June 18, 200521 yr comment_51167 Hey all, finished moving my leaf springs in 10mm today, a friend has changed the offset of some 14x7 ra40 celica rims and tacked them together so i can trial fit. It took a bit of messing around but i finally have them in place. Slick are 24.5 x 8 x 14, the buldge is the widest part at 258 mm wide, i should be able to get a 255 street tyre on the rear now too :D I have about 3 mm clearance to the leaf springs now, do you think i should change the offset by 4mm more and slightly scallop the springs? i am un decided of whether they still stick out to far? as it sits i should be able to roll the lips and not get any tire scrub, opinions please? last thing i want is a car that looks like the precise automatics corolla :P Modified shackle Modified front spring seat Edited June 18, 200521 yr by oke020 Report
June 18, 200521 yr comment_51189 unless you're running a panhard bar, i'd say that's not enough clearance to compensate for side to side diff movement. then again, if you're not cornering on a dragstrip or running 255s on the street, then you should be fine i'd be inclined to roll the guards a little bit, tho i know you don't like to modify your nice straight corolla body. i don't think you'd want to place much more lateral loading on the leaf mounts and shackles, but then again i've never moved leaves so i'm not sure how much they can take all the rotor boys reckon you can run a 9" slick on a stock ke20 with the right offset rim. change the wheels first, then the body, then look into moving leaves more. perhaps with some bracing you could move the leaves in alot more? looks f@$kin tough tho :P and yeah, the precise autos 25 is a bit stupid looking Report
June 18, 200521 yr Author comment_51196 Jamie - No panhard bar but i have everyhing pretty tight, the slicks are obviously only for straight line stuff and i will probably upgrade to 225's toyo ra1's for the street. I am happy that the 10mm shims won't cause to much extra loading on the bolts holding the springs in, would not like to go any further though and moving the hangers is not an option. I am off to the wreckers next week to find some econovan 4.5" rims for the front. Grimwolge - My jatco and convertor arrives next friday. Putting a tial 44m external gate on so i can control boost better as before with the nitrous on i was getting a 21 psi spike that would cause the microtech to shut down (20 psi max base unit) so i have never had a pass with the 50 gas kit on. So this time out i will have an auto, transbrake, slicks, better boost control and the nice cooling effect of n20 Previously the car managed an 11.2 @ 126 on street tyres in full street trim with a manual, you could say i am a tad keen to get this thing back to the track if it doesn't break in half it should achieve my goal. :P Edited June 18, 200521 yr by oke020 Report
June 18, 200521 yr comment_51211 Nice looking straight bodied corolla!!! Isn't 3mm clearance a bit too tight? 7mm more would be safer... but then again, car is not for cornering.... Report
June 18, 200521 yr comment_51218 scott, you do realise you're going to get sent home and told to get an andra/cams cage on your first pass? :P Report
June 18, 200521 yr comment_51221 Sorry if this has been anwsered, but what on earth is that running?! a rotor or something?! - i need to see this in real life :P ! Report
June 18, 200521 yr comment_51232 p.s Jamie - its Tailshaft Loop, rollcage, harness and something else if you run faster than 10.99 Would the "Something Else" be a chute to slow you down? *EDIT* I almost forgot :P . One word, Awesome!! Edited June 18, 200521 yr by kangaroosa Report
June 18, 200521 yr comment_51251 p.s Jamie - its Tailshaft Loop, rollcage, harness and something else if you run faster than 10.99 Would the "Something Else" be a chute to slow you down? *EDIT* I almost forgot :P . One word, Awesome!! chute is only needed above certain MPH i belive.. like 136mph+ Report
June 18, 200521 yr comment_51254 i like the ke10 with the whitewalls and the sprinter hubcaps beside it. more pics please. Report
June 18, 200521 yr comment_51270 an invoice for a billet flywheel, or a scatter shield, comes into it at some point we could all read and download the publically available andra regs, but too lazy :P Report
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