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Old 11-03-2014, 06:04 AM
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Re: Damn wheel bearings!!!!

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Originally Posted by B 4 You View Post
There's gotta be a way to get STi hubs to work. We use the same bearings and lateral links and struts for the most part...
The trailing arms don't match, you'd need a custom one to put STi rear knuckles in an SVX. Our trailing arms are straight and come off the knuckle at an angle. The STi ones come directly forward from the knuckle and have a kink to clear the wheel. Basically the angle built into the STi knuckle won't align with the attachment point in our subframe.

Now, that being said, a trailing arm isn't a huge challenge for someone with half-decent fab skills. The non-parallel pivot points would put stress on the bushings unless a heim joint was used for the forward end to free up some motion.
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