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MK coil suspension conversion

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MK coil suspension conversion

Post by projectmkduel »

Looking for some help with setting up my mk twincab ute..... wanna put coil suspension in it.... Running a worked 327 chev with a gq diesel 5 spd.... seen a thread on here a little while ago with tech drawings from a guy who did it.... can anyone help
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Post by WICKED »

Never seen the pics or the thread but heres a pic of my MQ Middy!

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Post by InSanE »

probably easier and cheeper to get a gq chasis mate and make it fit
GQ LWB TD42, boost, lockers etc

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Post by stokedapollo »

hey wicked are the fronts still leaves???
and did you use the fron of the rear spring points as the bits for the arms?
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Post by tna racing »

yes it still is leaf front
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Post by Hoppy11 »

stokedapollo wrote: did you use the fron of the rear spring points as the bits for the arms?
They dont look like the front spring mounts
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Post by stokedapollo »

im meaning the front mounting point of the rear springs is that wat you thought i meant hoppy
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re gq chassis

Post by projectmkduel »

i'm after something custom not something someone else has already engineered.... everything has its limits so i want to build something different.... if you worry about cost then you shouldn't be building cars
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Post by WICKED »

stokedapollo wrote:hey wicked are the fronts still leaves???
and did you use the fron of the rear spring points as the bits for the arms?
Yer, SPOA.

Nope. They are mounted to a custom mount close to the T-case.
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Re: re gq chassis

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projectmkduel wrote:i'm after something custom not something someone else has already engineered.... everything has its limits so i want to build something different.... if you worry about cost then you shouldn't be building cars
LOL Wish some one had told me that when I started with cars.... :D
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Post by Hoppy11 »

stokedapollo wrote:im meaning the front mounting point of the rear springs is that wat you thought i meant hoppy
yea thats what I meant, they look different to the original mounts, but Wicked has said that now anyway

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Post by Hoppy11 »

So do you think that that GQ diffs and suspension could be grafted onto the MK chassis.

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Post by RMP&O »

Hoppy11 wrote:So do you think that that GQ diffs and suspension could be grafted onto the MK chassis.

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of course it can.....but is it road legal in Oz?

you would be better off just doing custom trailing arms/links and panhard then using GQ stuff. Get a better set up in the end and likely cheaper.

GQ diffs are wider, Wicked knows exactly how much.
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Post by WICKED »

Hoppy11 wrote:So do you think that that GQ diffs and suspension could be grafted onto the MK chassis.

Hoppy
Rear - Yes but is it worth it over a 4 link, IMHO No.
Front - Need to work out steering and Panhard mount..... Possible....
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Post by bubs »

It can't be done

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you mean "can" be done.
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