[IROC383]

Guys,
1. Does anyone have any comments about swaping out the stock Kmember for the tubular Spohn version? I'm working on losing weight in the 3rd gen SPO car and wondered if anyone will acknoldge it is stong enough for road racing abuse.
2. Has anyone swaped over to the Rack and pinion sterring (Pinto) for weigh reduction?

3. What are the best headers for 3 gen vs. tranny combo for clutch fork clearence issues.
Currently use T56,LT1 version with Heddman standard not shortys.

Just need some quick easy responses on these topics.

Thanks

[InfernalVortex]

Guys,
1. Does anyone have any comments about swaping out the stock Kmember for the tubular Spohn version? I'm working on losing weight in the 3rd gen SPO car and wondered if anyone will acknoldge it is stong enough for road racing abuse.
2. Has anyone swaped over to the Rack and pinion sterring (Pinto) for weigh reduction?

3. What are the best headers for 3 gen vs. tranny combo for clutch fork clearence issues.
Currently use T56,LT1 version with Heddman standard not shortys.

Just need some quick easy responses on these topics.

Thanks

I am an amateur, but I don't really trust any of the tubular k-members for this kind of thing. I've heard WAY too many issues about the terrible fitment and other complications that come with the Spohn k-member. There are lots of complaints about it altering the geometry of the steering system and requiring a lot of grinding to work properly. So there's tons of people whining about it on TGO. PA Racing makes one, but it doesn't really seem geared towards road racing at all. It looks relatively flimsy compared to the others. If I were going to get one, I'd probably go with the UMI road race member. I like the way it looks, although I still don't think it's as strong as the factory one. But I like the double hoop arrangement.

http://umiperformance.com/catalog/index.ph...products_id=732

http://www.thirdgen.org/techboard/suspensi...oduct-82-a.html

Manual rack isnt really feasible unless you want a terrible turning radius. Theres a guy on TGO who's determined to find a suitable rack for our cars because the Pinto rack just isnt it. It ruins our turn radius. The steering geometry has to be completely redesigned to make it work and so far no one has pulled it off well. It's easy for a drag car, because they just have to keep it going straight.


Hedman Long Tubes work fine with the T56. The only problem Im aware of is the Hedmans don't like the T5 slave cylinder all. They try to occupy the same space. But with a T56 you can do whatever you like. I would however suggest fabricating a double-hump crossmember to keep the ground clearance reasonable.

This post has been edited by InfernalVortex: Dec 7 2013, 05:05 PM