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Neil Flanagan (Electriceel)
| | Posted on Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 10:20 am: | 
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WTF is going on with the front end of the Freelander in the Tech section?!? Is the photo distorted or are the front wheels really like that?
Neil |
Kyle
| | Posted on Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 10:36 am: |
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A byproduct of IFS. I dont know why those boys dont just swap in soem struts that have camber adjustability. I have no doubt somehting will match the pattern. Might also be enough room up top to make some adjustable plates for the strut tops..
Kyle |
Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 10:52 am: |
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Guess we won't be seeing many lifted 2003 rangies then..............  |
muskyman
| | Posted on Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 10:59 am: |
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dont bet on it...as kyle said camber plates are the way to go
I made a jig a buncha years back that I could make custom plates for my autocrosser in about 15 min. a pair
the adjustable ones always lost there setting when I got the car on 2 wheels(autocrossing thats alot) so having ones that where drilled for a certain set up made more sence
cant believe it wouldent be just as easy to do for a freelander they are in most cases just flate plates with a buncha well placed holes in them |
Neil Flanagan (Electriceel)
| | Posted on Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 11:17 am: |
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Struts? Camber? Ahhhh...IFS. Plates would surely be the quick, dirty, and effective route, not to mention a hell of a lot cheaper than replacing tires every 5000 miles for wear or buying new alloy rims every time you hit a pothole. But how far can you pull those half-shafts? Doesn't that lift kill all of the down travel?
I'm sure glad I have my coilers.
Neil
PS - Kyle. Have you and Axel figured where to mount the front license plate on Axel's bumper? Bracket that clips to the fairlead perhaps? |
Neil Flanagan (Electriceel)
| | Posted on Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 11:27 am: |
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"I made a jig a buncha years back that I could make custom plates for my autocrosser in about 15 min. "
I had a buddy fab some adjustable plates for my E36 M3. It was NICE. YOu could really dial it in to the track by loosening a few bolts, sliding the plate front to back and tightening. It was quite elegant in its simplicity.
Neil |
muskyman
| | Posted on Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 11:39 am: |
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neil,
I ran the adjustable ones...even made some up where I grooved them on my bridgeport, but they still would not hold a good set when you really pushed the car.
we could change things so fast by the 3rd year we raced the car that having a box of plates all labled was the easy way to go.
almost all my BMW buddies ran my plates...it was a simple formula...3/4 lower eibachs,bilsteins,front & rear tower braces and some plates and most guys had more car then they could drive. |
Kyle
| | Posted on Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 11:44 am: |
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The face has to be checkered Musky so that the mating surface grabs it. Sorta like the big end on an aluminum connecting rod... Then they stay put.
Kyle |
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