Welcome to the North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club Thursday March 28, 2024
Home Forums Images WikiNASIOC Products Store Modifications Upgrade Garage
NASIOC
Go Back   NASIOC > NASIOC Classifieds > Vendor 'Group Buy' Classifieds

Welcome to NASIOC - The world's largest online community for Subaru enthusiasts!
Welcome to the NASIOC.com Subaru forum.

You are currently viewing our forum as a guest, which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our community, free of charge, you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is free, fast and simple, so please join our community today!

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us.







* As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 
* Registered users of the site do not see these ads. 
Closed Thread
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 08-25-2006, 09:26 AM   #101
trhoppe
Scooby Guru
Member Sales Rating: (1)
 
Member#: 7492
Join Date: Jun 2001
Chapter/Region: South East
Location: Hotlanta, GA
Vehicle:
No race cars
www.tomhoppe.com

Default

With our calculations and a test fit on 17" wheels, these *should* work on 16" wheels. We have not actually put them on a car with 16" wheels though.

This Sunday we will finally be test fitting them on a 16" wheeled car.

-Tom
* Registered users of the site do not see these ads.
trhoppe is offline  
Sponsored Links
* Registered users of the site do not see these ads.
Old 08-25-2006, 03:44 PM   #102
STi-MAN
Scooby Guru
Member Sales Rating: (24)
 
Member#: 70252
Join Date: Sep 2004
Vehicle:
05 STI
blue

Default

sorry for another question. Im on the verge of ordering these.

So with these ball joint extenders what would be the optimal drop with this kit? i believe its be generally agreed that the lowest you would want to drop the front of the gd's is 13.5 from the center of the hub to the fender. With the ball joint extenders would it be better to keep it at that height and have the benefits of less camber loss, or do the ball joint extenders actually make it so that you could drop the front lower and have benefits of a lower roll center and less dynamic camber loss? Thanks in advance.
STi-MAN is offline  
Old 08-25-2006, 04:48 PM   #103
javid
Scooby Specialist
Member Sales Rating: (3)
 
Member#: 54304
Join Date: Feb 2004
Chapter/Region: South East
Location: Atlanta
Vehicle:
04 STi
TopSpeed-dAng!

Default

The kit will make 'optimal' closer to 12". however, lowering that much would require some inner and outter fender work. I am currently at 13.25 (on really stiff springs) and will probably only go another 0.5" lower, which will only require trimming the inside lip of the chargespeed fenders.

At that hieght I will still run less than 3 deg camber, where as before I ran close to 3.5.

I think most folks will only drop slightly more (especially if they have lips) and reduce their camber.

hope this helps,

javid (from his cell phone at jfk)
javid is offline  
Old 08-25-2006, 04:52 PM   #104
STi-MAN
Scooby Guru
Member Sales Rating: (24)
 
Member#: 70252
Join Date: Sep 2004
Vehicle:
05 STI
blue

Default

thanks javid... that helps alot.
STi-MAN is offline  
Old 08-25-2006, 09:53 PM   #105
hawke w
Scooby Newbie
Member Sales Rating: (0)
 
Member#: 67993
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: hawaii
Vehicle:
2004 sti
blue

Default

so at 14" ride height in front, do you have any recomendations for camber? currently i run -3 but am looking for more front end grip. i plan on testing whith pyrometer. however time and a sutable test site are hard to find. a good starting point is all i am looking for thanks.
hawke w is offline  
Old 08-25-2006, 11:03 PM   #106
Turn in Concepts
Former Vendor
Vendor Sales Rating: (159)
 
Member#: 93646
Join Date: Aug 2005
Chapter/Region: MWSOC
Vehicle:
Many Track Records
Let us help you go fast!

Default

Start at -2.25.
Turn in Concepts is offline  
Old 08-28-2006, 02:17 AM   #107
hawke w
Scooby Newbie
Member Sales Rating: (0)
 
Member#: 67993
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: hawaii
Vehicle:
2004 sti
blue

Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Turn in Concepts View Post
Start at -2.25.
thank you. any idea when they will ship?
hawke w is offline  
Old 08-28-2006, 12:46 PM   #108
trhoppe
Scooby Guru
Member Sales Rating: (1)
 
Member#: 7492
Join Date: Jun 2001
Chapter/Region: South East
Location: Hotlanta, GA
Vehicle:
No race cars
www.tomhoppe.com

Default

The machine shop had a small issue with the first batch. They broke a couple of saws while machining and lost a couple of days to getting a fancy new one in. Also had a slight delay in the drilling of the material for the through holes.

We are a bit delayed, but should start shipping these mid week.

Very sorry about the delay. We built in some "slack" time and ended up using it and more.

-Tom
trhoppe is offline  
Old 08-28-2006, 03:57 PM   #109
Turn in Concepts
Former Vendor
Vendor Sales Rating: (159)
 
Member#: 93646
Join Date: Aug 2005
Chapter/Region: MWSOC
Vehicle:
Many Track Records
Let us help you go fast!

Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by trhoppe View Post

Very sorry about the delay. We built in some "slack" time and ended up using it and more.

-Tom
Which is not unusual at all. Tom and I chatted this morning, and to save a couple of days they are going to ship directly from 6Gun. That way you don't have to wait for the box to get to us, us to get off our lazy butts and repack them, and then ship them on to you.

-Clint
Turn in Concepts is offline  
Old 08-29-2006, 07:23 AM   #110
JMS Landshark
Scooby Specialist
Member Sales Rating: (0)
 
Member#: 48773
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Cedar Falls, Iowa
Vehicle:
2004 TiC WRX
also '99 BMW M Roadster

Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Turn in Concepts View Post
Which is not unusual at all. Tom and I chatted this morning, and to save a couple of days they are going to ship directly from 6Gun. That way you don't have to wait for the box to get to us, us to get off our lazy butts and repack them, and then ship them on to you.
-Clint
yep, because we all know it takes you about 2 hours to ship parts from the time you get an order. Some people, I swear!
JMS Landshark is offline  
Old 08-29-2006, 08:20 PM   #111
qtr_wrx
Scooby Specialist
Member Sales Rating: (5)
 
Member#: 109567
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Qatar
Default

any new batch coming soon ?
qtr_wrx is offline  
Old 08-29-2006, 11:25 PM   #112
trhoppe
Scooby Guru
Member Sales Rating: (1)
 
Member#: 7492
Join Date: Jun 2001
Chapter/Region: South East
Location: Hotlanta, GA
Vehicle:
No race cars
www.tomhoppe.com

Default

PM Sent
trhoppe is offline  
Old 08-29-2006, 11:36 PM   #113
Turn in Concepts
Former Vendor
Vendor Sales Rating: (159)
 
Member#: 93646
Join Date: Aug 2005
Chapter/Region: MWSOC
Vehicle:
Many Track Records
Let us help you go fast!

Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by JMS Landshark View Post
yep, because we all know it takes you about 2 hours to ship parts from the time you get an order. Some people, I swear!
And that's just unacceptable lag.
Turn in Concepts is offline  
Old 08-31-2006, 02:31 PM   #114
trhoppe
Scooby Guru
Member Sales Rating: (1)
 
Member#: 7492
Join Date: Jun 2001
Chapter/Region: South East
Location: Hotlanta, GA
Vehicle:
No race cars
www.tomhoppe.com

Default

They are here!

Labels will be printing shortly. I shall do my best to get to UPS today with all the boxes before ground shipping is cut off. If not, they will go out tomorrow My day job already thinks I'm wierd as I have balljoint adapters and tie rod adapters sitting in my work cube.

-Tom

PS. They are pretty. Pictures will be posted when I get home 7ish
trhoppe is offline  
Old 08-31-2006, 04:53 PM   #115
grippgoat
Scooby Specialist
Member Sales Rating: (0)
 
Member#: 62182
Join Date: May 2004
Chapter/Region: NWIC
Location: Kirkland, WA
Vehicle:
2005 STI
White

Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by trhoppe View Post
They are here!

Labels will be printing shortly. I shall do my best to get to UPS today with all the boxes before ground shipping is cut off. If not, they will go out tomorrow My day job already thinks I'm wierd as I have balljoint adapters and tie rod adapters sitting in my work cube.

-Tom

PS. They are pretty. Pictures will be posted when I get home 7ish
Bump steer correction is coming with the first shipment, too, right?

-Mike
grippgoat is offline  
Old 08-31-2006, 05:19 PM   #116
trhoppe
Scooby Guru
Member Sales Rating: (1)
 
Member#: 7492
Join Date: Jun 2001
Chapter/Region: South East
Location: Hotlanta, GA
Vehicle:
No race cars
www.tomhoppe.com

Default

Oh of course. The full "kit"

Sorry about the horrible pic, best I can do in my cube with my cell phone.



-Tom
trhoppe is offline  
Old 08-31-2006, 07:30 PM   #117
remowgn
Scooby Specialist
Member Sales Rating: (6)
 
Member#: 41149
Join Date: Aug 2003
Chapter/Region: SCIC
Location: Orange, CA
Vehicle:
09 FXT
SSM

Default

One thing that's been bugging me. There's no way to cotter pin the connection between the tie rod and the tie rod extender, correct? Is that a possible problem?
remowgn is offline  
Old 08-31-2006, 08:47 PM   #118
TheRex
Scooby Specialist
Member Sales Rating: (0)
 
Member#: 37813
Join Date: Jun 2003
Chapter/Region: South East
Location: Vail, CO
Default

It is not a problem. There will be a "taper lock" as the taper 100% matches up the tie rod end. Also, there is a grade 8 allen head "set screw" that is screwed down to lock the extension on the tie rod end. Vice grips will be required for installation to hold the tie rod end while the extender is put on. We have run all this through the engineer and the proper torque can be put on the part and the set screw and taper is more then enough to hold the torque.

-Tom

Sorry, left logged in as my roomate.
TheRex is offline  
Old 08-31-2006, 09:46 PM   #119
remowgn
Scooby Specialist
Member Sales Rating: (6)
 
Member#: 41149
Join Date: Aug 2003
Chapter/Region: SCIC
Location: Orange, CA
Vehicle:
09 FXT
SSM

Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by TheRex... er, tom
It is not a problem. There will be a "taper lock" as the taper 100% matches up the tie rod end. Also, there is a grade 8 allen head "set screw" that is screwed down to lock the extension on the tie rod end. Vice grips will be required for installation to hold the tie rod end while the extender is put on. We have run all this through the engineer and the proper torque can be put on the part and the set screw and taper is more then enough to hold the torque.

-Tom

Sorry, left logged in as my roomate.
Perfect, thanks Tom.
remowgn is offline  
Old 09-05-2006, 07:16 PM   #120
Turn in Concepts
Former Vendor
Vendor Sales Rating: (159)
 
Member#: 93646
Join Date: Aug 2005
Chapter/Region: MWSOC
Vehicle:
Many Track Records
Let us help you go fast!

Default

hey guys - all have shipped except for 1 set. that one set is for the hawaii guy. Yours came to us so we can ship via USPS as you requested. As soon as our sets arrive yours is headed to you.

-Clint
Turn in Concepts is offline  
Old 09-05-2006, 07:35 PM   #121
thrlskr
Scooby Newbie
Member Sales Rating: (6)
 
Member#: 81826
Join Date: Feb 2005
Chapter/Region: SCIC
Location: San Diego, CA
Vehicle:
2005 WRX STi WRB

Default

Are these going to be in stock moving forward?
thrlskr is offline  
Old 09-05-2006, 08:42 PM   #122
Turn in Concepts
Former Vendor
Vendor Sales Rating: (159)
 
Member#: 93646
Join Date: Aug 2005
Chapter/Region: MWSOC
Vehicle:
Many Track Records
Let us help you go fast!

Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by thrlskr View Post
Are these going to be in stock moving forward?
yep. We plan to make these be a regularly stocked product, but not at the special group buy price rate.
Turn in Concepts is offline  
Old 09-05-2006, 11:54 PM   #123
hawke w
Scooby Newbie
Member Sales Rating: (0)
 
Member#: 67993
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: hawaii
Vehicle:
2004 sti
blue

Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Turn in Concepts View Post
hey guys - all have shipped except for 1 set. that one set is for the hawaii guy. Yours came to us so we can ship via USPS as you requested. As soon as our sets arrive yours is headed to you.

-Clint
ahh the cost of paradise! any idea when they will arrive at your shop. Thanks. The hawaii guy.
hawke w is offline  
Old 09-06-2006, 12:50 AM   #124
Turn in Concepts
Former Vendor
Vendor Sales Rating: (159)
 
Member#: 93646
Join Date: Aug 2005
Chapter/Region: MWSOC
Vehicle:
Many Track Records
Let us help you go fast!

Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by hawke w View Post
ahh the cost of paradise! any idea when they will arrive at your shop. Thanks. The hawaii guy.
According to the tracking info they'll arrive on the 8th.
Turn in Concepts is offline  
Old 09-06-2006, 03:48 AM   #125
hawke w
Scooby Newbie
Member Sales Rating: (0)
 
Member#: 67993
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: hawaii
Vehicle:
2004 sti
blue

Default

pm sent
hawke w is offline  
Closed Thread

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Installation of the 6Gun Racing Ball Joint Extension Kit nhluhr Brakes, Steering & Suspension 82 01-06-2010 01:44 PM
6Gun Racing Ball Joint Adapters Turn in Concepts Suspension/Brakes/Handling 13 10-18-2006 11:08 AM
6Gun Racing Ball Joint Extension Kit nhluhr Car Part Reviews 119 10-02-2006 01:19 PM
6Gun Racing Ball Joint Extension Kit kaliformula Car Part Reviews 7 09-29-2006 12:54 AM

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 09:32 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.0
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Powered by Searchlight © 2024 Axivo Inc.
Copyright ©1999 - 2019, North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club, Inc.

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission
Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.