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Up gradeing RX2,3,4 brakes

Old Apr 19, 2004 | 10:45 AM
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Up gradeing RX2,3,4 brakes

Some time ago I posted the suspension up grade to my RX4, front and rear. I started out with a 86 RX7 4 lug for a doner car and in the past few months came up with a new doner RX7 with sport suspension, so the change over was just the hubs and brakes, yes I got the shocks, control module all the switches and sensors.
So with the big vented brakes and the rack and pinion streeing I now have a RX4 that stops and turns at my will, O, I for got to add the twin turbo/ twin K fuel injection.
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Old Apr 19, 2004 | 12:34 PM
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PICS, PICS, PICS!!!!!
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Old Apr 19, 2004 | 02:39 PM
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YES, YES,YES, at home I use the land line, at work it's the cable and noe that I have one of them USB chips I can do all the pic work at home and send them lickadee split at work where I can f##k off some of the time

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Old Apr 19, 2004 | 09:50 PM
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So did the 86 sport hubs and rotors bolt right up to the Rx4 spindles? How about caliper brackets?
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Old Apr 20, 2004 | 09:23 AM
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no they don't, you need to swap out the complet suspension, I started with a 86 4 lug doner and then moved to a doner that had the 5 lug sport suspension
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Old Apr 20, 2004 | 06:52 PM
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So the 5 lug sport dual A-arms bolted to the Rx4 frame in the front? How much machinework needed?

I'm looking for a big brake upgrade for REPU and after researching it for weeks, it's all about compromises........time, money, lug pattern, ease of installation, pick two!
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Old Apr 20, 2004 | 10:41 PM
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Damn, rack & pinion steering, full disc brakes, and no more 4x110, that sounds really nice. Did you swap in the entire independent rear suspension or just the struts? I don't even want to know how much time that must have taken. I guess it wouldn't be too hard for it to fit on a bigger car like the 4, not sure how it would be on the others, the FC's front and rear track is around 6-7 inches wider isn't it? I'd be more interested in just the R&P, brakes, and struts, I can live with the solid axle.

As said before, please post up the pics again.
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Old Apr 21, 2004 | 02:51 PM
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Yes the complet indepenent rear suspension amd the TII wheels just fit in side the fender like a .5 in to spair and tis is on a 76 RX4.
No the lower A arms didn't make it they where to long and I would had to cut into the floor bords for room. So new A arms and a new front clip/lower/a arm frame was built.
If one can push a hack saw and weld (the real kind of welding) time is all you need and I do this out side under a car port.
Well just now got my USB chip up and its loaded with lots of pics ready for you all. At work I got cable and it fast then home, with some free time at work and if I can remember how to post pic they are come.
For a Repu I would be going to a much later Mazda pickup for brakes, just my thoughts.
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Old Apr 21, 2004 | 09:39 PM
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Man, that sounds like quite a cool setup. I can't wait for the photos.
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