XKR upgrades for xk8

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12-10-2012, 06:05 PM

Crushercurtis

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XKR upgrades for xk8

Are there any parts from R's that are different from 8's?

Are the brakes and rear diff different? If so I assume there an easy swap......
Has anyone ever sourced an R hood? At what cost?

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12-10-2012, 07:11 PM

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I have a set of xkr brakes available if you want, I upgraded my xkr to brembos.

As far as I am aware, the hood is a straight swap, but the xkr hoods are fairly expensive from what I understand.

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12-10-2012, 09:09 PM

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You can find XKR hoods on ebay or at Jag salvage yards very easily, and they are not that expensive. I saw some on ebay a few days ago that would obviously need to be painted, but were very reasonable.

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12-11-2012, 12:49 AM

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Shocks are CATS controlled on an R also, 8's get normal ones.

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12-11-2012, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by H20boy

Shocks are CATS controlled on an R also, 8's get normal ones.

However, installing CATS on a standard car would involve lots of additional Electronics, Sensors and Wiring, in addition to the CATS shocks themselves.

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