Ikeya Formula w/pics
09-13-07, 11:03 AM
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Ikeya Formula w/pics
As promised, here is the update. Well I received the rears and finally got all 12 of the arms installed. Didn't take great pictures, all from my phone.
Front (getting a tie rod replaced)
Front Lower Driver
Here you can see how they manage to maintain proper roll geometry by keeping the control arm parallel to the ground. When you lower a car, the arms tend to bowleg; these control arms fix that.
Rear Passenger
You can pick these up via Carson if you wish.
Overall, the car rides GREAT! If you have the Daizen control arm bushings and/or camber kit, the ride will not change much if at all. The car has better turn in and the steering response is quicker. As the car sits right now, it handles like a go-kart in the turns. In the future, the CS's are getting tossed in favor of some TS coilovers.
*edit- also not shown are the upper control arms. These have a large amount of adjustability. Right now as is, the control arms are set right in the middle as you can see from the front picture. These can push the tires out more by about 1/2inch in the front and 3/4inch in the rear.
*posted here in the open forum to let people see them before it gets moved to the suspension section.
Front (getting a tie rod replaced)
Front Lower Driver
Here you can see how they manage to maintain proper roll geometry by keeping the control arm parallel to the ground. When you lower a car, the arms tend to bowleg; these control arms fix that.
Rear Passenger
You can pick these up via Carson if you wish.
Overall, the car rides GREAT! If you have the Daizen control arm bushings and/or camber kit, the ride will not change much if at all. The car has better turn in and the steering response is quicker. As the car sits right now, it handles like a go-kart in the turns. In the future, the CS's are getting tossed in favor of some TS coilovers.
*edit- also not shown are the upper control arms. These have a large amount of adjustability. Right now as is, the control arms are set right in the middle as you can see from the front picture. These can push the tires out more by about 1/2inch in the front and 3/4inch in the rear.
*posted here in the open forum to let people see them before it gets moved to the suspension section.
Last edited by LexAnt; 09-13-07 at 02:38 PM.
09-13-07, 01:24 PM
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Nice! If I was planning to go all out suspension-wise with my car I would totally do that. Good job of doing things right, especially with something as important as your suspension.
How do the C-S's ride?
How do the C-S's ride?
09-13-07, 02:40 PM
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heck yea!... soon enough soon enough
Last edited by LexAnt; 09-13-07 at 03:03 PM.
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09-13-07, 07:59 PM
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well they had to triple ramp it up. the alignment racks already come with one that are permanently attached. Then they had another set of metal ones to use. On top of that, we had to use boards as well. So... yea
Last edited by LexAnt; 03-10-08 at 01:57 PM.
to bad i cant take my side skirts off like i use to do when i brought it to a shop. you should try it, its alot easier for them to get on the lift.
