Alternate spindles?

I have an early RX-7, but with the "big bearing" strut/spindle assemblies.

Even so, ever since SOOMEONE said that they are weak and break, I've been bending the snouts and wrecking where the outer bearing rides so that even with the bearings preloaded, there's a ton of play.

Sucks all around, basically, and my supplies are drying up. At least the process of damaging them is fun enough...

Anybody know what other imports use the two-bolts-to-steering-arm type arrangement, and (the kicker) would be worthwhile to adapt in?

I'd scrounge around local junkyards but older import stuff isn't too common, so the plan is to ID my target first, then hurt for *that*. (Even so there is a yard here with FOUR - FOUR!!! XR4Ti's, so there is hope)

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Pete Remner
Cleveland, Ohio

1984 RX-7 (rallycross thing)
1978
Silence is golden, but duct tape is silver.

Pete i think I suggested to Jakkoppi Heimalainenen that he check the width of the complet crossmember and rack and arms and bubs and sooper bithin vented discs with the nice allot 4 pots.

Guess it works cause he planted one on.
Advantage is gained in the "flag" or "ear" type plates from strut tube to the "upright" you know likle these Maz-dog struts



and you get rack and pinion steering!

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/15/2006 11:15PM by john vanlandingham.

The body rails are something like 42" apart, and the strut towers are way far apart too. They basically sacrificed all suspension room for engine bay space.

The crossmember from the later model cars is practically a bolt-in to the shell, many people have done it. Only downside is the rack winds up where the motor plate has to be, so most people use the later engine (which SUCKS) and also the thought of aluminum knuckles and aluminum hubs scares the crap out of me. I've seen too many broken ones to want to trust that stuff.

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Pete Remner
Cleveland, Ohio

1984 RX-7 (rallycross thing)
1978
Silence is golden, but duct tape is silver.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/15/2006 11:26PM by Pete.