Here's my dilemma

 

I'm steering towards replacing the rear knuckles on the shortie' with Driftworks Geomaster 2's, this will mean that I can wrap on trying to beat the old OEM balljoints/bushes. The whole setup would then be brand new.

 

The problem that I have is this, despite the DW website stating that they will fit a Z32 I had my doubts, so I did a bit more investigating.

 

 

This is what the DW shop states in the Q&A section:

 

Product Questions:

 

Q: Will this Race Hub Knuckle kit work on a Z32 TT?

 

A: Rears will, fronts won't

 

 

As it turns out they will fit but only on the proviso that you cut the bottom forks off the coilover and weld on a bush or a rose joint!!

 

Nice of them to say before you shell out over 400 notes eh...

 

anyway, what I was thinking was that rather than chop up and weld the rear Z32 teins that I have, maybe it would be easier to just source a pair of S14 teins for the rear, which will already have the bush/rose joint as standard

 

Here's an example of an s14 rear tein:

 

 

 

 

and here's a pic of the DW Geomaster2's:

 

 

 

 

before I go buying more bits, can anybody see any issues that I may have overlooked here?

wrap on trying to beat the old OEM balljoints/bushes.

Only that hardly anybody will understand that sentence haha.

I would imagine the spring rate on the s14 coilovers would be too low? The s14 is about 350kg lighter.

S13 = 1224kg

 

S14 = 1253kg

 

Z32 SWB TT = 1530kg *Difficult to gauge as the shortie' is partially stripped, but now fitted with a roll cage??

 

 

I've also been informed that the S14 option might be too long and that the S13 alternative would be better. I'm also looking at info on the Skyline (HCR32/GTST/GTS/R32 RB20det) to see if they would be suitable

 

Is it possible to swap the springs off my rear pair of Z32 Tein Type Flex coilovers onto the equivelent S13 pair?

I sure r32 skyline rear have a sloted bottom rear shock mount the same as z32 not a eye type .If you use tein flex coilovers the bottom mounts un screw and can be swaped over .i would avoid welding dampers as there are gas filled.

I sure r32 skyline rear have a sloted bottom rear shock mount the same as z32 not a eye type .If you use tein flex coilovers the bottom mounts un screw and can be swaped over .i would avoid welding dampers as there are gas filled.

 

I'm talking about these for the rare HCR32 Skyline that came out of the factory with the RB20DET

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290673329716?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

 

 

and when you say that the bottom of the type flex un-screw, do you mean that the whole bottom green piece can be un-screwed and replaced with that from another set?