Jdean

16 minutes ago, Panko said:

Yeh i just came to the same conclusion running my brain over it all. 

 

i wonder if there were custom arms that have a curve in them to go under the chassis rail. maybe air bag suspension instead of coils

 

 

 

Im super keen to watch the progress. 

The upper arm already has a big curve for clearance. Looking at the picture of the xh, I'd say there are some differences in the chassis? I'll add a photo of how much clearance I had to the chassis rail with a level drive shaft. Close to level anyway..

2 minutes ago, Panko said:

thats bonkers. 

 

Your conversion looks a little more extreme compared to my photo of the conversion i posted early on in this thread. 

 

I have 1 main question for you...

 

Is there a way to run the springs without tubbing and building turrets? 

 

Ever since i found the pic that i posted previously, years ago, i have thought how much id love to do this to my XF Ghia wagon. 

 

Id love to see more underside pics 

I think it could be done with custom struts. There would either be very little suspension travel or an extreme angle on the strut though. The upper control arm also comes quite close to the chassis rail.

All that's left with mine are coilovers, wheels, tyres, a little bit of panel work and a turbo. Then I might post the whole build. 

Interesting, I'm in TAS too. It would be good to see that thing and ask about how he went with engineering. 

I only made an account to share this with you all. I had trouble finding info when I started this project. Yep xg fuel tank. Barra up the front as well as au front subframe, steering rack, etc. Ba steering column. I might post a full build once it's completely finished. 

Hi everyone. I have done this swap into an xf wagon. The front leaf mounting points can be used for the front pickups of the IRS. And all that needs to be made is the rear cradle mount. And the strut mount. The way I did this was very fabrication heavy. I had clearance issues between the strut and the chassis. I'll include a photo to show what I did to make it work.