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

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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

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hurley:

my original question was why people werent using st205 axles on their swaps, since it IS possible to convert a gt4 trans to fwd with mr2 parts (look on celicatech). no one had an answer so i figured it had to do something with the suspension, thats where I mistakenly assumed that the ss suspensions dictate the axle length. having read that its possible to convert ss to mcpherson (the rally teams did it http://www.rallycars.com/Cars/Toyota_GT4/Celica2.html), I wondered why people wont go with a hybrid ss/mcpherson setup in order to be able to use st205 axles. I was then told that the suspension has nothing to do with the types of axles and that it all depends on the trans. Since converting the gt4 trans to fwd isn't very common, no one considered using st205 axles and thats why no one had an answer to my original question. It was basically my fault for assuming too much and causing all this confusion.

lagos:

I had a feeling the s54 was sturdy, because as you mentioned, alot of people seem to be using them without problems. Thats why for the longest time I considered sticking with the s54 because i was intimidated by converting an e series (especially the axles). But i seem to have figured it out and will most likely go for the lsd e153, chicago winters are rough afterall and every bit helps. Not to mention i spin one wheel ALL the time with my 5s. You could blame that on the tires and suspension but i just feel a 3s would be best with an lsd.

I have checked out the phantom lsd or whatever its called for the s54 and im not too impressed with it ill stick with the e153.

btw, is the factory lsd in the e153 a torsen? or some helical variant?

This post has been edited by enderswift: Dec 20, 2008 - 7:58 PM