I am looking to improve the handling of my new KE70 daily......I have previously fitted ae86 front struts and fitted SW20 MR2 inserts into them. BUT the KE70 strut is a smaller diameter.
Does anyone know of shock inserts that have the same or similar specs as the SW20 items, but with a smaller diameter?
Please give all options and as much info on specs as possible.
Cheers
Nico
what if if u use ae86 front struts in sted?
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The whole idea is to avoid that, they are difficult to find cheap, and the SW20 shocks are not cheap either.
Being that this is purely a little daily runaround, i am trying to minimise cost.
un fortunately there is not much in the way of decnet aftermarket shocks to fit KE70, springs either for that matter.
there is a koni adjustable, externally adjustable. not listed under KE70 though they had to measure them up and fit a spacer so i don't know what they were meant for originally. not short stroke either.
if it's just a daily you may have to look at pedders and lovells etc. yuk
ra60 front struts with ke70 tops and sigma/ra40 lca's?
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As mentioned, Really not looking to change my strut/<CA combination, it is purely a daily driver that i wanna have a bit of a thrash around in.
I have my track only drift car if i want REAL handling.
Looks like i will have to check the listings in the catalogues and figure something out.
If i remember to, i will post in here the results.
Keeping it pretty simple at this stage. Falcon king springs and HQ or Sirerra rear shocks, And Falcon king springs and whatever i find for the front.
Perhaps someone can confirm........are the spring base on the KE struts the same diamter as the AE86 items? (Hope fully they are so i can run the falcon springs in the front too)
rears are the same from 86 to 70. but fronts have a smaller diameter spring perch.
DOH!!!!!!!!! looks like i will have to find another option for springs too.
try mk1 golf maybe? theyre pretty small diamtre and short. youll need a spacer. *shrugs*.
munroe has a downloadable pdf online and you can x referance everything.
then go buy KYBbut the dimensions will all be the same.
why does it have to be short stroke? if its justa daily i wouldnt worry. how low does your daily really need to be?
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I am not one to have it riding on bump stops.......but i am a massive fan of captive springs and a stiff ride.
Basically, i am trying to re-create the handling i had in the little black AE71 i had not to long ago (You may remember it from QR ) but it had the AE86 front struts.
For the sake of a bit of research, i figure i will hopefully be able to find something in a shorter stroke for the same sort of cash as the stocko items.
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