Rear Suspension

[qu3tzlgum8y]

Is there a difference between the rear sub frames and suspension components on all of the mkiii supras? 86-92... turbo.. non turbo.. lsd.. manual/auto..

Is everything interchangeable?

I'm pretty sure the front sub frames are different between the years due to the power steering and obviously engine mounts.. but I'm not sure if the rear sub frame ever changed. Somebody crashed into my car last week and I need a new one, I need to make sure I am not limited to just an 89 sub frame.

 

[Miiike]

89+ subframes have an extra brace on them, but other than that they're all the same afaik

 

[Satan]

Common to have a cracked subframe in the early Turbo MKIIIs. If you have the opportunity to upgrade to an 89+ subframe cheap (they usually run less than $150), get it (if you have a turbo anyways, dunno about cracking w/the N/As).

 

[qu3tzlgum8y]

Damn, I was hoping they were all the same. The only supras available around here are 86 and 87, three of them.

 

[IJ.]

Damn, I was hoping they were all the same. The only supras available around here are 86 and 87, three of them.

If you can find a non cracked early frame the late braces are a bolt in, I'd go for something out of an auto NA if I had a choice as it's never been stressed as long as the Diff was bolted in correctly.

 

[TurboStreetCar]

Pres 89 sway bar links are metal, post 89 are plastic.

 

[qu3tzlgum8y]

If you can find a non cracked early frame the late braces are a bolt in, I'd go for something out of an auto NA if I had a choice as it's never been stressed as long as the Diff was bolted in correctly.

The three that are available are non turbo and I think they're automatic. The only thing is they are 86 and 87. As long as it bolts up and it gets me back on the road for now, I can live with that. I'm definitely not going to pay the 1700 for a new one, though..

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Does anybody have a picture of this brace? or at least a description of where it is located?

 

[Poodles]

Pres 89 sway bar links are metal, post 89 are plastic.

Not a big issue really. Never seen a broken plastic one, but I have seen ripped off tabs from the metal ones...

 

[TurboStreetCar]

Yea i know just noting the difference. Reninds me I need a plastic one, ripped it apart when I was doing the bushings. Stupid alen socket was stripped.

 

[Miiike]

Does anybody have a picture of this brace? or at least a description of where it is located?

These things

 

[qu3tzlgum8y]

These things
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Cirrux/braces.j[/QUOTE]

Awesome. Thank you.