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 ra23 adjustable suspension
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Mon, 07 March 2005 12:25
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Hey guys i was just wondering if anybody has any damper, height and/or camber adjustable suspension in their ra23's???
Or even if you may know where i could find these parts some advice would be very helpful. 
The reason i'm asking is that i'm planning to get the dish for my 14" dragway rear wheels changed from 7" to 8" wide and i wanted the wheels to sit flush with the guards. But later on if i'm bored i might want to get the car lowered...
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May 2002
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Re: ra23 adjustable suspension
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Mon, 07 March 2005 14:01
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1. Any decent suspension shop will be able to hook you up with adjustable dampers.
2. Generic coilover sleeves are available for height adjustment. There was a thread on this recently.
3. Camber adjustment can be acheived with camber plates (top of strut) or camber pins (lower control arm), both of which are available for RA23's.
The short answer is to have a chat with a real suspension shop (ie not Pedders et al) and they'll give you all the options. Don't expect it to be cheap though...
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Re: ra23 adjustable suspension
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Wed, 09 March 2005 13:16
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Cool stuff!
I'll have a look around soon for some camber plates and adjustable dampers, does anyone know any places i should go to around brissie?
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: ra23 adjustable suspension
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Wed, 09 March 2005 13:51
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Accurate Suspension in Slacks Creek.
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S.E suberbs, Vic
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Terrigal
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Re: ra23 adjustable suspension
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Thu, 10 March 2005 21:40
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You don't find the ST204 inserts a bit too short? I recall them being 70mm + shorter than the ae86/ra28 ones?
Cheers
Joel
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S.E suberbs, Vic
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Re: ra23 adjustable suspension
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Thu, 10 March 2005 21:50
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60mm shorter I believe, I wish they were 70mm then they would be perfect. I shortened my strut to suit with no spacers and they are great. I am running a 65mm coilover 5.7Kg (325 pound) spring for now that's not progessive and 180mm long. My car also is quite low and with those settings it comes within about 5mm of holding the spring captive. I think I could safely lose another 40mm off my stroke quite easly and not have any dramas. I will be going to 5kg spring and also raising my car 10mm so my spring will be fully captive then. For more info see my signiture link, best leave it alone though if your on dialup.
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Re: ra23 adjustable suspension
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Wed, 23 March 2005 13:16
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They are right, its for all intent's and purposes impossible to build camber into a live rear axle set-up. You want fully independent rear suspension to be able to do that....IRS to use Holden's term.
Is it that important to have camber on the rear ?
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Rocky Mountains, Canada
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S.E suberbs, Vic
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December 2003
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Re: ra23 adjustable suspension
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Thu, 24 March 2005 05:37
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why would you need to get camber if you want to lower it? if you have clearence issues solve the problem, don't patch it. Lip and roll your gaurds, too easy. Also got a pic?
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S.E suberbs, Vic
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December 2003
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Re: ra23 adjustable suspension
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Thu, 24 March 2005 14:07
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if it doesn't you need to lip and roll them more! can you take a pic now of how it lines up? depends alot on your spring rate too
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, so i'm going to have to roll out the rear guards.
But at the same time i think i might have to go that way if i plan to lower the car later on.
also lowering the car is not a high priority atm.