skynoma gets a z32 rear suspension

V8 240sx? Sure! If either the chassis OR the engine is non-Nissan (i.e. SR20 in an RX-7 or LS1 in a 240sx), we've done it.
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i did this a while ago but havent had time to really post it up but i swapped in a z32 rear suspension in my 99 gmc sonoma with an rb25det in it.

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Thats awesome bro :dblthumb:

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Wow thats thinking outside the box. Was that difficult to swap out your old stock suspension in favor of the z32? Where did you come up with the idea from?

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it wasnt too hard i can actually unbolt the z32 rear end and put the stock rear end back in if i want....but who would want that :gapteeth: i have an rb25 in it now and i would get hella wheel hop before, with the z32 rear it hooks better and doesnt wheel hop. The handling is great and i love the look of negative camber on all fours :D

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thats pretty sweet. although i dont know how durable it will be with the air bags on the rear toe links though.. but sweet idea. any vids of the truck? or more pics?

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here is a vid
http://www.youtube.com/user/the1onlytea ... X8q_Edie9c

also a tree limb fall on the truck and the rear suspension held up fine, the toe bars i remade out of 2" square tubing and made a bracket to tie the toe mount and the original shock mount together. here are some updated pics after the tree limb fell on it, i have a haltech platinum pro on it now still tuning on it. Some like the hood some dont, some like the headlights some dont so far i love the way it looks especially with the new wheels

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thats just the kind of video i wanted to see lol. i love the r32 wheels. the look great. the hood looks ok... im not a fan of the headlights, but like you said you like them and thats what really matters. good job with the truck man.

anything done to the rb? or is it stock still?

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t3/t4e turbo,555cc injs, 6 puck clutch,haltech platinum pro stand alone, custom instake manifold that i made(had a buddy tig weld it for me). The hood actually dropped my engine temps 20-30 degrees, had someone comment that i didnt need two scoops on there but it actually helped a lot. here are some engine bay pics

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Too damn cool.

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^Definitely...I want to put an R200/IRS in my Festiva. Very inspirational.


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