Lexus SC300/SC400 front suspension
The track width difference isn't a 2-door to 4-door thing. It's a '67-'72 drums or KH disks compared to '73+ disks thing. From a factory TSB...
A few other thoughts. Our A-body's are NOT best served by zero offset front rims. Even most of the factory rims have a +6 offset, not zero. If you want much wider than factory width tires, well, the 18x9's on my Duster are +27 and that's with the '73+ width. So, adding a few inches is a big deal, if you go past +50 for a wheel offset you're going to have a hard time finding rims. And what's the point of adding an allegedly better handling suspension if you can't match it up with a set of giant front tires to actually keep the whole mess on the ground?
I'm not against hot rodding or anything, I've done my share. But just because the SC400 is a good set up doesn't mean it will still work well when it's been modified to fit an A-body, or that an A-body will work well with SC400 suspension. There's a whole lot of engineering that went into both, and if you want to put them together and still have it work well it will take a whole lot more.
Right? Like the custom engine mounts, steering shaft, oil pan, headers and chassis reinforcements will be easier to deal with than the bolt pattern. :D
The track width difference isn't a 2-door to 4-door thing. It's a '67-'72 drums or KH disks compared to '73+ disks thing. From a factory TSB...
A few other thoughts. Our A-body's are NOT best served by zero offset front rims. Even most of the factory rims have a +6 offset, not zero. If you want much wider than factory width tires, well, the 18x9's on my Duster are +27 and that's with the '73+ width. So, adding a few inches is a big deal, if you go past +50 for a wheel offset you're going to have a hard time finding rims. And what's the point of adding an allegedly better handling suspension if you can't match it up with a set of giant front tires to actually keep the whole mess on the ground?
I'm not against hot rodding or anything, I've done my share. But just because the SC400 is a good set up doesn't mean it will still work well when it's been modified to fit an A-body, or that an A-body will work well with SC400 suspension. There's a whole lot of engineering that went into both, and if you want to put them together and still have it work well it will take a whole lot more.
Right? Like the custom engine mounts, steering shaft, oil pan, headers and chassis reinforcements will be easier to deal with than the bolt pattern. :D
