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Academy Grant suspension.
stevieneon
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Posted: Friday, September 10, 2010 - 08:39 AM UTC
I know this was posted ages ago, but just got my Academy Grant from the attic! Is the update for the Grant suspension still available? I know that Academy were sending out sprues from the "updated" suspension if asked. I have already tried Toyway to no avail. Thanks in advance.
jimz66
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Posted: Friday, September 10, 2010 - 09:39 AM UTC
Try contacting Academy directly or the supplier in your area. I am not sure who your distributor is.
ALBOWIE
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Posted: Friday, September 10, 2010 - 12:00 PM UTC

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I know this was posted ages ago, but just got my Academy Grant from the attic! Is the update for the Grant suspension still available? I know that Academy were sending out sprues from the "updated" suspension if asked. I have already tried Toyway to no avail. Thanks in advance.



Failing the suggestion above you can modify the suspension following Steve Zalogas advice in the Mil Mod article on the M3
You can also find someone with an Academy M7 (or find one cheap on E bay) as it has two sets of corrected bogey faces (you'll need to modify the rear). Tasca offer a set of M3 suspension as do DML/Cyber Hobby. Tasca offer individual sprues for sale on their website.
Cheers
Al
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Posted: Friday, September 10, 2010 - 02:59 PM UTC
i'm not suprised you've had no luck with Toyway Stevie, they're no longer the UK supplier of Academy kits, Pocketbond are the UK supplier now. i agree with Al your best bet would be ordering the Tasca M3 suspension, which would be a great improvement on the kit.
Ant
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Posted: Saturday, September 11, 2010 - 09:12 PM UTC
thank you for the replies - very helpful. stevie.
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