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jdv
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SEP 20, 09:13 PM
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That is a nice dash set up. What kind is it?
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darkhorizon
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SEP 22, 03:13 PM
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darkhorizon
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SEP 23, 09:06 AM
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I think I am going to start down the Kappa front knuckle path soon. I've been looking around at the other fiero track dudes out there and the reports of hubs shattering, falling apart, constant bearing issues, etc, just give me all sorts of fear. The Kappa knuckle will take alot of strain off of my control arms due to the wider spread between the balljoints, offer a better brake up front where I want it, and cost less than 1 88 fiero hub thats in good shape... and parts that arent 30 years old are available for it still. I just cant see it being any more complicated than welding in 2 new ball joints per side, but I guess we will see.
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Will
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SEP 23, 09:34 AM
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The Kappa tie rod end is on the bottom of the steering arm, right?
You're going to have crazy bump steer unless you put the tie rod end above the steering arm, which then requires using a tapered reamer from the top of the steering arm.
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darkhorizon
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SEP 24, 05:22 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Will:
The Kappa tie rod end is on the bottom of the steering arm, right?
You're going to have crazy bump steer unless you put the tie rod end above the steering arm, which then requires using a tapered reamer from the top of the steering arm. |
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I have a reamer, and a long tie rod end already. It shouldnt be that wild of a project, and if I need a longer tie rod stud to adjust the bump steer even more I wont have much of an issue doing so.
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wftb
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SEP 24, 11:39 PM
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darkhorizon
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SEP 25, 10:13 AM
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as far as i can tell, they are still using stock knuckles and are using a fairly illegal (for my class) front UCA relocation. Side note from that thread is I dont see much complaints about ruining the stock front bearings....
I stopped by to visit my old drag car last night, and both front bearings are absolutely perfectly tight 
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Will
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SEP 27, 09:30 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by darkhorizon:
I stopped by to visit my old drag car last night, and both front bearings are absolutely perfectly tight |
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How much cornering load do you put on a drag car's front end?
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darkhorizon
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SEP 29, 01:51 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Will:
How much cornering load do you put on a drag car's front end?
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Lol, about half as much as a 26inch hooiser front runner tire can give me. I'm going to grab some new 88 fronts from Justin today and get to work, leaving for the track Wednesday night.
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darkhorizon
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OCT 01, 10:45 AM
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New wheel bearings on the front, very confidence inspiring to have good bearings up there. I noticed the castings of the bearings I took out were different and the entire bearing looked "new", which leads me to believe I had some of the Chinese reman bearings in there. I also now noticed the rears are in as bad of shape or worse than the fronts, so the Jbody rear conversion is on deck for next year. Last race of the year for me today, i'll be on track bright and early tomorrow, hopefully in the dry and not 30 degree weather.
Also, I noticed that my front lower ball joint was just loose in the taper, so a few cranks of the 19mm and I have fixed that as well, so hopes are high to have a car that doesnt want to throw me off the track.[This message has been edited by darkhorizon (edited 10-01-2020).]
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