[Shotimes] GTP Rear Arm opinions

[Paul Nimz]

Spun out and dragged the rear tire on the rumble strip with the tire 90
degrees to the rumbles.....  Hey it was my first time out and with an
instrutcor too.  :)  Sould have seen me limp home 900 miles like that.

Paul


On 6/28/2005 11:32:16 AM, Kevin & Cheryl Airth (clubairth@peoplepc.com)
wrote:
> Paul:
> When this happened did you hit something? Or just high cornering loads?
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> I
> wouldn't worry about bending them. If you are hard enough you can destroy a
lot of things. I bent a strut and the tension bracket on a rear knuckle once.
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> Paul
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> On 6/28/2005 10:42:59 AM, Kevin & Cheryl Airth (clubairth@peoplepc.com
[link: mailto:clubairth@peoplepc.com]) wrote:
> > Dave:
> > I run them on the street and love them! But the main reason I went with
> > this setup is to get the adjustability for the rear camber and toe. There
> > has been reports of the arms bending when used on the track. I am
> > confused
> > on this because the geometry is the same as on the GM rear
> > suspension.
> > It's
> so nice to able to set the rear alignment where it NEEDS to be rather
> > than "That's
> > the closest we can get".
> > If you run Eibach springs or other stuff that lowers the car you will
> need
> > something to get the rear suspension to align properly.
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> > > Anyone have an opinion on these? I picked up a 4 from work dirt cheap