Metal removal at rear, opinions

[Bean]

4000GT Wrote:Im looking at the subframe now, not sure where the counter weights are, but I will weigh it for everyones reference.

On my European S13 they were in front of the front main bushings (where it bolts to the car)

thanks for the effort - I think the 2kg difference sounds about right for just the frame then. I dug out the measurements from the manual:

S13


S14


S15


and AE86 as comparison


while I'm at it
FC3S: http://i29.tinypic.com/2j2bzuq.jpg

another observation some research brought up is that most cars settled on 1460mm track width (RX7s, Altezza, S-Bodys etc...) ET are more often than not 40-50 which by calculation would make most hub to hub dimensions ~1550mm compared to the 1400mm on the AE86
Also the pick up points for the dampers on the AE are only ~910mm apart whereas most of the aforementioned cars are much closer to 1000mm if not more, which put this mod into N2 wide territory.