Vorshlag Open House and SCCA Annual Tech March 10th

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Fair

Come by and see our new facility, meet the Vorshlag staff, and enjoy some free food and drinks on March 10th, 2012. We will have some cars on display that show our new fabricaiton capabilities, as well as our $2011 GRM Challenge winning BMW E30 V8. The Texas Region SCCA is also having their “annual autocross technical inspection” at our facility the same day. If you run this region’s SCCA autocrosses you can have your car tech’d here on the 10th and you are set for the year – no more waiting in the tech line at each event.

Please go to this forum announcement for times, address/directions, and other information about this Open House event.

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CAD position at Vorshlag

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Fair

Vorshlag is growing and we need to add a draftsman to our in-house staff to keep up with our new product designs. This opening is for someone experienced in SolidWorks software that can work in the north Dallas area 20-40 hours a week. If you are a CAD expert and love racing/cars/suspension design, this could be your ideal job! Please see the job listings below for more information.

Vorshlag Forum Posting: http://www.vorshlag.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8056
CraigsList Dallas ad: http://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/egr/2874281227.html

Update: This position was filled April 2012. Thanks for all of the resumes!

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2013 Subaru BRZ Production Car Preview

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Fair

Some of you out there know about the upcoming “FT86” chassis – a joint venture platform being developed between Subaru and Toyota. The numbers sound great: 2600-2800 pounds, RWD, 2.0L direct injected flat 4, 200 hp, low CG height, Miata-like size. We here at Vorshlag got to crawl all over and measure a production 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited today, and have shared 45 pictures and much of the data we mined in this forum post. This could be a hot competitor to the Mazda MX5, but with 200 hp and true coupe format, it could be faster and better suited for track use.

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Vorshlag High Caster EVO 5-9 Camber Plates

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Fair

The Vorshlag spherical camber plate for the EVO 5-9 models is back in stock and better than ever! We have had camber plates for these EVO models for years, but in 2010 we redesigned them for more positive caster. and these prototype “high caster” designs were perfected on several tester’s race and street cars. Now this version has made it to production form, with an engraved aluminum main plate and our trademark super strong, over-sized spherical bearing. These are made to fit EVO models with coilovers using 2.25″, 60mm or 2.5″ spring diameters. You can order them online here or call us at Vorshlag for more information.

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More E36 LS1 Development

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Fair

After months of development on some optional items we’ve progressed further with the build on one of our BMW E36 / LS1 chassis test mules. The ABS relocation kit replacement brake hard lines are finally done and ready for production. The power steering hose kit is also underway and going onto the test mule this week. The E36 we are using for development of these add-ons also got an engine bay repaint, so now it will look good with the hood up or down.

You can read more in the forum thread here.

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Vorshlag built E30 Strut Housings

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Fair

New Product Announcement!

Vorshlag has built a batch of shortened, modified, and powder coated strut housings made to fit the BMW E30 4-lug chassis. These allow for the AST 4100 / 4150 strut inserts and coilover conversion parts to drop right in. Combined these make for a pain free coilover conversion to your E30 chassis BMW. No more cutting, hacking, and welding on your stock housings – let the fabrication pros at Vorshlag handle that for you.

The final product is a thing of beauty – these pictures don’t do them justice. The glossy black powder coating looks and protects so much better than the stock painted finish, and the slimmer top design (OEM perch is removed and smoothed) allows for more inboard camber travel. These shortened strut housings and AST coilover kits are in stock at Vorshlag and ready to ship.

You can read more here.

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Subaru GR Camber Plates for OEM Spring

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Fair

All 2008+ Subaru Impreza owners that want more negative camber but need to keep the OEM spring and strut now have a better camber plate solution – Vorshlag’s Subaru GR Camber Plates with the custom OEM Spring Perch is now available!

We installed the first set here at Vorshlag, and performed detailed ride height and camber measurement before and after. The test car started with a maximum of -1.7° camber (using the stock eccentric at the strut mount) but ended up at a setting of -2.5° camber with our plates, with more negative camber travel available. There was also no change in ride height, which is what we were shooting for. Our 2011 STI tester did a track event right after the camber plate install and immediately noticed improved front grip and radically lowered front tire wear – and his lap times were quicker than ever before. You can see more about this new camber plate application here.

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Mustang Aero, 315s, Exhaust

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Fair

We have added the Leguna Seca front splitter, re-built the custom dual 3″ stainless exhaust, test fitted 315/35/18 Kumho V710s, and picked up some more rear suspension goodies on the Vorshlag 2011 Mustang GT project car. We discuss the upcomign track and autocross season, other changes we have in the works, and more. Read more in the latest forum update here.

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2011 AST Inventory Clearance

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Fair

Vorshlag is announcing this inventory clearance of AST 4100 and 4200 coilover kits. This is to help clear out the US inventory of AST 4100 (singles) and 4200 (doubles) coilover kits to make way for the new 4150 and 4250 models, being built in Holland now. This clearance includes kits located both at AST-USA as well as at Vorshlag. This is a limited supply of select 4X00 that are still in stock – once they are gone, they are gone. Prices shown at the forum link below are $200 below retail.

Read More Here.

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Vorshlag EVO X Camber Plates

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Fair

After being out of stock for a few months, during a slight re-design, the Vorshlag camber-caster plates for the EVO X are back in stock! The revised design has the same high positive caster potential that racers asked for, but the main plate is now red anodized aluminum instead of steel, for a lighter assembly and more attractive look. The EVO X camber plates can work with 2.25″, 60mm or 2.5″ ID springs for your coilover front suspension to give you ample negative camber travel as well as more positive caster adjustment (with 3 distinct caster settings). Go to this link to see more details, and you can order today.


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