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Old 08-03-2007 | 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by SMOKESHOW86
Looking for any good parts or mods to add to the 12L4.
START with lowered side pod plates if you don't already have them. A lot more life out of your tires. From there, a big-ring axle/diff if yours has the smaller one.
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Old 08-03-2007 | 04:42 PM
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i never did price out the axle without the hubs.i dont know what the price difference is to be honest but i did find the whole axle assembly with diffballs,rings and hubs to be more than reasonable so i just bought them for our new car.there are a few nice axles out such as niftech,riemen,and IRS.i just found that the quality of the IRS was real good and the price was even better.

here is a pic of our final production car.it is before the anodizing because i just sent the aluminum parts out today.i also left my damper tubes off overall i am very happy with it
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Old 08-03-2007 | 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Scottrik
START with lowered side pod plates if you don't already have them. A lot more life out of your tires. From there, a big-ring axle/diff if yours has the smaller one.
L4's have always come with a big ring diff. Some early ones had a problem with the left hub breaking at the adjustment point, the IRS left hub is a direct replacement.

Another good upgrade is to replace the e clip front axles with some Lunsford titanium axles with nuts to hold on the wheels. From there the Lunsford 8/32 socket head screws to hold on the front arms are very nice and don't strip out like the kit philips screws
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Old 08-03-2007 | 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by protc3
i never did price out the axle without the hubs.i dont know what the price difference is to be honest but i did find the whole axle assembly with diffballs,rings and hubs to be more than reasonable so i just bought them for our new car.there are a few nice axles out such as niftech,riemen,and IRS.i just found that the quality of the IRS was real good and the price was even better.

here is a pic of our final production car.it is before the anodizing because i just sent the aluminum parts out today.i also left my damper tubes off overall i am very happy with it
The car looks great, those little windows along the rails are very stylish
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Old 08-03-2007 | 04:48 PM
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hey OD,does anyone make an aluminum damper post for the L4? that stock one always seems to have a mind of its own
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Old 08-03-2007 | 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by odpurple
The car looks great, those little windows along the rails are very stylish
thanks bro.always looking to make a fashion statement. how are things going on your project bro? looking forward to seeing it dude
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Old 08-03-2007 | 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by odpurple
The car looks great, those little windows along the rails are very stylish
what do you think of my new servo mounts?you can run the servo flat or angled just by flipping them around.i started getting lazy in my old age.
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Old 08-03-2007 | 04:53 PM
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Protc3

-yokomo makes an aluminum post for the 12L4Y

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Old 08-03-2007 | 04:55 PM
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yes,all you do is just flip them around.


since yokomo makes that post,i HIGHLY recomend it as an upgrade.that plastic one always really pissed me off
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Old 08-03-2007 | 04:57 PM
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another thing that is a slight bit different on the production car is the titanium turnbuckles are raw titanium and not blue.it is also coming with the lunsford titanium front axles.
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Old 08-03-2007 | 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by protc3
what do you think of my new servo mounts?you can run the servo flat or angled just by flipping them around.i started getting lazy in my old age.
Well look at you!! That's COOL!!

My grandpa always told us "If you want to find the easiest way to do a job, assign your laziest man to do it".

Will you sell the servo mount separately?
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Old 08-03-2007 | 05:05 PM
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i hate to see what im like when i am in my 40's.hell,i just entered my 30's,whats wrong with me!!!!!!

i will be selling the mounts seperately.we will also be making a rear pod that fits the standard AE style bolt pattern for discs and tubes with the same style as the new car.IRS will most likely be handling those pod assemblies.
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Old 08-03-2007 | 05:22 PM
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Thanks for the info on the axle guys, also a good tip about the lightweight rings not fitting as well on the one..

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Old 08-03-2007 | 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by protc3
hey OD,does anyone make an aluminum damper post for the L4? that stock one always seems to have a mind of its own
Like Fas Ho said, Yokomo has one. It came on the YRX12-WE and maybe the later version as well. It's listed on the Yokomo USA website part# SP4516.

The hot setup, if you can find one, is the old Paragon damper post conversion. The discs mount on a tube that floats on a titanium shaft, very trick
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Old 08-03-2007 | 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Scottrik
START with lowered side pod plates if you don't already have them. A lot more life out of your tires. From there, a big-ring axle/diff if yours has the smaller one.
Does any body have a link for this part
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