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#11 Re: 1000 heavy duty front stub axles
Topgear Posted on: 2006/8/27 1:48
I am using std stub axle, but when hard cornering the stub axle flexs as you can hear the front rotor rubbing against the caliper bracket (around 1mm clearance).

I am using 13X7 Hotwires with Formula Ford rear tires all round... The front unsprung weight is similar to std, maybe a bit more. It has an Ally hub but now has a larger Cast Iorn disc, Ally Camira caliper and bigger wheels and tyres....??

Perhaps using a shortened strut will help as the major length of it is a thin walled tube...

Does anyone know the size differences between all strut stub axle sizes (large bearing)?? say from 1000 to 1200 to Sunny to Stanza to 240k skyline???


#12 Re: 1000 heavy duty front stub axles
qik1000 Posted on: 2006/8/28 3:05
OK - NOW I'M REALLY INTERESTED!!!!

Our race car uses 1000 stubs with possibly bluebird hubs and jaguar rotors. We've never had problem of any kind but the camber does change during cornering. We have -3.5 degrees set but in photos of the car cornering you can see the outer wheel almost vertical.

You may have read my posts elsewhere about my road car. I'm currently doing the front suspension but I can't find upper balljoints to save myself. So I need to modify something else to fit. Next I was doing a disk brake convo as well but haven't spent any money yet. So the HZ hub idea sounds like a possible winner at the moment.

I think the taller HZ stub height will be an advantage for two reasons. It should increase the negative camber (erhh..decrease positive camber) as the wheel rises into the gaurd. Secondly, If you race in 3J class like myself then the rules state that you cannot modifiy the suspension pickup points or crossmember(s). Bearing this in mind, the only way to give a 1000 neg camber is to packout the inner mount of the upper control arm. When you do this, the arm collides with the chassis section of the mount when the wheel is lowered (ie when you jack the car just a bit). So the longer taller stub could solve this problem.

I'd love to know more about this conversion. What mods need to be done to the arms to accept the balljoints ?? Please give us some pics and details !!!!


#13 Re: 1000 heavy duty front stub axles
Topgear Posted on: 2006/8/28 4:26
What do you use for a front sway bar??


#14 Re: 1000 heavy duty front stub axles
qik1000 Posted on: 2006/8/28 5:44
Umm... if your talking to me then I use a front sway bar

Just kidding. Its a home made sway bar. There was a pic last week of a real nice sway bar someone made. Ours follows exactly the same path and mounting location, but its a one peice bar, bent at both ends and has a flat blade at each end with three holes. I'll try get you a photo if you need more info.


#15 Re: 1000 heavy duty front stub axles
qik1000 Posted on: 2006/8/29 3:43
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