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Rusty 10-14-2013 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by exedy699 (Post 2527662)
:tup: Good Ole switch it is.

And I've done an event already. It was actually autocross. I enjoyed the heck out of it, even my work heat. Got one of the experienced guys to let me ride with him in his 2001 M3, and he rode along with me in my first runs. And yes, miatas and mini's will blitz past me (in terms of time :icon17:). I do like your idea of brakes, cooling, tires, and more exp. :tiphat: You sir are awesome.

Thank you. :tup:

Rusty 10-16-2013 09:04 PM

Hotchkis sway bar review.
 
Ok, I got some mile on the Hotchkis sway bars. Review on them is positive. :tup: DD on them, you really don't notice them. It's when you pick up the speed. :driving: They start to shine. :D There is an off ramp that I use as a gauge. It's tight, flat, and about 270deg around. Bone stock Nismo. I could do about 38 mph before the tires started to make noises of protest. With the big Mich PSS's. I could do about 42 mph. Now with the PSS's, and Hotchkis sway bars. I'm about 46 mph now, and ran out of nerve. The tires just started to make some noise. On a rough road. The ride is a bit stiffer. Overall, I like them. :tup:

TheGreatOne 10-16-2013 10:23 PM

Nice build, can't wait to get myself a set of Hotchkis, next year!

Rusty 10-21-2013 04:28 PM

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Got my rear SPL sway bar links installed. :D The stock links feel tight until you install one SPL link and begin to adjust it with a stock link on the other side. Then you feel how much movement there is in the stock links.

Jerggy13 10-21-2013 07:47 PM

Is there a benefit of having the adjustability built into the sway bar end links or does most of the benefit come from the reduction in free play compared the the stock link?

The only thing I could think of would having the ability to preload the bar for one side of the car based on track setup for individual race tracks based on the majority of left or right hand turns? Just an idea.

Rusty 10-21-2013 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Jerggy13 (Post 2535954)
Is there a benefit of having the adjustability built into the sway bar end links or does most of the benefit come from the reduction in free play compared the the stock link?

The only thing I could think of would having the ability to preload the bar for one side of the car based on track setup for individual race tracks based on the majority of left or right hand turns? Just an idea.

You got the idea. You can preload the bar. ;) And reducing the free play in the links.

Rusty 10-22-2013 07:03 AM

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Have the upper SPL control arms installed. :D

In the second picture. After I removed the bolt that holds the upper ball joint in the spindle. The upper arm popped up by it's self. The bushings in the upper arm don't rotate, they twist in place. :icon14:

Third picture. The bolts that hold the arms in place doesn't have enough clearance with the coilover to come out. You have to remove the 3 nuts on top of the coilover so that you can move it down enough for the bolts to come out.

Rusty 10-22-2013 07:06 AM

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Side by side of the SPL and the stock arms. The stock arms are lighter.

Rusty 10-22-2013 07:10 AM

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When I installed the SPL arms. I had a bolt that was sticking out from the right inner fender that would hit the arm at full up travel. So I grounded it down.

Rusty 10-22-2013 07:49 AM

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Got an CEL the other day. Cleared it and it came back. So when I was jacking up the Nismo for the control arm install. This is what I found. :icon14: The plug for the right rear O2 sensor was broken. The day that the CEL first came on. I remembered hitting a dead ground hog. :mad: I tired to miss him but couldn't, and this is what I got. :mad:

Rusty 10-28-2013 04:47 PM

Just got done fixing my under tray. I keep on losing the 3 plastic fasteners on it. So I come up with a fix. :D

http://www.the370z.com/exterior-inte...nder-tray.html

sig11 10-28-2013 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 2536040)
You got the idea. You can preload the bar. ;) And reducing the free play in the links.

I thought the idea was to remove preload with adjustable endlinks...

Rusty 10-28-2013 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by sig11 (Post 2544843)
I thought the idea was to remove preload with adjustable endlinks...

You could do either one.
I know of a few who preload the bar to one side for differance track conditions. I don't think I could feel the differance.

NissanGuy23 10-28-2013 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 2544746)
Just got done fixing my under tray. I keep on losing the 3 plastic fasteners on it. So I come up with a fix. :D

http://www.the370z.com/exterior-inte...nder-tray.html

Thanks for this, mine is rattling like hell usually on backroads when i get on the brakes. When i brake the nose drops slightly changing the airflow it rattles. Sounds like the things tearing apart under there.

Rusty 10-29-2013 12:35 PM

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Installing the SPL lower control arm bearings today. Got the arms off in about an hour for both sides. The machine shop charged me $80.00 to press off the old bushings and install the new bearings. The shop said that they had to torch off the old bushings. They was on that tight!


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