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[Sam3703]

new joints installed old ones will be sent back to you in 1 week through your friend at MA if that's OK for you ? cheers

[Muncher]

new joints installed
old ones will be sent back to you in 1 week through your friend at MA if that's OK for you ?

cheers

Yeah sure.

[Muncher]

They appear to be a bit too snug I don't think they are sitting all the way in. The good thing is I can remove them again because it uses a bolt rather than the original method which required quiet a bit of work.

Do you have the size of the full collet so I can check how much is in by how much is showing.

Are you sure you don't need an M12 turbo versioned collet?

[Sam3703]

that should not be snug, but on my kit the lack of a chamfer on the large spacer was making the screw hard to pass through, try to see if all the sharp edges are removed on the holes the torque on the hub side should be 65Nm not 45 and make sure you discard the nylstop nut each time you remove it, that must not be installed 2 times on safety devices - risks of becoming loose -> shear of the screw -> off the road -> ouch

[NickB787]

that should not be snug, but on my kit the lack of a chamfer on the large spacer was making the screw hard to pass through, try to see if all the sharp edges are removed on the holes

the torque on the hub side should be 65Nm not 45

and make sure you discard the nylstop nut each time you remove it, that must not be installed 2 times on safety devices - risks of becoming loose -> shear of the screw -> off the road -> ouch

Cheers

I have a standard NA and I will check tomorrow when it is having a geo done. The collets were chamfered. 65 it is then. and thanks for the nut info.

[Ducati996Senna]

Received my new joints last weekend. Fitted with no problems. Thanks Any idea when the subframe brace is likely to be finalised for a VXT with a Miltek?

[Muncher]

About 2.5 weeks. There will only be one version of the brace bar, which will allow the bar to be mounted 15mm lower than the tie rod kit and will be adjustable in 2 planes. It will go down as low as the subframe will allow it to mounted if you see what I mean... Will either fit, or it won't

[NickB787]

"Scared Stiff" said they were fine, today, so thanks to all at Spitfire eng, really appreciated

[severnless]

Paul just to let you know that the replacement joints have arrived safe and sound and make it all look very well engineered also to say that even with all of the grief you and spitfire must of had with the other joints, it still is much appreciated!! my cap is doft to both also any more news on the clams? cheers

[Muncher]

Paul
just to let you know that the replacement joints have arrived safe and sound and make it all look very well engineered


also to say that even with all of the grief you and spitfire must of had with the other joints, it still is much appreciated!!
my cap is doft to both

also any more news on the clams?

cheers

Nick - That's great, the guys at Scared Stifff are really good

severnless - Working on it

[Sam3703]

geo done ! I look at the results and... errrrrr... +0,05° left, +0,45° right .... sh*t they've done the front wheels !! (and I am about to change the rack rod ends so I don't care about the front wheels... )

[MEAGY]

got my new ends on, will send the old ons back asap muncher (to spitfire). Hopfully doing llandow next sat so will give thm some abuse & see how they hold up

[Marco Polo]

Hi Paul, Any news about our joints (2-20 and myself) ? 2-20 told me about the name error on the shipping... I have checked with my "concierge", no sign of anything for Marco Polo (anyway, the postman must have seen on his own that this name isn't listed on the building's mail boxes)

[Muncher]

No, they've not come back here yet, not sure how long they would take to come back?

[2-20]

No, they've not come back here yet, not sure how long they would take to come back?

If there is an insurance, it's going to be time to use it.

[Muncher]

Will speak with Spitfire on tuesday but if we're lucky we may have all the components next week

As an aside, this is why you need the brace bar...

Elise 111R subframe which is similar in construction but they have added the large box section at the bottom to brace it.

[Muncher]

Spitfire are collecting the finshed brackets tomorrow and are then taking them for plating and that's it

[jay_vxt22]

since this gb has now ended is there a contact to get these from, ive since decided to run more power with r888's, cheers

[Spitfire Engineering]

since this gb has now ended is there a contact to get these from, ive since decided to run more power with r888's, cheers

As the components were made especially for the VX series both the toe-link only kit and the full kit are currently available.
Contact Paul directly or U2U him.

Cannot comment on the prices though, the brace will definately be a lot more expensive as all the changes and re-modding left me with a loss
But they look gorgeous so I don't mind

Edited by Spitfire Engineering, 23 April 2008 - 08:27 AM.

[2-20]

UP

No, they've not come back here yet, not sure how long they would take to come back?

If there is an insurance, it's going to be time to use it.