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Hi all.

I was just after some advice on what people have used and what brand have proven to be good quality.

I'm after some adjustable camber arms and caster rods for the front of my GTSt. It is used for track and drift.

I currently have whiteline bushes and they have been good but now I want more adjustment.

What brands are easy to get in aus and good value for money?

This thread had a bit of info. Click

thanks

Russ

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When I bought my 32 it came with adjustable castor rods, i'm not sure which ones they are but the rods themselves are much thicker than most of the ones pictured, probably similar to the tune agent ones but different design, no worries with them whatsoever. There's a group buy going on at the moment for pivoting upper front camber arms think there $400 a pair, i've been looking around at the different options and this type seem to be the best option, I really want to get a pair for both my cars but don't have the cash at the moment :P

nisskid Grand Master

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whiteline do some adjustable arms with urethane bushing, reliable design, somewhat outdated (as far as clearance for larger coilovers go at the rear), and u have the aussie support.

as far as rose joint stuff, cusco and ikeya formula are ur best bet for quality.

theres also a bloke here in SA looking to start making proper quality stuff as an alternative to the junk which makes up the majority of the market atm.

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Hey Russell, I got my cusco castor rods and cusco rear camber arms on a trip to Adelaide from Japanese Import Spares. I had just planed on buying s/h items but after inspecting all the s/h stock they had I was a bit apprehensive, and I was kind of in the mind set of do it once do it right, so I ended up getting new ones. Although when I got my arms they were a lot cheaper then, than the price they have listed now. But I guess if you’re ever over that way they do a better price for cash.

http://www.japaneseimportspares.com.au/par...riesalignment/2

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Russ what are your current alignment specs, and what are you hoping to achieve? The Noltec front upper arms would be the way to go, but again they are pretty pricey and quite hard to get. I ended up going with the 33 lca's, many people would argue that that is the wrong way to go about it, but i can only give positive feed back, for the price they are a good cheap upgrade. They gave me -2.5 degrees of camber up front. I haven't heard a lot about the Kazama stuff but there seems to be a few people running them, hopefully they can provide some feed back. My guess is that they would be better quality than some of the other brands getting around but not quite as good as the high end Japanese stuff.

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I ended up going with the 33 lca's, many people would argue that that is the wrong way to go about it, but i can only give positive feed back, for the price they are a good cheap upgrade. They gave me -2.5 degrees of camber up front.

Have you checked the bump steer? Ackerman?

Cheers

Gary

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Whaaa? SK... Do i see a ghost ? :P

I looked at Kazama gear and frankly, i would stick with the Cusco castor rods. If you cant get the Noltec upper arms then i would bust John and UAS in Sydney in the chops and see if he has his upper arms production ready yet. They seemed to be a good lcoally engineered product that are being R&D in the wraith of a car of his.

I think i only paid about $350 for my Cusco castor rods

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Have you checked the bump steer? Ackerman?

Cheers

Gary

Nope. But after your group buy fell through i had to look at alternataves. The 33 lca's were nearly three quarters cheaper than any of the upper arms available. Seeing as not many people were running them i thought i would give it a shot, and seat of the pants review, they provide more gains than drawbacks. I still have my 32 lca's and if i ever do find some decent front uppers, such as the noltecs, i'll put the 32 lca's back on.

nisskid Grand Master

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Brake fetish is over. I am back to my wanting a 9,000rpm 300rwkw RB20 :)

yes please.

i think i might be throwing u a PM in the future, was originally gonna be like every other f**ker out there and put a RB30 in, but starting to think a build RB20 is the way to go.

Russman Grand Master

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yes please.

i think i might be throwing u a PM in the future, was originally gonna be like every other f**ker out there and put a RB30 in, but starting to think a build RB20 is the way to go.

Yeah man. RB20's are sweet. Mine gets 1.5-1.6 Bar all the time and it loves it!

What am I hoping to achieve? Well I mainly want adjustability so I can try stuff to see if it works etc. I have camber and castor bushes (whiteline) that give some adjustment but I want to tinker and fiddle with stuff and learn while I'm at it. I do need more camber though so that's the main thing.

Was thinking about 33 lca's but yeah... Heard it's not the best way to go. I don't have buckets of cash so if I buy stuff it will be one at a time as I continue to develop the car.

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Yeah man. RB20's are sweet. Mine gets 1.5-1.6 Bar all the time and it loves it!

What am I hoping to achieve? Well I mainly want adjustability so I can try stuff to see if it works etc. I have camber and castor bushes (whiteline) that give some adjustment but I want to tinker and fiddle with stuff and learn while I'm at it. I do need more camber though so that's the main thing.

Was thinking about 33 lca's but yeah... Heard it's not the best way to go. I don't have buckets of cash so if I buy stuff it will be one at a time as I continue to develop the car.

apparently 33 LCA's will get u -1 degree either side. they are next on my list. but i think ill hold out til this guy i was talking about has developed a few suspension items. he is using all the best quality stuff, and all machining is done in australia. atm its just a backyard operation, but with the amount of research he has done u can be guaranteed the products are going to be top notch and even better in some instances than some of the top products. the only difference is he wont have the same margin as companies like cusco etc

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apparently 33 LCA's will get u -1 degree either side. they are next on my list. but i think ill hold out til this guy i was talking about has developed a few suspension items. he is using all the best quality stuff, and all machining is done in australia. atm its just a backyard operation, but with the amount of research he has done u can be guaranteed the products are going to be top notch and even better in some instances than some of the top products. the only difference is he wont have the same margin as companies like cusco etc

Any idea when this will be?

nisskid Grand Master

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no idea sorry, he's working on some stuff atm, i think he's still working with local machiners to get the price right, the funny part is his prices will probably still be competitive and in a lot of instances cheaper than the brands which just rebadge generic stuff from china/taiwan, its not so hard to understand however when u look at the incredible markup placed on the generic stuff.

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