JDM R31's

[discopotato03]

Out of interest whay body types did these cars come in , I've seen a two door and a passage but what about four door like the locally built cars .

Also did all the IRS models have the half baked rear steer mod ?

Thanks A .

[Rezz]

Not sure about the 4WS... The Japanese R31's came in 2-Door, 4-Door Hardtop, 4-Door sedan and Wagon. The 4-Door sedan (as sold in AU) was never as popular as the Passage (hardtop), especially the Twin Cam turbo models. The Sedan was the ugly duckling of the line up I guess

Heres a pic of a Japanese market 4-Door R31:

[88silhouette]

nasty

s 1/2 front. i like it still.

mm 31

[Rezz]

^^^ Yeah, the wheels (correct offset that fill the rear guards properly) do wonders for the R31 shape.

[HR31_RB20DET]

The series 1 passage didn't have 4WS, but all the coupes and S2 and S3 passages did have the 4WS.

[BensDR30]

And a horrible variant of HICAS it was too. Twisting the entire rear crossmember on it's mounting points, yuck!

(Not that I can think of a better way to do 4WS on a semi-trailing arm rear end....)

[frigjam]

The series 1 passage didn't have 4WS, but all the coupes and S2 and S3 passages did have the 4WS.

I have a Passage 85 build date but complied as an 86 model. It's the first series and has HICAS 4WS.

I believe HICAS was an option with IRS models, but not available on live axle rear ends. I was wondering if IRS was available in the sedan, i'm not sure but someone here may know...

[floody]

You see very few pics of the sedan variant on the web. Also, mostly they appaear to be the RB20E or DE, CA18S or diesel powered variant when you do see one....

Passage or Coupe - me rikey very much.... But as for the sedan, the aussie version is probably in this case better than the JDM one, strangely.

I believe the Sooth Effreekin version of the sedan runs an RB30E (on leaded fuel with no cat and a bit more power) and the IRS rear end.

[frigjam]

Ah yeah forgot about the SA R31's. I believe they came with both the RB30E and RB20E versions. This may indicate IRS was available on the JDM sedans then...

[Rezz]

But as for the sedan, the aussie version is probably in this case better than the JDM one, strangely..

Hmmmm yep... I'd say exactly the same thing about the N13 Pulsar... it seems the (later) Japanese version got better tail lights (al la Skyline) but the earlier models all got the crap front end ie: sqaure lights/indicators.

[predator]

as far as i know.. all the JDM ones that I have seen that have the pillar, have been non-turbos or the povo-packs.

HICAS that slides the whole crossmember?! - that I would like to see.

um, frigjam - why do you have 3 import HR31 ???

[floody]

um, frigjam - why do you have 3 import HR31 ???

He's trying to corner the market....

[frigjam]

um, frigjam - why do you have 3 import HR31 ???

good question... i sort of stumbled across them over the years, and me being one of those impulse buyers i couldn't pass up a good offer

I have plans for them just don't know what yet...