I can answer this in detail, but I'm a little bit worried that you might not realise the full implications of your question (?).

The Group A suspension parts were nothing like those on the standard cars. The whole thing was fabricated, with - for example - uprights in cast magnesium and fabbed steel knuckle arms and links. You can't really talk about one part of it without taking all the matching parts into account.

Whole thing is a big subject. Do you mind if I ask the purpose of your question? Are you trying to replicate it, model it, write about it, or something else?



Alan T.

 

Calsonic R32

Hi Alan,

If you do have any pics or info about the Calsonic R32 GTR I would appreciate it very much if you could provide any info as I'm thinking of doing a project on my R32 along similar lines.

Cheers.


Baz

 

Hi Alan,

If you do have any pics or info about the Calsonic R32 GTR I would appreciate it very much if you could provide any info as I'm thinking of doing a project on my R32 along similar lines.

Baz,
I think you might not realise quite how special the Gr.A R32 suspension and drivetrain parts were...? They were really nothing like the stock parts.

As I mentioned in my original answer to this post ( crikey - it was years ago...! ) the homologated race parts were a package that you can't really replicate with off-the-shelf-parts today. Especially on a road car.

As a few pictures might get this across better than I can with a thousand words, take a look at these:

Cheers,
Alan T.

 

Anyone know what the ....toe,caster,camber etc settings were on the calsonic??

Nigel :thumbsup:

 

presumably they were regularly altered

 

I have loads of books and info on these Group A cars - mostly in Japanese. Although I do have a copy of the FIA homologation papers too.

As our expert PS30-SB stated, the Grp A suspension is far removed from the production car and unless you have a lottery win, impossible to copy. Geometry settings would be useless on a normal R32

 

Can you send them over bro? Looking into doing a project like this with my father… I know this is a bit late lol.


cheers!
Kyle V

 

Great pics Alan, thanks for sharing - which car are these from?
My guess is the FET SPORT car????
Are the Quantums period fitment? I understood the Calsonic cars ran Koni and KYB dampers.

 

It's a collection of parts originally used on several cars in period. Each car had a comprehensive package of spares, and stuff got swapped around all the time ( what with crack testing after races and tests, rebuilding, rebushing etc etc ).

The Quantums were for use on a later privateer car which used some of the Gr.A parts. You can see some original Kayabas underneath them in the photo.

 

Amazing have been after pics of front suspension for years!!!!
and it was as easy as that, Just asking at the right time.LOL

would that be the same setup as the Gibson cars?

 

*slaver* hmm...centre lock hubs....

:chuckle:

TT

 

Looks like a fun project to replicate those parts
I'd love to do something similar serious the my track gtr

But I guess dimentions etc will be hard to come by

 

OK, call me daft but where do these go and what do they do?? I assume that they are the body attachments for the rose jointed arms and hubs??

TT

 

Front and rear top damper mounts??

 

Shock absorber mount brackets. The interfaces between the body and the tops of the dampers....

 

here,s the gibson motorsport r32gtr

 

has anybody got pics of front suspension on the cars?
please

 

....hard to take good photos of the parts actually on the cars.

Alan T.

 

I'm sure I do, But I'm not back at work untill Monday....

 

 

Blow this pic up and have a lok at the top mount, this is the difference I am talking about. Even the bends on the gooseneck's look substantially different

 

Fantastic stuff Alan, Chris and the rest of you thanks for sharing!!! :bowdown1:

bob

 

What are those to 'canistors' with the blue 'bands on each end in the lower left of the first pic? And on the bottom right of the 2nd pic where do the 2 small braces fit in? As Ron'said i've been searching for pics like these for years:bowdown1: Any more for us Group A junkies?

 

What are those to 'canistors' with the blue 'bands on each end in the lower left of the first pic?

CP2985 AP Racing air jacks. 4 on the car.

 

 

 

Well that's a major differences when compared to the factory OEM stuff :chuckle:.

Spend a good 10k+ on suspension before moving on any where else.

The kit looks rigid as ****!

 

Just noticed the FMIC on the Calsonic Photo lying on the floor, that looks strangley standard? (to me anyway)

 

Love the fact with all that R&D and technology going into the Group A cars that they were stuck with having to use the OEM IC.

Not that theres ouwt wrong with it mind.

bob

 

Snap, it was!

bob

 

Good! Means I'm not going to upgrade mine then!:bowdown1:

 

Great thread. Nice to see some decent info on the Group A GT-R's on the foum at last. Thanks for the info and pictures Alan :thumbsup:

 

+1 for me too. Nice to see this sort of thing. Exactly what the forum should be about.

:bowdown1:

 

rigid not "ridged" as well mate lol.


some great info been posted on here. makes me wish i had won a couple of million on the lotto saturday, just think of the possibilities?

 

rigid not "ridged" as well mate lol.

GAH! I'm having one of those days!:runaway:

Can anyone tell me what the pulley attached to the front of the lefthand side CAM is driving, in the Gibson's car engine bay photo?