chassis flex

Post by **barrigas14** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 12:00 pm

alight i have been bating this around for some time. within a year or so i am thinking of getting a vert of some kind. i am looking for something cheap and RWD, so that gets me to older miatas and the 240. now my only concern about the 240 is that of chassis flex.

now i am been in a convert tang and it was alight...but i am also been in a miata and i thought holy ****. now, how bad is the 240? i would be not roadracing it but i would like to take it through turns and what not.

maybe i will just hit up greg and test his car

Post by **240droptop** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 5:07 pm

Not gunna lie to you theres flex.

Post by **AZhitman** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 8:42 pm

A few inextpensiive mods will make a vert ALMOST as solid as a coupe.

You're welcome to drive mine, it's solid.

Post by **ramrat** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 7:17 am

AZ can you fill me in what what mods i need to tighten up the flex.

Thanks!

Post by **barrigas14** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 8:47 am

ramrat wrote:AZ can you fill me in what what mods i need to tighten up the flex.

Thanks!

werd

btw greg, i might hit you up on that offer at the Nissan Nationals

Post by **AZhitman** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 10:29 am

Most of the flex is in the cowl - Easily remedied by a triangulated strut tower brace.

CP Racing makes one, sometimes they have them on ebay, like $100.

Another thing you can do is the door conversion. Won't reduce flex, but they're lighter and reduce the "perception" of flex (less noisy).

Look for a HICAS rear sway bar, some good springs and struts, and some good wide rims / tires.

Post by **Hijacker** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 6:01 am

cowl shake seems to be the biggest complaint in these verts. I've never had that issue though.

The car is very solid from front to rear. I had the car on stands on day, and it was sitting off of one from where my floor was dipped a little. Crossways, it needs a little help. A triangular strut bar is the biggest help, with a close second being a rollbar (which would be added safety to put in anyways)

Post by **barrigas14** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 7:49 pm

i wonder if these would be better than the CP strut bar.

only thing i don't like about the CP design is that when i slap a huge turbo on there it might inpeed on it.

btw plans for a vert is to make it a nice looking car...either Silvia front end or S15 front end. with at least 400rwhp.

Post by **nab911** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 9:26 am

I went out with my vert the other day to kick it sideways a little bit and after i while i looked up and the rubber piece lining above the windshield was cracked. Not sure if it was like that or if i did it but now it makes me want to get another cp racing strut bar asap.

Post by **Hijacker** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 1:39 pm

if it's the piece i'm thinking it is (it's more solid than rubber and you can see it even when the top is up), it's designed with a slit in it. Plastic and rubber shrink and expand as temperature conditions change, so that piece was designed with that in mind by being a two part piece. After a while, it just shrinks a bit and looks like it's cracked.

Post by **nab911** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 6:34 am

I wish... there is a real slit over towards the middle but this is right where the driver visor is and it is a crack.

Post by **ARKE4031** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 7:00 am

Hey Hitman,

I also have a vert as well as a coupe. I find the vert very loose in the front. Where can I gewt these triangular strut tower brackets? What does cp performance parts stand for or what is their web address? Do you think it will also help to install a strut tower bracket that extends over the engine from one tower to another?

Post by **nab911** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 9:23 am

CP racicings site is like http://www.cpracing.ca i think. Google it if thats not right. They are expensive but WELL worth the price.

Post by **AZhitman** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 10:00 am

Arke - The CP bar is sometimes available on ebay, search "240sx bar". I paid $100 shipped.

It not only ties the struts together, but also braces through the firewall.

Post by **ARKE4031** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 10:58 am

that sounds like it will tie everything together very well

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