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i got a set of galant vr4 front nuckles and 2 piston calipers and planing on putting them on my 89 colt just wondering if they work with the stock gt axles thanx

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No they do not. There is a large amount of information regarding using the DSM/GVR4 knuckles on the Colt chassis available in other threads.

Newbie tech is the one place where someone can go and ask these questions, without searching.

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I apologize.

To use the DSM/GVR4 knuckles on a CSM chassis you have to use DSM/GVR4 CV shafts. You can use Colt GT/ Mirage Turbo CV shafts but I have personally seen the two-piece shaft fail due to the CV being too short. The DSM/GVR4 CVs are the correct length for the swap however.

sorry man i tried serchin and the only thing i could find is a post on what is needed for the install and it didnt mention the axles thanx for the info

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I don't think that's true at all. The GVR4 knuckles for sure bolt right on to a Turbo CSM. I had them on my car, with stock 1.6 axles, and it worked fine. You have to have a way to correct for the positive camber those knuckles give you (i.e. camber plates or slot the struts, NOT camber bolts). Am I totally mistaken here, or are we talking about something else?

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You are correct Tonus. You have to "slot" the two holes where the strut attaches to the knuckle or get camber plates.

I had the two piece CV pull apart and break when making a tight turn once. On closer inspection the 1.6 CV was shorter than the DSM/GVR4 CV allowing the truneon to pull out of the cup that is bolted to the block. I replaced the CVs with DSM CVs and never had the problem again.

Weird. I never had an issue using the 1.6 axles.

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I thought the 1.6 axles were only too short when using the Elantra LCA's (which are ~ 0.75" wider than a turbo Colt) and had nothing to do with your choice of upright.

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They might be. My car was an original turbo car, so I was using the factory control arms. Worked awesome for me, daily-drove it like that for well over a year.

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91 GSX - 511fwhp and 352 lb/ft 25psi 110 octane, 7.68 @ 95.9mph 1/8th 21psi 91 octane, 11.93 @ 112.9mph, 117.7mph best trap speed, 20psi 91 octane
98 Volvo S70 T5 - DD

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Mine was also a factory turbo car with OE LCAs. If I remember correctly there was a difference with how the "spindle" end of the CV sat against the wheel bearing that made a difference in the length. I don't have CSM CVs to compare with the DSM CVs at the moment.

It also may have been a fluke occurrence and my mind imagined the length difference to justify the failure of the CV on a 250whp car.