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Jonny Rochester
27th May 2007, 04:29 AM
As a base to start from, I am going to show what standard suspension specs where and the differences over the different models.

Abbreviations:
ARL = Australian Specification
WG = wagon
anti-roll bar = stabilizer bar, anti-sway bar, sway bar

Front anti-roll bar:
The AE86 including ARL, Europe, GTV and Apex had a 21mm diameter front bar. Some AE85s had a 20mm one.

20mm AE85
21mm AE86

Rear anti-roll bar:
The following vehicles listed have the same rear anti-roll bar as the AE86 and can be fitted as long as you have the matching D bushes.

13mm ARL, Euro GT, KE70, TE72, RT142, RT132, XT130
14mm SR, GT, Apex, ST141, RT142, SA60, ST140
15mm GTV, RT142 WG, RA60, TA64

17mm AL25 Tercel also fits I think.
17mm AE95 Corolla, may fit...
14mm late KE55, should fit...

Note: The above is what I found mostly from the Toyota EPC. But in reality I found some Australian AE86s have 13mm, and some 14mm rear bar.

Front springs:
about 2.5 kg/mm

Rear springs:

Front shocks:
body length, 397-400mm

Rear shocks:

Steering arms:
PowerSteering and GTV ~ 113mm

Lower control arms:
AE86, all ~295mm
KE30, XT130 ~300mm

roadsailing
27th May 2007, 10:11 AM
i had some std springs rated by a spring maker I used a few times,

the front rate is 100lb/in (1.78579673 kg/mm)

the rear rate is 110lb/in (1.96437641 kg/mm)

also, XT130 corona LCAs bolt in to give you about 10-20mm more track and more camber (and caster if you dont adjust the radius rods) and use the same balljoints and bushes as AE86

KE70 strut tops bolt in to increase caster

ae71
30th May 2007, 02:02 PM
i heard ke70 swaybars are thicker than ae86 ones..?

Konakid
31st May 2007, 02:24 AM
Confirmed posts only^^^^

I heard that Ron Jeremy's dick was thicker than Peter North's.....

Gilly
31st May 2007, 08:15 AM
i heard ke70 swaybars are thicker than ae86 ones..?[/b]

they aren't