tux Posted March 22 Report Share Posted March 22 Clamps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mech Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 (edited) Tux, what diameter tubing is used for the subframe? And do you know the tubing thickness? Edited April 2 by Mech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tux Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 I don't know the tubing wall thickness, at least not without drilling it to take a measurement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grendel Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 (edited) On 3/21/2024 at 10:18 PM, tux said: Clamps? Yeah, rack and pinion clamps: or Edited April 7 by Grendel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tux Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 Oh yeah, those clamp to the body of the rack and bolt to subframe. I can't clamp to the subframe though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grendel Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 (edited) 41 minutes ago, tux said: Oh yeah, those clamp to the body of the rack and bolt to subframe. I can't clamp to the subframe though I'd build a double clamp set up. Use two summit clamp kits, with one set of bolts, or weld mounts onto that crossmember. I am welding on my mounts to the subframe I am having built, since NDD can't send me one. Edited April 7 by Grendel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tux Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 Ya, I'm gonna have to learn to weld and buy some kit to do so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grendel Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 On 4/7/2024 at 8:44 PM, tux said: Ya, I'm gonna have to learn to weld and buy some kit to do so That is one item I would not learn to weld on... Use a certified welder, that can do multi-position, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grendel Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 I am also speaking with someone more local to me, to build these. Going to model up both the S13/14 cross members and our StarQuest ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mech Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 Just out of curiosity i sent an email to them a week ago asking how long the wait times were for the subframes, havent received a response yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grendel Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 This really can't be that tough to make something that is less ugly, stronger and lighter. My only thought is that NDD is priced too cheap and he can't make them for what he sells them for. I also wonder what engineering he's done. That lower control arm mount sees a lot of force. Doing FEA now on it. I have a StarQuest cross member and an S13 cross member here. I am working with a local shop that does only tube work and has done Nissan high performance cars. He is going to make both Silvia and Star quest tube cross members. My plan is: Nissan 240 SX ( S14) knuckles (God Speed SK-001-BLACK), hubs and lower control arms (God Speed AK-084 ). *GOD SPEED GSP FIT 240SX S14 KA24 SR20 FRONT ANTI SWAY BAR KIT * 2005 Cadillac CTSV front brakes - calipers and rotors *S13 HICAS rack and ends - 2.5 turns lock, to lock. *2013 Cadillac ATS steering shaft and u-joint * custom tubular cross member that moves the lower control arm mount points to match the S14 rack. (can mod a factory one, don't have to do a rack, either) *TEIN Super Nissan Silvia S14 Coilover Front Kit *Conquest upper camber plate, that takes an S13/S14 coil over. I have it all here. Of course, I am also going L33, with a turbo for 8 psi and T56.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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