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Old 09-15-06, 05:02 PM
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Default Attention all slammed 1st gens..

You need these....


I was cruising the Night Pager site the other day and read about them. I had some plate 3/8" steel laying around so I said "why not". I made a pair and iinstalled them and I understand now what I could barely understand thru the Engrish translation.

When you slam the suspension, the stock end links (stubby links) pre-tension the front bar. The car feels almost twitchy on turn in and the the sway bar doesnt resist body roll as well as it did before being pretensioned.. the resistance is very slight at best. Now it is a different world. Turn in is flatter and sharper.. body roll is much decreased. Next to be chaged are the stock rubber bushings.. looking for some urethane.

Sorry Night-Pager.. I am going to order these though.


Definitely look them up at http://www.night-pager.com
I ran the site thru a Google translater.
Old 09-15-06, 05:40 PM
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How much are they bro?

thanks
Old 09-15-06, 05:46 PM
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the plates for the sway bar are listed for 15, 540 Yen. Not sure on currency conversion right now.

roll center adapter is 15,540Y for the 20mm and 20,790Y for the 30mm
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I did make my own end link adapters though.. just took about an hour with some 3/8" plate steel.
Old 09-15-06, 06:08 PM
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Now when you say slammed, do you mean like REAL low or just dropped at all. I have RS-R springs which dropped the car about 1.4" all the way around.
Old 09-15-06, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Epik
the plates for the sway bar are listed for 15, 540 Yen. Not sure on currency conversion right now.

roll center adapter is 15,540Y for the 20mm and 20,790Y for the 30mm
115 yen = 1 usd s.. arround 150 for the plates and 200 for the 30mm roll center adpt.
Old 09-15-06, 08:14 PM
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I would imagine these would be good on any GS3 that the ride geometry has been altered. Good find.
Old 09-15-06, 10:15 PM
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Hey Epic do u mind posting the dimensions of the bracket u made?
Thanks

How will u purchace the rool center adapter cause i am intersted if u know how to get them. i also would like to get the Front strengthening member brace

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Old 09-16-06, 10:56 AM
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Good info!
thnx E
Old 09-17-06, 02:08 PM
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Good to know

Can we post pics of our slammed 1st gens tho? I wanna see all the slammed first gens in one thread... and i mean slammed... I'll start.. haha

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Chris.. thats HAWT! What rims are they? Is that slammed on the Hipers?
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Yea, those are the Hipers on there... hehe

The wheels are Work VS-KF

Specs are:

18x9 +13
18x10 +7

But I just sold those and order new wheels last week.

BTW: I got the GTE running 100% tonight.... and post a pic of your car standing still! hahaha
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working on a pic. need to clean her up first.
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I need new rims.. she's not so slammed, but rather a TUNED suspension.




as you can see..drifting can be painful stuff.
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Loooks Very painful..... Very painful! ouch on that rear!


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