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Re: subaru rear sub frame
January 20, 2011 11:41AM
Nice stuff! Looks really good. What will it take to get you to do front control arms for a volvo 240? There aren't many suspension parts in a 240 but those ones bend too easy. I think the street volvo pervs would be into it too if they were adjustable.
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Re: subaru rear sub frame
January 20, 2011 03:13PM
a check book, original part and a phone call. yup thats about it.
I could do about any car out there. if we retain the stock ball ]
joint it would be a cake walk
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Re: subaru rear sub frame
January 21, 2011 10:29AM
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Maaaaan, if those things were for a honda.....hmmmmm I need to send you some lower control arms and uppers, for front and rear. I only have about 100mm of travel up front and need to get that sorted out.

Get 'em sent. And say what the limit is. Control arm grounding on subframe?
No its actually the upper ball joint running out of angle. I figure if we could extend the control arms another inch, and use high angle uniball, get longer axles from the accord and voila a wider stance just like the kit cars and tons more travel. And maybe add more caster.
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Re: subaru rear sub frame
January 21, 2011 12:27PM
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Maaaaan, if those things were for a honda.....hmmmmm I need to send you some lower control arms and uppers, for front and rear. I only have about 100mm of travel up front and need to get that sorted out.

Get 'em sent. And say what the limit is. Control arm grounding on subframe?
No its actually the upper ball joint running out of angle. I figure if we could extend the control arms another inch, and use high angle uniball, get longer axles from the accord and voila a wider stance just like the kit cars and tons more travel. And maybe add more caster.

¿Que?
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Re: subaru rear sub frame
January 21, 2011 12:53PM
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Maaaaan, if those things were for a honda.....hmmmmm I need to send you some lower control arms and uppers, for front and rear. I only have about 100mm of travel up front and need to get that sorted out.

Get 'em sent. And say what the limit is. Control arm grounding on subframe?
No its actually the upper ball joint running out of angle. I figure if we could extend the control arms another inch, and use high angle uniball, get longer axles from the accord and voila a wider stance just like the kit cars and tons more travel. And maybe add more caster.

¿Que?
Yep, the upper control arm at full droop tilts down so much that the ball joint runs out of angle. The shock itself has probably another 1.5" to go.



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Re: subaru rear sub frame
January 21, 2011 08:49PM
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Maaaaan, if those things were for a honda.....hmmmmm I need to send you some lower control arms and uppers, for front and rear. I only have about 100mm of travel up front and need to get that sorted out.

Get 'em sent. And say what the limit is. Control arm grounding on subframe?
No its actually the upper ball joint running out of angle. I figure if we could extend the control arms another inch, and use high angle uniball, get longer axles from the accord and voila a wider stance just like the kit cars and tons more travel. And maybe add more caster.

¿Que?
Yep, the upper control arm at full droop tilts down so much that the ball joint runs out of angle. The shock itself has probably another 1.5" to go.


What upper control arm?
Isn't that thing a strut car?
Upper?
You sure you have an upper?
I thought strut cars only had lower control arms?

Wassamatta u?
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Re: subaru rear sub frame
January 22, 2011 12:23AM
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What upper control arm?
Isn't that thing a strut car?
Upper?
You sure you have an upper?
I thought strut cars only had lower control arms?

Wassamatta u?

Pretty sure he's moving FROM a strut car TO a double a-arm car.
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Re: subaru rear sub frame
January 22, 2011 12:00PM
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What upper control arm?
Isn't that thing a strut car?
Upper?
You sure you have an upper?
I thought strut cars only had lower control arms?

Wassamatta u?

Pretty sure he's moving FROM a strut car TO a double a-arm car.


Why in the world would somebody do that?
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Re: subaru rear sub frame
January 22, 2011 07:51PM
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What upper control arm?
Isn't that thing a strut car?
Upper?
You sure you have an upper?
I thought strut cars only had lower control arms?

Wassamatta u?

Pretty sure he's moving FROM a strut car TO a double a-arm car.


Why in the world would somebody do that?
400lbs lighter is a hell of an argument to do so ése!

John I dont have the other car anymore, its been gone for over a year already and been bulding this thing "all out".





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Re: subaru rear sub frame
January 23, 2011 01:08AM
nice Subaru you thread jackers! sorry that you have that pickle fork thing.
If I owned a Honda I would make a j arm and move a standard 12" travel
coil-over to the front of the arm and weld the mount to the lower arm
its forged steel you can to what you please to them. and at around few
hundred a shock beat it till it falls out and grab another.

but thats just me, not bad lookin though.
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Re: subaru rear sub frame
January 23, 2011 01:23PM
To bring this back on topic,

I just saw one of these subframes and set of links in person last night.
Its purdy!
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Re: subaru rear sub frame
January 23, 2011 01:48PM
Thanks!
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Re: subaru rear sub frame
February 12, 2011 12:51AM
Super Bitchin T Bar! its 10 lbs lighter. not that it matters its just sweet to have and
easy to make. sell for about $300 poly bushings and 100% 4130, I had a customer
ask for a T bar so I made one, Hint I can make anything for a profit. winking smiley


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Re: subaru rear sub frame
February 18, 2011 01:34AM
The frame is a one off lowered link mounts with the stock adjuster.


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Re: subaru rear sub frame
February 18, 2011 11:48AM
I'm not really familiar with Subarus, but is that T-bar what holds up the rear of the transmisison, where the shifter comes up out of the tailshaft?

I want to buy a Subaru, just to put all these nifty parts on! smiling smiley


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