Harold's 1999 sport build
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well, during the shock change i noticed that the rear upright top bushing was moving inside the upright and had worn itself to where i could push it outby hand, called Mazdaspeed to order new ones and was told that they have competition bushings available (40% harder duometer) so i ordered a car set...
When doing the bushings i also installed new 11.75 front brakes and the two pice track rotors as well as the 3.63:1 rear end
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You better belive that it will be ready!! I have an aligment scheduled for next week and the only thing left to do is to change the engine oil and rent a trailer
The rear end is going back together, now but when taking it apart i noticed that the upper a arm inboard bushings had moved and the arm was hitting the front of the saddles, so i think that the worn upright bushing was worn because it would move fwd under acceleration and backwards during braking.
to prevent this from happening in the future i trimmed the bushing "end washers" and made delrin washers to fill the gaps between the a arm and upright - attachments, will see how it works on Memorial day!
The rear end is going back together, now but when taking it apart i noticed that the upper a arm inboard bushings had moved and the arm was hitting the front of the saddles, so i think that the worn upright bushing was worn because it would move fwd under acceleration and backwards during braking.
to prevent this from happening in the future i trimmed the bushing "end washers" and made delrin washers to fill the gaps between the a arm and upright - attachments, will see how it works on Memorial day!
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That said, I have a 4.3 torsen now and I have a feeling that the open diff sitting in my garage is better off being sold as 4.3 gears...
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You probably get the most out of your open diff if you weld it, install the 4.3-1 gears and sell it to a drifter, price wise i just got a complete 4.3-1 torsen with energy suspension bushings for $500 but i think than that was on the low side price wise, the 3,9 i have cost me $650.
i now have complete rear ends with 3.6, 3.9 and 4.3 gears, the 4.3 is there in case i ever go na or do a k swap.
i now have complete rear ends with 3.6, 3.9 and 4.3 gears, the 4.3 is there in case i ever go na or do a k swap.
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You probably get the most out of your open diff if you weld it, install the 4.3-1 gears and sell it to a drifter, price wise i just got a complete 4.3-1 torsen with energy suspension bushings for $500 but i think than that was on the low side price wise, the 3,9 i have cost me $650.
i now have complete rear ends with 3.6, 3.9 and 4.3 gears, the 4.3 is there in case i ever go na or do a k swap.
i now have complete rear ends with 3.6, 3.9 and 4.3 gears, the 4.3 is there in case i ever go na or do a k swap.
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Track day last sunday, the car is running well, love the new shocks !
Leak down was good just have to check hubs and brakes before Gingerman next Monday 😎
Leak down was good just have to check hubs and brakes before Gingerman next Monday 😎
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Regarding the Xidias i am very happy with them, still playing to get the car balanced, i have some brake lockup on trail braking (you can see it on the first lap corner 2) that i tried to solve by going to a softer rear sway but the problem is still there and the car was pushing really bad until i took the wicker off and stiffened the rear shock valves, i will install a proportioning valve to take care of the braking issue and go back to my bigger rear bar.
i still have the same exhaust from 2014 on the car, it is pretty quiet (that was ome of the goals when building it) a little heavy but it flows well and is not hitting anything, i use a remote microphone cliped on to the back of the trunk lid on the gopro, that is why you can hear the exhaust so clearly on the videos
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No ABS on my car, i will get the wilwood proportioning valve and install it but was hoping to wait until the motor swap... i really want to install it with a cable or in the dash so i can change it while driving