03-08-2007, 10:52 PM
Jazz - waiting on the post that you replaced your fronts...just let me know...tick-tock-tick-tock...:p
Peter
All parts are in.. but VIR is in 1 week - no chance I'm tearing anything apart right now. Probably weekend after Zone 2.
All parts are in.. but VIR is in 1 week - no chance I'm tearing anything apart right now. Probably weekend after Zone 2.Have a great trip to VIR.
For those NOT going to VIR, Ben and I will be at Liberty ALL weekend (Friday night, Saturday, Sunday). Send me an email tomorrow or just show up and find me at Ski Patrol and I'll try to get some comp lift tickets. Bring dessert!!
Peter
Cliff Claven
03-08-2007, 11:28 PM
27mm to 30mm...watch that rear end next weekend, it's gonna feel quite a bit different.
What size fornts are you running?
I've been running 22's in front, with the 27's in back. Lots of understeer whenever you want it. And wheel lift in T9, and around oak tree. The 30's should be interesting.
Cliff Claven
03-08-2007, 11:32 PM
I have the sway-a-way adjustables too. Though ... mine are coming completely off for the TB swap as ER polys are going on to match the fronts.
Nice job Cliff. :)
My bushings are new already so no wurez there. This was the first time I had done this, and the first side took about 45 minutes, mostly due to figuring the indexing. But then I had the hang of it. The second side took about 12-and-a-half minutes, tops.
}{arlequin
03-08-2007, 11:53 PM
Have a great trip to VIR.
For those NOT going to VIR, Ben and I will be at Liberty ALL weekend (Friday night, Saturday, Sunday). Send me an email tomorrow or just show up and find me at Ski Patrol and I'll try to get some comp lift tickets. Bring dessert!!
Peter
nice but i'm off to aspen in the morning. (still, thanks so much for the offer). packing right now... :D
Cliff Claven
03-09-2007, 12:12 AM
Have a great trip to VIR.
For those NOT going to VIR, Ben and I will be at Liberty ALL weekend (Friday night, Saturday, Sunday). Send me an email tomorrow or just show up and find me at Ski Patrol and I'll try to get some comp lift tickets. Bring dessert!!
Peter
We're planning to take the kids up to Ski Liberty this Saturday. Will you be there? We've been promising Axel (age 5) a snow board lesson.
}{arlequin
03-09-2007, 01:25 AM
I've been running 22's in front, with the 27's in back. Lots of understeer whenever you want it. And wheel lift in T9, and around oak tree. The 30's should be interesting.
you'll be fine... that's what all the other SPECdorki are running :D
realroadrage
03-09-2007, 06:33 AM
The second side took about 12-and-a-half minutes, tops.
Holy schiznizzle, don't tell me that after just going through this with my stock spring plates!
you'll be fine... that's what all the other SPECdorki are running :D
You will love how the car feels.
Cliff Claven
03-09-2007, 12:21 PM
Holy schiznizzle, don't tell me that after just going through this with my stock spring plates!
Schiznizzle, that's a good one.
Lucky
03-09-2007, 01:09 PM
Holy schiznizzle, don't tell me that after just going through this with my stock spring plates!
It's amazing how quickly history gets re-written... IIRC, you didn't touch the spring plates (let alone even know what they were called/did) while Emery, Jase, and I took care of all the schiznizzle for you... :roll:
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j/k (sort of)... :lol:
Trak Ratt
03-09-2007, 01:13 PM
It's amazing how quickly history gets re-written... IIRC, you didn't touch the spring plates (let alone even know what they were called/did) while Emery, Jase, and I took care of all the schiznizzle for you... :roll: j/k (sort of)... :lol:
Must be like sex... even if you've only seen it once you know what it is :p
nice but i'm off to aspen in the morning. (still, thanks so much for the offer). packing right now... :D:twisted::twisted::twisted::twisted::twisted:
Redroc
03-09-2007, 03:23 PM
"Ahhhhh... Aspen - where the beer flows like wine" - Lloyd Christmas
Cliff Claven
03-09-2007, 09:54 PM
Aligned and corner balanced today at ASG, and ready to go. Probably won't make me any faster, but feels much more stable and lively than how it was set up before.
Jase007
03-10-2007, 04:57 AM
Probably won't make me any faster, but feels much more stable and lively than how it was set up before.
Operative words:
faster = yup, less wallow at all points of cornering
stable = yup, more control of weight transfer
lively = well, that's between you and the missus ;)
:lol:
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