kaj

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Thanks for the link! I found all those same issues and also decided on ABS. Some I looked at didn't even allow for room for a tire. They stuck out from the body, but were flat on the bottoms, so no way a tire could move up underneath. Defeated the purpose other than covering up the top of the tire.
I'll check out your link. I'd like a set on the front, due to spacers.. but if these work on the rear, then that opens up a whole plethora of wheels I can choose from.

heel2toe

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Dumb question but here it goes...Is there a special way to cut the rear quarters to preserve and rigidity that it provides? As in, its 2 pieces of sheet metal and the lip ends up being two pieces folded together. It would seem like leaving the outer skin longer to fold over the inside would the best but im not sure in reality that its practical.

Dallas J

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In my reading, no. The outer skin has very little to do with the chassis stiffness. But I am still cutting the outer skin up, sectioning the inner skin, then bending up and stitching the parts back together. There looks to be a ton of space to do this on the Evo too. My buddies 912 chump car (lucky dog now) had to weld in a filler piece to fill the gap because the shape of the inner well.

LetsGetThisDone

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I think hes referring to the stiffness of the body panel itself, ie- will it buckle if someone leans on it..

Dallas J

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Ahh, well the inside skin is pie-cut and folded out to the outer skin. Then re-welded. So it should be pretty much as it was before. My buddy has done this a few times to different cars and takes on far crazier projects (we put a full lotus elise suspension in his autocross Porsche 914).

I hope it turns out well, but even if its ghetto, itll work (damnit!)

Ayoustin

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95% of the reason I don't want to do any widebody stuff is because I absolutely suck at body work lol. One day maybe I'll cross that bridge. Unless then I'm just going to keep closing up that thigh gap

Balrok

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Well more then what you can see elsewhere lol. Specifically the look from the front/rear/top. How much X spacer puts it out so I can see how this thing fits. I would have figured when going this route would have gone for little to no spacer or a super inboard offset and flare till you fail or are you still after that wheelbase?

Dallas J

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Im doing everything I can to keep the car narrow and really pushing inside clearance but things are getting tough. I need a little more camber but have no strut clearance for it so I need to go thicker on the spacer but dont have enough stud spacer to go much thicker.. Cascading effects going on here. I'll also need to push the wheel forward more because of how much swing we have in the offset and that'll cascade into needing to cut the bumper too.

Still trying to figure things out. And Im still trying to decide if I dump the Ohlin Flags for Cusco 3ways to gain an extra 3/4" of an inch with moving the spring up or keep pushing to make this all work. Hmm, Anyone want some Flags for $3k with all the SSB upgrades?

psushoe

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This thread is better with popcorn. It gets easier after the first cut, Dallas.

kaj

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You are evil and have horrible timing.

griceiv

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if you get the cusco 3 ways with the FRSport valving it's a no brainer.

Dallas J

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This is the direction I want to go. I'm not a shock expert, but Guy is.. Soooo..

Who wants some epic Ohlins I'm only willing to get rid of for some extra tire clearance?

LV///R

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Do you guys care to go into more detail about these custom valved Cusco coilovers? What is so special about them, especially compared to your flags, MCS's, other higher end options for the evo?

EDIT: Or are you more concerned about gaining that extra clearance...?

Thanks!

Dallas J

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Marshal will know more about things regarding valving but from my perspective the Flags are amazing now that Ive made the new pin fixing the canister locating and rear coaxial perches. The only reason I would change from them to something else is for a remote reservoir because the hard mounted front reservoir pushes the front spring perch down and means the tire has to side beside the spring instead of the strut. Thats about 3/4" clearance.

Other than that one thing, Im super happy with the Flags.

Kidloco51

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315 NT01 on a 18x11 wheel.