rt142 suspension upgrade

**Rona_Turbo** · 24-10-2010, 08:37 PM

Hey Guys

New to the forum but have had rt142's scince i got my licence.

Just picked a nice one the other week and want to make a decent track car of it. It has the 22r-e in it with a turbo hangin off it.

Just want to know the best ways to beef up the suspension.
I need to increase the front track get plenty of neg camber and get sum good struts under it...
plz help?????

Cheers!

**hks7mgt** · 24-10-2010, 09:52 PM

the struts you're using under there are a good starting point. I must add at this point your question is a little vague. The reason they are good is the hilux calipers bolt straight on and all you need to do is convert your struts to coil over and you're cruising.

more track could be done with longer control arms. if you're interested in a track junkie and not too worried about how much camber you'll have the sigma CA are long and the cressida ones are even longer but you'll need so sort out different tie-rods etc.

**old_school_jap1** · 24-10-2010, 09:56 PM

hks7mgt- you are thinking of _T13_ Corona struts, _T14_ Corona struts have a 10mm bigger brake bolt spacing, same as most of the nissan 4piston calipers.
If you want stupid camber and track you want MX62 Cressida lower control arms, 60mm a side longer then standard _T14_

**hks7mgt** · 24-10-2010, 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by old_school_jap1

hks7mgt- you are thinking of _T13_ Corona struts, _T14_ Corona struts have a 10mm bigger brake bolt spacing, same as most of the nissan 4piston calipers.
If you want stupid camber and track you want MX62 Cressida lower control arms, 60mm a side longer then standard _T14_

Yes i was thinking XT130 and thought they may be the same (90mm apart from memory) - obviously not the same, my bad. If _T14_ does have the same spacing as the nissan stuff, then stick with that, new and better options for you

**Rona_Turbo** · 25-10-2010, 07:53 AM

Im thinking of getting s13 knuckles rotors and calipers with the sigma (CA Sigma?) lca's. i will get the s13 struts too, be it coilovers or just the standard s13 strut at this stage im not sure what my cash situation will let me do. Lol
will the s13 knuckles bolt to the sigma lca ball joints?
Will i need to get a different swaybar or redrill mounts?
Also will i need to do something with the castor rod mounts redrill or get different rod?

What can i do with the back end?
Its the irs model!!

Thanks in advance
I really appreciate the response!