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Does this mean it's possible to have a T50 short shifter or T50 shifter rebuild kit in a K50?

What a pain in the butt! I hope you have a better run with the new engine. Cool car by the way. I really want to do the 4AGE conversion, and it was looking like such a viable idea until I saw this thread haha

That sucks man, did you have insurance for the parts lost in transit? By the way this is going to be the coolest car :y:

Beams KE10 = Car of the Year This is awesome, well done.

No brands make adjustable coilovers to suit AE71/KE70, most people convert to AE86 struts, and then convert those struts to adjustable coilovers with a weld-on threaded coilover sleeve from someone like AJPS or Otomoto, this also allows you to shorten the strut casing to fit a better shock from a different car, eg MR2, Celica etc. Or you can just buy brand name AE86 coilovers (BC, HSD, Greddy etc), in both cases you'll need AE86 hubs, rotors, calipers and steering arms to suit the AE86 struts, as the AE71 gear isn't compatible. Just google it, there is so much info on this topic that you will want to read.

8kg front and 6kg rear sucks for driving on the street, I think around 6kg front and 4kg rear would be nice. I agree with KENut, look into a strut upgrade and consider modifying a set of struts to fit a good shock. Everyone always recommends Bilstein :wink: Don't the BC coilovers run 8kg front/6kg rear spring rates anyway? I've read they're good, and I've also read they suck, but I haven't seen any effective comparisons, not that I would fully understand anyway...

Post some pics of your corona, it sounds cool! And also hello

If your rear left wheel isn't scrubbing I don't see why you would need an adjustable panhard rod. And I think it depends which series T18 you have as to whether the strut brace would fit or not, someone may know?

Have you got any pics? Sounds interesting...

I used to get over 600km out of a tank with a 4K and K50 5-speed, autos just suck. Make a hydrolysis tank and feed it into your air intake so it runs on hydrogen and petrol, I've seen engines with them installed and I've heard it makes a good improvement in fuel economy, and I've heard of engines almost running entirely off of crummy home-made hydrolysis tank thingies. If you can be bothered it might be worth looking into.

http://www.willtheyfit.com/ Try this, it will give you the dimensions you want to know :y:

Just go through them until you find the blown one, there can't be that many? If it's not that then you must have wired it up wrong.

Screw the keto, I'm putting mine towards a shit-box van to travel around Australia in, or more tools to fix said shit-box van when it breaks lol

AllCrash Parts make bonnets for flat-front KE70s but not slant-front, I know you can order AllCrash parts through Supercheap Auto, not sure about Repco/Autobahn etc. And I'm not sure on a price either sorry. Here's the link: http://allcrashparts.partsales.com.au/dealersearch/dealer_login.jsp?site_id=1243 Ignore the "username" and "password" section, you can search parts without it.

What state are you in? I swear it's heaps easy getting a roadworthy in NSW... Just make sure you've got no leaks/tears/breaks/major rust/worn parts and you should be sweat, if you do, then replace that part. Tyres are probably the most expensive part that you may have to replace for roadworthy, definitely check those, but it's usually annoying little stuff like broken rack boots or a worn bush. If you've got tools and a little bit of know-how it should be easy :y: I have no real idea how it works outside NSW, but I think in Queensland the person selling the car has to get the roadworthy certificate, or at least is supposed to, so you shouldn't really have any hassles if you are registering it in QLD, which rules.

Agreed. Don't pay for someone else's shit mods that you're only going to change anyway. 7kg rear springs in a daily?? That would be so annoying!

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The usual reply is either "don't cut your springs, get lowered springs" or "it's too low if your springs are no longer held captive by your shock". The car will easily go low enough to tuck tires and what not, but you will get bump steer, which isn't cool. This can be fixed by roll-centre adjusters, but as far as I know you cannot get them to suit KE30 struts, maybe T3 do them? Also you need to consider that lowering your car shortens the amount of travel in your suspension, a stiffer spring rate is usually used to compensate for the reduction in suspension travel to prevent your shocks bottoming out. Whereas if you cut your springs, you have less travel but retain close to the original spring rate, which could cause your shocks to bottom out and damage them as a result. If you decide to cut your springs, make sure you have enough travel. If you want to go really low, like tucking tires you should probably look into a strut or coilover upgrade, AE86 suspension is probably what you're after as there are alternative shocks you can fit in those struts that are shorter than original (this requires shortening the strut or doing a coilover conversion) eg ST185, SW20, AE92, any 43.5mm diameter shock really, and this will allow you to have a low ride height but still have usable suspension travel. Unfortunately there are no decent shock upgrades for KE30/KE70 struts. I understand you were after a qualitative answer, but I think it's more important that you do a little bit of research and understand why you can or cannot lower a car a certain amount, or get under your car and figure out how much you can lower it before you run out of travel or before it starts to have an effect on your suspension and steering geometry.

6 point FTMFW!

So it's just in the in-between stages? that's cool then, I thought it was just becoming another one of those fully sick KE70s, you know those rank unroadworthy ones, but that's cool that you plan to make it crispy again

I don't understand how it went from this: To this: Why!!

Is this even the same car? Also I saw your car at Harry on Thursday last week I think it was, looks cool bro Edit: the picture didn't come up in the quote, but it's the one with the quadlights and different plates

^not cool

You definitely do need ae86 steering arms, ke70 steering arms will not fit onto ae86 struts. You can use ae86 strut tops but they will alter your caster, ke70 strut tops are a better option, especially if they're already in your car. Camber tops from an ae86 will fit but I'm not sure what the go is there regarding caster. Redae71 are you getting confused with control arms or something? I know you know your stuff but I don't know what you're on about?

That is incredible. Thanks for posting!