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skybt1 Community Regular

skybt1

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i had a guy make me up commodore shafts to fit the r30,

i dont know what went wrong but i broke three sets.

whether it was poor craftsmenship or just bad luck(i doubt it)

we just couldnt get them to work.

i just imported a couple of sets of dr30 shafts of an r200 from japan.

works 510 Experienced

works 510

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depends,

gunna be chopping the struts up and giving them coilover sleeves?

i used commodore kyb excell g's in my last daily driver stanza, they were long as tho...

Z31 and R31 are short.

my bro runs ae92 trd yellows in the front of his 1600, shortened strut to suit. Its a sled

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ydr030

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i had a guy make me up commodore shafts to fit the r30,

i dont know what went wrong but i broke three sets.

whether it was poor craftsmenship or just bad luck(i doubt it)

we just couldnt get them to work.

i just imported a couple of sets of dr30 shafts of an r200 from japan.

shit, maybe not so strong after all. yea commondore bits on my d r doesnt sit well with me ne way, the local shaft guy wreckons he can rebuild em, but i doubt that, i have no idea were hed get parts ..

mmm do u want to sell 1 of your sets ?

skybt1 Community Regular

skybt1

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not really, sorry. Knowing my luck as soon as i sell them ill need them.

Just hunt importmosnter. you'll find a set at a good price eventually.

Its a bit shit now with the exchange rate but if you have time its worth it.

They must have so many over there, you can get a set for 100 bucks some times.

I bought one brand new set for 200 bucks and one second hand set for 100.

But be careful, some of the japs try to pass off r180 shafts for 200's. There arent a lot like this but they are out there.

The more you look at the more you can pick which ones are good and which ones are useless.

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blue 32 Contributor

blue 32

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so do s13 coilovers fit in the rear of an r30 4 door as long as you drill out the tops correctly is that right. im lookin into doining it on a mates. he put the stiffest springs he can find in it and it still sqats like crazy. its makin it a pig to slide.

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Matty T Collaborator

Matty T

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so do s13 coilovers fit in the rear of an r30 4 door as long as you drill out the tops correctly is that right. im lookin into doining it on a mates. he put the stiffest springs he can find in it and it still sqats like crazy. its makin it a pig to slide.

I don't think your mate looked too hard, then. The factory spring rate was only about 90 lbs or so. You can buy a pair of King springs in the rate of your choice, and I'm talking about 1000+ lb.

S13 stuff isn't going to make it any better. You will still need an appropriate spring and dampers that are up to the task.

My rally car has 175 lb rear springs and Bilstein dampers. I'm in the process of getting softer springs because mine doesn't squat enough.

In answer to your question, I believe that is the case, yes. Though the coilovers are shorter, IIRC.

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