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Endlinks are fine in STS.
DSP sounds like your class running the victoracers.
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I don't know where I got that endlink thing from, something I thought I saw when trying to class my zetec a year or two ago.
DSP it is then.
For my future plans, what class will the brake upgrade warmonger is working on put me in (fsvt front rotors, csvt front rotors on rear)?
And what would a 3L swap w/ headers and a lsd take me to on top of everything mentioned above?
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Originally posted by moxnix:
Endlinks are fine in STS.
What are the Stazi endlinks?
While the "method of attachment" of the swaybar is unrestricted in STS, the "bushing rule" still applies.
What am I missing?
Function before fashion.
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Originally posted by RogerB:
What are the Stazi endlinks?
Spherical with poly bushings.
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Originally posted by todras:
Originally posted by RogerB:
What are the Stazi endlinks?
Spherical with poly bushings.
Well, I just checked and (in '05 at least), the same bushing rule applies to SP. You can use any bushing material except metal, you can't increase the amount of metal relative to compliant material in a bushing, and you can't change bushing type (from, say, cylindrical bushings to spherical bearings).
Now, this seems to be in contradiction to the "swaybar rule", which is in a different section, and says "bushing material, method of attachment, and locating points are unrestricted." This is also identical to wording in the ST section.
So, maybe I'm reading too much into this, and mox is right.
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The bushing rule is for suspension mounting points. Swaybar endlinks don't come under that rule, and are thus unlimited.
3L is Street Mod. LSD and/or headers is okay for STX or DSP.
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The brake upgrade is a weird one. Upgraded brakes are not legal in DSP but are legal in STX so running R compounds and the brake upgrade should put you in SM. But if you read the start of the SP rules you will get this rule
"Cars listed as eligible in and prepared to the current national Street Touring (ST) class rules are permitted to compete in their respective Street Prepared classes, with the additional allowance that they may use any tire which meets the requirements of 15.3 and fits on the ST-legal wheels and within the ST-legal bodywork."
So as long as your wheels are 8 inches or less wide and you are not taking advantage of any of the SP prep rules except for the tires you can continue to run DSP with the brake upgrade and R compound tires as long as the rest of your prep is STX legal. However you may need to show other people that rule. Also make sure you brakes are STX Legal
"14.11.A.7. Brake rotors may be replaced with any rotor of equal or larger diameter made from a ferrous or aluminum alloy. Calipers are unrestricted, but must mount to the original attachment points."
Auto-X Fil already answered the 3L/LSD/headers question.
RogerB: While I am not sure if the bushings rule matters to endlinks or not when they state that something is unlimited I belive it would trump the general rule and let you do whatever you want there.
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Thanks. I doubt anyone around here would bother nit picking my setup anyways, but I wanna play fair.
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Originally posted by moxnix:
RogerB: While I am not sure if the bushings rule matters to endlinks or not when they state that something is unlimited I belive it would trump the general rule and let you do whatever you want there.
Yeah, I think you and Phil are right. Since the swaybars are called out separately, the general suspension bushing rule does not apply to the swaybar.
Function before fashion.
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