corbo94 Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Does anyone know of a good brand of height adjustable rear shocks for a ke70? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono.C Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbo94 Posted August 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altezzaclub Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.L.Z.BUB Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 http://www.ajps.com.au/parts/spring_seat.php Thats about it unless you go down the coil over route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbo94 Posted August 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19914afc Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altezzaclub Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbo94 Posted August 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 Its just a normal shock with 2 lock rings u can wind up and down haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbo94 Posted August 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 Were did u get ur bc shocks from??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
styler Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 (edited) 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, 2012 by styler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altezzaclub Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATOYOTA Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sznaps Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 I can also recommend bc's. They can withstand quite hard abuse so I consider it money good spent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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