Lockleaf Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 It's important to bask in ones own awesomeness 3 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 But why? I got tired of "Russians can't drive for SHIT!" videos on the Hugh-Toobs... and what Lockleaf said! Quote Link to comment
DaBlist Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 ...and what Lockleaf said! 2 Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 Yea, your pictures don't work. Only the most current ones show. Top of page or any previous pages don't show. On my computer or phone on wifi or 4g 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted August 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 Site they are hosted on is down right now. It'l be back up soon I'm sure. This happens once a year when he forgets to pay the renewal... :rofl: 1 Quote Link to comment
Mattndew76 Posted August 21, 2016 Report Share Posted August 21, 2016 How come you didn't design a J arm for the front suspension? Can get better clearance and strength for rapid suspension movement. Love how it looks now though. Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted August 21, 2016 Report Share Posted August 21, 2016 Maybe it takes longer for the pics to get to Finland? ^_^ Not showing up for me either... weird :( Takes forever to load the broken links as well. Edit: Should read the entire thread first lmao. Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted August 21, 2016 Report Share Posted August 21, 2016 How come you didn't design a J arm for the front suspension? Can get better clearance and strength for rapid suspension movement. Love how it looks now though. 'Splain "J arm" please. I'm too lazy to look it up. Quote Link to comment
dukerollo Posted August 21, 2016 Report Share Posted August 21, 2016 I think he means like a BMW lower control arm. I think it would be tough to design one in a garage beefy enough without it weighing a million pounds. Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted August 21, 2016 Report Share Posted August 21, 2016 https://store.partsshopmax.com/shop/silvia/MultilinkSteering/ Look at the top 4 products on that page. Yes for drift angle, but a more rigid setup, more new car style. If I didnt have a no heim joints rule on my car I would probably do something like that. Quote Link to comment
Mattndew76 Posted August 21, 2016 Report Share Posted August 21, 2016 No not the BMW or the one in the link. You guys are still in street car brain. Off-road racing has its own J-Arm (J Link) design. Here is a quick render I did of what a Datsun off-road J-Arm would be. 2 Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted August 21, 2016 Report Share Posted August 21, 2016 What matt said, this ain't no street car anymore. Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted August 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 How come you didn't design a J arm for the front suspension? Can get better clearance and strength for rapid suspension movement. What matt said, this ain't no street car anymore. Yeah, but it ain't exactly a Trophy Truck yet either... :rofl: 2 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 No not the BMW or the one in the link. You guys are still in street car brain. Off-road racing has its own J-Arm (J Link) design. Here is a quick render I did of what a Datsun off-road J-Arm would be. Well, all I can say is, "Look back a page or two and see my answer to the 'pillow block' question." I'll save you some time: It never occurred to us. 1 Quote Link to comment
dukerollo Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 No not the BMW or the one in the link. You guys are still in street car brain. Off-road racing has its own J-Arm (J Link) design. Here is a quick render I did of what a Datsun off-road J-Arm would be. Got ya. Guess I was stuck in e30 brain. 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted August 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 What's the upside here? Less binding on the ball joint? Or is there less geometry change through the arc? No not the BMW or the one in the link. You guys are still in street car brain. Off-road racing has its own J-Arm (J Link) design. Here is a quick render I did of what a Datsun off-road J-Arm would be. Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 Pretty much, you can run stock ball joint angles if you pull it off just right. 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted August 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 Pretty much, you can run stock ball joint angles if you pull it off just right. Based on the fact that our crossmember is spaced down a little over 1" and the struts are 2" longer than stock, our ball joint angles are pretty darn good. They don't come close to binding until you hit full droop, and even then I don't think there's a chance of them binding in real word use. We really aren't that far off of stock 280Z geometry, except that everything is in there backwards... :P But a better angle would be better... ^_^ 3 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted August 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 Oh, and pics should be back up tomorrow. :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
Mattndew76 Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 If I had a little more time-money I would donate efforts and a set. I am out of both and you boys live too dang far away. Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted August 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 If I had a little more time-money I would donate efforts and a set. I am out of both and you boys live too dang far away. Honestly, it wouldn't be hard for us to build them out of steel. It could be done with two stock arms welded together and reinforced. Heck, you could pie cut, reweld, and reinforce just one arm. Only problem is without a donor arm it could get a good bit shorter... Quote Link to comment
Mattndew76 Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 Use square tube, spherical ball joint, and a factory arm. With some fancy reinforcing plates at the bend, and maybe a strength gusset centered atop spanning the bend. Quote Link to comment
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