hmm, i have some aussie ae86 struts minus inserts and springs too... hello front brake upgrade :P i wish. find out about that control arm thing. have a look at one of the boys' ke70 too, see if they're the same control arms cos i can get ke70 arms for nothing

ke30 control arms in ke20. ben, you own both cars, see if this is a bolt up possibility? then you'll have control arms with 14mm balljoint, then you could use ae86 p/s arms with xt130 struts (like fook did in pinky) or even ae86 adjustables which you should be able to buy pre-made if option magazine is anything to go by

 

In Pinky I had XT130 struts with XT130 steering arms. In Hal I have RT132 struts (identical to XT130) with AE86 p/s arms.

 

you could use anything with 14mm balljoint thread really, i think you can get control arms bushed so they bolt into an originally smaller bushed car (right fook?), so wrecker hunting for celica/corona/cressida/scorpion control arms would enable you to run a pretty wide range of tracks and cambers

 

I'm using Scorpion control arms in Hal for more track, was using XT130 control arms in Pinky just because I had them, they look the same as KE55 ones. Scorpion ones are longer, you'll need a custom bush to fit it to a KE35, most definately similar in the KE20. Not hard to do.

 

I can't fit any bigger than 6" wide rims under my guards, that's with not much clearance between strut and rim, and none at all between rim and outer guard.

As to what other struts fit in a KE20, I have no idea.

nothing does

how much did the re-bushing of the control arm cost you?

ke30 control arms in ke20. ben, you own both cars, see if this is a bolt up possibility? then you'll have control arms with 14mm balljoint, then you could use ae86 p/s arms with xt130 struts (like fook did in pinky) or even ae86 adjustables which you should be able to buy pre-made if option magazine is anything to go b

Measured them before..theyre signifigantly shorter

i have some aussie ae86 struts minus inserts and springs too

 

I might have some AE86 springs, stock ones. They'll be too high, but if you don't mind cutting then they'll be fine.

 

how much did the re-bushing of the control arm cost you?

 

Can't remember. I think it was cost of Scorpion bushes + favour from friend with lathe. But really, you could cut it even with a stanley knife if you were keen enough. Oh yeah, the crush tube was the problem, you'll need to get one custom made up. If you buy from shop (only place I could find anything at all was GSA, they wanted something like $150 for them or some ridiculous amount) you'll pay a lot because it's not a common size. If you have friend with lathe you can get some made up. I forget how much I paid.

fair enough, i have lathe technology available to me

 

what's "they" ben?

They...control arms

 

Out of curiosity I just went to remeasure them with a tape measure (first time was with a ruler)

 

Turns out my Jap KE30 control arms are accually quite close to the KE20 arms....VERRYYYY INTERSTING!. Steering arms would have to be changed still. I'm willing to give it a try. If it gives me positive camber all is not lost...there are ways to fix that....

Also figured out a way to fix the steering arm length thing. You leave them at whatever length arm you end up with. Then find idler arms that are longer....problem solved...

allow me to elaborate, which "they" control arm is shorter?

KE30 but theres not much in it...10mm maybe..tops

Just out under the cars again

 

KE20 330mm

KE30 310mm

 

:P Time to do some calculations to figure out camber change

could you put ke30 ball joints in your ke20 arms?

Not sure...might measure tomorrow. I wonder if I could resize the hole...

i have a feeling they might just press in.