FC suspension on a FD?

 
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Old Aug 7, 2001 | 06:24 PM
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FC suspension on a FD?

On my old T2 I had a set of JIC coilovers w/ the camber adjustable pillow ball mounts. Would I be able to put those onto my FD by any chance? If not the whole suspension, what about just the camber plates? Any help would be great! If I can't re-use them, which I won't be upset if I can't because it's a long shot, I'm going to sell them.
Old Aug 7, 2001 | 06:59 PM
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I don't think the colivers will be transferable. When I was at the track recently, I was talking to a guy with a full race t2, and he was telling me his spring rates. They were like 350#, whereas my coilovers on my FD are 600#. I know the cars weights aren't that different, so I started looking at his shocks. The angle of the t2 shocks is something like 110* forward, whereas the FD is about vertical on that plane (90*). Anyway, our theory was that because the angles were different, it affected the effective spring rates. All this is a long way to back up the following statement: Your shocks aren't valved heavily enough for an FD, and the spring rates are way too low. I also believe that the t2 uses a 2 bolt connction on the shock tower, while the FD uses 3.

Anyway, just passing on what I noticed.
Old Aug 8, 2001 | 05:32 AM
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When I get them in I'm going to compare them as far as bolt patterns, etc. I knew it was a long shot to use them on my FD, so I'll probably just get Koni shocks and Eibah Springs once I sell the coilovers.
 
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