Hi all,
I was talking to an old guy today who told me to use HQ upper and lower control arms. HQ stubs and brake set up. And that would be an A9X setup. He told me I wouldn't have any steering geometry problems. I was wondering if this was true and what sort of problems I would run into if I did this conversion.
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A9X Set up
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, Jun 16 2007 08:36 PM
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Posted 16 June 2007 - 09:30 PM
I'm not sure the HQ arms will just bolt up. From memory , they are far bigger than Torry arms.
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Posted 16 June 2007 - 09:34 PM
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That is exactly what i thought but i don't have access to a hq so can't see for sure.
Thanks for your help
That is exactly what i thought but i don't have access to a hq so can't see for sure.
Thanks for your help
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Posted 16 June 2007 - 10:33 PM
tell him he is full of it lol
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Posted 16 June 2007 - 10:59 PM
The upper arms MIGHT bolt on but i highly doubt the lowers will and if by any chance they did bolt up it would drive like a home made wooden billy kart!
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Posted 16 June 2007 - 11:06 PM
tell him he is full of it lol
And kick his walking stick out from under him.
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Posted 16 June 2007 - 11:36 PM
Rorym has done some recent research into this.
It might be somewhere in his phone book sized thread on his current race car?(Set aside a day)
I think it involved stub axles but not control arms?
Good luck!
It might be somewhere in his phone book sized thread on his current race car?(Set aside a day)
I think it involved stub axles but not control arms?
Good luck!
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Posted 17 June 2007 - 10:07 AM
UC top arms
STD lower arms
HX one tonners stubs
Harrop steering arms
Bingo! 1 A9X front end...not a HQ is sight!
R
STD lower arms
HX one tonners stubs
Harrop steering arms
Bingo! 1 A9X front end...not a HQ is sight!
R
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Posted 17 June 2007 - 08:15 PM
Hi guys
Thanks for all the info. I will be sourcing all the parts rory recomend. Thanks fo the info guys.
Thanks for all the info. I will be sourcing all the parts rory recomend. Thanks fo the info guys.
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Posted 17 June 2007 - 09:37 PM
UC top arms
rory, why the UC top arms? how are they different? is this for race spec or is it good for street use to?
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Posted 17 June 2007 - 09:48 PM
http://www.gmh-toran...opic=14102&st=0
Read the thread Grasshopper. UC are offset.15mm in the top balljoint. A(X is the same..perfect road setup.Gloss black ones about half way down page..dirty ones are LH.
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Read the thread Grasshopper. UC are offset.15mm in the top balljoint. A(X is the same..perfect road setup.Gloss black ones about half way down page..dirty ones are LH.
R
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Posted 17 June 2007 - 10:18 PM
A9X aren't offset rory
At least not most of the ones I have seen
But yes the offset ones are better
At least not most of the ones I have seen
But yes the offset ones are better
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Posted 11 July 2007 - 08:04 PM
You know what I mean..this is M@s best setup .
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Posted 12 July 2007 - 04:21 PM
i remember reading sumwhere on this site that a9x's ran uc crossmembers but with the mounting hole for the top wishbone drilled 1 inch lower to increase front camber. not sure on the rest of it tho
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Posted 12 July 2007 - 06:31 PM
Datto, if you're referring to the UC style offset balljoint upper wishbones, then A9X's should have them. I've seen a few that haven't, but they all should have them. Interestingly, of the few I've seen that have had the non offset uppers, two had what look to be fairly professionally made spacers for the upper arm pivots, to give the same caster offset. That leads me to believe that if an A9X ended up with the non offset upper arms on the production line for any reason (mistake, ran out of the right arms, etc), that they had a quick and easy fix by using spacers.A9X aren't offset rory
At least not most of the ones I have seen
But yes the offset ones are better
Rory, does your setup foul on full lock? The Harrop arms don't have the same steering lock limiter shape as the A9X and LX steering arms, so I suspect that they may allow the caliper to hit the upper arm on full lock.
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