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Thread: strut choice for my ke70

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    Default strut choice for my ke70

    just asking is there any differences in using an ae86 strut or an xt130 strut in my ke70 e.g bolt straight in and better

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    an xt130 has a twin piston caliper so you won't really have to do any further brake upgrades, much better IMO, someone please correct me if i'm wrong or they just disagree

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    will it bolt straight in tho or wat else will i need
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    xt130 bolts straight in 100% garranteed, only thing that you must change, is to keep and use your ke70 springs, and strut tops (that bit ontop of the spring which bolts into the strut tower).

    advantages: bigger twin piston brakes, larger shock tube which means aftermarket replacements are availiable (same as ra60/ma61/ae86 etc shocks ).

    only downside, is the steering arms are ~10mm longer off the top of my head maybe 5mm? which means you do loose a little bit of lock. also the king pin angle (angle of the stub axle to the strut) is bigger meaning you get a slight change in camber (with stock ke70 LCA it may be +.5 degrees camber)

    my advice, xt130 struts, and xt130 LCAs, with a lock spacer.

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    Agreed with resol and you can always cut and shut the steering arms to make up for the lack of lock with unmodified ones.

    marvis.

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    or use AE86 arms?

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    yeah xt are 100% compatible with ae86 steering arms. its what i have im my car.

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    um just wondering how much should i pay for a pair
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    just use 86 struts, far lighter, still 2 inch for good shock options, ps arms will give awesome lock, FC brakes are easy and as big as you'll ever need, retain factory geometry.
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    but then you have to fork over for fc brakes which cost an absolute load, just the bare basics will cost about $800 where you can pull rona struts from the wreckers for bout $100 for thr pair with everything you need then spend $150 on ps arms and for $250 you get something that's sweet

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