Who's interested in TALLER rollcenter adjusters?
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G-EJunior Member
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Who's interested in TALLER rollcenter adjusters?
I'm having a batch of steel ones made to replenish my stocks, they are 32mm tall, which appear to be the tallest ones in production so far… the others are only in the 25mm range
What I'm asking is: if I made a ~40mm version, who'd be interested? Or perhaps another size? Anyone want an increase in offset at all?
I'd make some design changes, some careful removal of material to save weight will be on the books, this would drive up cost very slightly (probably $15-20 per set?), and they'd only be available in steel… -
slammedcoupeSenior Member
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have you thought about building RCA's instead of NCRCA's?
I would be interested in a set of RCA's pending price -
reddzxSenior Citizen
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I always wanted to be taller. But what advantage is there to this RCA mod?
1988 300ZX Turbo, Shiro Special #760
1988 300ZX Turbo Automatic (wife's car)
1991 Hard-body 2WD
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frostvectronSenior Member
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G-E can probably explain it better than me, but I believe a taller RCA will correct the suspension geometry when you lower the ride height even more.
Kind of an example: a 1" RCA will correct a certain level of low. If you lower beyond that, the RCA helps but doesn't fully correct your geometry. A taller RCA allows you to fully correct the geometry at lower ride heights. -
G-EJunior Member
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Originally posted by slammedcoupe View Posthave you thought about building RCA's instead of NCRCA's?
I would be interested in a set of RCA's pending price
The second problem is brake clearance, the straight ones at only 1" tall already have problems with rotors and control arms touching, 1.5" or more will just make it increasingly worse
Thirdly, others already produce them (albeit short), and I have no interest in competing with their parts directly… I'm looking to add value by accomplishing more -
G-EJunior Member
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Originally posted by reddzx View PostI always wanted to be taller. But what advantage is there to this RCA mod?
So my 32mm RCA will return the rollcenter height to stock if you've lowered the car just over 1", but since the center of gravity is also lowered with the car, the effect is compounded… then with the added camber, the car becomes a lot more stable around hard corners
Something taller, like a 38mm version would be a significant improvement for people who go even lower, like the cool kids that roll/pull/tug to slam, but going much above that is probably wasted, the body will become the limiting factor -
reddzxSenior Citizen
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I'll never be a cool kid again
1988 300ZX Turbo, Shiro Special #760
1988 300ZX Turbo Automatic (wife's car)
1991 Hard-body 2WD
http://zccw.org/zccw/?page_id=1215