[Shotimes] Rear Tokico's on backorder

[Carl Prochilo]

I don't think I was able to get -1.5 after breaking the welds.  Is using a
Dremmel to shave off some metal in the strut tower to allow the struts to be
pulled out further done commonly?

Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
To: "'Bruce Malachuk'" <bmalach1@nycap.rr.com>; "'Kirk Doucette'"
<Kirk.doucette@verizon.net>; <TechSHO@topica.com>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 11:46 AM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Rear Tokico's on backorder


> Regardless of how the Gen 3 ZF rack works or fits, aren't those relatively
> rare pieces that are pretty pricey, even when used? They were only used on
> the Gen 3 SHO, IIRC, so availability will be limited.
>
> Although I don't much care for the VAPS setup on this '94 (although I guess
> I could try to switch setup to deactivate it), the steering on my '95 was
> good, and the Gen 1s had no VAPS. UDPs on a Gen 1 tighten it up a bit,
also.
>
> Another question on that '91+. If you have Eibachs, are the spotwelds cut,
> and the car aligned to -1.2 to -2.0 camber in the front? On this '94, the
> spotwelds were not cut with the Eibachs (don't know what the camber was set
> at), and the steering was pretty funky & twitchy. Breaking the welds and
> getting it to -1.5 helped a LOT.
>
> Ron Porter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Malachuk [mailto:bmalach1@nycap.rr.com]
> Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 1:38 AM
> To: Kirk Doucette; Ron Porter; TechSHO@topica.com; shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Rear Tokico's on backorder
>
>
> Kirk,
>
> When you adapt a Gen 3 ZF rack to a Gen 1/2 please add me to a list of ppl
> you'll be doing that for ;-)
>
> Bruce
> 94 Opal Frost MTX
> 93 Black ATX - winter beater then parts car :-)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kirk Doucette" <Kirk.doucette@verizon.net>
> To: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>; <TechSHO@topica.com>;
> <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 11:32 PM
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Rear Tokico's on backorder
>
>
> > Just finished the front end.. everything now is all new. And the Gr-2's
> with
> > the eibach are almost as stiff as the Tokicos .
> >
> > It's a whole new car with this setup, a HUGE upgrade over the stock
setup.
> > But if there were three struts to pick. Konis, tokicos, and KYB . The KYB
> > would be at the bottom.
> >
> > But if you go crazy stiffening up the chassis, with all the bars,
urethane
> > and connectors (all the stiff goodies) I would pick the KYB's so you
could
> > have a little flex somewhere and would think it will work out nicely.
> >
> > Plus with some of the money you save on them you could add other things
> and
> > be at the same cost.
> >
> > Im happy with them, I tried them in a few corners and was pleased. Im
> still
> > learning the car, with much different geometry than the Gen 3 its going
to
> > be a fun car to drive. This will be the track car for California and
> haven't
> > driven an MTX aggressively on a course in 5 years, so today starts the
NEW
> > training session.
> >
> > One thing I will say that this rack and pinion sucks compared to the ZF
> rack
> > in the Gen 3. and I have to learn to stop pushing new tires until they
> yell
> > STOP IT :)
> >
> > Question to all.. Has anyone adapted or tried to adapt the ZF rack in a
> Gen
> > 1-2?
> >
> > Kirk J Doucette
> > NESHOC President
> > Stormtrooper-97 White
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On
> > Behalf Of Ron Porter
> > Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 7:04 PM
> > To: TechSHO@topica.com; shotimes@autox.team.net
> > Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Rear Tokico's on backorder
> >
> > Did they make AGXs for the SHO at one point?
> >
> > Yes, I would be interested in the AGX struts.
> >
> > Kirk has tried the GR-2s in his '91+, and has liked them so far. I am a
> bit
> > concerned with using the GR-2s with the s, but the AGX look very
> > promising.
> >
> > Ron Porter
> >
> > Ian
> > PS. I might try to bug KYB into making AGX struts for us again-anyone
> > interested?
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