kurts1 Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 Hey guys... I have a late model ke70 wagon and am converting the struts to coilovers.... my question is if i buy a ae86 strut insert/shock and shorten my strut tubes are these going to work for me... I have measured so my strut tubes and the width of them is 51mm so i searched up the width of a ae86 strut and apparently thats 51mm aswell so i put to and to together and thought why will these not work... Has any one here done this before... Thanks Any help appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.L.Z.BUB Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 There is no short stroke shock that will fit in the ke70 strut, I'm pretty sure its a 49mm diameter not 51. Hence why everyone converts to ae86 or xt130 struts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleRedSpirit Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 AE71 Panelvans have AE86 struts anyhow. This may be the case with you. Is your 'late model wagon' an AE71 panelvan? Time to be more specific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurts1 Posted December 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 no its definitely a 4 door ke70 wagon with a 4k... the original owner could of possibly swapped the struts? even though it was a complete stocker when I purchased... anyway I have added a picture just to show you guys.... Hmm I'm confused... hopefully they are ae86 struts but I really don't know.... Thanks for any help... Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurts1 Posted December 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Anyone know? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Master of Awesome Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 AE71 Panelvans have AE86 struts anyhow. This may be the case with you. Is your 'late model wagon' an AE71 panelvan? Time to be more specific. also word that if you're extremely lucky there were some very late model ke70 wagons that came with ae86 struts. what year model is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleRedSpirit Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 If they are the ae86 ones they will have a 2014 caliper. Pull off a wheel and read the number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedKE30 Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Are you measuring the inner diameter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boost+k Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 late wagons came with ae85 struts, (well in jap and nz, donno bout aussy) can check by measuring the bolt pattern to the steering arm, and are ~51mm OD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerhead Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 If you take a picture of the caliper and rotor setup someone will be able to help you. I'm fairly sure the KE70 tubes are 48mm so you could be in luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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