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General => General Technical => Wheels & Tyres, Suspension & Brakes => Topic started by: Donato on May 25, 2004, 08:41:11 AM

Title: Suspension layout pictures please?
Post by: Donato on May 25, 2004, 08:41:11 AM
Does anyone have pictures of the underside of a stock FD?

I was underneath mine for the first time at the weekend and found what i think are aftermarket anti roll goodies, would like to compare to whats on a stock if possible...

Cheers

Donato :)
Title: Suspension layout pictures please?
Post by: Donato on May 26, 2004, 10:18:36 AM
bump :)
Title: Suspension layout pictures please?
Post by: 20B_boy on May 26, 2004, 11:17:39 AM
Take a pic of yours and we\'ll tell u if its stock or nor :)
Title: Suspension layout pictures please?
Post by: Donato on May 26, 2004, 11:21:48 AM
As it happens i\'m putting it over the pit at lunchtime to change the oil, post pics in and hour or so....
Title: Suspension layout pictures please?
Post by: Donato on May 26, 2004, 02:22:56 PM
ok, my camera phone is trully terrible, so i will need to describe most of it...

Front

as well as what looks like a standard anti roll bar to the front of the oil sump, to the rear of the oil sump running from the rear bush of the wishbone is another bar with a tensioning nut (see first picture)
Title: Suspension layout pictures please?
Post by: Donato on May 26, 2004, 02:24:32 PM
and another crap i know...
Title: Suspension layout pictures please?
Post by: Donato on May 26, 2004, 02:27:53 PM
The rear is a ARC bar going across the rear with two bars bolted onto this which run to body of the car with a bar between them,
here are more crap photos...
Title: Suspension layout pictures please?
Post by: Donato on May 26, 2004, 02:28:51 PM
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Title: Suspension layout pictures please?
Post by: Donato on May 26, 2004, 02:30:19 PM
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Title: Suspension layout pictures please?
Post by: Donato on May 26, 2004, 02:35:06 PM
the last picture is taken with the camera (and i use that term loosly!) between the rear wheels looking to the front of the car, this assembly sits under the rear axle..

Anyone with fantastic eyesight or a cyrstal ball able to help? :D
Title: Suspension layout pictures please?
Post by: MikeLMR on May 26, 2004, 05:07:38 PM
not the clearest piccy in the world but ...

(http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/mazda_history/fd-rx-7_brochure/fd-rx-7_02.JPG)
Title: Suspension layout pictures please?
Post by: MikeLMR on May 26, 2004, 05:12:58 PM
more piccies here too

http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/mazda_history/fd-rx-7_brochure/fd_rx-7_brochure.htm
Title: Suspension layout pictures please?
Post by: Donato on May 27, 2004, 09:13:55 AM
Thanks Mike.

I definitly have more than just standard handling equipment. I get little to no body roll on corners which i originaly put down to coilovers...

Guess i can investigate at Rotorstock..

:)