Traction bars are here!
I just went to Columbus to pick up my traction bars!!! YES!!! Now I hope this help reinforce my frontend and now I can adjust my caster back into spec!!!
Anyways, I went with Avid traction bars. I believe Bucky has the same brand but the older generation (since them changed them slightly this past winter). They are pretty nice because they replaces your crossmember but mounts to your front tow hook bolt holes.
so does this mean you're gonna be down for a mountain run soon?
ik i am, even if it's just a few of us.
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Originally Posted by Oz10
I'm going to replace my rear crossmember first and then I'll be ready.
yea i think thats the ones i have. who are you gonna get to adjust yours bro. makes sense that they would need to be the same length on both sides but i dont know how to do it.
It maybe the same ones, really depends on when Halfwit them.
I dont really know who I'm going to get to adjust them. I may get vuong to put them on and see if firestone can adjust my caster back into spec (since I got lifetime on alignments). That's the main reason why I got is for a caster adjustment.
They may do it but i doubt firestone is gonna wanna mess with your caster since its not typically adjustable on your car.
yeah I know, but still going to try since I have that lifetime deal.
(they better or they're aligning my car every week LOL)
yea i have some mean positive camber right now on the front. even with it slammed
trac bars wont fix a camber issue, youve probably got a bent knuckle or control arm
would da knuckles do that (or gsr knuckles in Bucky cause)?
yea i am thinking thats my problem. hoping anyways lol
I may be able to get a hold of a set da knuckles for ya free of charge. I can find out today.
are mine not DA???
I thought you had gsr knuckles?
Anyways, I heard just to stay with Si knuckles due to alignment issue, but alot of the hatch people are using da front and rear brakes.
what year gsr did they come from? DA knuckles will also affect your camber but it didnt make mine go positive on my car when i put them on, do you have an alignment spec sheet?
thats the prob. i am not completely sure where some of the parts came from originally. i pulled them off another ef along with the swap
Gotcha, the DA knuckles will change your camber/caster slightly because they are taller than EF knuckles, but i did before & after alignment on my car when i did the DA knuckles and it didnt make it go positive.. how much is your car lowered? id still think youve got something bent
Yea i run DA front + rear, the fronts are larger diameter brake rotor. The best setup is to find 90-91 EX sedan knuckles because they are the same geometry as the dx/si knuckles but have the larger brakes (same rotors & calipers as DA).
but hard to find...
who knows they prob are. it looks like its mainly on one side. gimme a min i will post the pics
I believe those are smokeyj old knuckles that he was having problems with if they came with robert old car.
yep the ones off roberts car!
damnit. jsut what i need. lol
Like I said before, I may be able to get a set for ya, I got to check before I leave columbus.
that would be awesome. i hate to change the damn things again.
LOL, I know
Yeah I'll post tonight if I can get them for ya
thanks bro
Hey bucky I got the knuckles for ya so hopefully they work! Pm me your contact info.
check the sig yo
DA knuckles aren't the right way to go due to suspension geometry and the fact that they sacrifice shock travel.
You need EF knuckles, preferably EX or siR ones if you want to upgrade to bigger brakes. If that's not in your budget currently, then go with run of the mill si knuckles.
They're not hard to find - I have two sets FS myself!
Please let us know how the AVID bars are. I have the JIMFAB setup myself and like it, but had to cut it out and reweld a brace to strengthen it so it would clear my header.
I'd like to see how a full race setup would look and fit on my EF.
I wanted the JIMFAB but they stop making them, sucks and full race ones were too high and then they wanted you to buy their radiator. NOPE! I'll let you whenever I get a chance to get them installed.
i saw yours for sale. what calipers would i need for the ones without. all i have are gsr calipers. plus i cant afford the 150 for them right now anyways. i have spent alot of money this month lol
gsr calipers will fit them perfectly. just lmk. they aren't going anywhere.
let me know when you can sell them a lil cheaper for the ones without and i will see what i can do. happen do have a obd1 or 2 b series vtec dizzy also?
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