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Midship Runabout · 04-20-2010, 05:21 PM

Looks to me like the strut is mounted on the lower control arm. That means the FT will come with a SLA (short long arm) or double wish-bone setup and not a MacPherson type. Is anyone else excited by this?

(picture stolen from another thread, sorry)

ichitaka05 · 04-20-2010, 05:34 PM

Looks to me, there's coilover... yay~

Slide · 04-20-2010, 10:53 PM

I don't know the diffrencrs I'm what the setups mean but if it ones with coilovers I'm really excited!! Where can I place my order!?!? What will the spring rate be 8fronts and 10rears??

might want to upload image again go to http://hangimages.com and post it on there..

ichitaka05 · 04-20-2010, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Slide

I don't know the diffrencrs I'm what the setups mean but if it ones with coilovers I'm really excited!! Where can I place my order!?!? What will the spring rate be 8fronts and 10rears??

8f/10r? That might be too soft. I wanna stiffer.

mrtodd · 04-20-2010, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by ichitaka05

8f/10r? That might be too soft. I wanna stiffer.

That's what she said.

4agze · 04-21-2010, 12:06 AM

yeah thats soft for a 2600lbs+ chassis, coming from a solid rear axle, im just excited to enhance what i've learn on my AE86 on a better chassis. I'll be happy if i can match the speed of my ae86 on the first year i take my FT86 on the track.

Matador · 04-21-2010, 01:58 AM

Wouldn't get my hopes up on any mechanical part of a show car.

Slide · 04-21-2010, 02:57 AM

so would rates would you like it to be at?

12 front 14 rear?

CyberFormula · 04-21-2010, 04:46 AM

yeah...coil overs on a showcar so they can adjust the height easily

Blokatos · 04-21-2010, 05:30 AM

Hopefully double wishbones front and rear to the final production model...

ichitaka05 · 04-21-2010, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slide

so would rates would you like it to be at?

12 front 14 rear?

Hm... 14f/12r maybe

Midship Runabout · 04-21-2010, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by MatadorRacing_F1

Wouldn't get my hopes up on any mechanical part of a show car.

I dunno. Ya the adjustable height coils will not be production, but you think they would have a different suspension setup completely on the show car.
I mean they would have to subtract an upper control arm and modify the lower if they were to have mac struts on the production version

Quote:

Originally Posted by CyberFormula

yeah...coil overs on a showcar so they can adjust the height easily

Not really what im talking about but yes thats true.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blokatos

Hopefully double wishbones front and rear to the final production model...

This

RZNT4R · 04-22-2010, 06:58 AM

Hey there, I was looking at that pic and comments and I couldn't resist doing my first post on it.

This isn't an SLA setup, it's missing too many links, with just 2 I-arms in plain sight. Looking at how the components are layed out and taking into consideration the little bit of arm visible in the bottom right corner, this should be similar to a ford/mazda control blade. It's interesting to note that the top link uses a ball joint and not a bushing, for a consistency in camber I presume.

There does not seem to be a toe link in sight. Perhaps because the "control blade" is tubular and not pressed steel, thus much stiffer.

Also, the front should be MacPherson. Subarus are tight in the nose because of the wide engine. there's just no room double wishbone up there.

Matador · 04-22-2010, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Blokatos

Hopefully double wishbones front and rear to the final production model...

Not gonna happen.

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