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Autocross in the rain with 9.x positive caster...

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Originally Posted by SSLance (Post 704402)

Autocross in the rain with 9.x positive caster...

Attaboy Lance.
None too pushy when you went arse backwards.

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Originally Posted by Tinker (Post 704408)

Attaboy Lance.
None too pushy when you went arse backwards.

That day was so much fun! :D

8 runs in the morning totally soaked, then 8 more runs in afternoon session on same course totally dry. One of my all time favorite autocross events.

Thanks for all your input everyone.
I hopefully will stay at this now.

A quick shout out to Speedtech.
Got my frame today. Very nice piece. This will save me some cutting and necessary tweaking on my original frame to align everything and install the coilovers.
It's like I just finished weeks of work in one day!
I bolted the arms spindles and rack on...everything is coming out right where my measurements should be spot on.
Added shims on uca's to get my distance side to side and bam! 1/2-1 degree camber. Checked caster right at 9.5 degrees.
I will have some obstacles ahead putting in the Pontiac motor and attaching the tie rods to the steering arms, but this is the most progress in many years.
Thanks again. I hope to continue updates in my build thread.

So, it looks like you were able to use the arms/spindles on the Speedtech frame?

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Originally Posted by rickpaw (Post 704481)

So, it looks like you were able to use the arms/spindles on the Speedtech frame?

Yes I was. The speedtech pro touring frame has the same mounting points as a stock frame(without the huge tolerances of a factory frame) and the upper arm mounts are slotted from factory points to guldstrand mod points and anywhere in between. With the narrow frame rails my goal of 275's should work out. I read in a post on PT.com Blake stated a few guys had installed a Pontiac engine successfully in this frame, so now its my turn to figure out how. The only difference is the upper shock mount is higher than the Ridetech setup and the ridetech spindles have a lower shock mounting point than speedtech arms. In each company, a 12.5 ride height shock is called for, but with this setup I will need 14.5 inch shocks. Not terrible, it might just be a sign to upgrade to triple adjustable front shocks. At least I can reuse my springs, as the triple adjustables use a shorter spring than the singles.