Thursday7
01-31-2017, 10:21 AM
I want to mod the front LCA's on my S13. I have S14 LCA's on there now, but I bent them pressing the bushings in and I think it is causing my current uneven camber problem.
To replace this I wanted to take my stock S13's and fab up some adjustable heim joints where the bushing would go, as opposed to extending it between the tension rod and ball joint. After reading this guys write up, I found that having the length adjustment before the tension rod will fuck everything up.
To quote from his thread,
" YOU NEED TO EXTEND IT BETWEEN THE BALL JOINT AND THE TENSION ROD MOUNT HOLES IF YOU USE A TENSION ROD THAT BOLTS ONTO THE STOCK LCA POINTS!!! If you don't do this, then as you lengthen your arms it'll also increase your caster and a simple extension can lead to a huge increase. Why this matters is there's not much adjustment for caster in stock arms with a bushing. You'll bind the bushing or your caster will even be so far forward that it just wont work."
found here: http://www.technickslide.com/2015/11/technick-slide-s13-steering-angle-kit.html about 1/6 down the page
Is this true? Is it only possible to have LCA extension in that one spot?
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll300/simplex86/lca_02.jpg
Here is what I want to do.
If the case is that I WILL end up fucking up my alignment/geometry, would I have to put my (now not adjustable) heim joints at the exact same location and length as the stock bushings?
Sorry if this was a mess, I hope you can tell what my dilemma is here. Thanks in advance.
To replace this I wanted to take my stock S13's and fab up some adjustable heim joints where the bushing would go, as opposed to extending it between the tension rod and ball joint. After reading this guys write up, I found that having the length adjustment before the tension rod will fuck everything up.
To quote from his thread,
" YOU NEED TO EXTEND IT BETWEEN THE BALL JOINT AND THE TENSION ROD MOUNT HOLES IF YOU USE A TENSION ROD THAT BOLTS ONTO THE STOCK LCA POINTS!!! If you don't do this, then as you lengthen your arms it'll also increase your caster and a simple extension can lead to a huge increase. Why this matters is there's not much adjustment for caster in stock arms with a bushing. You'll bind the bushing or your caster will even be so far forward that it just wont work."
found here: http://www.technickslide.com/2015/11/technick-slide-s13-steering-angle-kit.html about 1/6 down the page
Is this true? Is it only possible to have LCA extension in that one spot?
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll300/simplex86/lca_02.jpg
Here is what I want to do.
If the case is that I WILL end up fucking up my alignment/geometry, would I have to put my (now not adjustable) heim joints at the exact same location and length as the stock bushings?
Sorry if this was a mess, I hope you can tell what my dilemma is here. Thanks in advance.