We spent the first few hours removing the stock components, and K-member followed by quickly getting the new Team Z K-member into place. Choosing to leave the engine in the car required the use of an engine support beam to hold the engine in place while the original K-member was removed. This particular lift gets the car in the air high enough that you can easily sit under it to work, but the chassis must be supported by jack stands. This installation was performed using a drive-on lift. Right: We disconnected the strut from the stock camber plate and slowly lowered the control arm to release tension on the front spring. Center Right: We supported the lower control arm with a jack since it will still have spring pressure on it. Center Left: We then disconnected the outer tie rod ends at the spindle and disconnected the sway bar links at the sway bar. Left: Tear down starts by removing the calipers and securing them out of the way. Should that bearing show signs of wear, we can remove and replace it alone, effectively rebuilding the plate without the need to completely replace it. “The bearing in our caster/camber plate is a large proprietary design, no one else on the market offers it,” says Goldie.
QA1 is a large supplier of spherical bearings to the aftermarket. Just like our new struts the caster/camber plates can also be rebuilt. The spherical bearing design means there is no rubber bushing to deflect the front struts, further cementing the car’s handling. They’re also needed to get the front end aligned properly, which has limited adjustment with the factory parts. Caster/camber plates are necessary to handle the change in load to the strut mounting point, which will now also bear the front end weight of the car. The caster/camber plates, part number CC104MU, are made from high quality steel.
Team z front spindles install#
Our struts were already setup to accept the company’s coil over kit, part number COK103 which was easy to install and offers incredibly fine adjustment for ride height. This means that we can, with certainty, adjust the front suspension to our exact needs or taste with the simple turn of the dials. The total number of possible permutations of these is 324 unique settings. They can be adjusted for anything from comfortable cruising, to maximum weight transfer in drag racing, to corner slaying tight. Our double adjustable struts feature 18 settings for both compression and rebound.
The struts like everything else that QA1 offers are also rebuildable, if one isn’t performing properly, or if we know they’re worn we can remove them and send them to QA1 for servicing.
Dave Goldie from QA1 tells us, “You can adjust the strut as the horsepower and output of your car changes.” This means as we increase the power output of our project car, we can adjust the front suspension accordingly, or even if our driving styles between road racing and drag racing change. Our struts are part number HD603S, they feature a steel body, with a twin tube design. A coil over kit is required when using Team Z’s parts as the factory spring pockets are eliminated on the tubular counterparts. This not only offers us a weight reduction, but allows us a broad range of adjustability on our struts.
Team z front spindles upgrade#
Dave Goldie, QA1įor our strut and spring upgrade we’re using QA1 struts, coil over sleeves, springs, and caster-camber plates. You can adjust the strut as the horsepower and output of your car changes.
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