Nice which mag - VW of some sort?

 

lmao yeah, Performance VW of all mags hahaha

 

"good side"

 

 

 

New subframe bushings? Interested to see how loud it will be with solid bushings.

 

shouldn't be too bad, I've still got the equivalent of a poly diff bushing.

these are S13 bushings. they're real close, but still need to be milled down a bit.

 

SO CLOSE SO EXCITE

 

I like it!

 

Sweet, more info on the bushings (please)?

 

buy S13 subframe bushings

get a lathe

turn them down to the right diameter

pretty simple I think lol

 

Copy cat :P

 

I don't know of anyone running aluminum subframe bushings in an S130 :/

 

What do they do, just stiffen the rear end?

 

really? they're bushings, what do poly bushings do over rubber bushings? SAME CONCEPT.

 

Yes you do...

http://www.angelfire.com/extreme/280zxt/page17.html






But I think FricFrac was referring to your earlier discussion...

 

those are SS not aluminum hueheuhueheueheueheuhuhhue

 

So are those Z31 CVDs? Is that an encoder for ABS on the diff side?

 

My mistake. Same process, different metals. That does make you uber original.

 

A bushing is to go between 2 moving metal parts so they don't wear each other out. I guess the aluminum won't wear it out as fast as steel on steel, but it will eventually. So my question is what do you gain from the aluminum vs. poly?

 

The problem is at very high HP numbers the flex in the sub frame moves wheel forward in the wheel arch. The S130 rear wheels are positioned forward in the arch. The stock bushings where the subframe mounts to the car are offset and that moved the wheel forward in the wheel arch. When you machine new bushings moves the wheels back 0.3" towards the center of the wheel well and the solid bushing reduces deflection towards the front of the wheel well under acceleration...

 

^^^ What?

 

lol

 

Does it actually move forward enough to be a problem??? Geez. Learn something new everyday.

 

well, for instance look at my car:


and that's 3.5" shorter than stock with 1" shorter overall diameter tires.

but I'm not doing the solid bushings just for the .300" it moves the fender back in the fender lol just making the whole thing act as an actual part of the car instead of having it flop around when I downshift and clutch kick and transition and all that stuff.