Project "Payback"

[Vegas69]

Found some video....car looks good! Rear sway bar may be in my near future. This should make up for those other videos..
http://s694.photobucket.com/albums/v...t=MVI_4874.flv
http://s694.photobucket.com/albums/v...t=MVI_4865.flv
http://s694.photobucket.com/albums/v...t=MVI_4863.flv

[70rs]

Good luck with the brake issue Todd. The car looks great out on the track!

I know you went over this somewhere back in this thread but I didn't find it after a QUICK search. If you don't mind answering again what wheel and tire combo you are running on the track. Brand included please?
Thanks!

[Vegas69]

Thanks man....I'm running a Forgeline ZX3R with titanium bolts, brushed outer/matte black center. The widths are 18x12 and 18x10 with a 335/30/18 and 275/35/18. Extremely happy with the combination. I just want to add that these videos are from the first heat and I picked up a full 3 seconds towards the end of my last heat with a best of 45.3...

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

Thanks man....I'm running a Forgeline ZX3R with titanium bolts, brushed outer/matte black center. The widths are 18x12 and 18x10 with a 335/30/18 and 275/35/18. Extremely happy with the combination. I just want to add that these videos are from the first heat and I picked up a full 3 seconds towards the end of my last heat with a best of 45.3...

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[tones2SS]

Awesome Todd.
Glad you had fun. Thanks for posting those other videos.

[70rs]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

Thanks man....I'm running a Forgeline ZX3R with titanium bolts, brushed outer/matte black center. The widths are 18x12 and 18x10 with a 335/30/18 and 275/35/18. Extremely happy with the combination. I just want to add that these videos are from the first heat and I picked up a full 3 seconds towards the end of my last heat with a best of 45.3...

Thanks Todd!

That is awesome to pick up a full 3 seconds! It sounds (and looks) like you are really getting it dialed in.

That is what I am looking forward to. The build is one thing, but getting to tweak it and try new combos/set ups out really helps keep the intrest going. Some guys can't do that themselves and that's ok, but I think it is a lot of fun and that they are missing out on a key part of the hobby by not learning how to wrench on their own cars.
Thanks for posting all of the info from your tuning. It's going to help a lot of us on our own cars.

[Vegas69]

I recieved my new Moser 33 spline axles with tapered bearings tonight. How foolish to think I'd be cruising tonight. The are machined wrong for my brakes and ultimately backspacing. The bearing needs to move towards the axle flange. They are only .100 off but I'll either need to find a local shop that can turn down the axles another .1 or send them back to Moser. Driving to the Optima challenge isn't looking to promising to say the least. The good new is there is NO end play now. I also have the updated Wilwood plates pictured that were redesigned with a taller lip and thicker material. They were nice enough to send them to me for free fo rall my trouble in the past.

[70rs]

No chance of getting the car on the road with enough time to get to the challenge? At least you got the plates and axles now. Good luck with getting it together Todd!

[Vegas69]

I'm not going to pay to overnight axles just to drive out there. It's not like I'm racing. I could stick the old axles back in but I already removed the axle seal on the passenger side since the tapered bearing are lubricated with gear oil. If it happens, it happens. I decided to save myself a few bucks by using the wilwood plates vs. the currie plates pictured on the old axles. Of course I measured to make sure the tolerance was the same. I would've needed to pay to have the old bearings pressed off and the new tapered bearing pressed on. I'm interested to see why Moser machined this set differently. Stay tuned...