For those in the Portland, OR area, there is a guy that can put a rear sway
bar in a roadster. It's the Drop Shop, out in Troutdale.
That's down the line for me, not now,
Paul Strassmaier
67 2000
-----Original Message-----
From: Gordon Glasgow [mailto:glasgow@serv.net]
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 1999 8:44 PM
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: The bump stops?
Now you've got ME confused. Roadsters don't have stock REAR sway bars , only
front
ones. I'll assume you meant front.
Actually, Sharp came up with the cut patterns before the NISMO springs were
available, but he claims it works with them, too. In all cases, he was
assuming a
lowered car. My car has basically the Sharp "improved street" front cut and
the
rears are cut down about halfway.
Dan Neuman wrote:
> Hi Gordon,
>
> So which cut did you use on the front of your car?? Does Bob
Sharp
> recomend his street cut for a car driven on the street with the NISMO
> front springs?? I have NISMO comp stuff up front and stock rear sway
> bars and I drive on the street. Which cut should I use?? How
> can I be more confused now than this morning???
> Daniel 69 2000
>
> >two problems with this approach. First, putting in the comp rear springs
and
> >NOT cutting the bump stops will definitely change the effect of the
springs,
> >so your test won't be valid (voice of experience speaking). Second, it is
very
> >difficult to cut the rear bump stops while they are still mounted on the
car.
> >Since the u-bolts that hold them in are the same u-bolts that hold the
axle in
> >place, it is much easier to do it all at once.
> >
> >BTW, here are Bob Sharp's patterns for cutting the bump stops:
> >http://www.gordon-glasgow.org/Images/bumpstops.jpg
> >
> >Since he didn't reduce the height of the rear bump stops, I'm assuming he
is
> >recommending that you stay with the stock rear springs. The cut he shows
will
> >give you quite a bit of oversteer. Mine are cut approximately in half and
it
> >still bottoms on occasion.
> >
> >"Eric R. Wittinger" wrote:
> >
> >> Next question how long does it take aprox. to change out the rear leaf
> >> springs? If it is only a few hours then it seems to me that trying out
> >> the comp springs is no big deal other then buying them. Put them on
> >> Friday night go out sat and drive the car like its never been driven,
come
> >> home count the number of fillings left and then decide if sat night you
> >> put the old stock ones in. If you leave the comp springs in then
tackle
> >> the shortening of the bump stops, and please relay this amount to
me\rest
> >> of the group so There is a common distance people can go by.
> >>
> >> Thanks for clearing things up for me.
> >> Eric
> >>
> >> | Eric R Wittinger |
> >> | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
> >> | NSD Radiological and Chemical Sciences Group |
> >> | Web page www.ee.pdx.edu/~wittiner |
> >> | Email wittiner@EE.pdx.edu |
> >> | Email (work) Eric.Wittinger@pnl.gov |
> >> ------------------------------------------------
> >
> >--
> >Gordon Glasgow
> >Renton, WA
> >http://www.gordon-glasgow.org
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Gordon Glasgow
Renton, WA
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