No Crust Racing Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 Aligner is telling me if I can grab some castor arms before coming in that would be good as they're not adjustable factory and tend to pull left because they're a bit shorter one side from factory so they will pull left naturally. Any truth in that? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/467944-r34-gtr-suspension-settings/page/2/#findComment-7795176 Share on other sites More sharing options...
acsplit Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 roads are not flat so it will pull the the left if it has factory castor Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/467944-r34-gtr-suspension-settings/page/2/#findComment-7795187 Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Crust Racing Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 I didn't think there was any adjustment in factory castor arms? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/467944-r34-gtr-suspension-settings/page/2/#findComment-7795191 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiRS4T Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 1 hour ago, ActionDan said: Aligner is telling me if I can grab some castor arms before coming in that would be good as they're not adjustable factory and tend to pull left because they're a bit shorter one side from factory so they will pull left naturally. Any truth in that? No - as Andrew points out it will pull left because of the camber of the road surface - he is referring to factory castor settings not arms. That's why SK suggests giving the LH an extra 1/4 degree of castor. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/467944-r34-gtr-suspension-settings/page/2/#findComment-7795203 Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Crust Racing Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 (edited) So are the factory arms adjustable? Offset bush or something? EDIT: Just looking at pics of the LCA, didn't realise it was all one unit including castor with no adjustment essentially. Edited December 1, 2016 by ActionDan Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/467944-r34-gtr-suspension-settings/page/2/#findComment-7795204 Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Crust Racing Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 Given ride height of the car (even with it on max height as the BCs are just a low coilover) and all factory arms there was only so much that could be done. Car is driving straighter now though. Ended up with roughly: Front: Camber: Approx -1.5ish both sides Toe: Approx 1mm toe out both sides Caster was around 3.5-4 both sides, no adjustment in that factory, need to do the R33 conversion with separate arms. Rear: Camber: Approx -2 both sides. Toe: approx 1mm toe in both sides. See how it goes. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/467944-r34-gtr-suspension-settings/page/2/#findComment-7796131 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dose Pipe Sutututu Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Not bad, would have toed in a little more at the rear if you plan on tracking it but it does smash tyres unfortunately. oh look, I drove your car around Hakone and Mazda Turnpike in November when in Japan haha. Man the stock R34 GTR was so slooowwwwwwwww, lag, transient response sucked balls. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/467944-r34-gtr-suspension-settings/page/2/#findComment-7796828 Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Crust Racing Posted December 8, 2016 Author Share Posted December 8, 2016 I've never seen/been in a stock one. Can't imagine it would excite me much. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/467944-r34-gtr-suspension-settings/page/2/#findComment-7796912 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hadouken Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 I've driven stock. A golf gti is quicker. 3 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/467944-r34-gtr-suspension-settings/page/2/#findComment-7796922 Share on other sites More sharing options...
elChin0 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Its not that bad lol Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/467944-r34-gtr-suspension-settings/page/2/#findComment-7796923 Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Crust Racing Posted December 8, 2016 Author Share Posted December 8, 2016 I'm sure it was zippy for the era, but times have moved on. A Focus RS now has like 270kw 0_0 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/467944-r34-gtr-suspension-settings/page/2/#findComment-7796924 Share on other sites More sharing options...
elChin0 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 The truth hurts lol .. fortunately (or unfortunately, depends how you look at it) my first car was an NA 34 so this is quite the upgrade. ...for now. Lets see how long i last stock Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/467944-r34-gtr-suspension-settings/page/2/#findComment-7796988 Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Crust Racing Posted December 8, 2016 Author Share Posted December 8, 2016 Yeah it's all a matter of perspective and what you're comparing too. Dumps, exhaust, panel filter, and a tune will make a big difference without breaking the bank. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/467944-r34-gtr-suspension-settings/page/2/#findComment-7796989 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGTC Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 (edited) The lower output lets you savor the revs more in my opinion, i went from 270wkw relatively stock to 320wkw and yes it's quicker, but 270 with stock turbos and exhaust is plenty enough car to enjoy on the street without having to hang on for dear life/licence. Edited December 8, 2016 by squareznboxez 1 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/467944-r34-gtr-suspension-settings/page/2/#findComment-7796994 Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Crust Racing Posted December 8, 2016 Author Share Posted December 8, 2016 I think the big difference is response. 250-270kw is quite responsive. 350+ not so much on a little 2.6L Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/467944-r34-gtr-suspension-settings/page/2/#findComment-7796995 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dose Pipe Sutututu Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 The stock R34 GTR was aids.. 1 bar by like 3600rpm. I can't imagine bigger twins.. oh wait I can, drove Piggaz' car with the GTRS back like 10 years ago.. was aids lololol 2 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/467944-r34-gtr-suspension-settings/page/2/#findComment-7797090 Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Crust Racing Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 Track day has been done, car was quite prone to understeer and had bulk rear grip. Needed more front camber and not to be running 400 treadwear tyres, yes I said 400 lol Lots of tyre squeel. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/467944-r34-gtr-suspension-settings/page/2/#findComment-7797534 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiRS4T Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 2 hours ago, ActionDan said: Track day has been done, car was quite prone to understeer and had bulk rear grip. Needed more front camber and not to be running 400 treadwear tyres, yes I said 400 lol Lots of tyre squeel. 3 deg front camber seems ideal for track but will be a pain on the road. Cusco camber arms are quality. Have you upgraded your rear sway bar? That should help with understeer. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/467944-r34-gtr-suspension-settings/page/2/#findComment-7797551 Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Crust Racing Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 Rear is whiteline, front is standard. I wont be tracking it again. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/467944-r34-gtr-suspension-settings/page/2/#findComment-7797552 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hadouken Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Can't enjoy fast cars on the road Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/467944-r34-gtr-suspension-settings/page/2/#findComment-7797566 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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