N12Turbo.com lanyards are now available! Click here to visit the shop

Mikes Exa - NZ

The place to introduce yourself, post photos and specs of your car.
User avatar
photoglossy
Posts: 2135
Joined: Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:23 pm
Location: Auckland, NZ
Contact:

Post by photoglossy »

Eeeeasy :)
User avatar
photoglossy
Posts: 2135
Joined: Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:23 pm
Location: Auckland, NZ
Contact:

Post by photoglossy »

Some better shots

Image
Image
Image
about 100mm up front
Image
and 120mm at the rear
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image

Huge clearance on the trailing arm... but i'm thinking about removing it altogether anyway...
Image
User avatar
tassuperkart
Administrator
Administrator
Posts: 5578
Joined: Wed Jul 05, 2006 8:39 pm
Location: Southern Tasmania
Contact:

Post by tassuperkart »

geez Mike, you sure you want to set it up with so much scrub radius like that?????
That thing will look very cool but will steer like an absolute pig.
Tramline city is in store for you!!!!! Good luck!
L8r
E
Forcd4 wrote:Oh fuk no dude it's you a again, the oracle.
User avatar
photoglossy
Posts: 2135
Joined: Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:23 pm
Location: Auckland, NZ
Contact:

Post by photoglossy »

What would expect to happen E?

Just looked into it and it seems
Maybe a little toe in, increased vearing to the side if the brakes are a bit uneven... nothing that terrible.
User avatar
tassuperkart
Administrator
Administrator
Posts: 5578
Joined: Wed Jul 05, 2006 8:39 pm
Location: Southern Tasmania
Contact:

Post by tassuperkart »

Increasing the scrub radius that much, specially at the front will not make it handle any worse. it will actually result in really good grip especially in the wet, but, make it tramline like a bitch and this you might not like too much.
Also it will get "squirelly" under brakes and also under hard power. Kinda torque steer in reverse under brakes. Lock a front brake and it will pull the wheel hard in your hands. Not ready for it could see you getting out of shape.
Torque steer under power will increase to buggery as well.

Youll have to "take the bull by the horns" as it were and wrestle it if you push it hard.
Being aware of this will be most of the battle!

Id prolly expect increased bearing wear and tear as well.

Looks mad tho!!!

L8r
E
Forcd4 wrote:Oh fuk no dude it's you a again, the oracle.
User avatar
photoglossy
Posts: 2135
Joined: Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:23 pm
Location: Auckland, NZ
Contact:

Post by photoglossy »

What do you mean "make it tramline like a bitch "?
User avatar
Kimmo
Posts: 2287
Joined: Thu Nov 02, 2006 8:40 am
Location: Footscray

Post by Kimmo »

Tramlining is when the road surface affects the direction of your front wheels.

Any car tends to do it a bit when you drive on tram lines.

It's a bit disconcerting...

With a massive scrub radius like that, any difference in traction between your front wheels will prolly translate to the steering wheel wanting to jump out of your hands.

You might be able to tame it a bit with a phantom grip or something...
Last edited by Kimmo on Mon Jun 14, 2010 9:32 am, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
tassuperkart
Administrator
Administrator
Posts: 5578
Joined: Wed Jul 05, 2006 8:39 pm
Location: Southern Tasmania
Contact:

Post by tassuperkart »

Tramlining is where the tyres begin to straddle different road surfaces, like where the road has been patched or were the lanes are sealed and there is a join there and the car will ride up, pull quite violently towards the other side and then tend to want to pull violently back to where it came from.
The wheels feel a bit like they are sort of stuck there in a groove kinda thing.

As if the tyres were caught on a tramline, hence the term.

It can range from mild twiching in the steering wheel to a fairly sharp tug and the car simply cannot be held straight.

More a fucken annoyance than much else.

E
Forcd4 wrote:Oh fuk no dude it's you a again, the oracle.
User avatar
photoglossy
Posts: 2135
Joined: Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:23 pm
Location: Auckland, NZ
Contact:

Post by photoglossy »

Ah ok i see. I'll just deal with it as i go i guess. Thanks for the heads up!

Traction throught the front wheels shouldnt be to much of a problem in the end anyway.
User avatar
photoglossy
Posts: 2135
Joined: Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:23 pm
Location: Auckland, NZ
Contact:

Post by photoglossy »

Test fitted a tyre. Its a 185/60/15... A bit to much profile, but it will do for a testing tyre. Then when i go to a 175/50 or similar i should have a lil more clearance.

Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image

Quite snug indeed. Looks like if got a fair bit of work ahead of me!
User avatar
Panda_ET
Posts: 3835
Joined: Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:02 pm
Location: Launceston
Contact:

Post by Panda_ET »

nice are you going to make a custom rear bar for it? or mod the stocker? getting profile right on the rear bar will be make or break on this I would say
Low Slow and Sarcastic
Always Oscar Mike on the AO

www.twitter.com/garagepanda for my latest Inane comments

www.TasSportImages.com
User avatar
photoglossy
Posts: 2135
Joined: Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:23 pm
Location: Auckland, NZ
Contact:

Post by photoglossy »

I'll have to make something up, not sure what yet tho.
User avatar
photoglossy
Posts: 2135
Joined: Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:23 pm
Location: Auckland, NZ
Contact:

Post by photoglossy »

Rear tyres arrived last night.

Federal 595EVO in 165/55/15

Image
Image
Image
Image
User avatar
Ash
Administrator
Administrator
Posts: 3246
Joined: Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:17 am
Location: Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia

Post by Ash »

photoglossy wrote:Image
you just know shit is about to get loud when flames are involved! :twisted:
User avatar
TurboZ.Dude
Posts: 1360
Joined: Wed Nov 22, 2006 4:25 pm
Location: Närpes, Finland
Contact:

Post by TurboZ.Dude »

That'll look great! Those tires must get quite a bit stretched, me thinks. :D
My N12:
http://forum.n12turbo.com/viewtopic.php?t=4926,
http://www.zxoc.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6345
http://forums.mightycarmods.com/showthr ... Pulsar-N12
Image
in all honesty dude these cars are shit but they have so much character, are fun and go fairly well when running right. we still play around with these things because they are a fun addictive little shitbox! :D - Ash
Post Reply