Thanks

 

Soon as I get normal exhaust again Im gonna lower mine. That suspension looks awesome. I was gonna get new heads this summer but I think Ill tackle suspension/rear end first. Would be better mod for the money right now.

 

Is the Baer bump steer kit adjustable?? or does it just lower the tie rod a fixed amount

 

It's adjustable. It comes with a set of spacers to adjust the position of the heim joint.

 

I have my appointment for a "bump steer alignment" on Monday. Will be interesting to watch it done and then drive the car with everything set up right.

BTW, I drove my car around "as is" for about 1/2 an hour. When I got back and looked at my tires I was amazed to see how much they had been scrubbed. Just goes to show how important a good alignment is to tire wear, among other things.......

 

Im talking about the bar thats IN FRONT OF the sway bar. I see its a product from Spohn....Is that some kinda "dual" sway bar set up???

Later..

 

Thats the steering brace, or "wonderbar" as some call it. Thats the adjustable model.

It goes:

Sway Bar---->Wonder bar----->Power steering return line...i think

 

I thought the sway bar and the wonder bar were the same thing but just had different names....

 

Nope, they are too completely different things. they mount up in the same place but they serve two different functions.

 

What is the purpose of an adjustable wonderbar? What are the benefits of an adjustable over the standard version? Nice updates Tom,how did the interior work turn out?

 

Steve Spohn says it is to "Pre-Load" the brace.

personaly i don't see the purpose of an adjustable one, other than marketing but once again, i have not tried one, so who knows maybe it does help a little, but personaly i have always considered the wonder bar to be a peice designed to PREVENT damage, not as a part used to "improve handling".

 

It looks as if your rotors are on backwards according to the Baer website.
Failure to install rotors in the correct direction will cause premature failure.
Internally all Baer rotors are directionally ventilated and they must rotate in the correct direction of rotation to obtain proper airflow for cooling.

http://www.baer.com/Support/TechTips.aspx?TechTipID=2

 

They are on right. Don't mistake the rear end for the front.

 

Wow looks great i like everything u did i want to go redo mine like that now lol.I looked everywhere and could not find poly mount bushings for my 36mm bar ughhhhhh.

 

TDS has them, the link is at the top of this page.

Jerry

 

1 more thing when u switch your front springs again did u loosen then a-arms bolts and take them out then when you put in the new just tighten them again with the weight of the car on them??? cause i wanted to maybe take mine back out wanted to know the right way thanx if ne1 knows.The first time i just took mine totally out and put in poly bushings.

 

As far as the wonderbar goes, would it be just as, if not more effective to weld in a piece of square tubing just forward of the steering box and at it's opposite spot on the other "frame" rail?

 

Where do you get a "bump steer alignment" at?

 

Do you have any pics of the car on the ground with the Intrax Springs? I'm looking to get rid of my Jamex springs, but I dont want to go much lower than I already am. How did the Bump Steer Alignment go?

 

will the KYBs with stand the 2" intrax lowering springs?

 

Jeeeeez, Tom! You could eat off the bottom of your car!

 

Where can I get a hold of these HMS strut mounts?

They look pretty beefy. I've been lookin for these and can't find them anywhere

I may go with the AGX strut, but set mine to "loose" for drag racing/wieght transfer.

80's AL
80' Berlinetta
89' RS (currently under construction for destruction)
97' BIG Dodge truck:hail:

 

Are those Baer Tie Rod ends suitable for daily driving on the street, both in terms of ride and reliability?

 

You'll be hard pressed to find a set of HMS mounts out there. Karl has only made 2 runs of them and who knows if and when he'll make more. You'd have to contact him directly at Hunter Motorsports. He's a board member also.

I'll sell ya mine...brand new and still in the box: $1000.


:sillylol:


Ed

 

i'm going to undercut ya ed.

i'll sell you a set, brand new, in box for $985

btw ed, when are you going to get around to installing those?

looks like i "Might" get mine on this summer

and Tom, any word on driving with the AGX shocks, i am still doing the great strut debate. i just can't deside, tokica, bilstein, koni, AGX

 

$950 SHIPPED, Freshly polished and clear anodized

I'll be in the market soon for some new struts as well, so I wanna here the results too.

 

So, I guess I am not findin any, huh?!?!?!

Every time I look up Hunter Motorsports, I get these darn GO-Kart sites, or, BMW sites, nuthin pertaining to my needs.

If I could get an address or link, it would be great, if not, o'well, I guess.

thanks

80's AL
80' Berlinetta
89' RS(currently under construction for destruction)
97' BIG Dodge truck:hail:

 

i don't know if he has a website or not.

i have his phone number , and e-mail address at home, i'll PM you when i get a chance to get online at home.

 

huntermotorsports@hotmail.com

I didn't find a website either.

Dewey, I don't know when I'll get around to putting them in. I was gonna wait until I got a set of Bilsteins but that may be a while, so who knows...maybe this fall.


Ed

 

Never mind I was looking at it backwards? Duh To many bong hits

 

Any reason why those HMS strut mounts couldn't be chromed, and if not, would that remove the visibility of the bead lines from the welds?

Mathius

 

my guess is it would still show the welds, you could probably sand the welds down and make it much cleaner. i am just goona run 'em, all go, no show!!

 

I had mine on for a week or so just to make sure things fit fine- they looked like crap so I pulled them off and had them polished. They are finally going back on next week along with my Koni's and Goodyear F1 GS-D3's. I'll get some pics when they are back on polished.

 

Dewey316,

If you could hook me up with that info, that would rock!!:rockon:

E-mail me @ the following:

iam80sal@aol.com

Appreciate it.

80's AL:rockon:
80' Berlinetta
89' RS (currently under construction for destruction)
97' BIG Dodge truck:hail:

 

sure thing, i'll look for it tonight.

 

Any news yet?

 

any 1 know where to get some good slotted rotors for 1le's

 

Powerslot rotors are premium quality and very fair priced.
http://www.powerslot.com/index.htm

 

they dont have none for the rear

 

Here's another source with rears (slotted only) $204 per pair/ part # 55-022, 11.65" rotors 1LE (part# 55-51, 10.5" non-1LE)
http://www.raceshopper.com/sp_chevrolet.shtml

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33564

I have a pair of the standard size slotted rotors from this seller on the rear of my car currently. No complaints thus far. I also have a pair of his 1LE slotted rotors waiting to go on the front. You can't beat the price.

 

They look like there made out of cast iron tho it doesnt say

 

metalhead... the bars go like this..

from left to right in the pic posted, sway bar, wonder bar, power steering cooler (the tubes themselves do the cooling), and then you see the radiator support.

I had an '86 that ran the ps. cooling lines up to the front bumper then back again, my '88 has them in the same place as the pic above.

 

why does everbody think that his rotors are the wrong way just because the design isnt going with the forward direction.:lala:

 

"Everybody" doesn't think that way- one guy did- we had this dicussion and settle things already that Tom had things correct with his rotors from the beginning- Read the post better.

 

okay 2.8 calm down

 

All I see is red x's. Would it be possible to get the pics back up please? Pretty please

 

Holy old threads Batman!

 

Does Tom K even still visit this board? I'd like some more recent pics of this setup...