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improvedae86 Wrote:

ZaX Wrote:

people don't understand how much fabrication is done on this picutre, untill they start to do it by them selves.

I do and give it a massive respect. [/img]

Very clean build must have taken many hours

On that pic what happens to the toe/caster when the subframe moves since the arm isnt located on the subframe ?

That area can be a real pain i had lots of arm bushing issues with the s series rear end due to the stress places on them when you get above a g , ended up using a mix of bushes and pillows since you cannot fully solid joint a rotating twisting hub on any five link. Full of problems those rear ends really cannot wait to build the next one with a more modern multi link that fits alot easier.

And you might want to think about engine movement on stock mounts the CAS may get very close to that radiator under torque twist.

Lastly how much does the dash weigh ? its a wet lay with csm behind the first layer of uni i guess ?

Hi improvedae86

Thank you for your comments and yes it has taken many hours

This subframe will not move it is essentially solid therefore it eliminates toe and wheelbase change commonly found with weak rubber bushes

The Toe arm is located on the subframe however, it is the small Traction arm that we have located on the body. I have not seen a s14 subframe mounted i the rear of an ae86 before, i reckon this is because of the level of work involved. The s13 subframe fits much easier but the s14 has superior geometry

depending on the amount of suspension travel you want to use you can as we have use all pillow ball links on the rear without any problems. all the high end drift Silvias use this system and it is well proven to be effective. The pillow balls have enough movement in them in all directions so as not to cause binding

I have seen your posts on another thread about roll centres and this was a concern to us also but through our vast experience with this issue we feel we have made the right decisions for our customer. We will run no rear sway bar and softer springs than usual. Our low roll centre will act as a sway bar itself. This was our customers decision to use this rear end and we have mounted it as high up in the chassis as possible believe me

We are using Nismo engine and transmission mounts so movement should be very little

I have no idea how much the dash weighs but you can lift it with 2 fingers. Composites and the like are not my speciality

Regards

Darren
MCNSPORT