BY MODEL/TE71

From AE86 Driving Club FAQ

TE71 Page

General Information

The E70 Corolla was the 4th generation Corolla platform. As before, the Corolla Levin and Sprinter Trueno models were the top spec. They were both bassed on the 2 door coupe shape of the TE71. The Levin, Trueno (and GT sedan) shared the 2T-GEU twincam EFI engine that was much the same as the previous TE55 Levin and TE65 Trueno models. New to this model was 5 link rear suspension with coil springs taken from the Celica. All earlier corollas had leaf springs. The top spec models also had disk brakes on the rear with a LSD center.

More Info

When most Corollas went FWD, the new AE86/AE85 were generaly built on he TE71 floorpan and suspension layout. The main differences of the AE86 GT apart from styling was rack and pinion steering, a much lighter twincam motor (4A-GEU), and vented disk brakes on the front. The following is a list of parts that are the same or very similar for both the TE71 Levin/Trueno, and the AE86 Levin/Trueno GT:

• Rear suspension

• Rear diff housing and axles (either disk or drum).

• Diff center and LSD

• Rear brakes and housing, either drum or disk setup.

• Tail shaft (rear section).

• Alloy wheels.

• Heater box, interior fan.

• T50 gearbox (some differences)

• Clutch master and slave cyl.

• Brake booster (small difference, but a dirrect swap)

• Brake master cyl. (TE71/72 is steel, AE86 is alloy).

• Window winders