how hard would it be...

[scott_22]

...to make your own ncrca's? was looking at a thread on another forum and a dude with rt142 looks like (i could be wrong though) he has made his own rca's. if i went to a machining shop could they do it for me? if i took them the strut. anyone know of anywhere on the sunny coast.
just curious.
thanks
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/1285/photo0012dn6.jpg

[sundee]

any reason u want NRCA's?
more camber? go longer LCA or ADJ LCA
that block looks rank as IMO.

NRCA ads another shear point in the system.
QUote - "apparently it makes the car feel a bit wak" aka strange handeling

i was looking at using NRCA's just to get more clearance from the LCA in doing my brake conversion... but decided to to up another track.. much better

i see u have AJPS as your Sig... ask Lawson y he doesnt sell them anymore

[blinded]

I can see it being easier and cheaper to just buy some.

[scott_22]

any reason u want NRCA's?
more camber? go longer LCA or ADJ LCA
that block looks rank as IMO.

NRCA ads another shear point in the system.
QUote - "apparently it makes the car feel a bit wak" aka strange handeling

i was looking at using NRCA's just to get more clearance from the LCA in doing my brake conversion... but decided to to up another track.. much better

i see u have AJPS as your Sig... ask Lawson y he doesnt sell them anymore

i just put corona lcas in and i just wanted a little bit more camber/track. its on a ke70 btw.
ill got hit up lawson

[ke70dave]

...to make your own ncrca's? was looking at a thread on another forum and a dude with rt142 looks like (i could be wrong though) he has made his own rca's. if i went to a machining shop could they do it for me? if i took them the strut. anyone know of anywhere on the sunny coast.
just curious.
thanks


i say go for it, have a go, at least get some quotes to compare it with.

like that guy has made its only a piece of alloy with 4 holts drilled in it.

your best would be to draw it all up nice and proper in auto cad. with exactly what you want. though it might cost you a fair bit since you are only getting one thing made. but its a very simple item so you never know might be cheap.

what are they worth to buy anyway? like $200?

[Konakid]

i say go for it, have a go, at least get some quotes to compare it with.

like that guy has made its only a piece of alloy with 4 holts drilled in it.

your best would be to draw it all up nice and proper in auto cad. with exactly what you want. though it might cost you a fair bit since you are only getting one thing made. but its a very simple item so you never know might be cheap.

what are they worth to buy anyway? like $200?


Ahh its not that simple, you need to get steel locators made up, correct tensile, length, and thread bolts, springs washers, etc.

RCA's are a bandaid solution.

The easiest way to a wider track is wider wheels.



What wheels are you running?

[dori_86]

i thought the whole main point of RCA was to correct the low roll centre point to increase handling etc?

[Sam-Q]

NRCA's are crap, they stuff up your scrub radius. Just run lower ocntrol arms and camber tops wound out for wider track

[Konakid]

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/1285/photo0012dn6.jpg

FAIL

That can fit in with that adjustable steel plate and bolt lca pic.

[--Redwork--]

Thats soo nasty...

Just Either buy some or run longer LCA's...

Much better than haveing your wheels floping around by itself when something breaks..

[DR86TY]

The reason for NRCA is to stop bump steer.
massive difference when i used ajps coilovers with NRCA's.

Plus a bit of bling for the front of the car

[Hen may possibly be a nut]

They are a coant to make. I made a couple of sets, and even when I had the program sorted I could really only make one in an evening by the time I set up, checked, cut the holes, reclamped the thing and cut the outline. Could definitely have been done better/faster if I was a pro and has access to a better machine.

Hen

[Sam-Q]

The reason for NRCA is to stop bump steer.
massive difference when i used ajps coilovers with NRCA's.

Plus a bit of bling for the front of the car

yes it would reduce some of your bumpsteer but introduce another unwanted geometry screw up. Try changing to a normal set of RCA's and see how it feels

[marvis]

Baaadddd Idea.

[GOODY]

I was gonna make a new thread but seen this one so I might aswell ask in here.
Are RCA's really worth the $100-$150???

I'm no pro at this stuff and I'm assuming bump steer is when driving and your front wheels hit a bump it makes the car steer to one side by itself? I've noticed this pretty bad in my ke and it's not really that low in the front (un-cut 8kg ajps front springs to get an idea).

Do they help alot in getting rid of bumpsteer?

[GOODY]

So they would definatly get rid of the problem I've got? Or could that be caused from something similar?

[Konakid]

Could also be tramlining if you have a wide front track through low offset wide wheels.

[marvis]

I was gonna make a new thread but seen this one so I might aswell ask in here.
Are RCA's really worth the $100-$150???

I'm no pro at this stuff and I'm assuming bump steer is when driving and your front wheels hit a bump it makes the car steer to one side by itself? I've noticed this pretty bad in my ke and it's not really that low in the front (un-cut 8kg ajps front springs to get an idea).

Do they help alot in getting rid of bumpsteer?

Well worth the money.

[GOODY]

Could also be tramlining if you have a wide front track through low offset wide wheels.

Tracks not really that wide in the front (xt130 lca's) and the wheels on there currently are about +20 offset :(
PM replyed Dave

[GOODY]

Yeh not so great looking but haha

[Hokey]

i don't see what's wrong with the picture that was orignally posted? it might look that good but tell me where it "fails"?

an rca is a pretty simple thing. an nrca is only a tiny bit more complicated than that

[marvis]

They don't look good if the car has been lowered and there is none there.. You know something is up or the driver has no idea lol

[fantapants]

yes these will help your problem... yes they are worth every cent... no, what u are experiancing is NOT bumpstear. check out the suspension thread for a good explantation.

[GOODY]

yes these will help your problem... yes they are worth every cent... no, what u are experiancing is NOT bumpstear. check out the suspension thread for a good explantation.

Just had a look at that thread and after a quick read I'm guessing the "scrub radius" is the main cause of the problem?
I'll more than likely get a pair of rca's anyway which will hopefully help a bit.
Thanks for the help :)