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75 series 80 series suspension

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75 series 80 series suspension

Post by bushwalker »

i've got a 75 series trayback, wanna convert it to coils using 80 series gear has anyone done this? any tips would be great :lol:
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Post by chunderlicious »

put the 75 body on the 80 chassis. all the geometry is right and the way it is designed is pretty good. either that or look at 75 cruisers build up thread. it also looks good
turbos are nice but i'd rather be blown
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Post by chunderlicious »

oh, the mounts are way off though...... they all need to be redone except the rear mounts. pretty big mounts when done too.
turbos are nice but i'd rather be blown
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Post by bushwalker »

pretty big mounts you gotta make e'm? cant just relocate them
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Post by chunderlicious »

about 150mm higher than factory 80series mounts. makes it around as high as a 2 inch lifted 75 cruiser somehow. look good and most important looks standard.
turbos are nice but i'd rather be blown
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Post by midi73 »

chunderlicious wrote:about 150mm higher than factory 80series mounts. makes it around as high as a 2 inch lifted 75 cruiser somehow. look good and most important looks standard.
A bloke I know who has done it had normal mounts, not sure whether they were the 75 or 80 ones. Then he did 2' lift rubber/ nylon body mounts.
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Post by cloughy »

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Post by bushwalker »

yes cloughy i've finally seen the light :D sick of getting bounched around and spilling my beer :x Does anyone know who does wider guards to suit i think i've seen fibreglass ones on ere somewhere
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Still waiting on my brother to get back to me about a price :cry:
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Post by Thommo 73 »

i'm putting rangie arms and coils under my middy atm.
80 stuff would be possible. just ave to remeber that youll have about 150mm to put every thing between the chassis and the wheel

not many have done it and even less will share info.
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Post by dogbreath_48 »

Thommo 73 wrote:youll have about 150mm to put every thing between the chassis and the wheel
I don't quite follow, could you elaborate for me?
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Post by tna racing »

dogbreath_48 wrote:
Thommo 73 wrote:youll have about 150mm to put every thing between the chassis and the wheel
I don't quite follow, could you elaborate for me?
he said ur a dead shit :finger: :finger: :finger:
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Post by bushwalker »

so you reakon 150mm aint enough room to fit coils and shocks in?
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Post by Thommo 73 »

it can be done. just some coils are bigger than others. ie. rangies are 6" round. and poootrols are 7"(i think) which would not fit between tha chassis and the wheel. following me... if not grab a tape measure and look at where every thing is meant to sit.

oh and the rear is easy
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Post by bushwalker »

yeah i know what you mean, mum has a shopping trolley 80 series i will attack it with the measuring tape in the morning :lol: and see what i find
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