chit chat thread
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What's the benefit of these vs offset solid CABs? Space saver for long tubes?
Clearance, stiffer due to less bushing material, and that's aboot it.
Except for the ultra lightweight mod of the aluminum ones.
They do come in both centered and offset varieties.You are pretty much required to use these with certain 24v swap headers.
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bimmerworld also has these, for a few more dollars. I ordered some on Black Friday for a better deal, because at that point they were the only place that was selling them.
glad to see there are more options out there.
i am putting them into my e30 for exhaust clearance, as mentioned. currently, the exhaust is resting on the standard arms which i believe is transferring a considerable amount of vibration and noise into the cabin. i've had one guy tell me the increase in NVH is tremendous and i will regret it, while others say its not really noticeable. we shall see. i certainly have very low standards as to what is acceptable NVH so i can't imagine it will be a problem. one thing everyone agrees on, though, is it sharpens the steering a little bit.
Dan
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Ive had a set of Treehouse Racing CAB's on my car for 3 years and they arent too bad although driving downtown Milwaukee can be painful.
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. i've had one guy tell me the increase in NVH is tremendous and i will regret it, while others say its not really noticeable. we shall see. i certainly have very low standards as to what is acceptable NVH so i can't imagine it will be a problem. one thing everyone agrees on, though, is it sharpens the steering a little bit.
Oh yeah, big time. You take away any sort of dampening on the rotation of the arm as well, so any good bump just transfers through the chassis itself instead of a softer bushing.
Sadly on Wisconsin roads it leads to bent things. My caster is decently far off on one side compared to the other, which it had not been when I first put them in. Makes me wonder what the weak link was.I agree, it does make the steering fun (offset bushings) which is primarily because of the caster. Depending on tire size and sidewall you can feel the car lifting up from the caster when turning, and when coming back to center you can feel it sink down once it rocks off the edge. Combine that with a tiny bit of toe out and it gets really fun!
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Oh yeah, big time. You take away any sort of dampening on the rotation of the arm as well, so any good bump just transfers through the chassis itself instead of a softer bushing.
Sadly on Wisconsin roads it leads to bent things. My caster is decently far off on one side compared to the other, which it had not been when I first put them in. Makes me wonder what the weak link was.I agree, it does make the steering fun (offset bushings) which is primarily because of the caster. Depending on tire size and sidewall you can feel the car lifting up from the caster when turning, and when coming back to center you can feel it sink down once it rocks off the edge. Combine that with a tiny bit of toe out and it gets really fun!
what toe and camber settings do you run?
Dan
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They can't be that much noticeably stiffer than a solid delrin bushing. I just don't see the value other than the longtube debate.
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what toe and camber settings do you run?
I'll check my sheet tonight.
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-2.5 camber
0* toe
^is what I run currently
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Anyone ever have door glass that has a heavy cloudy build up of dirt where the glass meets the window seals? My new passenger window for the compact has this and I am trying to figure out the best way to remove it as soap and water didn't do the trick
Use 0000 steel wool. It'll easily remove that grime without scratching the glass.
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Is it on the surface or is it actually in between sheets of the glass? You could try a product called Bar Keepers Friend. I've used it on the glass top of my stove and house windows and it works miracles!
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I'd try Bar Keepers Friend before an abrasive like steel wool!
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Both of those options sound super risky. Just buy new stuff from the dealer
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For what I got charged for this used one I should have bought a new pane. A new window is only $156. The guy was supposed to send me bumper shocks and the window for $120 but then he threw away the shocks and sent me the window saying, "Shipping was a lot more than I figured and the studs on the bumper shocks had more rust than you wanted."
I just watched a guy clean windows with the steel wool like TJ suggested and it was phenomenal
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