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R32 Gtr Rear Cradle In S13

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I'm currently running a non hicas S13 rear cradle, with cheap aftermarket toe and camber arms, R33 GTR hubs, R32 GTR axles and diff.

I have a R32 GTR cradle laying about and since i'm swapping the GTR diff for another one i have anyways (existing one is worn out and getting noisy) and my cheap toe rods are starting to flog out i'm wondering if i might as well just swap to the GTR cradle.

I've not looked closely at the cradle yet however it appears pretty similar in all areas except for how the diff mounts and that it has HICAS.

Perhaps the rear suspension mountings differ as well but i could get around that by using the S13 outers of course (assuming that all the arms are the same)

If i fit the GTR cradle i'll make a lock bar for the HICAS of course and since it'll be using OEM quality tie rods i'll have eliminated my cheapo toe rod problem.

I'm hoping i can fit the S13 castor arms to the GTR cradle to.

Does anyone know exactly which components of the suspension are different and if i could make a mix/match setup using the bits i have.

Also is the geometry of the GTR cradle any different to the S13 one?

I'm pretty certain that mounting wise the GTR cradle is a drop in swap.

If no one knows then i'll have to start actually trying it out.

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I'm currently running a non hicas S13 rear cradle, with cheap aftermarket toe and camber arms, R33 GTR hubs, R32 GTR axles and diff.

I have a R32 GTR cradle laying about and since i'm swapping the GTR diff for another one i have anyways (existing one is worn out and getting noisy) and my cheap toe rods are starting to flog out i'm wondering if i might as well just swap to the GTR cradle.

I've not looked closely at the cradle yet however it appears pretty similar in all areas except for how the diff mounts and that it has HICAS.

Perhaps the rear suspension mountings differ as well but i could get around that by using the S13 outers of course (assuming that all the arms are the same)

If i fit the GTR cradle i'll make a lock bar for the HICAS of course and since it'll be using OEM quality tie rods i'll have eliminated my cheapo toe rod problem.

I'm hoping i can fit the S13 castor arms to the GTR cradle to.

Does anyone know exactly which components of the suspension are different and if i could make a mix/match setup using the bits i have.

Also is the geometry of the GTR cradle any different to the S13 one?

I'm pretty certain that mounting wise the GTR cradle is a drop in swap.

If no one knows then i'll have to start actually trying it out.

a gtr diff wont fit into a s13 cradle as the only have 2 bolts on the back of the diff

a r32gtst diff will fit

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