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Re: Interesting?
| Posted By: | Derek |
| Posted On: | November 27, 2004 at 9:50 pm GMST |
Yea.. I'm assuming all of that info was for the AE86 "Hachiroku" Corolla GT-S? Notice it says Celica-GTS, not Corolla GT-S...
CJ M wrote:
> The engine will work since the
> stock motor in Japan for the
> GT was a 4age. But as far as a
> nything else goes, I doubt it
> since the AE86 is a smaller ca
> r.
>
> Gopher wrote:
>
> > Don't waste your time or mon
> ey
> > on expensive coilovers. Get
> y
> > ourself some linear rate spr
> in
> > gs, like TRD, and are readil
> y
> > available at rhys millen rac
> in
> > g. Don't get anything higher
> t
> > han 6 kg/mm for the front, a
> s
> > its more difficult to use we
> ig
> > ht transfer to initiate a dr
> if
> > t with a stiff setup. At 6 k
> g/
> > mm in front, its certainly s
> ti
> > ff, but give enough for the
> no
> > se to dive to easily utilize
> w
> > eight transfer.
> >
> > Get some good short stroke s
> ho
> > cks. Any shock will work fro
> m
> > an SW20. doesn't need to be
> ad
> > justble even. HTS is better
> su
> > ited for someone who knows w
> ha
> > t they are doing and can eff
> ec
> > tively play with the adjustm
> en
> > t settings.
> >
> > For the rear, linear rate wo
> rk
> > s best again, with short str
> ok
> > e. I'd recomment anything in
> t
> > he 4 kg range (4.1, 4.3, 4.7
> ).
> > A friend of mine uses 5.5 fo
> r
> > more control at higher speed
> s
> > , and he's great with them.
> >
> > as for rear shocks, short st
> ro
> > ke helps again. Anything fro
> m
> > a 87-93 mustang or 85-91 cam
> ar
> > o will work. mustang are sho
> rt
> > er but require you to re-use
> y
> > our ae86 bushings for the ey
> e
> > and the top mount. either wa
> y
> > use your money for performan
> ce
> > shocks, not gabriel or kyb G
> R
> > 2 or anything else like thos
> e.
> >
> > you definately will need a l
> at
> > eral rod to re-center the re
> ar
> > , so that your tires won't r
> ub
> > if you dont use oem wheels,
> a
> > nd to tighten up the rear in
> g
> > eneral. I'd recomment a batt
> le
> > rversion unit, since one sid
> e
> > is a poly bushing and other
> si
> > de is spherical. the double
> sp
> > herical is too harsh for any
> th
> > ing less than a track only v
> eh
> > icle.
> >
> > with the money you saved on
> no
> > n-coilovers or a JDM front e
> nd
> > or anything else, buy the mo
> s
> > t important part of your fut
> ur
> > e drift vehicle, an LSD. Any
> o
> > f the aftermarket companies
> wi
> > ll work great. OEM rebuilt e
> ve
> > n works well, but not as wel
> l
> > as the four pinion ones. KAA
> Z
> > seems to be the most popular
> a
> > s their customer service is
> fa
> > ntastic and they ship prompt
> ly
> > . give them a call directly
> to
> > order one.
> >
> > My other suggestion (motor w
> is
> > e) is to get a high comp sto
> ck
> > 4AG. Kids talk all day long
> a
> > bout turbo 4ag's and GZE, bu
> t
> > in reality, the N/A blue top
> o
> > r redtop is a better learnin
> g
> > tool than anything else. the
> G
> > ZE and turbocharged engines
> ar
> > e better left in the hands o
> f
> > seasoned drivers, and in add
> it
> > ion you have to purchase man
> y
> > other pieces to properly bal
> an
> > ce your AE86 like upgraded r
> ad
> > iator, oil cooler, better br
> ak
> > es, brake lines, rotors, ect
> i
> > f you go with big power. Sto
> ck
> > of all the above will be ok
> f
> > or a lightly modded blue or
> re
> > dtop motor.
> >
> > most importantly you need to
> s
> > pend money on driving events
> .
> > you won't learn anything by
> ju
> > st slapping parts on your ca
> r,
> > so you are better off not bu
> y
> > ing parts until you need the
> m.
> >
> > Get grippy tires for the fro
> nt
> > , and thinner less grippy fo
> r
> > the rear to begin with, and
> le
> > arn to whip the back end aro
> un
> > d (I for instance can initia
> te
> > but not control the car afte
> r
> > initiation well). once you l
> e
> > arn control, you can use the
> s
> > ame tire at all four corners
> f
> > or good balance. I use Azens
> 1
> > 95/60/14 up front with about
> 3
> > degrees of negative camber,
> a
> > nd 185/60/14 rear AVS or any
> th
> > ing else in that size in bac
> k.
> >
> > Anyone done this? Or have a
> ny
> > ideas if the corolla stuff w
> i
> > th fit my 82 gt?
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