S2000 STR prep resource
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From: Tucson
Originally Posted by Random1,Dec 3 2009, 05:29 PM
The other bushings they do not have are for the lower shock attachment points. I sent an email to powerflex questioning that.
EDIT: Now that I look at these the proportions look more like the compliance bushings not the lower shock bushings. I will get clarification.
"We are currently working on a urethane spherical bushing for that location
that will be a must have part in the S2000 community. It will be compromised
of 5 total pieces and have the NVH levels of a standard urethane street
bushings with the articulation abilities of a spherical joint.
This was our New Release product at this year's SEMA event. We're really
excited about this new line of product we are putting on the market.
I'm going to attach some images of the prototype bushings to this email. We
planned to have them available by Christmas but a fire at the factory has
delayed them for 2-3 months."
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From: Azusa
That would be allowed either in place of the bushings in the upper mount, or in place of the eye bushing that mounts the shock to the the lower control arm. From the Stock rules:
A few years ago, I came up with the concept of a mount like that, but in delrin or metal instead of urethane.
13.5.B The mounting hardware shall be of the original type. The use of any shock absorber bushing material, including metal, is permitted. Pressed or bonded bushings may be removed from standard parts to facilitate the use of alternate bushings which fit in the original location without alterations to the part. This does not permit the use of an offset shock bushing. A shock absorber bushing may be implemented as a spherical bearing. The bushing attaching the end of a strut to the body or frame on a strut type suspension is a suspension bushing, not a shock bushing. For cars with a bayonet/shaft-type upper shock mount, this allowance permits the removal of the shock bushing from the upper mounting plate (e.g. via drilling, cutting, burning out the bushing) and replacing it with another bushing. This also includes shock bushings located in control arms, etc. This does not allow other modifications to the plate itself or use of an alternate plate.
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From: Atlanta
Whoa... Interesting. I would not want to be the guinea pig that put my money and time up for those. Looks like contamination, deformation and installation could all be a little iffy in that design... especially if it's urethane!
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Here's a vid of an event yesterday. The can and driver need some work but the car is about as fast as the STS CRX (maybe a hair slower).
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zmv9ecJGH7M [/media]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zmv9ecJGH7M [/media]
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Originally Posted by glagola1,Dec 7 2009, 09:46 AM
Here's a vid of an event yesterday. The can and driver need some work but the car is about as fast as the STS CRX (maybe a hair slower).
Please remind me, what tires are you using? The thread is large enough that is quite cumbersome searching back.
Thanks.
