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Post by secla » Sun Oct 21, 2012 9:59 am

ah cool the 4th gen arms are the same.
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Post by 4thgenphil » Sun Oct 21, 2012 11:36 am

secla wrote:ah cool the 4th gen arms are the same.
thanks
4th gen arms.are different, not sure if the bushes are.the same? :?
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Post by Merlin » Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:28 am

Im 99% sure that those bushes will be the same since all others down there are the same. I rebuilt my 5G rear 4WS bushings with 4th gen parts, as for the 5th gen, they only come as part of the whole arm.
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Re: seclas 5th gen track lude

Post by secla » Fri Oct 26, 2012 12:49 am

Little update: All the suspension is now on the floor ready for a complete refurb

Energy suspension bushs ordered
new suspension bolts ordered
new tank strap brackets ordered (old ones twisted as the bolts were seized up in them so had seen better days)
2ws subframe on its way
megan racing toe rods ordered

So thats probably me skint till after christmas now, Must save pennys for coilovers

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Post by sc_001 » Fri Oct 26, 2012 1:12 am

Secla why would you do a 2WS conversion?
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Post by nitin_s1 » Fri Oct 26, 2012 2:17 am

For a track it's better to do a 2WS conversion, in my opinion.

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Re: seclas 5th gen track lude

Post by secla » Fri Oct 26, 2012 5:20 am

for one i dont like the feel of it. personal prefference i guess.
less weight
less to go wrong
im pretty sure in hard cornering there would be some movement in the system to

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Post by Merlin » Fri Oct 26, 2012 9:06 am

I agree its less to go wrong, the last thing you want is for the 4WS system to go off halfway though a track day. Although, healthy 4WS sytem can easily stand up to track driving.

The Megan Racing toe arms are a good shout as they come with their own bushes. The toe arm bushes are the only ones not to be included in the ES Master kit. What bush kits did you buy?
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Post by secla » Fri Oct 26, 2012 9:19 am

i just boughr individuals not the kit
control arms and anti roll bars

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Post by Merlin » Fri Oct 26, 2012 9:48 am

How come individual bushes? For what model did you buy? Did you get the upper arms as well as the lower arm bushes?
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