Not too far, gonna keep it as a reasonable driver...

Zag

- Swap 5.12 gears for stock 5.38 gears

Dibs on the 5.38's (if that's what it really has) ... I'm willing to wager it's got 5.12's already tho ...

I checked the interchange and it should be 5.38's as it is an 8v not a 16v and I will remember yer dibs

Zag

You sure you wanna drop 3.5 inchs? mine is dropped two and its off road clearence is none. And the ride while it handles awsome with very little if at all body roll. It rides worse then a dune buggy at rail road track and bumps i hit the brake like its my life. I would suggest modifying the supsension at in way it lowered it but didn't take away travel. I can post picture of my springs but they sit with a 1/2 inch of  up travel. Calmini used to make a kit that used a droped a arm in front to give travel.

     The difference in tire size makes up almost 1/2 the drop so it shouldn't be too bad.
The rest will come from modifying the springs and perches, the goal is to keep close to orignial suspension travel, but lower the c of g.
      Right now the unit sits at 12" to the rocker (measured in the shop), I want to get as close to 8" as I can.

Zag

I'll have to measure but my rocker panel i think sits at 8. I run a 225 30 20 tire which i smaller then stock it sit around 26 inchs tall.

     The 205-60-15 tires work out to 25.4 tall (confirmed with a tape.so I think i should be ok.
The thicker sidewall will give a much better ride quality.

Zag

Any other thoughts on the latest plann guys?

Whattya think of the rig?

Zag

Silver Sam in NC is doing a similar Kick for Rally events. 

He's an older guy, X bike road racer & Trials guy.

He doesn't post much but if I get any up dates I'll pass them on. 

I like the ideia.   For street racing, I think the kick is to short a run on the tranny, Have to shift too often.   Maybe a turbo and steeper gear would help.   Not sure about rally, No exp.    Sounds like fun...

Shiftin

    Yeah I figure that there will be a pile of shiftin but Lord Knows I like it

Zag

Speakin of shiftin, blew the clutch last night starting starting the acceleration test...

     The more you rush the longer it takes

Zag

Here we are..........

- Engine installed and tuned up
- Trans/t-case installed
- Brakes fixed
- Suspension and steereing checked 
- 4 good used tires same size

- clutch fixed, should'a done it right the first time

Base acceleration tests done........

So what you think so far?

Zag

zag,

for a rally runner, I expect you'll have to checkout the various bushings (steering, a-arms, 3link in the rear). Dunno bout yours, but my bushings are REAL loose. It's not too bad (road manners are tolerable, and being loose on a trail isn't a bad thing). For a rally run, I'd want ZERO play in the steering, and NO play in the suspension either ...

If you find the sizes for the various pieces let us know ... I expect to replace some bushings soon in mine ...

Actually

     After inspecting the suspension it's all in surprisingly good condition, it has definitely not been off road much and the guy that had it before now spent some money keeping it up.

     For this project I'm going to leave the stock bushings in, if i find any that need replacedI will replace with stock.

     This unit is still going to be a street driver and by it's nature can't be a world beater, I just want to be a little different and have some fun.

Zag

mine is so loose it it almost scary ...

2-3" turn on the steering wheel before it chnages any significant direction. I can push sideways on the rear bumber and get a 2-3" shimmy going really easy ...

I think this girl has been used more that a 5$ whore (and just as loose)