no longer floats like a butterfly
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no longer floats like a butterfly - 10/9/2007 1:24:56 PM
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foxpaws
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But it sure sticks...
Finally - the new suspension is up and running on the Allante...
Arnott struts all the way around... these are passive, the stocks were active... and the rears leaking. The new struts have plugs and bypasses for the sensors - so no codes on the computer.
New strut mounts, new sway bar links everywhere, new bushings.
I have a whole new suspension.
What a difference. The car definitely had the 'caddy float'. No longer - the first trip over railroad tracks told me the whole story - the car now sticks. Now it feels like a pretty tight Mercedes roadster (and looks ever so much better).
Stop hard - the car snuggles down to the road surface - no dip, no sway...
Sharp turns are a joy, slowing down - not much - take it hard and the worse thing I felt was a little 4-wheel drift - but all wheels down, and the body roll that was so apparent before is now a thing of the past - the car took the corner flat. Pretty good figuring that the Northstar's center of gravity has to be pretty high up with the overhead cams.
Finally - A beautiful Italian body, good ol' American muscle, and as close to German handling as I can probably get. Sort of like the old joke of French chefs, Italian lovers and German mechanics.
And all for not much more than the cost of one GM stock front strut (the right one - for some reason the left one is cheaper)
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RE: no longer floats like a butterfly - 10/9/2007 3:04:09 PM
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G.A.R.Y.
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Why keep it original when you can make it much better. Especially because this is no collector car. You have done a great job Fox.
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< Message edited by G.A.R.Y. -- 10/9/2007 3:07:08 PM >
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RE: no longer floats like a butterfly - 10/9/2007 3:05:56 PM
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stomper
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quote:
ORIGINAL: foxpaws
But it sure sticks...
Finally - the new suspension is up and running on the Allante...
Arnott struts all the way around... these are passive, the stocks were active... and the rears leaking. The new struts have plugs and bypasses for the sensors - so no codes on the computer.
New strut mounts, new sway bar links everywhere, new bushings.
I have a whole new suspension.
What a difference. The car definitely had the 'caddy float'. No longer - the first trip over railroad tracks told me the whole story - the car now sticks. Now it feels like a pretty tight Mercedes roadster (and looks ever so much better).
Stop hard - the car snuggles down to the road surface - no dip, no sway...
Sharp turns are a joy, slowing down - not much - take it hard and the worse thing I felt was a little 4-wheel drift - but all wheels down, and the body roll that was so apparent before is now a thing of the past - the car took the corner flat. Pretty good figuring that the Northstar's center of gravity has to be pretty high up with the overhead cams.
Finally - A beautiful Italian body, good ol' American muscle, and as close to German handling as I can probably get. Sort of like the old joke of French chefs, Italian lovers and German mechanics.
And all for not much more than the cost of one GM stock front strut (the right one - for some reason the left one is cheaper)
Fox,
the struts we know, but the bushings .. what was it you had done there?
something tells me, when it comes to them, stock she aint anymore.
I think it is time you gave us some film clips on a 0-60 run before the winter takes hold,
dont you think?
< Message edited by stomper -- 10/9/2007 3:10:30 PM >
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