Hi all,
This is my first post, I have searched extensively but cannot find the answers I'm looking for, I hope someone here can offer some help.
First up, I'm considering bringing in a nice 4 door r32 gts (non turbo) which I have come across. I'm a big fan of N/A reliability, hence considering this option over a gts-t, and a believer that with sorted suspension and a diet, an underpowered car can be very enjoyable to drive (I recently owned a 4a-ge sprinter, good case in point). The car in question has very low km, and appears to be very tidy, whilst I shy away from the idea of buying a thrashed gts-t with 3 x times the km locally.
My primary concern is whether or not an aftermarket mechanical LSD centre for a gts-t can be bolted into the r32 non turbo (short nose) R200 diff housing. Now, I am new to skylines (& Nissan's in general) however after hours of searching forums and sites, I cannot find a concrete answer. I suspect not, given the gts and gts-t housings seem to have different bolt patterns to the axle housing (5 bolt & 6 bolt?).
Surely someone has come across this issue in a gts + t conversion? Or is it a simpler task to buy a complete disc to disc gts-t rear end (which I presume should bolt straight in) and then look to a mechanical LSD centre for it? Of course I have the 5 stud issue to contend with then aswell.....
*EDIT- I just recalled that given HICAS was standard on gts-t's, this may present some issues using a complete rear end in the gts - but then I don't want HICAS anyhow. This gts has no sunroof, so I presume it is not the optioned up model that came with HICAS.*
So - can anyone offer some advice please?
And while I'm here - can anyone verify that aftermarket coilover struts sold for gts-t models will bolt up to the standard gts links? I have read this is fine, but given the wheel stud pattern difference, I am concerned if this is the only difference in the multi-link front end between models.
The car will be a daily driver, but I do intend venture to tracks from now on rather than having my fun down the local mountain roads which are far from safe or practical for spirited driving.
Thanks for your time.