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03-19-2009, 10:29 PM | #776 | |
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1. slotting struts 2. camber/caster plates
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03-24-2009, 09:01 PM | #777 |
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So are the RCE lowering camber plates a good thing to pick up for my 05 wagon? I plan to run the RCE wagon springs/Tokico D/Group N tophats all around. And is the only place to get the the RCE website? Cus I checked just now and it says they are sold out.
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03-24-2009, 09:13 PM | #778 |
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I'd go RCE non-lowering plates w/ the RCE wagon springs- you don't need the extra drop in front
TIC might also be carrying the RCE plates, but if RCE is out- likely TIC is out too |
03-24-2009, 11:51 PM | #779 |
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We are making a batch of about 5-10 lowering GD plates by mid next week. Any interested call us. Dont know when the next batch will be.
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03-26-2009, 09:27 AM | #780 |
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do the non-lowering camber plates add stack height? <-- (thus, raising the car ~0.25" from stock tophats)
The lowering camber plates should increase travel, correct? I was thinking of using those in tandem with the lower strut DREX mod (for Konis) to get obscene amounts of travel for a future GC setup on the Konis. |
03-26-2009, 10:09 AM | #781 |
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no they are 0 raising (and 0 lowering)- unlike most plates that do add to stack height
the lowering ones would add travel- if your thinking GC in the future you very well might want to consider the lowering ones, otherwise w/ the RCE wagon springs the lowering from the springs is just about right as is IMO ~ 30mm |
03-26-2009, 11:00 AM | #782 | |
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09-04-2010, 04:01 PM | #783 |
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So we had a gauging interest thread and it was closed do to inappropriate material.
I take full blame for that as I posted 1 innocent pic of Scarlett Johanson. None the less she has nothing to do with springs so it was closed. I thank all those who have ordered this most recent round of wagon springs and expect updates soon on production of the new batch of wagon springs. M. |
09-05-2010, 08:46 AM | #784 |
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Actually Myles is being nice, I was the bad puppy that wizzed on the carpet. Apparently, boredom at work, combined with too much enthusiasm for an upcoming project turns me into a teenage boy*.
The thread got closed, but for my penance, if anyone has any questions I'll paste the info from it on this one. *As a former teenage boy, I mean no insult to the teenage boy community. I have the utmost respect for teenage boys and their enthusiasm for the female form. |
09-05-2010, 10:02 AM | #785 |
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Why not just use the RCE Yellow spring with a saggy butt spacer? Drop is almost identical, and spring rates are pretty similar too. Plus, Yellows are still available sold in many places.
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09-05-2010, 11:08 AM | #786 |
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Mostly out of a compulsion to have to not have to make a sedan part fit a wagon. The spacer is just one more thing to add on. I know yellows work, but personally, it's just knowing you had the part that was engineered with your car in mind.
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09-05-2010, 11:15 AM | #787 |
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I understand that, but there are many wagon owners who already have the (inexpensive) spacers, so instead of waiting for a group buy that could take forever you could just buy the yellows from RCE or elsewhere right now. I have the spacers, so when I find a pair in classifieds that is within my springs budget I'll go that route. $340 for springs is just too much for me.
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09-05-2010, 12:38 PM | #788 |
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I would have rather had the wagon springs but yellows were good enough for me.
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09-05-2010, 01:40 PM | #789 |
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09-05-2010, 01:55 PM | #790 |
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saggy but spacers are not going anywhere they fit snug. I wonder if Myles would comment if the wagon springs have a slightly higher or different rate in the rear to accommodate the increased weight of the rear of the wagon.
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09-05-2010, 02:10 PM | #791 | |
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The only way it can clunk, is if it's not tighten properly, otherwise everything stays put. The RCE yellow have slightly higher spring rate than the wagon springs, but have a lower ride height all the way around. |
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09-05-2010, 05:46 PM | #792 |
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If I remember correctly, the rear wagon springs are longer than the Yellows to compensate for the saggy rear.
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09-05-2010, 08:02 PM | #793 |
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Wagons are 275/259 rate and Yellows are 295/275. We did a second prototype when we made wagons to make sure the rear wasnt low. The other pictures from wagon owners shows a very level car. Saggy butt shims arent needed with wagon springs on a wagon.
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09-05-2010, 08:53 PM | #794 | |
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09-20-2010, 04:51 PM | #795 |
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Has anyone put RCE Black (regular guy) springs on a wagon with rear saggy spacer and without the lowering plates? I saw TurboJon's post, but I'd like to see pics without the front lowering plates. I'm trying to see if the RCE Black springs drop more on a wagon than the RCE Wagon springs do (I'd like less of a drop).
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09-20-2010, 07:05 PM | #796 |
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just how much lower are the Yellows compared to the wagon springs? If wagon springs are not available when I am ready, I am willing to purchase the yellows and use saggy spacers to adjust for it. I just want to make sure I have the right numbers and purchase the right spacers
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09-20-2010, 07:56 PM | #797 |
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I thought I saw a relatively recent thread from RCE that they had wagon springs- might want to give them a shout
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09-20-2010, 07:57 PM | #798 | |
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yellows 13.5" front 13.125" rear without the spacers. Blacks are 8mm higher in the front and 10mm higher in the rear. Blacks on a wagon should sit at 13.9" in the front and 13.4" in the rear. |
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09-20-2010, 09:59 PM | #799 | |
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09-20-2010, 10:10 PM | #800 | |
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