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- October 24th, 2009, 5:15 am
- Forum: Suspension/Brakes/Wheels/Tires
- Topic: Simple (almost) all Mazda Front Big Brake Upgrade
- Replies: 60
- Views: 13920
Re: Simple (almost) all Mazda Front Big Brake Upgrade
Here's another thing I stole from CP...I mean posted on CP... :lol: The other advantage to the 5 lug hubs is that opens up even more options for big brakes since there are a lot of cars that use the 5x114.3 bolt pattern. Almost every 5 lug Nissan, all the way up to the 370Z and Mitsubishi has this ...
- October 24th, 2009, 1:27 am
- Forum: Suspension/Brakes/Wheels/Tires
- Topic: Simple (almost) all Mazda Front Big Brake Upgrade
- Replies: 60
- Views: 13920
Re: Simple (almost) all Mazda Front Big Brake Upgrade
I did not realize you were the same person. lol :oops: Well for some reason the posts are gone over on CP. I dont know whats up with that. Anyway I was going to get a BJ spindle this afternoon from a local wrecker for $40 but apparently they had already sold it. There is another place that has one f...
- October 23rd, 2009, 7:59 pm
- Forum: Suspension/Brakes/Wheels/Tires
- Topic: Simple (almost) all Mazda Front Big Brake Upgrade
- Replies: 60
- Views: 13920
Re: Simple (almost) all Mazda Front Big Brake Upgrade
Hey you stole that post from Clubprotege!
I hope this works cause I can finally have 4 piston calipers on the cheap!
I hope this works cause I can finally have 4 piston calipers on the cheap!
- October 23rd, 2009, 6:54 pm
- Forum: Suspension/Brakes/Wheels/Tires
- Topic: Chassis Stiffening, Suspension Ideas, Handling Improvements
- Replies: 41
- Views: 6753
Re: Chassis Stiffening, Suspension Ideas, Handling Improvements
Here is another good one
http://www.sonustc.com/la_zh/upload/Dow ... Basics.pdf
Its all good reading, but the part most interesting is toward the bottom where it says
Designing for NVH
Basic principles . That section spells it all out
http://www.sonustc.com/la_zh/upload/Dow ... Basics.pdf
Its all good reading, but the part most interesting is toward the bottom where it says
Designing for NVH
Basic principles . That section spells it all out
- October 23rd, 2009, 5:09 am
- Forum: Suspension/Brakes/Wheels/Tires
- Topic: Chassis Stiffening, Suspension Ideas, Handling Improvements
- Replies: 41
- Views: 6753
Re: Chassis Stiffening, Suspension Ideas, Handling Improvements
I asked the question, because the statement your making regarding "stiffening the chassis always reduces ride comfort" really doesn't make sense when you see an article talking about a new car model that comes out and most of the time the OE made the chassis x% stiffer. It has been an obse...
- October 23rd, 2009, 12:39 am
- Forum: Suspension/Brakes/Wheels/Tires
- Topic: Chassis Stiffening, Suspension Ideas, Handling Improvements
- Replies: 41
- Views: 6753
Re: Chassis Stiffening: Ideas, Facts, Opinions - 4Future Project
Hmmm, no. This sounds a lot like the "Achilles and the tortoise" paradox, in that your physics is sound, but you're forgetting one variable. The energy transferred from the wheels is absorbed by the suspension only if the body is infinitely stiff, and INFINITELY HEAVY . Otherwise, the ene...