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various corona questions
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Tue, 31 May 2005 10:28
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ok i got a few questions.
1) Does anyone have any opinions on monroe gt gas shocks. Are they suitable for road and occasional track use or would they be a lil spongey.
2) Can carina front lights be fitted onto coronas ( rt142 ). How much work is required. i like the look of them more. and where can i find some.
3) Are there any sway bars that can fittet to my corona ie other toyota items. Also who makes the best ( cheapest ) bushes for my suspension as mine are shot to pieces. approx prices, where from
4) my clutch is on it's way out and i need to get another one. last clutch change i put a heavy duty pressure plate in so should i
a) change just the clutch plate and give the pressure plate a wipe down
b) buy new clutch and pressure plate.
also, does anyone have any recomendations on what clutch i should get eg brands.
remember, like many of us i don't wanna spend more than i have to but i dont want to be having to re-do all of the work in 6 - 12 months time.
cheers for all of your help. sorry for such a long post. 
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Location:
Campbelltown
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November 2003
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Re: various corona questions
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Tue, 31 May 2005 10:47
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1) I have monroe GT gas front strut inserts and kyb rear shocks, they are fine for me but generally you can stiifen it up with lowered springs and swaybars etc a bit more. I am still running standard ride height springs just heavy duty, lot better tahn before still pretty soft though.
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3) you can get sway bars off the tt142 but i am not sure whether they fit the rt142 maybe only the st141's
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: various corona questions
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Tue, 31 May 2005 11:22
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Monroe shocks are good for taxis and mum's hatchback. If you're planning to go to the track do yourself a favour and get real shocks.
As for the clutch, take the whole thing to a clutch shop and they'll tell you if the PP is OK.
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April 2003
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Location:
Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: various corona questions
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Tue, 31 May 2005 12:32
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With shocks it's basically a case of "you get what you pay for". Your choices are likely to be fairly limited though, so your best bet is to have a chat with a good suspension shop and they can give you a list of possibilities and recommend something to match your needs.
As for the sway bar, it's the same chassis so I can't think of any reason it wouldn't fit.
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Location:
Perth
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August 2003
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Re: various corona questions
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Wed, 01 June 2005 00:52
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the tt142 one fits i was close to buying one but got sold and are hella hard to find 
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Location:
Campbelltown
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November 2003
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Re: various corona questions
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Wed, 01 June 2005 01:17
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i can tell you that koni. kyb and whiteline don't make shocks for the corona, thats why i have the monroe's. The rear kyb's on mine are off a crown or cressida or something they fit but they are not ment to, they stuffed my order but only found out when fitting the front struts as they'd given us a double wishbone shock. they rears were identical.
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