would like some clarification, Trying to make sense of the scattered st205 cv axel info Options

[enderswift]

hey everyone, I've been reading up on the superstrut suspension lately and that got me asking myself why everyone has such a hard time with the axle's after a swap. Before, i just assumed that the st204 front suspension was just waaaaay too different from the superstrut setup (and it is), thus calling for hybrid length axle's. However, lots of st205 owners convert their superstrut to regular McPherson w/o any problems. So this kind of leads to the question of why exactly cant we use the gt4 axles if we are using a converted gt4 tranny? Does it indeed still have to do with the difference in length of the control/A arm between superstrut and udsm?

if thats the case, im imagining it would be possible copy what st205 owners do and replace the usdm suspension with a converted(i.e. superstrut converted to McPherson) superstrut setup. that way all of the axle business is done away with. This would be great since alot of front clips come with mostly intact suspension components anyway; not to mention one of toyota's criteria called for the superstrut setup using the same mounts as a conventional McPherson suspension, so it would be cake to install (I'm assuming)

I hope I havent misunderstood anything and I'd like some input please

This post has been edited by enderswift: Dec 16, 2008 - 12:11 AM

[enderswift]

I knew about keeping the s54, but according to some threads on here, they cant hold the power. I read about the solara trans but didn't wants its taller gears. As for the mr2's, i dont know why i didnt want to go that route. maybe it was the thought of finding one. I could have sworn i saw a post online that showed how to convert a gt4 transmission to work in fwd. with that in mind i thought it was really weird that people were having axle issues since i figured everything should just be plug and play with those parts. Which then lead me thinking that it was something to do with the usdm suspension vs converted ss. I really thought it was strange that those arms would be different lengths. i was

So what your saying makes waaaay more sense. I now see how the passanger side axel would have to be longer if the middle section was deleted. I must have been looking at an mr2 conversion page then. thanks for the reply

now i have to find out if stock mr2 axles can be used together with the mr2 tranny. im guessing no, and that you would need hybrids as well

This post has been edited by enderswift: Dec 16, 2008 - 2:02 AM