Mike Whitenton Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 Steve, which tires did you have on it when you did the doughnuts visible from space? Is this your 2nd or 3rd set of tires? Proper suspension geometry FTW! I know quite a bit about racing suspension geometry. My suspension designs set a few track records. Including South & North West Tour. Even set the track record at Daytona. Bobby Allison was having serious chassis problems early in the season 1987. His chassis guy purchased my software to setup the chassis. They were desperate and had heard of the amazing results people were getting in South West Tour. They set the car up as instructed and took the car to the next race, never touched the suspension. It was like a some kind of brand new super car. Several races later he went to Daytona and set the track record. He won the Firecracker 400 BTW. Unfortunately I didn't have access to a wind tunnel or he would have gone a whole lot faster. Aero at that point became the weakest link by far. The car was going so much faster that it was pushed into unknown territory with regard to aero stability and dynamic chassis loading. The increased speed lead to unfamiliar tire loading which caused a tire failure and his infamous crash a few races later at Talladega. Watch Car 22. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmxscion Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 Have you thought about upgrading your rear sway bar endlinks to spherical rod links like your control arms have? Or is that not really necessary with the coil overs and control arms? Still looking good...... <--------------- Korndoggg3 here checking in from Kuwait. Quote Build Log Here: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/161307-scion-xb-sundown-mechman-xs-power-rockford-fosgate-jbl-build-log/ You Tube Here: https://www.youtube.com/user/korndoggg31?feature=mhee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2TUF4U Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 That is SOOOOO FAT Steve, Tumeke Bro, Love it. Quote SOUNDSTREAM Logo. (I love it!)"BUILD UNDER CONSTRUCTION"'SMD INSPIRED'Vehicle: 1994 FORD FALCON FUTURA Head unit: Soundstream VR-931NB 9.3" TouchscreenSoundstream SPLX-152-HX 1250W RMS Soundstream DTR1.3400 @ 0.5 ohmSoundstream DTR1.900 Mono Amp (8"sub)Soundstream R3.8 500W RMS 2-Ohm-(Rear Shelf)2x Soundstream DTR4.500 Amp-(Front and Rear doors.)2xSoundstream RF-60C " 2-WAY Reference (Front and Rear Doors)Soundstream DTR4.680 Amp (4"Front Door speakers & 6x9's- Rear shelf.)Soundstream Tarantulas 6x9's 150W - (Rear Shelf) Soundstream Tarantulas 4 inch 85W -(Front Doors)Dynamat Equipped- Doors and from back seat to back of boot Soundstream TWS.3 -tweeters on Front dash. FatMat -roof alignedKnukonceptz RCA's Knukonceptz & Stinger distribution blocks KnuKonceptz Kolossus Flex 1/0 Gauge Blue-Power 2x runs of 1/0 Gauge from front to rear.KnuKonceptz Kolossus Flex 1/0 Gauge Black-GroundKnuKonceptz Karma Twisted Pair 8 Gauge Speaker Cable-SubsKnuKonceptz Karma Twisted Pair 12 Gauge Speaker Cable- 6x9's/6.5'sKnuKonceptz Karma Twisted Pair 16 Gauge Speaker Cable-4"& Tweeters SMD VM-1Soundstream 600amp SCELL will be upgrading 2x bigger Batteries Big 3 Up. 2x Excessive Amperage 300amp alternators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CYK Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 If you haven't already, ISF owners who lower will also want to consider front camber adjustment to get it to sit right just like the rears. http://shopfigs.com/v1/index.php?route=product/product&path=43&product_id=197 I have the above, plus their essential lowering kit installed on mine. So far, so good. Set to slightly more aggressive than stock ISF specs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meade916 Posted March 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 UPDATE: I heard Figs had a new rear control arm available, redesigned with some extra reinforcements. The new ones come with a support bracket up top and a few small gussets in key places. Mine were ok but getting a bit old so i didn't want to take any chances.. Combined with the fact i always regretted not getting blue one's, i decided to get my hustle on. I called up Figs and explained that i wanted the new ones, but completely bare bones, no powder coat, no paint, no mounting accessories. Just the arms with the new upgrades. He was willing to take mine and upgrade them for me but my car would be down and i didn't want to do that. My plan is to buy new ones (and he gave me a good price), paint them next door at the body shop, reinstall them, and THEN send my originals in for upgrades. When mine come back i will have them re-shot and then sell them. In the end, it will have cost me very little (so long as i can sell mine) and i will have the newest latest product. So i did it and here it goes.They arrived on Tuesday (yesterday) and wow, they really are bare! haha. But they look cool like this. I was VERY tempted to just clear coat them and call it done. But i really have my heart set on blue (to match my brakes). I call up Jay and say "hey, my arms are in, can you paint tonight and have ready in the morning?" As usual, he is like "hell ya no problem"...and that is what i love about the guy. Jay, if you are looking (probably not) but if you are, THANK YOU BRO you know i appreciate it!! So we let that dry for the night......and about 9am when i got to the shop, i picked them up! Now THAT is SERVICE!!!! Jay is the MAN!!! And my landlord who owns the body shop is the man for having such a great place and letting us use it after hours. they came out GORGEOUS! Pretty good match if you ask me! For those that are wondering, no that is not an H pipe. That is actually just support. It doesn't flow through that. There is however an X pipe in front of it. The blue looks so much better!! 1 Quote All SMD products + MORE available at my store here! https://wccaraudio.com/ Subscribe to My Youtube Channel! Over 1,000,000 subscribers strong! Turn on your notifications! http://www.youtube.com/meade916 Follow My Instagram! Daily live feeds from the shop, exclusive content way before it hits my Youtube channel...and little squares with photo's in them http://www.instagram.com/meade916 The Official SMD Facebook fan Page https://www.facebook.com/SteveMeadeDesigns/ Follow my Tweet (Twitter) http://www.Twitter.com/meade916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCaLBaMF Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 Shit I wish I lived in that area, after a couple years that underbody still looks new. One winter in my area the underbody looks like it went through and acid bath with all this damn salt on the roads... Quote 2004 Bagged Trailblazer (4)18" Sundown Nsv3s (4) Taramps HD10000s, Taramps DSP3000, Lanzar opti 250x2, AB 100x4 (2)DC power SP 270s, (14)XS Power d3100s, (1)d6500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meade916 Posted March 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 Shit I wish I lived in that area, after a couple years that underbody still looks new. One winter in my area the underbody looks like it went through and acid bath with all this damn salt on the roads... it looked even CLEANER than that until recently. I wipe down the undercarriage and the insides of the wheels about once a month. But when me and the wife took the ISF to Tahoe for our anniversary, i was greeted with salty roads. So yes, one day in the salty roads is all it took to make it look NASTY underneath. Right now it looks fairly clean but it really isn't as nice as i like to keep it. Not bad for 45,000 miles though Quote All SMD products + MORE available at my store here! https://wccaraudio.com/ Subscribe to My Youtube Channel! Over 1,000,000 subscribers strong! Turn on your notifications! http://www.youtube.com/meade916 Follow My Instagram! Daily live feeds from the shop, exclusive content way before it hits my Youtube channel...and little squares with photo's in them http://www.instagram.com/meade916 The Official SMD Facebook fan Page https://www.facebook.com/SteveMeadeDesigns/ Follow my Tweet (Twitter) http://www.Twitter.com/meade916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNF Kevosinn Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 ahhh man I wish they made something like that for my m5....those look so awesome Quote *** SuperSeller Status Verified *** ( http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/25829-super-sellers-buyers/ ) "kevosinn's" astro van 8 custom Sundown Zv4 18's 4 Sundown scv 6000's CNF Distribution CNC parts Skyhigh wire some batteries SMD Meters and tools used on the installhttp://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/172877-kevosinns-vanwest-coast-skyhigh-car-audio-vehicle/ 16,000 watt walled silverado build.http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/161965-walled-silverado-4-hdc4-15s-4-crescendo-3500s-and-much-more/ 8,000 watt 1999 Subaru legacy outback. Build log here: http://www.stevemead...ru/page__st__60TEAM CNF Distribution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyblack76 Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 That blue ......... 1 Quote SMD SUPER SELLER The Burban Build Blazer Build sold Acura trunk build sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarAudioFab Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 I love that color of blue Quote -Mark Host of "CarAudioFabrication" - YouTube Car Audio Tutorial Channel Check out my forum section here on SMD for my builds and tutorial videos! Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CarAudioFabrication Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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