08-17-2021, 10:48 AM | #67 |
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I assume you need adjustable FLCAs, tie rods, and thrust arm to fit a 10.5 with a 305/35 up front? Offset is +16-20?
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08-17-2021, 03:16 PM | #68 |
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All the control arms are spl but they are the stock length. The wheel is 10.5 et24 with no spacers (? I think. I have to double check, I've rebuilt them three times).
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01-03-2022, 04:35 PM | #69 |
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Q about the TTX spring length
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I am doing the similar work on my GTS, would you mind sharing the spring length front and rear? I know it's 900/800 however would really like to lower the GTS more than stock KW 3 ways. I believe Ohlins TTX says 20mm more than KW 3 ways however I would like too make sure the spring length is supporting that as well, thanks
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The height adjustment is done by moving the entire knuckle up and down on the damper body. The collars are only there to adjust preload on the main spring. To adjust the height you need to figure out what wheel/tire package you're going to run and what kind of ride height you need in the front. You also need to factor in the rake you need for your application. Once you figure out all that then you need to look to spring rates. Your spring length is going to be determined by how much bump and droop travel you need, not the ride height you want to run at. Edit: If you look at the first picture in the thread you can see there's a space between the spacer and the bottom of damper (near the lower collar). That's because I was flying blind and needed to determine ride height and travel requirements before I could get spacers machined to set the ride height. I added a picture of them off the car. You can see how the front dampers are just a long, non threaded body where it goes into the knuckle. |
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Also, I've gone back to a divorced set up. I needed to take a little spring rate out of the back and if I'm not in using spring rates that require a c/o in the back I didn't see a benefit to keeping it a C/O. The rear is a 1200lb, 8 inch spring with a helper.
I went to a true C/O in the first place because finding a spring with the necessary length at a high rate was too hard during peak covid. |
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Edit, psi sent over some ridiculous spring combo. If I recall correctly it was a 500ish front and 1300 pound rear. I don’t know how they pick their rates but they didn’t work for me. Second edit, make sure you either set aside a ton of time or a pile of cash to get the ride height set in the front. The collars are only preload adjusters, not ride height adjusters. The ride height with the psi kit is based on the spacers used to set the height in the knuckle. |
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So there are three numbers on your springs you have. One is the length of the spring when it’s uncompressed, one is the diameter of the spring and the third is the length of the spring. Springs go per axle. So I was running 900 pound, 8 inch long springs up front at each corner (one spring per corner) with helper springs for each spring. In the back I was running an 800 pound spring at each corner with helper springs (true coilover). For a divorced set up you typically run a higher rate because the amount of leverage is changed when you move the position of the spring. |
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It’s been a while since I’ve updated this but the car is still progressing. Trying to find speed is always tricky but I’ve manage to eek some more out of it. I’ve gotten the car into the 22’s at COTA which I’m pretty excited with considering how “mild” the mods still are. That being said I have gone down a rabbit hole with the suspension. I’ve retained the TTX but have moved to the GTMore (GT4 style) camber plate and am still working on finding the correct rates. Doing so was more work than I anticipated. I sent the dampers off to PSI for a rebuild and eye mount conversion in the front. I also made up some custom spring retainers and ride height collars to get the car working (but it’s still a work in progress). I’m still on the 900/1200 spring set but the addition of 305/325 SC3R’s leaves the car wanting a bit more rate I think, especially in the rear. COTA has some pretty high speed sections and the amount of mechanical grip from that much tire, coupled with the addition of the AP Motorsport GT4 wing has given the rear tons of grip. I have yet to play with the bars to see if I can get a bit more roll stiffness that way first as I was still trying to get my head around the new set up first and there’s only so much time in a weekend. One change that is going to be necessary is putting a shorter main spring up front so I can go to an 11 to support the 305 better than the 10.5 that’s currently on it. I still adore the car and as always have more plans for it but I’m going to try and maximize the platform as is before I tinker anymore.
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For anyone interested this car is now for sale. I’ll get a proper for sale ad together but the short version is 90k as is with every stock part included, three wheel sets and around 26k miles. The car is mechanically bulletproof and cosmetically is an 8.5-9.0.
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No plans really. I’m just going to keep tinkering on the e92. Sub 20 with ac, radio and carpet is the goal for it and I don’t mind moving away from the oem plus concept to get there. Last edited by Lienrocs; 10-03-2024 at 02:07 PM.. |
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