326 Power Wins again!

Anyone who has ever liked drifting should know who Mitsuru Haruguchi is. So i will skip that step in explination of his newest invention for really lowered cars. I will take this time to complain as usual about all the professional drift cars that look like monster trucks and look like ass. With that said here is a picture of the 326 Power car on what looks like 20’s.

Notice it is still tucking RIM!. Now Haruguchi is saying that with his new 326 power arms you can keep your shit low and still have proper suspension travel. Im sold….. Haruguchi said it!

Here is a translation of the page from some of the guys over at PartsShopMax Forums 

Drift Heaven, Febeurary 2009, pg36~39.

“recently, I think people who fix up VIP cars have thought about really SHAKOTAN~~~ rides and its improvement way more. I think it shouldn’t be this way. we are the roots of shakotan” said by Haraguchi, who is one of our most respected drifters and makers of super low drift cars! 
Haraguchi says, “last year it was pretty popular to have drift cars with 18s up front, 19 in the back, but for this year I think 18’s all the way around but rear wheel tucked half way in the quarter panels is going to be hot, well at least that is what my car looks like this year. Last few years, a lot of people have been giving up and raising their cars to get more suspension travel for performance. I say, instead of raising your car to achieve good suspension travel, make your suspension to have same suspension travel at way lower ride heights.”

So the lowrider drift legend Haraguchi himself came out with parts this year to help people who hasn’t forgotten what is it to be a “shakotan”=low rider and still have fun drifting, even at a competition level (to look and drift better with people who has performance oriented cars)!

#1 Haraguchi RUCA
-Newly designed in the way so when the suspension is compressed, it does not hit the chassis.
-Ball joint with more rage of motion.
Haraguchi says,”basically when your car is so low, your regular suspention arms does what is called “arm lock” which prevents you from having suspension travel.”

#2 Haraguchi tie rod ends
-Designed to off set the tie rod end so that you would have less chance of liocking your steering.
-wider range pillow ball end.(steering can feel smooth this way, no arm lock.)

#3Haraguchi toe controll rods
-As we all know when you lower your car a lot, your roll center changes and some cases toe rods would hit the subframe mounting point. my toe rods are bracketed in the way that the toe rods can have a full range of motion.
-Ball joint with more rage of motion.
“every small thing counts, raising your subframe can help greatly to your suspension travel and roll center. I was able to get the subframe up by 20 mm by taking the collars and moving the E-brake lines. This modification is almost essential for super low drift cars”

#4Haraguchi traction rods
-Ball joint with more rage of motion.
“people usually say shortening your traction rods can give you more traction, but at 326 power, we lengthen them for super lowered cars. instead of rear lower arms moving forward, it strokes toward the back and release its energy.” 

He also wanted users to understand that besides these suspension products, obviously you have to achieve fender to wheel clearance in order to get the right suspension travel.
The best way to know where in the wheel wall to modify by bolting on all the links and parts, then take off the bottom bracket off the coilovers. Use a jack to lift up the suspension with the desired wheels and tires and see where it hits. So you can either hammer to it or fabricate a new wheel wall.
He has a few more products that he is working on right now. Next one up is front lower arms with tension rods build in to it. 

I cant wait to see these make their way to the states.