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CORRECTION Sorry Stagezilla. R33 GTR (non vspec 4/95~12/97) left and right drive shafts are same as 260RS (11/97~8/98) drive shafts. Just went to garage and check my notes, its starting to come back!! When i put them in that was what i thought "WTF there to short" . The 260rs rear cradle is basically norrower (not much but it is) than the rs4 cradle. I even tryed a 33 gtr rear cradle complete with hubs,shafts etc (i had a written off 33 gtr to swap parts around if your wondering where did this guy......), going this way stuffs up the rear shocks angles. Anyway you can make it work this is Aus afterall. Half shafts also same, at the time i thought they may have used differant length half shafts but they don't. I had a problem with hand brake cables length also. Can't remember were, think when putting GTR rear end in??? Don't think youll have any problem. Hope you make it work.

just noticed your pic of rear hubs, youve got the bush in your on the ball.

Stagezilla, i could have helped you a long time ago but just starting reading your stagediary today. 260RS and 33GTRS have differant length rear drive shafts. I think from memory GTR are to short. Its been a while but i built a Stagea just like you a few years ago in Japan. The rear end in short gave me a lot of headaches. Also if you use 33 GTR rear hubs as you want to the shocks become the next issue. First of all 33GTR and 260rs rear shocks are diff. 260RS are longer, not such a problem just buy 260RS rear shocks, umm The strut tops are diff diameters. You may get away with pillow mounts but from experiance the 260 RS std strut top is bigger than the RS4 std one and fows on the inside of strut towers. Front are same just diff damper rates. Also if your Stagea has no rear hicas you can swap the bush (non hicas stagea) to the gtr hub (which has a pressed in balljoint for the hicas tierod end to attach to) and your stagea non hicas arms will bolt straight on. I used a whole 33GTR diff, hubs, axles and 260rs rear shocks. The axles were to short. I even tried nissan president shafts as they are same spline and dia as gtr. The autech 260RS rear xmember is diff to allow the hubs to sit closer to the diff for tyre clearance. Sorry to write so much any questions glad to help.

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