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Offline MDoe8

Re: 5.3 Single turbo 3000GT (sohc fwd base model)
« Reply #105 on: April 27, 2013, 02:19:17 PM »
Hence why I'm asking for ideas on how to cure this.  Come on man, give me some sort of actual help!
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Offline MDoe8

Re: 5.3 Single turbo 3000GT (sohc fwd base model)
« Reply #106 on: April 29, 2013, 12:34:27 AM »
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Offline MDoe8

Re: 5.3 Single turbo 3000GT (sohc fwd base model)
« Reply #107 on: April 30, 2013, 11:20:52 AM »
Did a bit of research and came upon this custom steering arm.  I could do pretty much the exact same thing.  I think that, if I use the proper material, I could make something that could work well.  I could have it come inwards, a bit forwards, and definitely a lot lower.  My steering rack cannot go higher so a custom steering arm can cure this.  The stock arm sits VERY high.  Thoughts?

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Offline digitalsolo

Re: 5.3 Single turbo 3000GT (sohc fwd base model)
« Reply #108 on: April 30, 2013, 11:34:54 AM »
Seems like a reasonable solution if you can attach it to the arm.
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Offline MDoe8

Re: 5.3 Single turbo 3000GT (sohc fwd base model)
« Reply #109 on: April 30, 2013, 12:25:44 PM »
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Re: 5.3 Single turbo 3000GT (sohc fwd base model)
« Reply #110 on: April 30, 2013, 05:20:13 PM »
We've played around quite a bit with tie rod pickups with the drift guys.  The obvious problem is getting it low enough to dial out some of that bump steer, but once you bring it inside enough to clear the wheel (so you can get low enough), you're probably going to be running into the LCA. 

Measuring is key - what we've done in the past with new chassis is to make a 'swiss cheese' plate on both sides with lots of mounting locations and a very long spacer down to the tie rod, and take angle and bump-steer measurements on both sides lock-to-lock.  This way you can tune overall angle (closer or further from the LCA ball joint), Ackerman angle, and bump steer - then when you have a setting you like, make a bracket that matches that position.

Offline MDoe8

Re: 5.3 Single turbo 3000GT (sohc fwd base model)
« Reply #111 on: April 30, 2013, 05:39:23 PM »
Makes perfect sense, thanks!  I'm going to go ahead and mount the steering rack as it is mocked up, that's the highest I can get with my current setup.  I will probably, in a couple of weeks, get to making a "testing" steering arm to make the measurements with.  Good idea!
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Offline MDoe8

Re: 5.3 Single turbo 3000GT (sohc fwd base model)
« Reply #112 on: May 03, 2013, 06:04:16 PM »
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Offline gc3

Re: 5.3 Single turbo 3000GT (sohc fwd base model)
« Reply #113 on: May 04, 2013, 08:08:19 AM »
i am amazed that you are seeing "so far so good" bumpsteer results with that.....

Offline MDoe8

Re: 5.3 Single turbo 3000GT (sohc fwd base model)
« Reply #114 on: May 04, 2013, 11:35:06 AM »
That makes two of us.  The heims joint helps a lot.

I still think I'll be making a steering arm though, once real bumps happen with a couple thousand pounds of weight pushing into them.
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Offline zbrown

Re: 5.3 Single turbo 3000GT (sohc fwd base model)
« Reply #115 on: May 04, 2013, 12:03:01 PM »
Anything with be better than it was. Good luck
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Offline spacevomit

Re: 5.3 Single turbo 3000GT (sohc fwd base model)
« Reply #116 on: May 04, 2013, 12:06:14 PM »
Are those the stock steering rack mounts, or did you make those?

Offline MDoe8

Re: 5.3 Single turbo 3000GT (sohc fwd base model)
« Reply #117 on: May 04, 2013, 03:18:24 PM »
http://cachassisworks.com/p-253-satin-finish-billet-rack-clampchassisworks-mount.aspx

These expensive but beautiful bastards bolted to a mount coming off the subframe.
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Offline spacevomit

Re: 5.3 Single turbo 3000GT (sohc fwd base model)
« Reply #118 on: May 04, 2013, 04:19:58 PM »
Dood, sweet.

Offline MDoe8

Re: 5.3 twin turbo 3000GT (sohc fwd base model)
« Reply #119 on: May 11, 2013, 11:57:36 AM »
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