mattd428 Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 I'm talking about the suspension bottoming. He's got it pretty low from what I understand with 250 ish lb springs. All the suspension is stock except for poli bushing all the way around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattd428 Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 Ill make sure i take some good pics for yall once the conversion starts. But I just had dinner with a friend of mine who happens to be a machinist. He seems to think he can make some half shafts that will take the power. So I will let him think on it and see if he can come up with something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattd428 Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 Also already got some stickys on there but i had to run 1.5" spacer to make them fit. Thats what happens when you buy the wheels with the wrong offset. Drove it around a bit today definately an improvement from the constant spinning it had before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 All the suspension is stock except for poli bushing all the way around. I was talking about Josey's car, but the same is true for yours. If you are slamming into the bumpstops on acceleration, you'll be more likely to break things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattd428 Posted October 24, 2012 Author Share Posted October 24, 2012 I was talking about Josey's car, but the same is true for yours. If you are slamming into the bumpstops on acceleration, you'll be more likely to break things. Oh ok im with you thats why I havent lowered mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavy85 Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 IME wheel hop is a ***** to get rid of. Even poly suspension mounts hop. To finally eliminated it I has to make some stiffer UHMW bushings, stiffer diff mount, etc. Wheel hop will definitely tear up stuff. Gear ratio is also important. I ran 3.7 for a couple years with zero problems with the stock half shafts behind a T56. The higher the ratio the more torque you can put through the shafts. Finally, as Jon mentions suspension travel is important. The higher the angle the shaft has to work the more stress you are putting through it. The devil is in the details and IMO there are many details involved. As others have said the Nissan stuff is not too bad if set-up well. Cameron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Best way to avoid whel hop is to hook up. Lower your launch rpm until you don't spin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattd428 Posted October 27, 2012 Author Share Posted October 27, 2012 I was launching where I didnt spin. But it broke in second gear which is where the hop comes in mostly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Donovan_ Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Here, check this out. http://www.bayarearacing.org/newforum/viewtopic.php?t=9605 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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