Young Version — August 1999
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The August 1999 issue of Young Version explores drift setups versus grip tuning through 22 shop demo cars, including S15 Silvias from Mine’s and Kazama Auto. Features cover front-wheel-drive builds taking on high-powered 4WD rivals, choosing a first drift car, and reviving a used AE86 Trueno on a ¥1 million total budget. Suspension fundamentals, engine-oil selection, rotary maintenance, new-parts tests, and reports from Hiroshima and California round out this look at Japan’s late-1990s tuning scene.
242 available scans from Young Version — August 1999, in right-to-left reading order. Japanese OCR and English translation drafts are available throughout. Drafts have not received exhaustive image proofreading; unreadable source remains recorded in the archival data.
Page 38 — English draft translation
When you decide to tune your car, starting from completely stock, where do you want to begin? You could make it stand out or add power right away, but if you want to enjoy driving, you should start with the suspension. That's why the new height-adjustable suspension from RS-R is worth a look: the Damper System. Let's check its specifications. First, it changes the previous twin-tube design to a monotube…
…which improves heat dissipation. Damping can be adjusted in 15 steps at both front and rear, and all models are offered with pillow-ball upper mounts. Helper springs provide enough suspension stroke. As well as the S15 we tested, the S13/S14 and all Silvia models allow front camber adjustment. That makes it a good setup for grip driving; adjust the camber a little and you can also set it up for drifting. The price is the real surprise: ¥165,000 with pillow-ball mounts, or ¥170,000—amazing! Still, performance matters most because suspension makes a huge difference to how a car drives. Let's take a closer look. This setup is ideal for grip on mountain roads. For the test, front and rear damping were both set to 10, with spring rates of F=8K/R=6K…
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…System.
Damper…
Enjoy grip and control with a planted feel.
Ride comfort…
Height-adjustable suspension that keeps the ride comfortable.
Suspension TUNE.
Pillow-ball upper mounts available for all models.
Monotube design with 15-step adjustment.
At ¥170,000, this is a bargain!
Low cost…
Pillow-ball upper mounts are available for all models. The front camber can be adjusted on the S13, S14, and S15.
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