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Independent rear susp/axle

Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 5:45 pm
by Frisky311
Hey everyone, especially the more knowledgable ones.
Just a quick question. Has anyone tried to put a 510 independent rear suspension in a roadster? If so how hard was it? And how much extra fab work was involved. Was thinking about trying it in m car I it's not gonna be a total nightmare.
Thanks

Errol Frisk.

Re: Independent rear susp/axle

Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 6:30 pm
by fj20spl311
I put one under a courier truck 20 years ago. IIRC its too wide to fit under a roadster with out BIG flairs.

You could cut one down but its going to be a tight fit.

Some kind of hybrid using 914 arms and a cage to support the carrier might be easier. LOL

Re: Independent rear susp/axle

Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 11:43 pm
by Alvin
not that I know of, but you can see what kind of work might be involved with this 240sx IRS:
http://www.311s.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.ph ... s+roadster" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

LOL phil where's the courier pic already :P

Re: Independent rear susp/axle

Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 12:05 am
by fj20spl311
Alvin wrote:not that I know of, but you can see what kind of work might be involved with this 240sx IRS:
http://www.311s.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.ph ... s+roadster" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

LOL phil where's the courier pic already :P
I don't know, I ask the picture GURU (AG) if he has any. ROTHLMFHO

Re: Independent rear susp/axle

Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 9:45 pm
by SLOroadster
I've seen a Miata IRS swapped under a roadster. It didn't work well at all, and was too wide. The owner was going to swap Mac struts into the front if it as well. The whole setup made for a really ugly looking car. The back end looked really soggy and required 6 inch fender flares to be welded on.

I thought I had a picture of it, but I can't find it at this time.

Will