Myke's RT142 Wagon

[spiderman]

Ever driven a 2.6L Sigma? Similar to that, a little sluggish and won't really rev past 5k but with oodles of torque to play with.

On topic, this thing is crazy clean. Nice pickup man

[AJPS]

same speed as a 4age sprinter if not a touch faster (pending a few variables)

but better to drive in most situations

much better than a big 4ac

[shift_rook]

Touch less power with a bucket more torque. Easier as a beginner skid car as you don't need the same entry speeds. Once you do the basic mods though it gets a bit harder to get power out of it without spending bigger dollars.

[shift_rook]

The look of those coilovers is very questionable dude. You don't think you'd be better off just getting a better quality insert with lowered springs. Then going the proper stuff when funds permit? I know they're cheap but if they fail in the first 6 months i'd be very unsure if there's anyone on this side of the planet that can rebuild them for you..

[Seventy]

Couple of pics for ya

[dangdang]

Black bumpers SO much nicer than the big bulky American style Avanti jobbies IMO

[AJPS]

yeah 100%

looks good

[myke90]

Yeh the 22RE is quite good for daily use. Heaps of torque but it dies after about 4-5k lol does the job!

Yeh I know the coilovers are heaps cheap china brand stuff but lots of ppl say alot of things about cheap suspension and it's not always the case. there are MEGAN coilovers available from the US that are under 1k as well that I may go for...
The way I look at it is that it's just a cheap cruise around daily so there's no point going all out on the suspension. I'll probably do a skid in the rain on a full moon once a year and that's about it lol. Cheap stuff only breaks if you hit shit IMO

But it'll be good to be the test dummy for this shit so ppl don't keep thinking 'ae86 coilovers - goodbye left kidney, goodbye right testicle' haha. If it fails Chris you have permission to say you told me so! I do believe ppl on track should use quality coilovers though.

All keep your eyes out for wagon rear bars too. None of the wreckers near southside Brizzy have any. If you know a guy who knows a guy with a bar then I wana speak with them

[shift_rook]

For that price though you could very well get a quality set of inserts with springs to match. I'm sure Dave at AJPS could help you out easily. Seeming you're only using this for the occasional skid i doubt you'll be changing height often or corner weighting the car so the there's not much point in the coilover anywhoo. Just my 2c

[myke90]

Yeh i've looked into spring n shock setups. Will cost about $750 all up which is all good. Unfortunately I'm a picky bastard and I want the car to sit at a specific height. I've done the measurements and I've worked out that the front end at the height I want will have less then 50mm shock travel with the stock struts. This is the main reason for going coilovers same price, way more adjustment and base height adjustment with full shock travel.