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undercoverdjay
09-25-2005, 11:07 AM
So I just bought an 88 S12 for a winter beater. Come to find out when I drive 6 1/2 hours to get there, my $285 ebay beater just turned into a steal. This car is clean! V6, 5 speed, black/grey 2 tone. Loaded. Well I happened to notice it was a 5 lug. I put my S14 SE wheels on it for fun and they look great. I needed to put them back on my S13 as the stock S12 wheels wont clear Z brakes. But I do have a few questions

Would I be able to swap the rear bearing carriers out to make my other S13 5 lug? I used N/A Z32 rear hubs/bearing carriers and attain GTO front hubs for my other S13. I dont really want to invest much money into my summer daily driver S13, but it'd be nice to be able to interchange the wheels between both of my cars.

Also, the car needs suspension and there are none to be found in the salvage yards here. The chassis look similar enough to assume perhaps the suspension between my 240 and the 200 will work?

Sorry for the long post, just figured Id see what help I can get from all of you. Thanks a lot

Chris

projectRDM
09-25-2005, 12:35 PM
S12 has more in common with the Z31, I don't think the hubs will cross over.

gameeffect
09-25-2005, 01:40 PM
www.club-s12.org

they answer alot of your questions. as i have a s12 myself but its down right now. the rear suspension is of a z31 and the front is of a z28.

SochBAT
09-25-2005, 01:44 PM
IIRC, with a decent amount of modification, it'll work. There was someone on the S12 forums that had some homemade coilovers (spring, shock, sleeve combo). No one has developed subframe spacers, or sway for them. The market for S12 parts are really low. Might as well drop in a SOHC in there and TURBOO!!

HyperTek
09-25-2005, 01:59 PM
post pics!

gameeffect
09-25-2005, 02:28 PM
there was a guy named Bart who made homemade coilover set up. they have sway bars but i forgot what site had them.

http://www.mophos.net/images/stories/album04/s12_05.jpg

thats a picture of mine. its for sale if anyone wants it

undercoverdjay
09-25-2005, 04:40 PM
I always exceed the stoage limit here, its limited to like 45K or something But here are some pic links. may have to copy and paste them into a browser

http://varneyc.tripod.com/DSC00087.JPG
http://varneyc.tripod.com/DSC00088.JPG
http://varneyc.tripod.com/DSC00091.JPG

gameeffect
09-27-2005, 12:04 AM
thats a nice s12 are you on the s12 forums? it seems familiar

undercoverdjay
09-27-2005, 10:03 PM
Nope Im not on the S12 forums, well i just joined the club-s12.org my name there is RPS1392. Thanks though, the car was a steal, I absolutely love it. It has an LSD as well. Seems this car is a gem. Not much for aftermarket for it. Id like to lower it, it sits too high in the fenderwells. Do you own an S12?

240coupe
09-27-2005, 11:13 PM
Damn..... you got it for 285, thats a fuckin steal. yea, i own one, and yes from what i have heard the s13 front suspension will work. Im going to try it out soon. The s13 coilovers work for them too, but not stock 240 springs, only coilovers. They are similar to s13s in many ways, but different in alot as well.

gameeffect
09-29-2005, 11:54 PM
i got an s12, the pic above its for sale if you know anyone that wants it