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streettechmiata 
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 Topic: new sweet looking coilover setupPosted: May/15/2012 at 8:36pm |
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has anyone seen this new setup that relocates the coil springs in the back/trunk area of the car with rods going up to them from the axle. any thoughts on it and advantages/disadvantages?
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6768rogues
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Posted: May/15/2012 at 9:36pm |
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Looks like a Rube Goldberg setup, making a simple task complicated. I wouldn't want to be that close to every suspension squeak, creak and groan and there is some comfort in knowing that suspension springs and parts that are under tremendous loads are separated from my body by at least a layer of sheet metal. Looks cool, though.
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Why Ramblers? Chicks dig 'em. Whatever it is, I can take it apart.
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71JAVVY
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Posted: May/19/2012 at 4:29pm |
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Gotta agree that that looks completely unique and awesome, but you have to wonder if there's any functional advantage to it. I would tend to think there isn't and that it would just be something to go wrong.
That being said, I would still do it to my car
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Rebel Machine
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Posted: May/19/2012 at 5:14pm |
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That's a cantalever setup. Not that uncommon in high-performance handling cars.
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71JAVVY
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Posted: May/20/2012 at 1:47pm |
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What are the advantages?
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Rebel Machine
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Posted: May/20/2012 at 2:38pm |
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I'm not a road racer but I gotta think accessability for suspension tuning as well as less undercar clearance are a big advantage, especially when the car has been lowered as far as possible.
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Posted: May/20/2012 at 8:20pm |
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Push rods and bell cranks have been used in racing since the sixties, but usually to save space, not eat it up. Looks like another "look at me" item from the "look at me" aftermarket...
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Skating away on the thin ice of a new day.
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Ant
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Posted: May/20/2012 at 10:53pm |
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That car is built for drifting
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73hornut
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Posted: May/20/2012 at 11:20pm |
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Would you bring your exhaust out the quarters in front of the rear tires?
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streettechmiata
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Posted: May/22/2012 at 7:05pm |
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i would do it but hacking up my javelin makes me nervous lol. and i do want to have back seats so its out of the question.
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