Re: Changing 4x108 to 5x112 - masochistic?

["Bruce Bell" <bbell04@ibm.net>]

Great information Martin!

Thanks

Have you been able to confirm that the 5kt struts work without shortening
the axles? Any input on that issue? Hmmm, what does a wider front track do
to handling...less understeer?  

Bruce

P.S get those exams finished so you can have some fun :-)


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> From: Martin Pajak <quattro@rogerswave.ca>
> To: bbell04@ibm.net; quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject: Re: Changing 4x108 to 5x112 - masochistic?
> Date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 9:32 AM
> 
> > Oh, yes, I'm told the flanges on the transmission will
> > need to be changed when replacing the front axles with those from the
4kq
> > rear.
> > 
> Bruce
> 
> After I got the 1986 4kq rear driveshafts I have compared them to the 
> 1984 4kq shafts and the inner CV on the '86 and I believe '87 will 
> bolt up to the front tranny flanges ulike the '84's.
> Only if you get the '84 and as Scotty Boy said early '85's you must 
> change the output flanges.
> Outer CV's are the same for both types as is the overall length of the
driveshaft.
> HTH.
>    
> 
> Martin Pajak
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