ae71 over ae86 why?

[kraggah]

just glancing through the members rides, and there is just asmuch ae71's as there is sprinters?

now is the only reason the people that chose the ae71 is because of the price?

just wondering because if they are basically the same (apart from body styles) i would rather save the extra $3k that would go to a sprinter and dump that on hte engine / suspention etc

share your reasons!

Ryan

[Course_Out]

I paid $500 for my ae71, all the ae86's i found in similar condition were $2000+, so they are pretty good value, the only thing to remember is that if you want to run ae86 suspension you will need to change the brakes and steering arms for ae86 items, and you will need the front half of the ae86 tailshaft to mate up to the rear half of a t18 shaft should you want run a t series diff.

ae86 seats are not a direct bolt in either. They bolt into ke70's though, which is strange, but there you go.

Apart from that they look hot slammed on dished rims, but if you've got anymore questions pm me or add me to msn.

[Gilly]

cost and availability

[v-tec]

Basically as gilly said, im mad about ae86s however when i bought my ae71 i couldnt afford a quality one.
I guess the other thought is that ke70's are just generally a cheap bash, almost any idiot can slide one(no attack on anyone on these forums).

[driftae86]

only get an 86 if you absolutely must have the looks.

ae71 is just as good as a base to start with. as well as being alot cheaper

[anastasios]

yep i have a ke55 that i learnt to slide, then upgraded to a ke70 now have an ae71 thats in the process of gettin rust cut out that only cost us 700 buks in real good condition, also alot of old people own 71s compared to the sprinters you find these days so that means nice boxes diffs and motors that get serviced regularly!

[Bustin_86]

I just have one of each.

[RobertoX]

its cos i own one, and i am cool, and all my followers bought them as a sign of respect to me, shower me with gifts children

i will look after you in the next life

[chapl]

bwhahahahahaaa
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well my prediction is that ae71's will be close to
the same price as sprinters in a years time....

[rthy]

i bought a ae71 to start a drift project but then i ended up getting another sprinter (that was cheaper than the ae71...)

the ae71 look fugly unless u did the te71 or early ke70 headlight's