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hey all..

busted my r32 a while back, having no luck finding an r32 lhf steering knuckle.. have found a pair of r33 ones though, with lower control arms, calipers, discs, so basically r33 front suspension. i will be using r33 lca's no matter what knuckle i find.

will this fit the old r32? are the the same or different?? if different how so and what effect will it have??

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"They run a diff upper arm, I have no idea if the metal upright comes off the cast hub and swaps tho"

I sat the two next to each other last week and they were very, very similar. Can't really guarantee they will fit though sorry.

Here are a few pics of r33 knuckles (the shorter ones have been modded) to maybe help.

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this is the only pic i have at the moment of my steering knuckle... you can see where its busted near where it mounts to the upright.. it has a nut under that top cover and it looks bloody similar to the r33 ones.. even though the top arm is different.

ive found a pair of modified ones like the ones in that picture and for the same price as 1 x r32 knuckle from a wrecker. and im having trouble finding one on here as a) everyone wants to keep their wrecks rolling and b) noone wants to post them as they are reasonably heavy with the hubs in them.

cheers for the help

Linton

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