Understood Paul, wasn't aware of the clearance (lack of) issues.not enough room for extended nuts cos the elbow curves over the stud
Understood Paul, wasn't aware of the clearance (lack of) issues.not enough room for extended nuts cos the elbow curves over the stud
Understood Paul, wasn't aware of the clearance (lack of) issues.
If you extend one stud could you do anything with a couple of Rose joints and make an adjustable brace?no worries john, it's abit of a tight area with so many things in the way and this is the strongest way to mount the turbo to the nearest bolt hole on the block.
currently awaiting new gaskets & studs so probably be tomorrow when I can fabricate the bracket.
If you extend one stud could you do anything with a couple of Rose joints and make an adjustable brace?
When you were setting the toe for the wheel alignment you said the wheels have moved in towards the centre of the car(this certainly appears to be the case), doesn't this also mean you've lost some of your negative camber as well.
My old camry had a camber adjustment on the top bolt where the hub carrier? bolts to the strut, they sell these things but they use undersize bolts to gain the adjustment so aren't the best but you might be able go the other way and get a bolt one size larger this would give the opportunity to enlarge the holes where you want (ie enlarge on the inside on the strut part and / or on the wheel side of the hub carrier) this would give you back a fixed amount of negative camber and could make it so you can do fine adjustments with the strut tops.
Yeah my solution would have moved the top of the wheel further in, doing the opposite on the bottom bolt would more it in less but given existing clearance problems not be the best solution.
An perhaps odd ball idea... Could you do as you say and lengthen the bottom arms but do it making them perhaps adjustable, then modify and rotate the strut top so it points the adjustable part forward / back and becomes a caster adjustment.
Didn't a couple of the rally guys talk about blocks to mount under the rear of the arm? Are they not an option? Why?
A downside of extending the lower arms Paul would be that it reduced the drive shaft spline length engaging with the gearbox..........
You need some paint on that rear axle... we know they like to rust away....!
Treat with soem Krust, and then a couple of cans of cheap black or silver paint and you are sorted.
Plenty around that do it that way, making it adjustable seems a good principle because your unlikely to get an optimum suspension setup straight off especially where there's less development been done as seems the case with micra. Looking at the micra arms and some wrx ones the bit where camber adjustment might be seems to require less strength.Making arms adjustable will be more unnecessary work and weakens it.
It's difficult to be sure because I haven't got a micra nearby but it may even be as simple as swapping the strut tops to the other side. It worked with the tea mug I used as a model...I'll need to investigate if turning the top camber plate 90deg into caster plates is feasible.
Agreed, here's how minis deal with it:Putting spacers under the rear bushing is abit of an anti-dive geometry. puts a lot of misalignment strain on the front PU unless it's modded too.
Plenty around that do it that way, making it adjustable seems a good principle because your unlikely to get an optimum suspension setup straight off especially where there's less development been done as seems the case with micra. Looking at the micra arms and some wrx ones the bit where camber adjustment might be seems to require less strength.
It's difficult to be sure because I haven't got a micra nearby but it may even be as simple as swapping the strut tops to the other side. It worked with the tea mug I used as a model...
Agreed, here's how minis deal with it:
http://minispares.com/product/classic/C-STR632.aspx
I'll try to be quiet now for a bit...
Surprised you never bothered with the adjustable castor kit from Whiteline Paul. It's a simple fit and forget, no fabrication needed.
What are you worried about Paul, I drove two stages and about road section of 100 miles during Wales Rally GB with a snapped NS wishbone.... Did make the handling a bit odd though....
Fair enough, I guess as a daily driver you've got to find that balance between grip in turns and tyre wear, I'd also guess that point doesn't change all that much as long as it's still performing daily duties.I don't wanna risk having my wishbones suddenly fail & lose control...
Fair enough, I guess as a daily driver you've got to find that balance between grip in turns and tyre wear, I'd also guess that point doesn't change all that much as long as it's still performing daily duties.
I put fixed negative arms on my mini but almost immediately wished I'd gone adjustable even with a conservative camber setting. I guess the difference is you have a pretty good idea on what camber setting you want.
Try 80mph on gravel just inches away from the trees with a snapped wishbone...!
Good you have moved away from ABS, my work involved in research into the fumes from 3D printers and ABS is the worse by miles...
yikes, there'd be poop & pee everywhere with my eyes shut if I even sat passenger through that lol.
I don't think I'm as brave or crazy as you to do that especially in a car I put all my heart & life savings into and can't afford to lose.
ABS still has it's place with strong high-temp parts (like my HT lead mounts) but PLA is soooo much better overall for everything else and yeah not as pungent (good thing it's in the spare bedroom)
Ultrafine Particles and Fumes from 3D Printers:
Quote; " it's in the spare bedroom"
A competent person fabricating & using harmful materials such as petroleum derived plastics, solvents (VOCs), printing/welding fume gases and ultra-fine particles (UFPs) such as asbestos would mitigate protect the environment, themselves, and others in the vicinity or their home & working area from any deleterious effects known & those yet unknown by simply avoiding contamination?
Standard HEPA filters and positive fume extraction with full PPE procedures would suffice.
Quote: “The emissions from 3D printers are harmful. You could become very sick under the right conditions. If you’re only printing PLA once a week then good ventilation would probably be adequate to protect yourself. For more toxic filaments or more active printers, an enclosure with a Hepa or carbon activated filter is a good idea.”
Referance: https://3dprinterchat.com/2017/07/ultrafine-particles-from-3d-printers/