Couple of suspension q's

[Moebius]

Yeah, buggered if I could find any for anywhere near that price. I ended getting braided ones from AJPS.

[Golberg]

Don't bother with repco either, their price is only for half the brake line. As the stock AE86 ones split in 2. I had a local brake place make me up a pair of rubber ones for $80...

[jay70]

i've found a place to make the lines but i need all the dimensions and stuff. can anyone help?

[resol]

your *e7* lines should work fine, toyota use the same parts/bolts etc on most models around the same age.

as far as the calipers go, if you dont know what your doing dont pull them appart. brakes have very sensitive tolerances on them and they can be contaminated very easily. the pistons are supposed to be stiff, they seal by precision fit. think about how hard you press the brake pedal and how much force that fluid has coming out of the MC.

captivity of the springs only matters when the cars raised, or if you dont have enough sag in the suspension (i.e REALLY stiff springs) and go over bumps.

so tying them in is a safety measure. but shorter shocks are a better option.

-dan

[Ksevn-T]

ive got chopped 200mm springs in my front end and there always F**king up!
Whenever the car gets jacked up i need someone to hold and guide the springs back into their seats otherwise they sit crooked or not in the perch at all. Id recommend cable tying them to the spring hats. Although when i tried it they just snapped. Maybe you will have more luck than i did. I think ill try the wire tie idea. It would be a whole lot different with short stroke shockers though!

Alex

[Golberg]

They don't, they're too short. Maybe T18 ones would work, but AE71/KE70's all use girlock callipers which have the fluid port in a different spot, thus the length is different. To be entirely correct, AE71 panel vans have ADM AE86 brakes and rotors.