NZ's Racefab are putting together a kit for the R32 GTR at the moment to convert to modern front upper A-arms, like the R33, R34, R35, and well everything else these days. While the after market subframe they're doing doesn't apply to our cars obviously, the A-arm conversion should. It's quite in-depth and requires chassis modifications and welding for fitment. The strut top location must be offset to suit the new setup downstairs. I think this is badass and am over the moon at the prospect of ditching the crappy old uprights -A
Well it has the Engineer's stamp of approval. Is there any concept of if moving the upper shock mounting point will benefit aside from the clearance aspects? Or is the load technically entering the chassis in the same place cause the mounting points are the same? Also you'd want to make some strut covers or something, a copper popping that bonnet would slap you a defect so quickly if he saw that. I always mentally toyed with the idea of a tubular front subframe to cut the weight and promised myself the next time the engine needed to come out I'd get someone to design one...didn't need to come out after that...
According to the shop; "offset strut top to move shock back to corret angle and closer to the centre on the top arm". I'd imagine the small difference in angle for load input wouldn't do that much, the force is angled into the upper corners of the strut towers either way.
