The joys of projects....
- Trying to get access to a lathe to build the underdrive pulley, what a PITA, can't afford the
$60-$75 hr the machine shops are charging and my machinist buddy went to Germany for 2
month.
- Working out the lowering mods is also becoming a chore, I want more drop and more travel
than anyone appears to have done before....i really want about 2"-3" of actual suspension
drop, but I want at least stock travel. Shortening the strut shafts to keep them from
bottoming is not a problem, but the front geometery is, may have to make new lowers or a
similar mod...but I will figure it out.
I now completely understand why you guys are going up instead of down...it's easier! On a different vein, as I dig into the suspension design and geometery the Sidekick is more impressive than I used to think. It's solid and robust (comparatively), and the geometery in the rear and the basic design is very similar to the live axle Alfa Romeos, the front is fairly good by small car standards, no wonder they handle so well for a little 4X4!
The more I work on these little tanks the more I like them...
Zag