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hi all just did the s13 coilover swap and testeded out to day found out i had a lot less lock, than i used to and the the setup doesnt even have ne lock stops not to mention how much it made the whheels toe out .. ne 1 had these isssues ??

if ne 1 has done this conversion is there ne longer tie rod ends ? or something u can do or have i just f#$d the whole suspension geometry by doin this

ne help apprecited

thanks in advance

-harry

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hi all just did the s13 coilover swap and testeded out to day found out i had a lot less lock, than i used to and the the setup doesnt even have ne lock stops not to mention how much it made the whheels toe out .. ne 1 had these isssues ??

if ne 1 has done this conversion is there ne longer tie rod ends ? or something u can do or have i just f#$d the whole suspension geometry by doin this

ne help apprecited

thanks in advance

-harry

Hi,

Did you want to tell us what you put the s13 coil overs into ?

A little information goes a long way, (well, I can't read your mind from this far away. :D )

Nigel

ummm you dont need longer tie rods, you just need to wind them out a bit further as in get a wheel alignment. As for steering lock I found no change really when I did mine maybe even a little more lock then usual. So I dont know whats wrong with yours.

Yup noted the same thing with mine after a wheel alignement it was fine, only thing i noted was a tad more bump steer from front end thats it really!

sweet thanks guys so i havent f@ d my D R, it still slid ok but yea i need agood w/a i did it by eye.... still felt like it lost a lil bit of lock, maybe my dodgy w/a has some thing to do with it ! but still curious is there a way to get more lock from this setup ?

sweet thanks guys so i havent f@ d my D R, it still slid ok but yea i need agood w/a i did it by eye.... still felt like it lost a lil bit of lock, maybe my dodgy w/a has some thing to do with it ! but still curious is there a way to get more lock from this setup ?

My brother mentioned something about R31 tie rod ends for some more lock but i can't confirm weather it actually works or not though

yea i no i sound stupid id put the car togethr late saturday night, had no time to get a prpoer w/a ! booked in for w a this sat c how it goes..

r31 tie ends are differnt, they spin onto the end wereas the d r ends spin into the ends, wish that werent the case, swear ive seen a dr with longer tie ends some where just cant remember .. mabyb rack n pinoin conversion only way to resolve this...

cant change lock with tie rods. need 2 either shortern the steering knuckle or stuff around with the steering arms. rack n pinion is easier cos can space of the rack ends.

ive got s13 hubs/coils in my dr no dramas. never drove it with stock struts so unsure of lock changes?

cant change lock with tie rods. need 2 either shortern the steering knuckle or stuff around with the steering arms. rack n pinion is easier cos can space of the rack ends.

ive got s13 hubs/coils in my dr no dramas. never drove it with stock struts so unsure of lock changes?

cant change lock with tie rods. need 2 either shortern the steering knuckle or stuff around with the steering arms. rack n pinion is easier cos can space of the rack ends.

ive got s13 hubs/coils in my dr no dramas. never drove it with stock struts so unsure of lock changes?

arrr yes that makes sense, so a shorter knuckle id better ? i thought a longer knuckle would be the go? that was 1 of my concerns, the origanal knuckle is like an inch longer than s13..

From memory r30 ones dont quite fit properly either, but it's been a fair while since I played with that setup.

yep thats right i had to get the taper enlarged to suit, still doesnt seem right, the tie ends go into the knukle at a fair angle, thats why i thought longer tie ends would bring it back to a normal angle ..

ne ways got car w/a HEAPS better, surprisingly had it near 0 toe ! fluke ! camber was adiffernt story.. front end in the car seems spot on, just need to do something with the rear end, very loose ! ne 1 hear of eccentric bush s for rear a arms ? or ne way to get some adejustment ?

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