Thread: Time Attack BRZ
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Old 11-17-2018, 04:28 PM   #20
JDwhiteWRX
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I seems to me an easy way to do this would be to purchase the complete front subframe and suspension from a Mazda RX8.



The RX8 is a very similar dimension to the BRZ, the track width is only 19mm less than the BRZ. I can purchase this suspension assembly and then take measurements of everything and feed them into some software for analysis of how this track change may affect it.

What one guy was doing on the locost forum was to make a jig of the subframe similar to what I did with the rear suspension of my car and then using the jig to locate the control arm mounting points into a different chassis. I think the hard part would be working out the height to do this so it works with what I have done in the rear. I would also need to do the same triple hole tabs for the control arm mounts, not hard to do.

Another plus with the RX8 is I get 5x114.3 bolt pattern and there are lots of options for big brake kits. The cost savings on the PCD change should cover the cost of this whole conversion if I can get the RX8 front suspension cheap enough.
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