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Re: sensible spring rates for "boy racer" street driven AE86 Mon, 10 May 2004 07:03 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
shinybluesteel wrote on Mon, 10 May 2004 12:03


takai, if you look at the back end of a sprinter, you will see that the springs are mounted seperately to the shocks, the shocks are fixed to the "axle housing" just by bolts, single shear bolts. thie needs reinforcing if you want to run rear coilovers.


gabriel tyler from t3 has a coilover kit in which he includes a brace for the rear shock mount. this is standard practise for rear coilover kits

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personally, i would never run coilovers in place of seperately mounted shocks (ie i would only use "coilovers" to replace standard coil over struts), but that is just me. i also wouldnt use a rear strut brace in a sprinter, i would however make a brace that bolts between the rear seat catch clips!!


whats the harm with replacing shock+coil combo for a coilover shock system? as long as your strengthen the mounts, theres no harm at all. also whats the harm in aligning the suspension with a rear strut brace and strengthening the chassis with a rear chassis brace aswell?

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it seems that you can't really have short stroke suspension without having coilovers too, due to the standard spring perch being s close to the top of the strut, so it looks like my mind has been made up for me. coilovers here i come


completely correct, you wont regret it man Smile
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