Hi all

Does anyone know if the rear suspension/rear diff carrier/trailing arms and hubs etc are the same in on the 2wd saff and the 3 door?

Cheers, T.

 

arms have different arb locators mate - the 3 dr are outboard mounted and the 2wd inboard. These are 3dr. Other than that they are the same as far as I am aware. This is the 3dr one off my rs500.



This pre resto shot might be easier to see - look on the left

 

Exactly as said, just to add that the sapphy rear arb actually does something, unlike the bit of ineffective crap on the 3 door!!
tabetha

 

Thanks for help with this rebuilt my car(Two Years,full respray in and out) and came a crop-pper five days later, am gutted!!!!!
Found myself a rear axle and trailing arms and as you say the ARB mounts are inboard(Saff) I need the drivers side TA , how difficult to find or should I Fab outboard brackets ? gutted and heartbroken!!!!! Managed to get new hubs(Front), need a bumper(front), Rad/intercooler and a jig for the front end and ARB for the rear......... other than that having a great week............... T (Sorry to vent,upset)

 

A quick one, the hubs I picked up are different to the ones I am replacing by this I mean that the connection to the TCA is not a solid 360 degree closed connection but has a bolt across clamping the TCA to the hub upright, could it be that I had 4wd hub carriers ?

Cheers. T

 

You are talking about 2WD Sapph vs 3 door hubs. I assume you are replacing 3 door hubs with a pair of Sapph hubs that you have sourced. 3 doors are twitchier and aid turn in, Sapph ones are less twitchy - different geometry.

Charlie