Ae71 Rear Shocks

[drift_donkey]

hey I'm thinking bout putting sierra shocks in the rear of my ae71. which model sierra short shocks go in. do u have to mod anything or do they bolts straight on.

 

cheers

Edited September 26, 2009 by drift_donkey

[mungi mods]

straight bolt in

need shorter/lower springs

 

check on ae86driving club there is a whole thread with part no's etc

[redae71]

i have early model sierra shocks in my ae71 drift car bolt straight up...

[capt. crunch]

i read somewhere that the sierra shocks drop the ride height considerably, how much does it drop by? you could always use the lift kit shocks for the sierra to not lose ride height right?

[ke70dave]

i read somewhere that the sierra shocks drop the ride height considerably, how much does it drop by? you could always use the lift kit shocks for the sierra to not lose ride height right?

 

in my experience the sierra shocks are far to stiff for use in old corollas anyway.

 

had some in my mates ae86 (with about ~6kg) springs.

 

pain in the butt, shocks so short they were topping out at any opportunity. and my mates car was pretty low as well, heaps lower than my car (in my little picture) and my car is only just legal.

 

theres plenty of other options out there that are better than sierras.

 

I'm not even sure why sierras are so "popular" they really don't suit the application at all.

 

edit: just realised this was an uber old thread that got bumped.....oh well ill leave my reply there now.

Edited July 19, 2010 by ke70dave

[capt. crunch]

in my experience the sierra shocks are far to stiff for use in old corollas anyway.

 

had some in my mates ae86 (with about ~6kg) springs.

 

pain in the butt, shocks so short they were topping out at any opportunity. and my mates car was pretty low as well, heaps lower than my car (in my little picture) and my car is only just legal.

 

theres plenty of other options out there that are better than sierras.

 

I'm not even sure why sierras are so "popular" they really don't suit the application at all.

 

edit: just realised this was an uber old thread that got bumped.....oh well ill leave my reply there now.

 

yeah sorry for bumping an old thread but was just going through all the pages trying to find info so i thought i'd quickly ask.

[dopedx]

Hey guys I know this is an old thread but I used the sierra shocks you are talking about and I found them too stiff and with lowering springs they actually held the car up. I ended up using Hq monro gas shocks which have a much nicer ride and allowed the car to sit even lower. Just my two cents.

Edited July 19, 2010 by dopedx