Dream suspension?

Post by **Exar-Kun** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:09 pm

Brought up in a conversation between myself and alan, here is mine

FRONT:-Apex-i N-1 JGTC spec coilover(8/6, bound/rebound adjustable, incoudes upper mounts, etc)-T/C rods made of Chromoly(for strength) heim joints, of course.-Adjustable front LCA made of chromoly or alluminum w/ heim joint and spherical ball joints-Kazama heim joint tie rod ends/stronger S14/Tein inner TR-T/C bracket Brace(tanabe or NISMO)-Front STB(cusco OLC apex-i C/f or other light weight/strong mfr)-Cusco/ST Sway bar w/poly end links or adjustable units

REAR:-Apex-I coilovers(See above)-R STB(cusco c/f)-Chromoly/alluminum heim joint adjustable Toe Rod, UCA, and Traction Rod.-Alluminum subframe bushings-Heim joint spindle bushings (where the rods attach)-Cusco/ST sway bar w/poly end links/bushings or adjustable unit

Post your dream setup if you like please dont include chassis bracing(roll cage, fender braces, etc) or brakes/differential stuff....keep it suspension related(no wheels either)

w00t.note: this list may change quickly as I remember things I'd like in the next few days...-chet

Checkered-Member · Post by **Checkered-Member** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:09 pm

My dream suspension…is stock everything

On an F1 car….ownage….

Post by **crzycav86** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:09 pm

Checkered-Member wrote:My dream suspension…is stock everything

On an F1 car….ownage….

lol... I was about to say a 240 body with f1 private parts

Post by **gabossie** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:09 pm

Well, are we going for realistic dream suspensions, because obviously an F1 car is not realistic. My dream suspension for my 240 is pretty much the same as yours chet, but that's because you pretty much listed the top of the line parts for everything...hard to beat that. In the real world, I'll never have JGTC spec coilovers, and alot of that stuff will be SPL rather than some of the big names.

Post by **Nismo_Freak** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:09 pm

- Ohlins 52mm Inverted Monotube Dampers (Rebound Adj)- Ohlins 38mm Rear Shocks (Rebound Adj)- Ohlins External Fluid Resevoirs (Compression Adjustment)- Beta Titanium 60mm ID 200mm 10kgf/mm Spring- Beta Titanium 60mm ID 175mm 8 kgf/mm Spring- Forged & Heat Treated Beta Titanium Adj. Front Lower Control Arms- Forged & Heat Treated Beta Titanium Adj. Rear Lower Control Arms- Forged & Heat Treated Beta Titanium Adj. Tension Rod- Forged & Heat Treated Beta Titanium Rear Upper Control Arm- Forged & Heat Treated Beta Titanium Toe Rod- Forged & Heat Treated Beta Titanium Traction Rod- Forged T6 6061 Aluminum Differential Bushings- Forged T6 6061 Aluminum Subframe Bushings- Spherical Tie Rod Ends- Hardened Chromoly Tie Rods- Reinforced and Hardened Chromoly Subframe- 10-Pt. TIG Welded Chromoly Cage- Front Blade Adjustable 24mm Sway Bar - Rear Blade Adjustable 20mm Sway Bar- Spherical Sway Bar Endlinks- Front Okuyama Carbing Strut Tower Bar- Rear Okuyama Carbing Strut Tower Bar- Custom Single Nut Hubs- Spherical Bushings- 332x32mm Two Piece Front Carbon Rotors- Brembo 6 Piston Front Watercooled Calipers- 324x26mm Two Piece Rear Carbon Rotors- Brembo 4 Piston Rear Calipers- Forged Aluminum Spindles- Forged Magnesium 17x10" Fronts- Forged Magnesium 17x13" Rears- Hoosier R3S04 275/35/17 Fronts- Hoosier R3S04 335/30/17 Rears

I made the idea for this thread, so I can post brakes and cages too!

I wanna be able to jump in the middle of the JGTC and run down some Toyotas.

Post by **gabossie** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:09 pm

...holy crap

Post by **chmercer** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:09 pm

hmm... well, everyone knows ohlins rules ***, but for the sake of diversity, i will pick somthing else :p

bilstein GN2A 46mm dampers with external canister front and rearespelir titanum springs, 2 sets - 12/10 for RR, 8/6 for everything elsechromoly double wishbone conversion with interior horizontal mounted shocks w/pushrod actuatorevery piece of pressed plate left, box it infront carbing bar, type MCSrear carbing bar, type R

i will think of more...

Post by **rico05** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:09 pm

And THAT is why SPL will be in charge of my suspension tuning from here on in, no matter what level I get to with it. Guys that can dream that big are worth knowing!

Alan, when the hell you commin to B/CS

Post by **TrunkMonkey** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:09 pm

damn alan, i don't even know what half of that crap means.

anyways, my dream suspension is apexi WS coilovers and nismo bushings all the way around....seriously. get of of the wheel gap and keep the ride as soft as possible.

-demetrius

Post by **Nismo_Freak** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:09 pm

rico05 wrote:And THAT is why SPL will be in charge of my suspension tuning from here on in, no matter what level I get to with it. Guys that can dream that big are worth knowing!

Alan, when the hell you commin to B/CS

Whenever the S14 gets up and running

... withen the next 2 months hopefully. The parts are all on backorder and I can't find used

Hell I checked with Blitz and Trust in JAPAN! and they are on backorder too. Someone needs to step it up!

Post by **Nismo_Freak** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:09 pm

demcj wrote:damn alan, i don't even know what half of that crap means.

anyways, my dream suspension is apexi WS coilovers and nismo bushings all the way around....seriously. get of of the wheel gap and keep the ride as soft as possible.

-demetrius

There are several types of titanium. In pure form you have alpha, alpha-beta, and beta titanium. Basically beta being heat treated and the most resistant / highest tensile strength form of pure titanium available. Aluminum is lighter but not as strong as titanium, so when the part is made I can make it thinner (less aerodynamic drag, lighter) while maintaining the strength. But for something that is going to have alot of shock impact and heat from the brakes, such as the spindle I'd rather have an aluminum component because of it's high thermal conductivity and resiliant nature.

Post by **crzycav86** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:09 pm

<_< You should have been a chemical engineer or something...

Post by **Nismo_Freak** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:09 pm

crzycav86 wrote:<_< You should have been a chemical engineer or something...

My major is chemical engineering.

Post by **crzycav86** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:09 pm

ahh.. no wonder.

Post by **veilside180sx** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:09 pm

my dream suspension is riddled by a realistic budget, and what i'm going for right now=) It also wound up looking like a SPL posterchild. n/m that part.

SPL/KTS CoiloversSPL F/R LCA, RUCA, Toe, Traction, Tension RodsSPL Subframe CollarsWhiteline Sways w/Spherical End LinksTie Rods w/Spherical End LinksFender BracesSTB Greddy will doCusco 6 pt Roll Cage w/Harness BarWelded Tension Rod Bracket as Nismo isn't too hard to duplicate.Z32 Brakes w/ATE Superblue Fluid and Stainless Brake LinesFN01R-C 17x8 and 17x10

I think that would about do it for me=)

Post by **spitz7985** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:09 pm

-custom unequal length double wishbone suspension convertion, front and rear -solid bushings all around-custom tube frame with fiberglass OEM replica body panels-fatty hollow sway bars

Nismo Freak, something tells me you copy and pasted that list from your hard drive.

Post by **Nismo_Freak** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:09 pm

spitz7985 wrote:-custom unequal length double wishbone suspension convertion, front and rear -solid bushings all around-custom tube frame with fiberglass OEM replica body panels-fatty hollow sway bars

Nismo Freak, something tells me you copy and pasted that list from your hard drive.

No I wrote it out... just took me a good 10 minutes lol. Had to make sure I got everything in there.

Post by **BuudWeizErr** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:09 pm

oh alan.... you forgot cockpit stuff!i still consider that part of the suspension.

Post by **Exar-Kun** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:09 pm

"oh alan.... you forgot ****pit stuff!i still consider that part of the suspension."

why? or were you being sarcastic?-chet

Post by **BuudWeizErr** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:09 pm

no, seriously, i wanted to know.

it's interior, yeah, but i still consider it part of the suspension, like when people post in threads about "post your suspension parts," i always see people post what wheel, seat, knob, etc that they have.

Post by **Exar-Kun** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:09 pm

...thats ghey, got nothing to do with the suspension system to me thats all "interior/exterior/ICE" type stuff...-chet

Post by **BuudWeizErr** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:09 pm

chet, you seriously think that an aftermarket seat, harness and wheel is just for show?

Post by **rico05** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:09 pm

Not for show, just not part of the suspension. I could see you talking about wheels and tires or even mabye brakes, but not what shift knob you have.

Post by **Nismo_Freak** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:09 pm

- Corbeau FX1 Seat- Sliderless Corbeau Seat Rail- Kirk Racing 4-pt. Roll Bar- Corbeau 3" 5-pt. Harness- ATC Sport Volenti Steering Wheel- Nismo Leather Shift Knob

At least thats what I have now

Post by **w1ngzer0** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:09 pm

car that doesn't require suspention.

Post by **chmercer** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:09 pm

Exar-Kun wrote:...thats ghey, got nothing to do with the suspension system to me thats all "interior/exterior/ICE" type stuff...-chet

wtf? bucket seat = ice?

Post by **dreamsOfSkylines** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:09 pm

bucketseat = interiorshift knob = ice

Post by **Veriest1** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:09 pm

I would be tempted to say the steering wheel is almost as connected to the suspension as the tie rods and ends. The whole steering assembly, in my opinion, needs to be high quality so I would probably have to include steering rack parts in my list.

Post by **Exar-Kun** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:09 pm

steering rack parts maybe, like say NISMO rack bushings or something(which I have)

but dude..the SEAT is not part of the suspension assembly. its an interior modification. I never said a fiberglass/cf/kevlar racing seat was "show" necessarily..but it sure as hell doesnt deserve to be classified under "suspension"

much like the shift knob, or steering wheel...

its still a modifcation to the interior, regardless of purpose. you dont see me listing my hood or C/F hatch as "suspension" mods because they lightened the chassis...those are "exterior/body" mods, jue like the seat is an interior mod.

simple, really.this is also why I didnt include things like fender braces or brakes in my list, although those would be closer to being classified as "suspension"

-chet

Post by **Dori Dori** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:09 pm

What about body mods...especially spoilers.:icon18

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