check out the latest zoom magazine with the 2 vl's on the cover. they do a coil over conversion on some stock sprinter struts. looks like a bit of mucking around but a good result!!
for starters...coilover pics and thread can be found here
ae86 slide: it includes, new AJPS springs, KYB shocks and Koni sleeve kit. And obviously the labour that goes into them. They are ready to put into a car then (unless you take brakes off to send them). Turn around time is about 4 weeks.
Dr!!ft K!ng: Pics are in thread, as we make the suspension 'short stroke' the standard shocks are far too long (and soft) to be used with much higher rate springs. We use Kyb short stroke heavy duty on the $770 dollar ones, up to $1000 for Kyb AGX 4 way damper adjustables. Spring rates can be had between 1kg/mm and 20kg/mm. Most guys go with between 6kg/mm and 8kg/mm. I am using 8kg/mm in my track only 86. We can also do rear suspension set ups...
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check out the latest zoom magazine with the 2 vl's on the cover. they do a coil over conversion on some stock sprinter struts. looks like a bit of mucking around but a good result!!
I bought this coilover kit from Wilkinson suspension here in Perth. Came as a 60mm dia spring with whatever poundage springs you wanted and cost me $360. Also comes with top retainer, I worked out roughly how I wanted the car to sit and then welded the sleeve to the strut. There is about 150mm of threaded section so I can wind it up or down to suit the height I wanted although at the top of the thread it would put the spring under a small amount of compression. I run a koni insert from a rav 4 in the strut itself and the strut legs are off an XT130 Corona. All up cost including coilovers, XT130 struts and koni inserts was under $1000
guys just wanna check, issi't worth while to mod the original struts from and and AA63 to coilovers or issit better to look for a pair of ae86 struts and mod it to coilovers? Cause I'm not sure whether it will be able to fit RCA from an AE86 cause the last time I check the 2 bolts at the bottom doesn't align properly cause the aa63 strut is bigger and the stub axle is bigger as well as the disc. Any one can confirm?
use ae86 strut, the main reason is lower unsprung weight, plus u can fit power steering arms and rca
but mine is a carina with 4age, thinking of usin the ae86 struts more worthwhile cause more aftermarket parts can be used. rather than modifying the carina struts to fit.
Use the XT130 Corona strut leg, it comes with the bigger stub axle and the bolt spacing is the same as AE86. The M/A/RA63 strut leg has a different bottom bolt spacing but you can use the vented disc/caliper/hub setup from it on the XT strut leg. The weight difference is less than 500g per strut when compared with the AE86 strut leg, it's the bigger/stronger hub and brake combo that is heavier. If you use the XT strut you can also update to MS65 crown front hubs which are 5 stud at a later date should you decide to.
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just use ae86 struts...
If you are not planning a major brake upgrade in future eg anything larger than JDM calipers etc. i would use AE86 strut,
BUT
as posted i would NOT use the AE86 strut/stub if you are looking to upgrade to a large set of brakes in the future like a 4pot hilux caliper and large ventre pug discs as the AE86 stub axle isnt really strong enough to support the large disc/caliper, pretty sure the XT strut will not affect the ability to use rca or power steering arms as the bottom is virtually the same correct?
Same with the RA40 strut, it will fit the ae86 steering arm ( I had them with ae86 RCAs and it fitted fine) it will give you the larger stub axle. Also a bonus was that the 7" +26 offset rims that I had lying around would now fit these struts (as the hub sits out further than the spoonta one-these would previously rub on my struts with 205s).
They also had bigger brakes (MA61) that would never fade....
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