NONHOG
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- Oct 3, 2008
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- Tucson ish
Think I am going to rotate front to rear here soon and see if I can flatten out one of the fronts and keep it for a while.
I need a tire sponsor.
Sean
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Think I am going to rotate front to rear here soon and see if I can flatten out one of the fronts and keep it for a while.
I need a tire sponsor.
Sean
It kind of sucks to think that anything I do from here on our suspension wise is going to require an alignment. Going to get expensive fast.
Dropped the **** box off for another alignment today. Hope its the last one for a while.
I need a tire sponsor.
Sean
There's a reason people do it themselves with jackstands, string, ruler and a smart phone. Checking toe, camber and doing a "nut and bolt" of critical fasteners was just a normal part of prep for a race/track weekend, back when....oh, and anyone spending time at the track needs a tire sponsor. Nice to see you sorting through the details. That's how you'll find the (never ending) next weakest link.
Ha ha ROADKILL!
There's a reason people do it themselves with jackstands, string, ruler and a smart phone. Checking toe, camber and doing a "nut and bolt" of critical fasteners was just a normal part of prep for a race/track weekend, back when....oh, and anyone spending time at the track needs a tire sponsor. Nice to see you sorting through the details. That's how you'll find the (never ending) next weakest link.
This is key to keeping operating costs under control on our Lemons E36 camper with the 5.3 swap. We do all the alignment ourselves and have a tire sponsor - it's a racer discount (not free) but it adds up quickly!
Alignment tools we use are homemade toe plates w/ 2 tape measures, and a bubble level camber/caster gauge that sits on the face of the wheel and is adjustable. It's the kind that requires turning the wheel left & right to find caster, but camber is pretty simple, you just have to zero it on a plumb surface first and make sure the car is level. No idea how accurate our methods are but it's good enough for what we do.
Like this one: https://www.summitracing.com/parts/sps-91000
Good outing....trailer excursion keeps things interesting.
Tune update to go with cam/pulley change?
Good going buddy! Love your 242!
ADam
Whats going to give up the ghost first after the cam and pulley? Any bets?
Sean
Whats going to give up the ghost first after the cam and pulley? Any bets?
The motor.
The rear tires
You.....
No time for these upgrades now, got too much stuff planned for the summer. Looking like it might be a early fall change out.
Sean
I was really leaning towards the Trans or rearend first.
Sean
I?m just extrapolating the trend of most of the swapped and boosted cars on this site and facebook. Get em going, turn up boost, and promptly go get another JY motor. It?s a Steely Dan moment - go back Jack and do it again. Stay conservative on the tune and keep rpm down a bit.
^^Dead on Sean.^^ Although, often, there's only so much one can do to overcome the 'tiredness' of the usual 200k+ mile 6.0's and 5.3's that are being put into everything because it's cheap and easy to do so.
I don?t hope anytime soon and same for you Sean and Michael but you just never know.
I threw the checkbook at it - mine?s a new crate motor. It?ll survive my estate.