Jacks first real skid mobile! - Page 15 - Drifting forum

initial_j · 01-10-2008, 19:10

nah i think im just going to wait till it dies and get a new one, no point spending hours of rubbing it down, making it look nice, only to clout a kerb/wall/tyre stack and have it fooked again.....

am deffo getting those clear rear lights though! thatll tidy the back end up a treat

gibbo s14 · 02-10-2008, 16:29

this car going down the getto route at the mo by the looks of things, but i like it alot good work thow

Jord · 02-10-2008, 16:50

+5 points for wheel fitment.

-3 points for not being able to turn front wheels, ya clout.

Still that makes the days total at = +2!!

You'd take +2 points from a day's work!

initial_j · 02-10-2008, 18:31

lol, cheers jord.

gonna get norfy over with some tools and see about possibly modifying the camber plates at the top. as they look like theyd move a fair bit further in, but the actual hole the top of the coilover comes through isnt big enough, ill get a pic, paint a thousand words etc.

would be good if i can cure the lack of arch clearance with just a bit of negative camber, as would rather not have to flare the fronts! and definelty not raising the ride height as that would be gay!

as for looking ghetto, well i cant deny that at the moment, but like most ghetto looking cars, its never more than a paintjob and a tiny bit of tidying up to make it look amazing

got a shit load of nice shiny blue boost hoses in varying sizes to redo all the old knackered hoses under the bonnet today for a low low price, started fitting, looks a million times better, also found the cause of my very tempremental boost gauge, had a slightly split hose in one of the joins, so hopefully thats why its been going from occasional peak of 0.8 to 0.4 etc etc, will road test and find out.

other than that done very little today apart from shoe some wheels up with rubber, and throw the new missus about as its her day off

Jord · 02-10-2008, 23:13

Can I show you something Jack? I do feel a bit like I may be teaching you how to suck eggs, so tell me if I am.

This front wheel clearance on 17"s -

Right, it rubbed like HELL on the arch lips at the front, but only when drifting because of the angle the tyre sat at [camber wise] when under load and on lock. A little bit of front tyre scrub is OK on the front as whispy smoke from the front tyres on lock looks COOOOOOOOL. But if its too much, it fucks up everything when drifting, as I've found out at a couple of BDC rounds.

sambo · 02-10-2008, 23:25

Just get a jack handle in there and bend them a bit, they're soft as shit so it doesn't take much effort. Looks much better now though

NORFY · 02-10-2008, 23:25

really nice car there jord.

you can go lower than that, id say about another inch. im running the same rims and not modded the front arches at all, an the tyres are jus touching the inner wheelarch when turning.

really feel the need for a pic

Jord · 02-10-2008, 23:29

No way dude, its had to go UP by 10mm, which is gay. But it was catching everywhere at that height and splattering front tyre rubber all over the screen/doors/mirrors. Dunno, my castor is kinda screwed up though so its maybe that.

NORFY · 02-10-2008, 23:33

ill get a pic tomorrow, but it is running a fait bit of camber too.

Jord · 02-10-2008, 23:33

Ahh, well big camber will obviously help. Mine is errr, well screwed up too.

LiGhTnInG · 03-10-2008, 02:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jord

-3 points for not being able to turn front wheels, ya clout.

I roffle'd

initial_j · 03-10-2008, 10:17

nah thats cool jord, advice always apreciated. gonna try and get a little more camber and maybe just come up a centimetre or so, think this pic shows just how little gap there is!

really want to try and avoid fricking my front tyres as there pretty much spanking new toyos and not really in a position to fork out for new ones for a while!

gibbo s14 · 03-10-2008, 11:22

the way the rear sits is lush,but with a lil more camber up front an bring it up a little bit .i like this car alot ,well done dude

NORFY · 03-10-2008, 18:29

jord, this is what mine sits like. and i use it daily too

so really jack a little more camber and u will be ok

initial_j · 03-10-2008, 18:39

well get your big gay ass round here and help me get some more camber out of the top!

royal · 03-10-2008, 19:25

Fucking hell Jack, those wheels look amazing but do they even turn?
I'm sure 50mm is way to much for spacers. I guess wheel offset would make a difference as well but I think if you want to widen the track by that much you need to do it with suspension arms instead of spacers. It will mess up your geometry and make it handle bad? If it was me I'd get different bolts to put your extensions onto and not have it quite so wide on the spacers. Bolts cost bugger all to buy.

grant#1 · 03-10-2008, 19:51

what have you done with the lip inside of the arch (the one that faces down to the tyre)?

Beezy · 04-10-2008, 16:09

Looks good, Jack just bring the camber in another -5 degrees and she be grand!

initial_j · 05-10-2008, 22:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by ditch-drifter

what have you done with the lip inside of the arch (the one that faces down to the tyre)?

theyve been MC'hammered! though those arches arnt staying, got a much cleaner set in the shed that are going on before i spray the car, or poss even some front overfenders if i get the dorra together.

nc26 · 06-10-2008, 14:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by LiGhTnInG

You're getting there.

Now fibreglass/rubdown/touchup your rearbumper. It looks shit.

I think that looks hard.

Loving the battle scars

02-10-2008, 18:31	#284 (permalink)
initial_j has issues.. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Canterbury yo! Posts: 5,600	lol, cheers jord. gonna get norfy over with some tools and see about possibly modifying the camber plates at the top. as they look like theyd move a fair bit further in, but the actual hole the top of the coilover comes through isnt big enough, ill get a pic, paint a thousand words etc. would be good if i can cure the lack of arch clearance with just a bit of negative camber, as would rather not have to flare the fronts! and definelty not raising the ride height as that would be gay! as for looking ghetto, well i cant deny that at the moment, but like most ghetto looking cars, its never more than a paintjob and a tiny bit of tidying up to make it look amazing got a shit load of nice shiny blue boost hoses in varying sizes to redo all the old knackered hoses under the bonnet today for a low low price, started fitting, looks a million times better, also found the cause of my very tempremental boost gauge, had a slightly split hose in one of the joins, so hopefully thats why its been going from occasional peak of 0.8 to 0.4 etc etc, will road test and find out. other than that done very little today apart from shoe some wheels up with rubber, and throw the new missus about as its her day off Last edited by initial_j : 02-10-2008 at 19:30.

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01-10-2008, 19:10	#281 (permalink)
initial_j has issues.. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Canterbury yo! Posts: 5,600	nah i think im just going to wait till it dies and get a new one, no point spending hours of rubbing it down, making it look nice, only to clout a kerb/wall/tyre stack and have it fooked again..... am deffo getting those clear rear lights though! thatll tidy the back end up a treat

02-10-2008, 16:29	#282 (permalink)
gibbo s14 tail slider Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 131	this car going down the getto route at the mo by the looks of things, but i like it alot good work thow

02-10-2008, 16:50	#283 (permalink)
Jord Origin x Skay Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Peterborough Posts: 8,402	+5 points for wheel fitment. -3 points for not being able to turn front wheels, ya clout. Still that makes the days total at = +2!! You'd take +2 points from a day's work!

02-10-2008, 23:13	#285 (permalink)
Jord Origin x Skay Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Peterborough Posts: 8,402	Can I show you something Jack? I do feel a bit like I may be teaching you how to suck eggs, so tell me if I am. This front wheel clearance on 17"s - Right, it rubbed like HELL on the arch lips at the front, but only when drifting because of the angle the tyre sat at [camber wise] when under load and on lock. A little bit of front tyre scrub is OK on the front as whispy smoke from the front tyres on lock looks COOOOOOOOL. But if its too much, it fucks up everything when drifting, as I've found out at a couple of BDC rounds.

02-10-2008, 23:25	#286 (permalink)
sambo team yer maw Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Glasgow Posts: 1,850	Just get a jack handle in there and bend them a bit, they're soft as shit so it doesn't take much effort. Looks much better now though

02-10-2008, 23:25	#287 (permalink)
NORFY dorifto kingu! Join Date: May 2008 Location: faversham, kent Posts: 945	really nice car there jord. you can go lower than that, id say about another inch. im running the same rims and not modded the front arches at all, an the tyres are jus touching the inner wheelarch when turning. really feel the need for a pic

02-10-2008, 23:29	#288 (permalink)
Jord Origin x Skay Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Peterborough Posts: 8,402	No way dude, its had to go UP by 10mm, which is gay. But it was catching everywhere at that height and splattering front tyre rubber all over the screen/doors/mirrors. Dunno, my castor is kinda screwed up though so its maybe that.

02-10-2008, 23:33	#289 (permalink)
NORFY dorifto kingu! Join Date: May 2008 Location: faversham, kent Posts: 945	ill get a pic tomorrow, but it is running a fait bit of camber too.

02-10-2008, 23:33	#290 (permalink)
Jord Origin x Skay Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Peterborough Posts: 8,402	Ahh, well big camber will obviously help. Mine is errr, well screwed up too.

03-10-2008, 10:17	#292 (permalink)
initial_j has issues.. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Canterbury yo! Posts: 5,600	nah thats cool jord, advice always apreciated. gonna try and get a little more camber and maybe just come up a centimetre or so, think this pic shows just how little gap there is! really want to try and avoid fricking my front tyres as there pretty much spanking new toyos and not really in a position to fork out for new ones for a while!

03-10-2008, 11:22	#293 (permalink)
gibbo s14 tail slider Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 131	the way the rear sits is lush,but with a lil more camber up front an bring it up a little bit .i like this car alot ,well done dude

03-10-2008, 18:29	#294 (permalink)
NORFY dorifto kingu! Join Date: May 2008 Location: faversham, kent Posts: 945	jord, this is what mine sits like. and i use it daily too so really jack a little more camber and u will be ok

03-10-2008, 18:39	#295 (permalink)
initial_j has issues.. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Canterbury yo! Posts: 5,600	well get your big gay ass round here and help me get some more camber out of the top!

03-10-2008, 19:25	#296 (permalink)
royal S1- F.T break! Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 4,853	Fucking hell Jack, those wheels look amazing but do they even turn? I'm sure 50mm is way to much for spacers. I guess wheel offset would make a difference as well but I think if you want to widen the track by that much you need to do it with suspension arms instead of spacers. It will mess up your geometry and make it handle bad? If it was me I'd get different bolts to put your extensions onto and not have it quite so wide on the spacers. Bolts cost bugger all to buy.

03-10-2008, 19:51	#297 (permalink)
grant#1 touge runner Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: tonbridge kent Posts: 245	what have you done with the lip inside of the arch (the one that faces down to the tyre)?

04-10-2008, 16:09	#298 (permalink)
Beezy Pimp slider! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ashford Posts: 1,673	Looks good, Jack just bring the camber in another -5 degrees and she be grand!