Also Jim, it sounds as though there is more interest in the trailing/toe/lateral arms that we talked about. Everybody should be chiming in soon with their respective needs.
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Just so it's written down here; as we discussed on the phone, Jim, I am planning OE trailing arms, and your lateral arms.
The trailing arms don't affect the subframe in anyway, so those can be worked out later.sigpic
1992 Familia GT-X
1988 323 GTX
2011 F150 Lariat Ecoboost
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Essentially same response as durwood. However if itbis finacailly benficial to the group im in for one set trailing arms.Ian Boyd- Bellingham, WA (click vehicle to view)
1988 BF GTX
1990 x2 BG AWD Protege
1991 Escort GT- SOLD
1975 911 S Widebody 3.6 conversion
2005 Corolla
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Cool---I think I'm just going to make all the inner pivot's 1/2" for the rodends---I should be able to drill them out to 14mm when needed.sigpicwww.piercemotorsports.com www.piercemotorsport.com Like us on facebook http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/p...91292610897146
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jim what wall thickness will you use then for the inner pivots? and wouldn't a 9/16" rod end be better suited???
in the event one of us would want to jump back & forth between OEM & your arms. drilling them out would make this a bit sloppy with 1/2"---Has ClubProtege helped you in someway? show your support by Contributing--- Click Here---
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The inner's are 3/4 x .120 which makes a nice 1/2" hole---if some one wants to run the stock arms then it needs to be punched out to the 14mm---they can still switch to my rodend arms, but would require spacers to 14mm rather than the normal 1/2" misalignments we use/which are better/cost effective/easily gotten. The 9/16" would be pushing it I think---the longevity would be the question...sigpicwww.piercemotorsports.com www.piercemotorsport.com Like us on facebook http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/p...91292610897146
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That's a good question to ask---they're only for the GT4 diff---the stock diff has much different mounting points.sigpicwww.piercemotorsports.com www.piercemotorsport.com Like us on facebook http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/p...91292610897146
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Originally posted by JPmotorsports View PostThe inner's are 3/4 x .120 which makes a nice 1/2" hole---if some one wants to run the stock arms then it needs to be punched out to the 14mm---they can still switch to my rodend arms, but would require spacers to 14mm rather than the normal 1/2" misalignments we use/which are better/cost effective/easily gotten. The 9/16" would be pushing it I think---the longevity would be the question...sigpic
1992 Familia GT-X
1988 323 GTX
2011 F150 Lariat Ecoboost
2014 Civic Touring
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Yes, you can reduce the 3/4" to 3/8"/7/16"/1/2"/and 9/16", but I think your right it would be a bit sloppy for what we're trying to do.sigpicwww.piercemotorsports.com www.piercemotorsport.com Like us on facebook http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/p...91292610897146
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Originally posted by DuRWooD View PostIs there a rod end that has a 9/16" hole? That's 14.3 mm, which might be too much play, I don't know.---Has ClubProtege helped you in someway? show your support by Contributing--- Click Here---
1992- project FE3..... 313 WHP @ 9.3psi
I pet my dash when I get into the car..."good car"he actually has a mazda tree, parts grow on it
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Hey guys---just checking in. This week we cut the inner pivot sleeves, started making cups for the chassis mounts and started on the dimpled plates for the bottom of the piece. We'll locate a oil drain plug hole in it if we can. I know the size of the bolt that bolts the subframe into the escort chassis (the 4 bolts that literally bolt the subframe in)---I don't have one of the GTX chassis---and the hole looked larger than the BG's---can anyone check the size of that bolt---I'm going to over size it anyways, but don't want to go too big-thanks!sigpicwww.piercemotorsports.com www.piercemotorsport.com Like us on facebook http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/p...91292610897146
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I can check some measurements on my protege, or take some pics too while I'm at it if you want
1988 323 Station Wagon - KLG4 swapped
1988 323 GT - B6T Powered
2008 Ford Escape - Rollover Survivor
1990 Festiva - First Ever Completed KLZE swap (SOLD)
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Is it a bolt or stud? If someone can get a picture or diagram pointing out the specific one I'd have no problem getting the measurementsIan Boyd- Bellingham, WA (click vehicle to view)
1988 BF GTX
1990 x2 BG AWD Protege
1991 Escort GT- SOLD
1975 911 S Widebody 3.6 conversion
2005 Corolla
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