August 13, 201214 yr comment_621002 Does anyone know of a good brand of height adjustable rear shocks for a ke70? Report
August 13, 201214 yr comment_621009 What do you mean.. Why would you change the height of your shocks? You want shorter extended length, and shorter stroke to hold lower springs captive if that's what you mean? Report
August 13, 201214 yr Author comment_621030 Yh thats what i mean haha sorry i it didnt sound that way, i just want something i can adjust to the height o my car Report
August 13, 201214 yr comment_621033 i just want something i can adjust to the height o my car Shocks don't do that, springs do that. I suppose you want to convert to coilovers, where the spring is mounted over the shock and it has a threaded spring base you can wind up and down. Not so simple, they will need the body reinforcing to take the stress at the shock mount. Alternatively, gas shocks will raise your car slightly. Report
August 13, 201214 yr comment_621035 http://www.ajps.com.au/parts/spring_seat.php Thats about it unless you go down the coil over route. Report
August 20, 201214 yr Author comment_622185 I found at just jap near work u can actually buy height adjustable shocks by winding the shock down with 2 lock rings similiar to coilovers but without the spring and adjustable bumpstops too Report
August 20, 201214 yr comment_622186 Yeah my BC rear springs and shocks you can physically shorten the height of the shocks if you lower the rear end more, works same way as a coilover. Report
August 20, 201214 yr comment_622190 you can physically shorten the height of the shocks Got a photo? Does the mounting shaft screw into the body or similar and make the fully compressed shock shorter?? That's quite intriguing as I figured a shock came with a certain fixed stroke length from the factory and it didn't matter where it sat at 'normal' height. The BC shocks that came up on Google were really short racing things. Report
August 20, 201214 yr Author comment_622249 Its just a normal shock with 2 lock rings u can wind up and down haha Report
August 21, 201214 yr comment_622435 http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/showthread.php/70749-Shockworks-Toyota-AE86-Coilovers-Suspension-W-stub-axle-estimated-arrival-20th-September Shockworks rear dampers are height adjustable too, they come as part of the full kit. Report
August 21, 201214 yr comment_622492 Those coilovers known as a base height adjustable or type 2 adjustable coilovers and the damper body winds up and down out of the stub at the bottom with a lock ring to secure it. The damper body is also threaded up higher for the spring perch adjustment but the advantage is the setup allows you to lower the car while retaining captive springs and full stroke of the damper if only moderately lowered. Edited August 21, 201214 yr by styler Report
August 21, 201214 yr comment_622502 the damper body winds up and down out of the stub at the bottom with a lock ring to secure it. Clever- gives that extra height adjustment without losing the stroke length. Report
August 21, 201214 yr comment_622520 I've got AE86 BC Racing BR suspension all round. The rear is the easy part; just bolts straight up in less than 20 minutes. Has adjustable spring seats and adjustable height shock tube. The shocks also have 30-way adjustable bump/rebound (not independant though). The fronts are a bit more involved, because you need AE86 calipers, brackets, rotors, bearings etc. but the KE70 brake lines are a direct fit so at least you don't have to fvck around there. I bought mine as a set which cost me $1400 on eGay, and I'd recommend them. Report
November 26, 201213 yr comment_637897 I can also recommend bc's. They can withstand quite hard abuse so I consider it money good spent. Report
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