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B.L.Z.BUB, if this goes through, prepare to be notification raped.

I see this entire thing as one big learning experience. I may seem like a clueless kid now (and I think I am) but when this all eventually gets done and I find the right tuning through a series of trial & error, it'll be for the better. For instance, I've just spent $250 on an incomplete front strut assembly of an AE86, and I might only end up using the steering arms from the whole package. When I bought them I had plans of drilling and getting the rotors machined, taking it to a guy for the brake lines, and tracking down another LCA to pair up with the single one I got with it. I've since found out that machining them costs ~$150 and buying an entirely new set of slotted front rotors is about $170, and the brake lines probably won't need to be altered as they look like they'll fit (another thing I'll find out through trying shit out). I wouldn't have found that out, even with advice from the forum, if I hadn't physically aquired one and played around with it over the course of a few weeks. I'm not particularly concerned with the money I spent on it because the remainding struts can always be sold on but you can see what I mean.

Oooohh, I see. Pretty good idea. I thought that sort of thing would just be judged by eye.

What is that ring shrouding the steering column?

Mine have nifty little turn knobs on the tops of each shock so it's just a simple case of popping the boot/bonnet and fondling with the car's tits. Set it to a setting, drive up the road and give it a swerve, pull over, adjust, repeat process. That's what I do anyway.

How'd you do that? It's not quite what I'm getting at though, 'cause the only way I knew you posted that was from following this thread. What I mean is a notification in your panel stating that someone's tagged you in a post. Something along those lines.

Don't put yourself out too much if you're only partial about it. So like typing [[senseless Sensation]] or Senseless Sensation for example? The second option seems to just redirect me to the top of the page.

UHH... no... of course not, mistress. I would never do such a thing.

How about a feature where you can tag other members in posts? I know you can get people's attention by quoting them but I think this might be a good idea. Such as: "[user Name Here], you might wanna take a look at this thread." or "I know a guy who can help you out. His name is [user Name Here]" Just a suggestion, but what do you think?

Rob, are you coming along? If so, are you bringing... her? :nervous:

Could be worse, could be Gold.

I haven't got rear coilovers, just stiffer springs/shocks. I think it's kinda silly to convert the rear to coilovers because as you pointed out the rear strut towers weren't designed for that kind of force concentrated all in one spot. My personal preference for ride comfort is as harsh as possible. Comfort is really a non-existant thing when I'm considering making it handle better. I don't want excessive camber because at the level of stiffness I'd be using, shit loads of camber would make it handle like crap and wear out tyres all unevenly. That's ok, Reedy. I started yet another suspension thread so everyone can get their questions answered, not just me. OOH! Completely irrelephant but I had to tell someone... I FOUND THE REST OF MY REAR WINDOW TRIM TODAY :D:D:D. There's an XX KE70 at Salisbury Wreckers with air-con and all the bells/whistles and I pinched it from that. What's this I hear about people mounting superchargers onto air conditioning brackets?

Exactaticklytactly. I softened the shocks in the rear and now it feels a lot more balanced. Had it set right up high to the maximum stiffness and through hard corners the front would understeer, unless I broke the traction. Then I had it down to the softest and it would kick the back out through every corner. So now I have it set to about 10/30 and it's much more natural. It's set to about 5mm off the highest ride height in the arse and that's about an inch lower than stock. When I put the fronts in I'll probably drop it another inch or so.

The ones I'm looking at are RDA's and the guy I spoke to said exactly what you did. I think I'll just get slotted rotors, and not worry about vented yet. Seems a bit overkill anyway for the amount of car it's stopping.

I thought it didn't matter the wheel size, so long as the rolling diameter is right. Laws can be so hard to find info on. I'm not majorly concerned if this is the case because I'm not sure how the 16's will even look. They're rarer than a virgin in Woodridge named shirlie, so I'd just end up selling them on to someone with a honda or something and get some dishy 15's with the pretense money. I don't think it'll be an issue though. Same goes for the track increase/decrease. If I can find Brembo's, I'll use 'em. Where on earth did I read that AE86's had two... Meh, they're bigger than the KE70 ones so might just keep them and get upgraded rotors. I dummy fitted one of the donor strut assemblies to my spare wheel the other day and they fitted inside the 13's so I think I'll keep that caliper for now. Do you know if I'll need bigger calipers for the vented discs?

Ah ok. Yeah, that's pretty much inline with what I've been told. But how does twin piston let you fit bigger pads? I thought that would be dictated by the actual size of the caliper itself. I heard that vented discs disperse heat, water, gas, poo quite well due to centrifugal force from the inside of the discs out. There's a set on Ebay that are vented & slotted that I'm pervin' on but I'm getting mixed messages on whether or not my calipers'll fit. I still don't know for sure what it is exactly that I'm gonna use it for, so for now it'll stay an all-rounder. Ride comfort is a very low priority for me as I'm quite tolerant of roughness as long as it's a sideaffect of performance increase. It's likely going to be aimed at fast lap times because tyres have a very short life span in drifting and I don't wanna keep forking out money for them. Having said that, I do want to have a set of smaller diameter wheels and a useful setup for such applications so I can go out to the track and have a bit of fun sliding around and getting a good feel for the way these things throw themselves around (handy if I ever lose traction and want to maintain control when things get too dicey).

BUMPIDDY BUMP! I have another question! I'm looking at getting vented & slotted discs for my front end AE86 strut conversion but I'm unsure if they'll fit onto the single piston solid disc calipers. I'm also eyeing up an FC brake setup too but don't know anything about them other than that they're apparently bigger, and have 4 pistons as opposed to the (supposed) 2 pistons of '86 calipers. What are the specs on the RX7 calipers/rotors, and should I go for that or just get bigger, vented discs for the AE86's? Also, what do slotted/vented rotors and more pistons do specifically anyway? I get the basic concept buuuut....

Let's just go nuts and all pile up there at 2 in the morning.

Mine are aftermarket struts, these in particular are thicker than standard. They have semi-adjustable damping and fully adjustable height/camber, and there's also a wide range of brake upgrades that bolt straight on... ...Such as this -^ which is one option I'm swaying towards. It's not just about straight line stopping, that's only a small part of it. It's also about steering response, squat and different adjustment settings for specific applications (be it drift, drag, circuit etc.).

My mate has a gilmer belt in his KE70 and I gotta say, it sounds FVCKING amazing. But the price!

Yeah my way is the expensive route, but I'm looking at getting big performance out of it. I'm a religious believer of keeping springs captive, so if you're gonna go and get shorter springs you'll need a shorter shock absorber so the springs won't fall out if you hit a bump in the road or a small child riding a bicycle. Also note that you'll have to take it in for a wheel alignment for either approach.

Ah I see. This guy's the bloke I wanna know for when one day I do my engine conversion.

Why is this in the QLD/Brisbane section?

Shopping List AE86 Coilovers, 8kg springs front/6kg springs rear AE86 Steering arms AE86 Disc rotors & brake calipers AE86 Front wheel bearings

Big fat affirmative on that there. I'm on my red P's and am still yet to be pulled over by police, even for an RBT. Keep it reasonably clean with no visible blemishes on the outside, keep the stocko rims (or some nice mags), keep it at standard height, get a good muffler, don't drive like a dickhead, and for god's sake don't wear your hat backwards-sideways and you'll get away with a 1UZ.