hey mike Is this a DD for you and if so could it get an MTO safety certification with the new set up or would it have to go under something like a kit car designation??(not the one with the back and forth light and says" Hello Michael" )

I dont know if you could get a MTO with something like this. I built this as a one off project and we do not have inspections here. I do drive it on the road but not as much as I use to.

Mike

Quote from: bus_driver on July 22, 2006, 11:24:01 PM

hey mike Is this a DD for you and if so could it get an MTO safety certification with the new set up or would it have to go under something like a kit car designation??(not the one with the back and forth light and says" Hello Michael" )

I dont know if you could get a MTO with something like this. I built this as a one off project and we do not have inspections here. I do drive it on the road but not as much as I use to.

Mike

how's it drive down the road?

how's it drive down the road?

It drives pretty good but my front shocks are blown out again so its a little bouncy lately.

Mike

Quote from: nils on July 21, 2006, 05:18:05 AM

hey Mike, i've got a pair of nissan maxima driveshafts waiting for a tracker to run them, and a tracker waiting for strong  front axle's.

but here's the thing, the splines of the trackers front (26 splines) look very similar to the nissan's splines.
so i wonder, are they the same? do the splines fit in the stock diff and wheels?

regards,
Nils

Im pretty sure that they are not the same. The Maximas I am running are modified just like the Cvs in this artical.

http://www.zukiworld.com/month_040103/feature_hagencvshaft.htm

Mike

Thanks! I haven't compared them closely, but on first sight they looked quiet the same. Since i'm not running a widened suspention, more mords will be needed to make it fit...

thanks again for the link!!

edit: came to realise, using the stock diff might cause some issues, as i prob will need to do a similar mod to the other side aswell, instead of twice the same.

Quote from: Maroon Monsoon on July 23, 2006, 11:22:32 PM

how's it drive down the road?

It drives pretty good but my front shocks are blown out again so its a little bouncy lately.

Mike

again as in it happens allot?

Quote from: Mikerpm4x4 on July 25, 2006, 02:14:46 PM

Quote from: Maroon Monsoon on July 23, 2006, 11:22:32 PM

how's it drive down the road?

It drives pretty good but my front shocks are blown out again so its a little bouncy lately.

Mike

again as in it happens allot?

I need to step up to some race shocks or something. I can blow a set of shocks or struts out in a day if I dont restrain myself. I dont want to be restrained! I just need a little more cha ching to buy some race shocks that can handle a little heat.

Mike

bilstien reservoirs!!!! not much money hahahaha!!!

so where do you live???  and you can drive this thing down the road and have no problem!!!

sounds sweet I would love to have a dd like it to go to work and have a ball parking on something.....maybe that is the reason I do not have a big truck I am very childish.

bilstien reservoirs!!!! not much money hahahaha!!!

so where do you live???  and you can drive this thing down the road and have no problem!!!

sounds sweet I would love to have a dd like it to go to work and have a ball parking on something.....maybe that is the reason I do not have a big truck I am very childish.

I live in MN. I used to get pulled over quite frequently for no front plate, mudflap and fender flare violations. I painted it orange 2 1/2 years ago I haved been pulled over since. (knock on wood) Mabey the local law has just gotten used to it.

Mike

Quote from: bus_driver on July 26, 2006, 08:31:11 PM

bilstien reservoirs!!!! not much money hahahaha!!!

so where do you live???  and you can drive this thing down the road and have no problem!!!

sounds sweet I would love to have a dd like it to go to work and have a ball parking on something.....maybe that is the reason I do not have a big truck I am very childish.

I live in MN. I used to get pulled over quite frequently for no front plate, mudflap and fender flare violations. I painted it orange 2 1/2 years ago I haved been pulled over since. (knock on wood) Mabey the local law has just gotten used to it.

Mike

my friend has been pulled over with his 8 inch lift YJ allot for the same stuff and got massive flares to avoid a few tickets. I think I'll tell him to piant it orange... lol. so you used to blow out struts all the time and now shocks? jeeze man, good to know how tough suzuk's are... lol. thanks for testing that out for me. after I saw a pic of what happened to your strut towers I am really glad the GV has a strut bar.

you should save up for some sway away, fox, or king coil overs. those are TOUGH! you'd also be able to adjust your spring rate to pretty much however you want

Hey Mike;
 are both the upper and lower A Arm stock length? Did you setup up any antidive? Are the arms parallel? Awesome work, I'm doing a simular thing with my kick.  I was thinking LONG lowers that almost meet in the center and stock length on the top.
 Have you had any issues with wheel bearings?
Pat

Hey Mike;
 are both the upper and lower A Arm stock length? Did you setup up any antidive? Are the arms parallel? Awesome work, I'm doing a simular thing with my kick.  I was thinking LONG lowers that almost meet in the center and stock length on the top.
 Have you had any issues with wheel bearings?
Pat

The reason I didnt center mount the lowers was the diff needed to fit there. I could have had the control arms wrap around it but then I would loose too much aproach angle. Im not sure how you would set up antidive. The arms are parellel and I have not had any issues with wheel bearings.

Mike

. Im not sure how you would set up antidive. The arms are parellel and I have not had any issues with wheel bearings.

Mike

 if the upper arm mounts are sloped to the rear a bit you get anti dive.

 So your arms are parallel, I can do that.

 Thanks for being so open with info.
Pat

i know im slow but bear with me 

whats anti dive?

hey mike do you have any more action or trail vid pics or anything and how has it been going any issues come up???

i know im slow but bear with me 

whats anti dive?

http://www.circletrack.com/techarticles/antidive_suspension_tech_parameters/