rwd kia insperation?

[pjmrnolife1]

basically what it looks like stock

http://www.autotrader.com/research/model_info/specifications-overview.jsp?show=specs&styleId=12663&vehicle_number=12663&modelId=1164&hybrid=&ad_min_price=&ad_max_price=&body_style=

so i know that no one in their right mind would ever consider doing what id like to try but i dont care ideas and money come and go..
Yea a kia sportage that im getting for 200$ and its rwd so im thinking weld the diff and slam it using some ground controls or wherever universal coilovers come from...anyone got any ideas for insperation?

[Jesses240]

do it!

or swap the drivetrain into a different kia

[undesiredshoe]

your cool

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[pjmrnolife1]

this is what im stuck with i just wanted to find out how difficult it is to put in lets say an entire front suspension from a 240 onto this thing ...

[GSXRJJordan]

lol like the 240 suspension is something special.

If you're gonna pick it up for $200, keep that in mind... don't go making it into a $10k project.

Slam it, weld the diff, get a decent clutch, maybe put a T25 on it...

[pjmrnolife1]

but who makes freakin coilovers for some box like this!? unless im dum cant i just like email ground control or whoever and ask them for specific stuff or is everyhting they have listed. im just not a cut springs type a guy...is a kyb/agx setup universal..eh

[Farzam]

Make some shit.

[cdlong]

the engine in that thing is a pretty nice old Mazda design, FE3 if my memory serves. probe guys swap them in occasionally and turbo them. there may be some extra work involved because it's a rwd version but there's aftermarket support there at least. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_FE-DOHC_engine

that doesn't mean i think this is a good idea, but whatever, not my money.

[wonkuuzenki]

do it up hardcore.

Dump it, weld the diff., Get some baller ass wheels and Fab up some of your own shit and your set.

[JDMS1lv1a]

this is what im stuck with i just wanted to find out how difficult it is to put in lets say an entire front suspension from a 240 onto this thing ...

if you want to do that just to make the car halfway decent,just get something else

theres plenty of rear wheel drive platforms to choose for a decent price.

plus u probably wouldn't find coil overs for that thing unless you make custom

[irax]

megan racing still does
"if we dont make the coilovers for your car, please send yours in and we will make you a set"

and if you drift this sportage pretty nicely, im sure others will follow.

[turtle m3th]

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oh shit!....... I mean go for it!:ugh:............

[Suk02Si]

:thumbsup: for trying to be different, but it just doesn't seem like you have the know-how to go through with a Kia drift project. There are crazier things out there, but the guys that build those crazy machines are all homebrew/diy engineers, lol.

You seem to have the drive/ambition to do it, now you just need the skills. My buddy taught himself how to weld and learned chassis/suspension dynamics while sitting on the toilet. He was able to build his own open-wheel racer using a pile of metal and old scrap BMW parts.

[Nikeboy355]

Put a KAT in there... You could use the extra torque...

[pjmrnolife1]

how do i stiffen up a panhard bar rear end the fronts are easy theres alot of aftermarket support.. or was that megan racing coilover quote real?? do i just send them my suspension and they make me a coilover setup out of it?? that would be amazing and the ka-t idea aint bad..ka's are all im used to anyway lol

[jdm538]

or you can put mud tires and take it offroading, go mud drifting.

[pjmrnolife1]

that muddin crap is such a waste ive decided on kyb shocks and struts with intraks 1 and a half inch drop springs that ill just cut shorter weld the diff get some american racing 15 by 10s all around tucked under universal fender flares and gut it from the front seats back..

[pjmrnolife1]

this is the stock engine anyone seen it before it looks familiar..if anyone knows what it is and if theres any aftermarket..or just swap in something else? ideas?

http://www.cardomain.com/member_pages/show_image.pl?bg=000000&image=http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/1/web/2449000-2449999/2449359_6_full.jpg

[Kn1ves]

this is the stock engine anyone seen it before it looks familiar..if anyone knows what it is and if theres any aftermarket..or just swap in something else? ideas?

http://www.cardomain.com/member_pages/show_image.pl?bg=000000&image=http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/1/web/2449000-2449999/2449359_6_full.jpg

Please read your own thread...

the engine in that thing is a pretty nice old Mazda design, FE3 if my memory serves. probe guys swap them in occasionally and turbo them. there may be some extra work involved because it's a rwd version but there's aftermarket support there at least. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_FE-DOHC_engine

that doesn't mean i think this is a good idea, but whatever, not my money.

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[RHS13KNetics]

wouldnt the balance be an issue? just looking at it for a physics standpoint, do you think it would have a tendency to roll?

[wootwoot]

I'd say use it for rally cross at Moroso. Thats near you

[cdlong]

wouldnt the balance be an issue? just looking at it for a physics standpoint, do you think it would have a tendency to roll?

yeah, i'd be a little worried about putting sticky tires on it. lowering and a wider track width (from the wider, low offset wheels) would help, but you can only go so far.

you could focus some weight savings on the higher stuff. removing roof racks, headliners, sunroofs, would help in the body roll area.